WAS THIS A DISCO DANCE SONG? CHIC - LE FREAK (REACTION)
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A number one disco hit from 1979. This R&B's band had quite a few hits. My favorite was "Everybody 💃 Dance"
Thanks, rhythm and blues!
Another great disco song from the late 70s that I think you would enjoy is Boogie Oogie Oogie by A Taste of Honey,
Oogie wasn't in the same league with this bunch!
Awesome song!!
Please please react to this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ❤️
Yes, I agree. They should hear that!
Nile Rodgers (who was part of Chic) later said that the song was directed at how Studio 54 would casually reject "undesirable people" from entering, with "freak out" being a sanitized version of "f*** off"
Yep! Heard Nile say it himself in a documentary
Yep, came to comments to say just that.
Yes! The DJ's were playing their music at Studio 54 but when they wanted to get in the club, they weren't allowed into the club, so Nile & Bernard Edwards (the bassist) wrote it. "Good Times" is another dance banger from CHIC. Cannot tell you how important legendary producer Nile Rodgers is - Produced Bowie, Diana Ross, Duran-Duran, Steve Winwood, Madonna, you name it!
That's right, Rubell & Schrager wouldn't let them into the club, though they had an invite from GRACE JONES! Yep, they were mad & back at their apartment not far from there they were playing their guitars & screaming out the window for Studio 54 to "F*** OFF". The tune started to take form, they changed the chorus's famous chant to highlight a dance that was huge back then, "The Freak" & the rest is music history. Respect to you & yours.
Took the words right out of my mouth. His group was "casually rejected".
This was like the beginnings of disco. And it was so much fun!
This came out 1979. Disco began about 1975 and ended about the end of 1981. Do not know why writers let disco die. It was so much fun.
@@virginiadurant9954
Disco didn’t die - it was murdered by creeps like Steve Dahl.
This was actually nearer to the end of Disco...
This was in the last months of disco. You shouldn’t post unless you know what your talking about.
@@virginiadurant9954disco born in '71/72
This was a monster hit for Chic! Yes, the Freak was a dance in the late seventies/early eighties! That’s the magnificent legendary Nile Rogers on guitar and he went on to produce acts like Duran Duran, David Bowie, Madonna, Sister Sledge, Daft Punk, and many more! They also had big hits with I Want Your Love, Everybody Dance, and Good Times which was sample by the Sugarhill Gang for their mega hit Rapper’s Delight without permission! Chic sued and won! ❤️❤️
LE Freak was a dance at time it started in the disco clubs by the band. other songs - Everybody Dance, Dance Dance Dance & I Want Your Love.
Don't know much about disco but this was a popular song, played everywhere during that era.
"Studio 54" was the hottest nightclub in the country...located in late 1970s New York city. Come Friday into the weekend ppl dressed to the nines and waited with baited breath to be let in. The owner would come out and hand pick who would get in. If u didn't get picked..you swallowed your pride and waited for the next weekend. Celebs from every walk of life couldn't wait to be seen at "54".
I hope they didn't have "baited" breath. That would smell nasty. How about "bated" breath.
And could you believe that before Chic hit the charts, Nile Rodgers of Chic and another member tried to get in to Studio 54 and they didn’t let him in; they went home and wrote “LeFreak” and the rest is history!!!
The rest of us went to "Elaine's", "Limelight", "Monster" (Greenwich Village) but everyone wanted to get into Studio 54 (not me though, too pretentious & I refused to beg at the rope - plus I was underage anyway). But from documentaries I saw they had 2 VIP rooms - VIP & VVIP. The VVIP were Margaret Trudeau (Justin's mom), Elizabeth Taylor, Andy Warhol, Truman Capote, Liza Minnelli, Bianca & Mick Jagger - even Jean Stapleton (Edith - All in the Family) were regulars. Underaged celebs like Michael Jackson, Brooke Shields & Tatum O'Neal were regulars there too.
This tune you here is nile rodgers anthem ...he produced for many artists ..still does
I lived in New York City in 1979 and was at Studio 54, when they played this song and the place was rocking!!!
This is my favorite from them in 1979 Chic - Good Times
It hit number one on the Billboard hot 100 and R&B charts in 1978. It was #1 on the Disco charts for 7 weeks. Billboard Magazine ranked it the number 3 song for all of 1978. From the same album Le Chic, "I Want Your Love" is a good song and was also a hit. By the way, you pronounce the band name SHEEK, just like they say it in the song.
I Want Your Love was my Favorite.
Everybody used to do the freak when tht came on
Try Marvin Gaye come get to this
This song came out in 1978. Good times came out in 1979
Chic was amazingly talented, the rhythm section of Nile Rogers , Bernard Edwards and Tony Thompson might have been the best ever. this group also featured a little known back up singer at the time named Luther Vandross. they wrote and produced for numerous other acts , sister sledge, diana ross , david bowie, madonna , power station etc .
Tony Thompson played with Led Zeppelin at Live Aid too.
100% Bernard Edwards is a Bass God
Every bar, school dance, etc., played this endlessly ;) It was awesome!
Good memories of being on the dance floor doing the Bump to this tune back in the day!! You simply can't stay still when this comes on!!
It was No. 1 on the Billboard charts and it was a dance in the 70's called "Le Freak." Huge group in the 70's next to the Bee Gees. Other hits were>>>Good Times.....Everybody Dance.
This was in the Disco era and yes, the freak was a dance!
Yes, this was a dance. I was stationed in Norfolk, VA when this came out. I not only Freaked my dance partner, but myself as well. Great memories.
Mildenhall,Lakenheath?
Chic (pronounced "sheek") had another great hit in - I Want Your Love.
YESSSSS! Roller skated my butt off to this song in my preteens! Thanks for the memories!
Me too! Disco had the perfect beat 💓 for roller skating.
This was very popular at my School Dances and Parties and at the Skating Rinks. Everyone got up to dance to this song.
Oh!! Disco days were the best
It's pronounced "sheek". Le' Freak wasn't a dance. Just a vibe!
Yes this was a Disco song, and yes the Freak was a dance, but they couldn't have performed it on any video. It was a little spicey. The reference "come on down, to 54" was talking about the most famous Disco in the USA, New York's Studio 54. At the time it was rumored to be a scandalous place where all kinds of "freaky stuff happened" (and you can look up the pictures of Studio 54, the rumors were true and then some). It was visited by a lot of celebs and had a reputation for drugs.
If you want to hear a Disco dance song of the 70's listen to "THE HUSTLE" a hit song and dance back then
This group changed the game on how other groups n people dressed. After they came out, groups started dressing more conservative. People started dressing up to go to the clubs. It was crazy, everybody wanted to be Chic. The dance floor was full, when this played.❤
The song lyrics describe getting out on the dance floor of Studio 54, The top disco club in the universe.
I remember roller skating to this song back in 1978 I was to young for the disco techs I can hear the next song that would play shake your groove thing by peaches and herb
Chic is pronounced sheek.. Nile Rodgers is a very talented man and has worked with many singers and bands. He's the man behind Chic.. He wrote and produced for sister sledge too.
Another song I forgot about. Wasn't into disco, but some tunes stick out.
"Roll Bounce" brought this to a new generation in the 90's.
I am from the Disco era i loved it. great reaction Shawn and sweet Mel. Love to you both from Memphis Tn.
Thank you, I love this disco song. I’m 70 years old and I remember dancing this in the disco’s. We use to go to the Wildcat house and party down, its a college bear a big place, big dance floor.
I remember roller skating & dancing to this song I was about 8 when it was released ( disco era )
It was one of my favs ❤
This was HUGE back in the day! I remember my older sister dancing to this with the dance team during a football halftime show. The whole stadium was rocking!
Bringing me back to 8th grade now! This song was EVERYWHERE!
This was an awesome song to skate to 🛼 I miss those times
Loved this song in 1979 and still love it today!
The lead guitarist, in an interview, spoke about the song’s origin. Apparently, back in the late seventies when New York’s infamous studio 54 was still in operation, the band was making an appearance there, but he had arrived late and had gone around to the stage entry door to go in. Studio 54 personnel were notorious for not letting people in unless they ( the staff ) decided to allow it. So the guitarist knocked on the door, and some guy answers the door, like “WTF do you want?”. The gentleman explained that he was with the band and had arrived late. This guy at the door laughed at him and said something like “nice try” then slammed the door shut. The guitarist was so pissed that he took out his guitar and started strumming the opening for this song. But instead of singing ‘freak out’, he said “f**k you!”.
this group put out the song(good times) which was the sample for the first sucessful rap record "rapper's delite" by sugarhill gang. they had many more hits!
I love that Bernard Edwards bass-line. I remember dancing to this in the 80s with my then, soon to be wife. Good Times :)
Bernard Edwards and Nile Rogers would be instrumental in providing Queen bass player John Deacon with inspiratioin to create catchy bass lines used in Queen, such as "Another One Bites The Dust" and "Under Pressure".
One of the best bands of all time, so much talent! ALL of their musik was good EVERY last one! Yes, it was a dance called "The Freak" back in the day. The black lead singers are doing the dance in the video.
This is Disco Mel, of course, they’re Dancing that’s what disco is all about and feeling good ❤
The Freak wasn't an actual dance. It's meant to get on the dance floor and completely let loose. Get into the groove. Leave the stress behind
No it was a real dance back then. I was 10 years old and remember every Chic song they had. I loved them, Donna Summer and Sister Sledge as a kid.
The Freak was a dance.
Whenever you hear Chic...just understand you listening to one of the greatest black bassist EVER! Bernard Edwards on bass and Nile Rodgers on guitar....classic black sound of the late 70s!
ICONIC!!!!!! Humongous dance hit back in the day!! I was sure y’all was gonna recognize it as sure as the beat dropped- also another huge one at our skating rink back then- 😁. Great one guys!! 💖💙👍✌️
Chic's other hit song was I Want Your Love
Chic is pronounced Sheek
They are Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers, THE Masters.
Don't forget drumming god Tony Thompson. You better have some serious stamina before you try playing one of his grooves!
@@ridedamaverick Certainly wouldn't!! Tony never had the exposure he deserved.
This song was my jam (Stationed in Germany) In the late 70's.
I used to love to roller skate to this song!😄
So much fun 🥰🥰🥰
Niles Rogers said he and his partner came up with the title to this song because they were not allowed in the door at Club 54,but the F was for another word entirely.That guitar sound was his trademark.
Was a part of a movement in the sense of higher quality and fashion move forward our people
♥️Disco🙌 I was about 12 or 13 when this came out, boogieing in my bedroom .
Disco was about shaking your booty and enjoying people and social Interaction! Good times too!
Great reaction to a great song. Nile Rodgers was the man behind Chic. The band had been known prior as New York City.They had a nice song, I'm Doin' Fine Now as NYC. You might also react to Chics song My Feet Keep Dancing, along with the other song suggestions you got in the comments. Keep it going, Peace
I didn't know Niles,Bernard and Tony were in that band.My sister had the 45 of I'm doin fine now,great early 70's soul.It had a Philly soul sound to it.
10 year old me skated many hours to this music 🎶 . Oh how I wished I could skate backwards like the cool kids 😎. "Freak out" was the signal to spin around and change direction. Sweet memories 💖
I can see Shawn & Mel as neighbors, the couple back in the day hosting the Cookouts.
Wow brought me right back to eighth grade. This was a dance and it spent 6 weeks at number one on billboard. The guys went on to write humongous hits including the number ones:Upside Down for Diana Ross Let’s Dance for the late David Bowie and the monster hit for Madonna Cicconi Like A Virgin
So I was in Jr High school and we was cutting up in the gym. I remember the school dances lmao 🤣
Yes it was. Great disco song
I love Chic. "Good Times" is another song that I love by Chic.
Le Freak was a huge hit in the 70's and also started a dance craze called 'The Freak"
It was a dance. Guitarist Nile Rogers said the song was inspired by them not being allowed in Studio 54 (a hot New York club in the disco era) after Grace Jones invited them. Their actual thought was "F**k Off!" but they toned it down to "Freak Out!"
When they weren't let into Studio 54 ( the BIGGEST DISCO).. Their words were F**k Y**!!!! They wrote this song about that incident!!! EVERYONE LOVED IT!!
They had ALOT of hits GOOD TIMES, EVERYBODY DANCE....AND MANY MORE
CHIC invented many things to sell themselves: they presented themselves as musicians who "came from France" and who had to dress "very well". They decided that after seeing David Bowie and Brian Ferry.
CHIC was also a veritable college of incredible musicians: Nile Rodgers, Bernard Edwards and the incredible drummer Tony Thompson. The last two are no longer with us...
Funny to see them go crazy
According to guitarist Nile Rodgers, the song was devised during New Year's Eve 1977, as a result of his and bassist Bernard Edwards' being refused entrance to Studio 54, where they had been invited by Grace Jones, due to her failure to notify the nightclub's staff.
The title was a message to the owners of Studio 54 who denied members of Le Cick entrance. Le Cick couldn't tell the " F_ck Off" so they told them Freak Out.
Yesssss another great song 🎵👌9
This one takes me back to my Ole DJ days.
I did the dance to this in high school. It was a line dance style that was late 70’s I still remember the dance
I am an Aussie so could of been different in other places
This song is one of top sampled songs in hip hop!
Yes, it was a popular dance in the late 70's
This is the song they would play when we did warm ups for our home high school basketball games
This song was huge in 1979. My two personal favorites of theirs is:
"Good Times" (also from 1979)
"Dance Dance Dance" (1977)
this was the biggest ever selling single for Atlantic records, apparently.
I taught the Hustle to this as a disco dance instructor. In my Famolare High There’s! Does anyone remember those ankle breakers?
The Freak was a dance along with the Rock and the Dog.
Yes beautiful people There was a dance called the freak in the 70s and 80s
Gets this uncoordinated Englishman who can't dance to save his life up on the dance floor. Impossible to not move to this!
As a once upon a time disco queen, yes!!!!
Chic ryhmes with freak 👍♥️
We danced so much to this!☮️🎶
"Come on down to 54" referring to the New York city disco club Studio 54.
Yeh,! My 10th grade yr. LA county fair ground dances
I don;t what they call it any where else but in New York we call it THE FREAK, and yes it was a dance.
Huge hit back in the day!!!
Love dance music!
HUGE hit
Original lyric was “F**k Off” rather then “Freak Out” (music "industry" protest song)
Changed for Radio Air Play and Access to Dance Clubs.
This song was one of the top songs of the disco era. It was played in all the dance clubs in late 1970s. Thanks for posting!!
The song is about studio 54 disco, they were refused entry and came up with this song as a f u to studio 54. I'm 59 and was into disco till heavy metal lol oh their name is pronounced like sheek
Don't remember the dance but you have to get up and move when you hear this song!
It was meant to be "Ahhh f**k off" and the song is about a club door man kicking them out of the club and them retaliating, but they couldn't sell the original one.
Detroit in the house very popular song at the skating rink place called skate land in the big D" man those were the days fun times hits like the Bee gee's STAYIN ALIVE,Ohio players, FIRE! Man those were the days of big fun!!🤣🤣💯👍👍
Yes, "The Freak" was indeed a dance. This was a major hit for Chic with Niles Rodgers on the Bass.
Love the bass in disco songs
Please check out Dance to the Drummer's Beat by Herman Kelly, a definite banger from 1978.As kids we definitely were groovin to this.
Used to dance in the clubs to this song when I was under age. I use to steal my sister’s ID and use it to get into the club.