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>> the great sheik, go to studio 54 to get in. and they don't. so they write a song. ♪ i guess you heard about the new batch craze listen to us i'm sure you will be amazed ♪ >> studio 54 reject them. the part where they say freak out. actually began as something else. ♪ freak out >> it went from something off to freak off to being freak out. ♪ just come on down to the 54 find a spot out on the floor ♪ ♪ ♪ oh freak out ♪ so chic >> freak out. >> probably the best thing that ever came out of studio 54 was that song. >> disco was a revolutionary force. funk marries disco and it le...

[ applause ] >> this is the scene outside a new york disco called studio 54. this is the place that's in with the disco crowd. >> i have been to goat ropings and space shots, been in a lot of strange places and seen a lot of strange things. but nothing stranger than studio 54 at the height of its popularity in the '70s. >> it's where you come when you want to escape. it is really escapism. >> in the front door of that spot was insane. i sometimes would walk by to watch the people not get in. because that was fun too. >> oh, you are not shaved. no way you can get in. it doesn't matter if you ar...

Will be amazed ♪ >> studio 54 reject them. the part where nay say "freak out" actually began as something out. ♪ freak out >> it went from something off to freak off to being freak out. ♪ just come on down to the 54 ♪ out on the floor ♪ oh freak out ♪ so chic >> probably the best thing that ever came out of studio 54 was that song. >> disco was a revolutionary force. funk marries disco and it leads to hip hop. ♪ >> it's 1979 and i heard chic's "good times" come on. and i just kept hearing someone talk over the song.

>> i remember really being upset about this word disco. it was r & b music to me. i felt like they stripped it and gave it a new name and weren't giving credit where i think the credit was supposed to go. >> for chorus, to fwlang soubri sound in. that's great. yeah. one, two, three, four. >> the beegees always liked r & b and soul. i always thought it was a pop band with r&b leanings. >> they were pop stars too. they really got the zeitgeist of what was going on. ♪ staying alive ♪ staying alive ♪ >> this is the scene outside a new york disco called studio 54. this is the place that's in ...

>> it was kind of dissing studio 54 for rejecting them. the part where they say freak out actually began as something else. ♪ freak out >> it went from something off to freak off to being freak out. ♪ just come on down to the 54 ♪ find your spot on the floor ♪ oh freak out ♪ so chic ♪ freak out >> probably the best thing that ever came out of studio 54 was that song. >> disco was a revolutionary force. funk marries disco and it lead to hip-hop. ♪ >> it's 1979, i heard "good times" come on. and i just kept hearing someone talk over the song.