Disco Banned?

by Wordly Andre 37 Replies latest social humour

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  Swan

  .....I grew up in the 70's and disco was Forbidden as the beat promoted sexual urges

  When you are a teenager even Kingdom Melodies promote sexual urges!

  Tammy
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  done4good

  Somehow I remember this from childhood. I seem to remember an Awake article "Disco-Is it for You?" Then I remember my mother and aunt talking about the magazine saying something about the beats being of some ancient Druid origin or something like that. Just more jdub nonsense.

  j
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  xjwms

  OH...YEAH

  We were even told that if you played it backwards......you would worship satan.
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  Dagney

  I remember visiting Bethel in the early 80's and there was a standing Friday night dance at a local club attended by many Bethelites. And didn't they find a secret disco in the basement somewhere? I don't think that was a Bethel legend...I seem to think that really happened...then they clamped down on all of it.

  I remember in the 70's having a garage party with several elders in attendance...we did the twist and limbo...it was just a dance party for chissakes! INNOCENT as can be...just dancing! Then some young OR newbie gets out a mag article and goes to other elders and raises a big o stink. I think that was in '72.

  But in the long run...it sure didn't stop any of us from going out and dancing, thankfully.
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  lisavegas420

  
  
  I didn't get to go...but some of the other 'weak' ones did. oh and someone mentioned 'grease'...I went to this with about 5 other witnesses. I loved the movie, the dancing, the music..I was pumped when we left. Then sister do-goody...said..."well just another example of a good girl gone bad." ---->opps

  lisa
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  xjwms

  I remember at the assembly they said that s study was done.....

  on the Rolling Stones music.... .....that prolonged listening would reduse your energy by 50%

  the reason being that .....their beat was opposite the human heart beat.....meaning that the body has to work harder

  to listen to the music...thus reducing energy.

  One brother I know went out and bought more....and even bought me an album as a gift.

  that album was "some girls" I have it and its not been played much......I need all the energy I can muster.
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  Wordly Andre

  We were even told that if you played it backwards......you would worship satan.

  If you play it forward you worship Polyester
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  mama1119

  I remember one time we were at a Dub graduation party and they were playing on INXS song and it said " I need you tonight" and an elder immediatly walked up to the kids playing the music and made them turn it off becasue it said that...not disco I know, but thought Id share
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  Beep,Beep

  I'm of the opinion that disco music SHOULD have been killed before it ever got started.

  To qoute some lines from an Everclear song:

  " I like pop, I like soul, I like rock but I never liked disco"

  Loved the video with "Disco sucks" on the t-shirt.
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  Beep,Beep

  ""Grease and Saturday Night the disco movie were banned too""

  News to me! Never heard such a thing when I was there in the 70's