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>> 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. i've 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's 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're not shaved. there's no way you're going to get in. it doesn't matter...

♪ oh, love to love you, baby >> i always wondered for the life of me like was more oeder just in the booth, more passion, more -- >> actually, i threw everybody out of the studio, switched the lights off, made sure that the tape is running and i said, okay, let's do it. and i think she did it in ten minutes. ♪ oh >> the donna summer records were some of the biggest records of all time. and they kicked off a revolution. ♪ ♪ i wanna do it till the sun comes up ♪ >> unless you've been living in a sealed cave, you probably noticed america's latest craze is disco dancing. that's dancin' w...

Dance craze ♪ ♪ listen to us i'm sure you'll be amazed ♪ >> it was kind of a diss to studio 54 for rejecting them. the part where they say "freak out" actually began as something else. ♪ freak out ♪ le freak, c'est chic >> 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 >> that's 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, i heard chic's "good times" come on. i kept heari...

People were absolutely captivated by the whole experience. ♪ >> disco was very important in terms of people being free to express themselves. it showed us that we can party together. you know, we can enjoy one another. >> there are elements of disco culture that grow out of african-american culture. there are elements of disco culture that grow out of gay culture. it had been going on but it was underground, and in the '70s it came above ground. >> it was definitely an important music phenomenon and had a big impact on fashion for that decade. >> disco brought out some peacocking. disco very...

And what would you wear to studio 54? the flashiest outfit you could possibly find. >> guys would often wear suits. women would often wear dresses. platform shoes were big. the disco sunglasses were sometimes in vogue as well. it was very much a kind of upscale aspirational music. and so the sense of fashion was also upscale and very much aspirational too. when i kept finding myself smoking in my attic. dad! hiding when i was supposed to be quitting. i thought, i should try something that works. i should try nicorette. nicorette mini relieves sudden cravings fast.