Today's Five for Friday list is musically inspired because I was listening to "Ring My Bell," Anita Ward's only hit. I then started thinking about other disco one-hit wonders, and these are my picks. Shake your groove thing y'all, it's Friday.
"The Hustle" by Van McCoy - of course I had to include "The Hustle!" Follow along with the video, kids, if you don't know how to do the hustle.
"Ring My Bell" Anita Ward - this started things off for me today and I'm still singing it in my head. My bell, ring my bell (inspired from my bicycle post yesterday).
"A Fifth of Beethoven" Walter Murphy - this song brings back an awkward memory for me. In the 5th grade, a group of us did a choreographed dance to this song for a school talent show or something and a boy I couldn't stand was in the group and I had to hold his hand during part of the dance. His name was Anthony Anderson. I also did something mean to him in the sixth grade. I put thumbtacks in his chair and he sat on them. I got in big trouble for that, as I should have. I wonder where Anthony is today. I'm sorry about the thumbtacks.
"Kung Fu Fighting" Carl Douglas - those cats were fast as lightening. As a kid, I thought he was saying, "Those cops were fast as lightening." Also, check out the two male "dancers" on the left side of the stage. Classic (in a scary kind of way).
"Emotion" Samantha Sang - I had to throw in at least one cheesy white girl song.
--Fortuitous Observer
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Five for Friday - Disco One-hit Wonders
Today's Five for Friday list is musically inspired because I was listening to "Ring My Bell," Anita Ward's only hit. I then started thinking about other disco one-hit wonders, and these are my picks. Shake your groove thing y'all, it's Friday.
"The Hustle" by Van McCoy - of course I had to include "The Hustle!" Follow along with the video, kids, if you don't know how to do the hustle.
"Ring My Bell" Anita Ward - this started things off for me today and I'm still singing it in my head. My bell, ring my bell (inspired from my bicycle post yesterday).
"A Fifth of Beethoven" Walter Murphy - this song brings back an awkward memory for me. In the 5th grade, a group of us did a choreographed dance to this song for a school talent show or something and a boy I couldn't stand was in the group and I had to hold his hand during part of the dance. His name was Anthony Anderson. I also did something mean to him in the sixth grade. I put thumbtacks in his chair and he sat on them. I got in big trouble for that, as I should have. I wonder where Anthony is today. I'm sorry about the thumbtacks.
"Kung Fu Fighting" Carl Douglas - those cats were fast as lightening. As a kid, I thought he was saying, "Those cops were fast as lightening." Also, check out the two male "dancers" on the left side of the stage. Classic (in a scary kind of way).
