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5 giorni fa · Music video. A promotional video was filmed in 1979 at a New York discothèque called Xenon. It features Gaynor singing, interspersed with roller skating dance sequences performed by Sheila Reid-Pender of Harlem, a member of the skating group The Village Wizards.
5 giorni fa · Fleetwood Mac 's Rumours wins Album of the Year, the Eagles ' "Hotel California" wins Record of the Year and, in a rare tie, Barbra Streisand 's "Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)" and Debby Boone 's "You Light Up My Life" both collectively win Song of the Year. Boone also wins Best New Artist.
27 apr 2024 · “Bad Girls” by Donna Summer (1979) Popularized by the catchy “toot toot, hey, beep beep” sound-byte, Donna Summer’s “Bad Girls” song is an energetic ode to ladies of the night. An upbeat dance...
- Jacqueline Schneider
During the summer of 1979 disco dominated the airwaves. Nightclub dancefloors around the world were awash with pretty young things, busting moves in the sharpest of satin suits and polyester. Everything that glittered was gold… and wrapped in lamé.
1 giorno fa · On July 12, 1979, disco's decadelong reign over American music culture went up in smoke—literally. ... "Take on Me" won a staggering six trophies at the 1986 MTV Video Music Awards.
17 mag 2024 · Several artists who were not regarded as disco acts, scored major successes by releasing disco-oriented singles or albums, including new wave band Blondie with their first US number-one single "Heart of Glass", Rod Stewart with "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?", and symphonic rock band Electric Light Orchestra with their UK No. 1 LP Discovery.
29 apr 2024 · We got a taste of the future of music on March 8th, 1979, as Philips unveiled the compact disc for the first time. This demonstration showed the world how playing CDs worked in practice – and this would shape home entertainment for decades to come.
