The Joy of Disco
Documentary about how disco music soundtracked gay liberation, foregrounded female desire in the age of feminism and led to the birth of modern club culture as we know it today.
Documentary about how a much-derided music actually changed the world. Between 1969 and 1979 disco soundtracked gay liberation, foregrounded female desire in the age of feminism and led to the birth of modern club culture as we know it today, before taking the world by storm. With contributions from Nile Rodgers, Robin Gibb, Kathy Sledge and Ian Schrager.
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The Joy of Disco
Duration: 01:05
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The Joy of Disco
Duration: 01:44
Music Played
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Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
The Love I Lost
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Sister Sledge
Lost in Music
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Jan & Dean
Surf City
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John Barry
Theme from Midnight Cowboy
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Martha Reeves and the Vandellas
Nowhere to Run
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The Temptations
Ball of Confusion
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Love Unlimited Orchestra
Love's Theme
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The Temptations
Law of the Land
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Bernard Herrmann
Taxi Driver - Main Title
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Eddie Kendricks
Girl You Need A Change of Mind
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MFSB
Love Is the Message
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Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
Don't Leave Me This Way
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MFSB
TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) (feat. The Three Degrees)
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Al Wilson
The Snake
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Gloria Jones
Tainted Love
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Vicki Sue Robinson
Turn the Beat Around
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George McCrae
Rock You Baby
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Donna Summer
Love to Love You Baby
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Labelle
Lady Marmalade
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The Andrea True Connection
More More More
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Gloria Gaynor
Never Can Say Goodbye
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Chic
Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)
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Cerrone
Love in C Minor
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Giorgio Moroder
The Chase
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Donna Summer
I Feel Love
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Bee Gees
Jive Talking
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Bee Gees
Stayin' Alive
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Sylvester
You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
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Village People
YMCA
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Boney M.
Rasputin
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Chic
Le Freak
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Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band
A Fifth Of Beethoven
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Vicki Sue Robinson
Turn The Beat Around
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The Andrea True Connection
More, More, More
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Donna Summer
I Feel Love
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Chic
Le Freak
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Executive Producer | Mark Cooper |
| Producer | Ben Whalley |
| Director | Ben Whalley |
Broadcasts
- Fri 2 Mar 201221:00
- Sat 3 Mar 201200:00
- Mon 5 Mar 201200:00
- Fri 10 Aug 201221:20
- Sat 11 Aug 201201:10
- Mon 13 Aug 201200:25
- Sun 6 Jan 201300:30
- Sat 30 Mar 201301:00
- Sat 1 Jun 201323:30
- Sat 29 Jun 201300:20
- Fri 6 Sep 201321:15
- Sat 7 Sep 201301:15
- Sun 8 Sep 201323:30
- Thu 11 Dec 201401:30
- Sat 20 Dec 201403:00
- Fri 25 Sep 201521:00
- Sat 26 Sep 201501:30
- Sun 27 Sep 201503:00
- Sun 14 Aug 201603:00
- Sun 12 Feb 201700:50
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