The Retro Mix Playlist for 5/27/11

Show theme: Disco, with my niece Pam co-hosting

6 pm hour

Stayin’ Alive- The Bee Gees
Native New Yorker- Odyssey
Hot Stuff- Donna Summer
I’m Your Boogie Man- K.C. & the Sunshine Band
Keep on Dancin’- Gary’s Gang
Boogie Oogie Oogie- A Taste of Honey
Miss You- The Rolling Stones
There But for the Grace of God- Machine
Macho Man- The Village People
You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)- Sylvester
Take Me Home- Cher
I Want Your Love- Chic
Warm Ride- Rare Earth

7 pm hour

I Will Survive- Gloria Gaynor
Open Sesame- Kool & the Gang
Turn the Beat Around- Vicki Sue Robinson
Haven’t Stopped Dancing Yet- Gonzalez
Disco Lady- Johnnie Taylor
A Fifth of Beethoven- Walter Murphy
Get on the Floor- Michael Jackson
Don’t Leave Me This Way- Thelma Houston
Don’t Take Away the Music- Tavares
Ring My Bell- Anita Ward
Da Ya Think I’m Sexy- Rod Stewart
Come to Me- France Joli
I Love the Night Life (Disco ‘Round)- Alicia Bridges
Armed and Extremely Dangerous- First Choice

8 pm hour
 
Got to Give It Up- Marvin Gaye
Thank God It’s Friday- Love & Kisses
Boogie Nights- Heatwave
More Than A Woman- The Bee Gees
Knock on Wood- Amii Stewart
I’m Qualified to Satisfy You- Barry White
Shame- Evelyn “Champagne” King
Lost in Music- Sister Sledge
Shame, Shame, Shame- Shirley & Company
Sugar Pie Guy- The Joneses
Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now- McFadden & Whitehead
H.A.P.P.Y. Radio- Edwin Starr
Disco Nights (Rock Freak)- G.Q.
Get Up and Boogie- Silver Convention

The Retro Mix Video of the Week: Take Me Home by Cher

Old School Friday: Favorite Soul Train Performance

Growing up, one of my favorite Saturday rituals was checking out the show that was dubbed "The Hippest Trip In America". Although the "Soul Train Line" and the "Soul Train Scramble Board" were a big part of the show, the main attraction for me was the artists who stopped by to perform. Out of the countless Soul Train performances I've seen over the years, Joe Tex' appearance in which he performs his 1977 hit Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman) sticks out as one of the most memorable. Not only do I love the song, but the end of the performance is pretty funny. Thinking back, I recall being a bit startled when I first saw the end of the performance.