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Post by Bob on Apr 10, 2004 19:52:42 GMT -5
One hit wonder-- but I think this disco hit is one of the best beats ever. How you can listen to it and not wanna dance, I'll never understand. Someone needs to sample this, the beat could be crazy hot. And as for stats, it was pretty much #1 across the board, "Black Singles" and "Pop Singles" (R&B and Hot 100) as well as Dance of course.
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Post by prenatt1166 on Apr 10, 2004 20:24:10 GMT -5
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For Week Ending July 21, 1979(Rank This Week, Last Week, Artist, Title) 01 03 Anita Ward - Ring My Bell02 04 Donna Summer - Bad Girls 03 05 Barbra Streisand - The Main Event 04 08 Kiss - I Was Made For Loving You 05 06 Wings - Getting Closer 06 02 Rickie Lee Jones- Chuck E.'s In Love 07 09 Blondie - One Way Or Another 08 11 John Stewart - Gold 09 07 Donna Summer - Hot Stuff 10 12 Wet Willie - Weekends Anita Ward spent 2 weeks at #1, good enough to rank at #15 for the year. www.keystonehighways.com/uubru1979.htmlThis was a class act for a one hit wonder! :) If I remember correctly Will Smith had a moderate hit sampled from this song.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2004 20:28:34 GMT -5
I HAAAAAATTTTTEEEEEEE it!
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Post by irock on Apr 10, 2004 22:54:46 GMT -5
The Rebirth Experience says:
So do I. Difference is that I used to have to play it. It would pack the floor. No accounting for taste, as they say.
Mercifully, I've been spared a re-hearing. Hadn't even thought of the song since those days, until now that is. I'm surprised you or anyone else your age has ever heard it. I'd have thought this was forgotten by everyone.
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Post by strong4PMB! on Apr 11, 2004 1:37:31 GMT -5
Is this the, "You can ring my bellllllllllllllllll, ring my bell" song? I liked INOJ's remake.
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Post by stevie nice on Apr 11, 2004 5:14:26 GMT -5
One hit wonder-- but I think this disco hit is one of the best beats ever. How you can listen to it and not wanna dance, I'll never understand. Someone needs to sample this, the beat could be crazy hot. And as for stats, it was pretty much #1 across the board, "Black Singles" and "Pop Singles" (R&B and Hot 100) as well as Dance of course. I do love this song, and have never been much of a dancer. I agree this should be sampled. It clocks in at around 130 BPM I think, which is the speed of most dance tracks today. But as a pop/hip hop/urban track, it's gotta be slowed down to about 105-110, which is asking a lot. And 105 is pretty uptempo for an urban track. But it is doable. If I can find a way to make it work, I will give you a song writing credit. But I am still trying to figure out how to make "Dancer" by Gino Soccio accessible. |
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Post by reception on Apr 11, 2004 6:16:06 GMT -5
I HAAAAAATTTTTEEEEEEE it! [/quote] |
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Post by af18c on Apr 11, 2004 7:21:17 GMT -5
Its ok...nothin special
Definately not one of my faves from the Disco era...
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Post by Pet Shop Boy on Apr 11, 2004 8:15:16 GMT -5
Sometimes I love it, sometimes I find it a tad annoying.
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Bob
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Post by Bob on Apr 11, 2004 10:05:16 GMT -5
The Rebirth Experience says: So do I. Difference is that I used to have to play it. It would pack the floor. No accounting for taste, as they say. Mercifully, I've been spared a re-hearing. Hadn't even thought of the song since those days, until now that is. I'm surprised you or anyone else your age has ever heard it. I'd have thought this was forgotten by everyone. Actually I think pretty much everyone has heard it. At least the "You can ring my beeee-eee-eeel, ring my bell!" part. Why do you all hate it?! It's not even cheesy. It's hot hot hot hot. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2004 10:07:27 GMT -5
Not cheesy? YES IT IS!
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Post by Bob on Apr 11, 2004 13:32:26 GMT -5
I'm glad you're home
Well, did you really miss me?
I guess you did by the look in your eye (look in your eye, look in your eye)
Well lay back and relax while I put away the dishes
Then you and me can rock a bell
You can ring my be-e-ell, ring my bell
You can ring my be-e-ell, ring my bell
You can ring my be-e-ell, ring my bell
You can ring my be-e-ell, ring my bell
The night is young and full of possibilities
Well come on and let yourself be free
My love for you, so long I've been savin'
Tonight was made for me and you
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The only cheesy line is "while I put away the dishes". "ring my bell" isn't cheesy, it's just another way of saying get it on. i don't feel a song that says "yeah!" fifty thousand times is better.
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Post by irock on Apr 11, 2004 23:52:12 GMT -5
Bob asks:
Because it's too slick, too over-produced. It represents all the bad things about disco. Not to mention the fact that that voice was like fingernails on a chalkboard, at least to me. The repeated bell-ringing is annoying, too.
I am surprised to see that so many young people know the tune. As I said before, I thought it was long forgotten by everyone. Does it get any airplay on mainstream pop oldies stations, or just on urban oldies?
This does give me an idea for another thread, though. It might be interesting to see what you folks think of old disco tunes in general since most of you didn't grow up in those days. I'll give it an obvious title; please give me your thoughts there.
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Post by mst3k on Apr 12, 2004 0:15:59 GMT -5
I remember my mom, my sis and I driving up to New England in the summer of '79 when this song was big... there were major gas shortages that year, and one of the radio stations on the way up had made their own parody song about the shortages using the music from "Ring My Bell"... I wish I could remember the lyrics they did.
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Post by reception on Apr 12, 2004 7:30:08 GMT -5
Does it get any airplay on mainstream pop oldies stations, or just on urban oldies? [/quote] Yes, I've heard it on 80's oldies 93.1 KQMQ. |
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Post by jlh527 on Apr 12, 2004 17:48:27 GMT -5
Classic. A neighbor of my Grandma used to play this EVERY SINGLE MORNING. He almost made us stop liking it, but I love it. The beat is FIRE!! Somebody should sample this and let the Neptunes produce it.
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Post by bluenote on Feb 4, 2005 17:17:58 GMT -5
I wanted Mariah Carey to remake this song.
i love it. It ranks right up there with "vogue" for the most gay song to dance to!
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Post by mst3k on Feb 5, 2005 20:51:17 GMT -5
It ranks right up there with "vogue" for the most gay song to dance to! You left out "Y.M.C.A.", "We Are Family" and "It's Raining Men". |
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Feb 9, 2007 12:02:36 GMT -5
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Post by joker on Feb 9, 2007 14:03:06 GMT -5
Thumbs down.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2012 16:32:42 GMT -5
I HAAAAAATTTTTEEEEEEE it! Agreed. Although I do like DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince's version. |
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Post by Live Your Life on Oct 23, 2015 18:58:00 GMT -5
JAM.
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Post by Relaxing Cup on Oct 26, 2015 8:30:36 GMT -5
My favorite disco hit.
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Post by DJDaveMick69 on Nov 23, 2015 5:09:53 GMT -5
LOVED this WAAAAAY back when. Still love it, but not quite as much.
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Post by 🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲 on Jan 17, 2019 14:29:16 GMT -5
One of my favorite disco hits!
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Post by 🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲 on Jun 18, 2020 22:35:59 GMT -5
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Post by ♛ The Manticore ☯ on Jun 19, 2020 12:14:06 GMT -5
Never was a fan of this TBH.
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