Disco Duck

Cocaine.

Left-wing Trans and non-binary freaks trying to infiltrate GAY culture!

That’s what happened!

We didn't have sticks up our ass and knew how to laugh and have fun.

It was the 70s, you had to be there to get it.

This is my favorite performance of it

Disco was hot then, as were novelty songs.

R5, I love Ruby Flipper, especially Floyd. I’m surprised they weren’t bigger in the 70s.

Pretty sure it was in Saturday Night Fever for about 15 seconds too

It was from a local LA radio DJ named Rick Dees who was very popular during the’70s-‘80s and a typical straight homophobe. Much of his humor was juvenile, sexist and of the gay panic variety. Disco Duck was a novelty song intended to parody and laugh at the disco genre.

We used to call Rick Dees - Dick Tease

R9 Wow I had no idea about all of that

He was a lousy DJ

Disco Duck was the companion piece to that other 1970s cultural phenomenon 'the streak'. I can't explain it, you had to be there. boogity-boogity

We’re not proud.

We tried our luck, we didn’t want to be seen as a cluck.

My favorite part is where the duck goes Elvis near the fade out.

It was a freakin' novelty song. It should be seen from that perspective. Just like Convoy, The Streak and Mr. Jaws.

Shark jumping

Sadly, I remember the song and the times, and R9 is correct.

Disco Duck was a lazy parody, but kids liked it because it was silly and they liked Rick Dees for his juvenile humor. Frank Zappa’s “Dancin’ Fool” (1979) was the biting satire of the disco era, but it was too offensive to be a crossover hit for him.

Novelty songs like Mr Jaws were our memes.

I remember my best friend getting that record as a birthday gift and being aghast even at a young age. Everyone else thought it was fine. She also got “Reality What a Concept” though and we listened to that over and over. If you are unfamiliar with that album, give it a listen and decide if you think it’s appropriate for eight year olds. Ahhh the seventies….

R22 Robin Williams was incredibly coked up and banging a porn star back then. I can only imagine how dirty it was!

Disco Duck can't stand up to Muskrat Love in terms of weirdness. A disco parody makes sense, a courtship between muskrat Susie and Muskrat Sam doesn't.

Muskrat Love holds up as a song of tender pining, even though we now know that Toni Tennile and the Captain weren't ideal love matches.

I remember Rick Dees from when I was a kid in the 80s, he popped up on tv a lot. Even at my very young age I thought he was a smarmy asshole.

When my grandma died, the coping mechanism that kicked into gear for me was “Disco Duck” playing over and over again in my brain. I have no idea why, but have concluded that it was the cosmic purpose for the dumb tune in my life.

Disco Duck was amusing the first few times you heard it, then quickly wore out.

I think it's important to recognize that the protagonist in the song is not just doing a duck dance, but he's actually becoming a duck.

Least we forget King Tut, that funky Tut?

Damn it, OP! I'm about to go to bed and now I have Disco Duck playing in my brain. If this keeps me awake, I'll hunt you down!

[quote]Muskrat Love holds up as a song of tender pining,

Please please please— someone write a parody song about Trump and Elon.

“Muskrump Love.”

Ain't Gonna Bump No More with No Big Fat Woman

Oh God R17 - I remember Mr. Jaws! People thought it was so funny to cut popular songs into it. I think it was unique at the time though.

I'll add to the list of novelty songs - I had this 45 single. Telephone Man by Mari Wilson. My young spirit loved this song - although it's really sexual - no wonder my mom hated this song.

The best disco parody was Mad Magazine’s “Disco Suicide.”