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Revision as of 15:26, 17 May 2006 by Rlquall (talk | contribs) (added "see also")(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)"Disco Duck" was a satirical disco novelty song performed by Memphis disc jockey Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots and released in 1976, where it became a #1 hit (and ranked as the 99th most popular song of the year according to Billboard Magazine). Combining orchestral disco styles with a Donald Duck-esque character as the main plot point, the song's story goes as follows:
- The character went to a disco party.
- Suddenly, he felt strange while dancing.
- He soon started to flap his arms and cluck, and turned into Disco Duck!
- After the music ended, he sat down ...
- ... but couldn't resist, and got up to dance again.
- Everyone was dancing like he was!
- They all danced more for quite awhile ... .
- Elvis thanked him for "getting down," and went into clucking of his own.
- The Duck replied, "You're welcome!"
- Fade-out.
Rick Dees' "Disco Duck" was available in record stores as a 45-RPM single.
The Walt Disney Company asserts that Donald Duck did not voice-act as Disco Duck. However, the 1979 album Mickey Mouse Disco, a late entry in the genre, did feature the track "Macho Duck," (which is also inspired by "Macho Man" performed by Village People) and the voice of Clarence Nash on the track.
See also
External links
PopCultureMadness.com's page on "Disco Duck"
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