How could this happen? Well, we blame the music buying public of 1976 for unleashing this goof upon on an unknowing public. Find the song lyrics for Rick Dees And His Cast Of Idiots - Top Tracks. Dees was a popular disc jockey on radio station WMPS in Memphis at the time that this song was a hit. He also was the final host of the brutal Solid Gold program of the 80’s and somehow managed to convince a network executive to give him a late night talk show. Lyrics By: Rick Dees (sav-man) Music By: Rick Dees (sav-man) Produced By: Bobby Manuel (sav-man) Released By: RSO Records (sav-man) Published By: Licensing: Keywords: Reviews: Facts: From the 1976 album THE ORIGINAL DISCO DUCK. it is Rick Dees) became syndicated across the country polluting the airwaves with his brand of fromage.
His radio show (if anyone is the icon of the corny morning D.J. That generation’s Ryan Seacrest actually had his career vaulted by the success of that craptacular tune. Sadly, Rick Dees didn’t go extinct like the Disco music he cashed in on. At the time, Dees was a Memphis disc jockey.It became a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 for one week in October 1976 (and ranked 97 out of the 100 most popular songs of the year according to Billboard magazine). Somehow, this song which was barely danceable and lyrically juvenile even by Disco standards became a monster hit and actually hit number one on the charts. Track 8 on The Original Disco Duck Bad Shark is a parody of Isaac Hayes‘ 1 disco hit Theme from Shaft, the theme song to the 1971 crime action film. 'Disco Duck' is a satirical disco novelty song performed by Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots. Of course, Dees sings along with a “duck” whose voice is conveniently ripped off from Donald Duck of Disney fame. Memphis Disc Jockey, Rick Dees and his Cast of Idiots parlayed the musical fad into a novelty song about a man inspired to dance like a duck which of course gives him the confidence on the dance floor and presumably with the ladies. This song, which may be Disco in genre neither, did not have the pounding beats, nor was it remotely sexy. (Disco, disco duck) Oh, get down, mama Oh mama, shake your tail feather, ha-ha-ha-ha-ha When the music stopped, I returned to my seat But there's no stoppin' a duck and his beat (Quack, quack.
This gave a him a good look at how disco was trending, even in a. Dees had a side hustle at a Memphis nightclub called Chesterfield's, where he was a DJ/MC. The song is about a guy who earns his wings on the dance floor with these moves. Much of the genre is armed only with pulsating rhythms and lyrics about either dancing or sex. Lyrics to song 'Disco Duck' by Rick Dees & His Cast of Idiots: Went to a party the other night. Went to a party the other night All the ladies were treating me right Moving my feet to the disco beat How in the world could I keep my seat All of a sudden I beganto change I was on the dance floor acting strange Flapping my armsI began to cluck Look at me. The 'disco duck' is a sort of chicken dance, with an awkward flapping motion. We know that Disco was never meant to be serious or poignant. Find the video and reviews of this instrumental song DISCO DUCK (PART II INSTR.) by Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots. Went to a party the other night All the ladies were treating me right Moving my feet to the disco beat How in the world could I keep my seatĪll of a sudden I began to change I was on the dance floor acting strange Flapping my arms I began to cluck Look at me.We turn to the year of 1976 (a trend you will see on this list) for the song voted by the NIHOF committee as the worst song ever recorded in modern pop culture history. Rick Dees & His Cast of Idiots Disco Duck, Pt.