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This track is based on the Disco Demolition event that occurred in1979. Some people hold the opinion that the backlash was not only against the music, but also discriminating at the type of people or lifestyles that were fans of it.

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DJ INTRO:

VERSE 1:
Thirty years have passed
Thousands of records smash
Mom and Dad are glad
Their kids are rockers

They chose to ignore
The endless four on the floor
Must be the neighbors next door
Ain't it a shocker

PRE-CHORUS:
Why do you hesitate
You know you can hardly wait
To move with the drums and bass
Until your body aches

CHORUS:
You still listen to disco
Don't let let anyone known
You keep the radio low
You still listen to disco

VERSE 2:
Bumble gum sing-along
Are cool but you don't belong
You hearing a different song
So tired of faking

Don't ask and please don't tell
Give them a rebel yell
But we know what rings your bell
When no one's looking

PRE-CHORUS:
Bar on the edge of town
Inside a dancing crowd
Thought you might try it out
Lets just remove the doubt

CHORUS:
You still listen to disco
Don't let let anyone known
You keep the radio low
You still listen to disco

BRIDGE:
Your cover has been blown
To smithereens, oh no
Your either in or in the way
'Cause the musics here and it here to stay

CHORUS/OUTRO:
You still listen to disco
So let let anyone known
Put up the stereo
You still listen to disco

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from "The Adventures of Johnny Gravity, Part 1: New York Disco Heaven", track released October 1, 2011
Lyrics by: John Q. Gruber (BMI), Benoit Munoz (BMI) and Alfredo Scotti (ASAP).

Vocals by: John Q. Gruber
Harmony vocals by: Alfredo Scotti

Produced by: Benoit Munoz and Alfredo Scotti

Engineered by Benoit Munoz and Alfredo Scotti

Mixed by: Benoit Munoz

Mastered by: Alex Saltz

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John Q. Gruber (aka “Knock ‘Em Alive”) will be forever indebted to music. He writes and records songs as a form of pay-back (with interest), hoping to add to the long-term value of the vault. Nothing loaned him more inspiration than New York City between the years 1977 to 1984. It was gritty, grimy and explosively-charged. These were the times of a near-bankrupt city, the reign of Th ... more

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