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Revision as of 16:56, 15 June 2006 by Ericorbit (talk | contribs) (succession box, category)(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 number-one hit (and ranked as the ninety-ninth 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.
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.
| Preceded by"A Fifth of Beethoven" by Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band | Billboard Hot 100 number one single October 16 1976 |
Succeeded by"If You Leave Me Now" by Chicago |