BOOGIE DOWN!| FIRST TIME HEARING Van McCoy

BOOGIE DOWN!| FIRST TIME HEARING Van McCoy - The Hustle REACTION

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BOOGIE DOWN!| FIRST TIME HEARING Van McCoy - The Hustle REACTION
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@Skeezer66 Жыл бұрын

The Hustle was a HUGE dance craze! People would take classes, and it brought people out into discos. Part of it's appeal was it brought back dancing with a partner, and then all kinds of different versions came out, it ignited the Disco era!! Also, in the 70's instrumentals could be Giant hits, like when you heard Chuck Mangione's "Feels So Good"!

@kathyastrom1315 Жыл бұрын

“Feels So Good” is my ultimate summer song. I hear it and I am brought back to hanging out in my front yard and hearing that song blaring out of my brother’s bedroom window.

@cindysimpson1046 Жыл бұрын

Yes! They should react to Chuck!

@MadamCoyote Жыл бұрын

Feels so good was amazing!!! I was lucky enough to see Chuck Mangione in concert when I was in high school. Such and amazing show!

@Calmontheoutside Жыл бұрын

We did it as a line (or whatever shape) unison group dance.

@Spiritbro77 Жыл бұрын

Indeed. People were dancing together. That doesn't really happen these days.

@jdw5678 Жыл бұрын

This song was the dance groove of the summer of 1975, played on hit radio ALL the time, and went to Billboard #1. At last, the master producer and arranger Van McCoy had a hit all his own, after years working behind the production board for so many other artists. But life can be unfair -- McCoy died of a massive heart attack four years later, not even reaching age 40. RIP Van McCoy, thank you for the coolest disco groove.

@1dkappe Жыл бұрын

Right around the time of “Convoy.” Odd time for pop hits.

@RogueWJL Жыл бұрын

Yes it was relatively early in the main stream DISCO era. Cultural domination was still a couple of years away.

@daveyhouston Жыл бұрын

I remember the summer of 75 as a kid doing the hustle with my huge Afro!!

@moogdome2562 6 ай бұрын

He was a genius. Just imagine, the music he would have made today, if still alive?. RIP brother.

@josephmayo3253 Жыл бұрын

This song was everywhere. I don't think it's possible for anyone not around then to really get how big of a hit this was.

@danadesimone9322 Жыл бұрын

100% right.

@pamelaesparza1586 Жыл бұрын

This song was probably playing in every skating rink in America at this point ❤️❤️❤️

@Mel-oz9fl Жыл бұрын

Yes it was…..skating backwards

@trinkab Жыл бұрын

Yes, yes it was.

@christineremmer5514 Жыл бұрын

Uk discos also brilliant times !

@BayAreaSon Жыл бұрын

This kids don’t even know what a skating rink is these days .

@RetroClassic66 Жыл бұрын

My God….skating rinks were HUGE in the disco era. My sister and I went to one near our house EVERY Saturday afternoon for months in late 1977 and most of 1978. Took lessons, got brand new skates, everything. Most of the music we skated to was the disco-heavy Top 40 stuff. They were almost like discos for those of us under 18. Very clean fun.

@RaynorBear Жыл бұрын

The group Silver Convention also had two #1 (mostly) instrumental hits during the disco era. They were "Fly, Robin Fly" and "Get Up and Boogie". I think you two would like both of them.

@One-n-only..BrooklynRed Жыл бұрын

The first 45's I bought were fly robin fly and freak out.! I still have them too.

@gregcoles6555 Жыл бұрын

Yep...strange fact is that both the Silver Convention songs each had only six actual words.... "Get up and boogie" plus "that's right" Then... "Fly Robin (fly)" "Up (up) to the sky" Great pop quiz question

@eddiet3026 Жыл бұрын

I'd also include "A Fifth of Beethoven", and my favorite, "Beyond the Clouds" by Quartz.

@eddiet3026 Жыл бұрын

@@One-n-only..BrooklynRed I still have my copy of Le Freak too!

@Lovejazz01 Жыл бұрын

Was thinking the same thing , I know they would love Silver Convention!

@markchawner1586 Жыл бұрын

Folks .... Can assure you, Van McCoy was Disco way before Saturday Night Fever. Classic track, production and arrangement. This one plus .... The Magical, the one and only ..... Isaac Hayes "The Theme from Shaft" ..... Just superb, as are all your reviews ! Thank you both .... ❤

@moodaymoom2271 Жыл бұрын

Ooh yeah. Issac Hayes, theme from Shaft.

@samjones2439 Жыл бұрын

The Hustle was 1975. Shaft was 71’! SF was late 77’ early 78’

@alleykeosheyan4779 Жыл бұрын

@@moodaymoom2271 YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!

@jackiebinns6205 Жыл бұрын

Loved this one kids ! I was crying cuz it took me back to a beautiful time 😂😳😍

@dwightfriesen7297 9 ай бұрын

Well spoken! I feel the same way!

@DerekDominoes Жыл бұрын

The Hustle wasn't just a song. It was a dance - a dance craze. By the way, this song was a part of the disco medley by Selena that you reacted to previously. By the way, one big disco hit by an artist you haven't reacted to yet is "Knock On Wood" by Amii Stewart (which is, by the way, a cover of Eddie Floyd's 1966 hit).

@Calmontheoutside Жыл бұрын

THAT one sums up dance floor time for me!

@hedgewitchherbarium Жыл бұрын

Yes - absolutely! "Knock on Wood" was huge in Australia when I was a kid and we loved it! Her vocals are amazing and the music is electric! ❣

@thomasdempsey721 Жыл бұрын

OMG... I had the 45! Great tune!

@paulkane7771 4 ай бұрын

You can't use "By the way" more than once in a single post.

@lt6134 Жыл бұрын

OMG my friends and I would practice doing the Hustle together in my room to this 45 (single) for hours!!!

@Todd170 Жыл бұрын

Same here! Did you also spread talc on floor so you can spin and dance easier??

@lt6134 Жыл бұрын

@@Todd170 I had carpet in my room so couldn’t do that- but we looked like the line dance scene in Saturday Night Fever and played this song over & over to get in sync

@ericmayle8510 Жыл бұрын

We did the Hustle and the Monorail back then

@tiffanytosh1569 Жыл бұрын

Yes! We would practice at my grandma’s house! Sh had hardwood floors at the time….

@janicetrimmell6897 Жыл бұрын

Same with me. We also practiced one we called the New York Shuffle.

@Paladin70 Жыл бұрын

Anyone looking for deep poetic lyrics won’t find it here, but this song was an absolute game changer in the early days of disco (1975). Frequently a song would inspire a dance, but in this case The Hustle dance was being performed in New York clubs and it inspired Van McCoy to write this song. It actually did win a Grammy for pop instrumental. Jay, if you’re gonna learn some of the moves you have to have the leisure suit and platform sole shoes lol. Please take pictures and share with us.

@RedBud315 Жыл бұрын

Yep. Pretty sure once they wrote the title down on a napkin they said "What more do we need to say?"

@josephmilitello647 Жыл бұрын

...and the leisure suit must be a pastel aquamarine color, with an open neck flowered polyester shirt. The platform shoes should be white. And get a perm (haircut like Travolta in Saturday Night Fever) and wear a silver or gold necklace with an Italian horn. Mood ring optional.

@pattyduke3079 Жыл бұрын

Jay's hair curls naturally.

@FUBAR1986 Жыл бұрын

@@josephmilitello647 hell yeah mood ring I had one of those

@allendixon7700 Жыл бұрын

The lyrics is what took so long to write the song the lyrics took a long time😅😅

@MoonChild-1994 Жыл бұрын

Yep guys this is pretty much an iconic dance instrumental. Another REALLY cool 70s instrumental is Loves Theme by Barry White and the Love Unlimited Orchestra that he conducted, but he does not sing on that one, just sounds like a magic fusion of funk and classical music played behind a 70s rhythm that you just have to hear! Highly recommend it for the react list. ❤

@eggy1962 Жыл бұрын

Loves theme is a magical instrumental,beautiful piece of music, fyi there is a love unlimited version ( barry’s backing vocalists) that has lyrics to loves theme

@amyk9175 Жыл бұрын

I came to the comments to see if anyone else would recommend Love’s Theme. Such a great classical funky song. I retire from teaching at the end of this year. This just may be the song that I need to listen to every day to get me to the end.

@walterrutherford8321 Жыл бұрын

And I forget who played, A Fifth of Beethoven, and turned Beethoven’s Fifth symphony into a disco instrumental song.

@eggy1962 Жыл бұрын

@@walterrutherford8321 it was Walter Murphy

@AZambri1 Жыл бұрын

This was one of my grandmother's favorite disco songs. I grew up in the 70s and 80s, so my grandmother introduced me to this song, and we used to dance to it. This holds a special place for me because of that. And it is a cool song, let's face it!

@sheilameyers152 Жыл бұрын

Brings back good memories of the hustle dance.. we could do it for hours! What big fun!

@paulkane7771 Ай бұрын

Great memory! God bless you and your grandmother.

@matthewenies3668 Жыл бұрын

Love to Love you Baby by Donna Summer was released around this time and was also considered a song that brought disco to the forefront

@donaldromesburg1902 Жыл бұрын

The 70s , the diverse music, disco, soft rock , rock , southern rock country rock and this, fantastic I wouldn't change the music of my life for anything.

@Go-tee71 Жыл бұрын

With you on that one! The diversity & creativity was unbelievable! I was born in 1971 & love everything 70s. If I could go back there, I would do it in a heartbeat (& stay there!!)

@junglejim5785 Жыл бұрын

@@Go-tee71 Right beside you on that Go-tee.

@davidd7681 Жыл бұрын

OMG. My sister and her girlfriends were teenagers when this hit the main stream. One of her favorite tunes to light up the dance floor. The Hustle was the rage! Glad you liked it! Peace!

@terrywalker2753 Жыл бұрын

Gotta do the Village People

@Eric4471066 Жыл бұрын

This song was Van McCoy's one and only r&b crossover hit as a solo artist. In the 1970s, he wrote and produced songs for other artists like Aretha Franklin and Dionne Warwick. This song went all the way to hit the #1 spot on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the Billboard Soul charts in the summer of 1975. People of all races danced to this song all over the world. The song is definitely a banger indeed!!!

@Daisy_982 Жыл бұрын

Yes but we didn't do leg lifts as we sashayed around. Maybe the bump and some partner twirls.

@davidruvalcaba6740 Жыл бұрын

The Classic Disco tune.The wind instruments on this song are incredible. As Jay said, strong bass line, great rhythm guitar, those drums and Yes - those are the lyrics. Simple and to the point. Memories of high school dances floating in my mind. 🎶🎶🎶🕺

@willdwyer6782 Жыл бұрын

Phil Bodner's piccolo riff got annoying hearing it just about every hour on the radio in the summer of '75. Steve Gadd's percussion is spot on as usual though, and that trumpet solo is killer. I wish I knew who played it.

@istari0 Жыл бұрын

This song is basically an instrumental, which was pretty common in the 60s and 70s. A few other instrumentals from that time include "Classical Gas," "Feels So Good," "Love is Blue" and the theme song from Hawaii 5-O.

@musicgrl100 Жыл бұрын

Oh....love Classical Gas!

@billmorris8358 Жыл бұрын

Now this takes me back to the fabulous 1970s. I was 18 years old, and frequented nightclubs and discos, and this song was MASSIVE! I can’t help but smiling with happy memories listening to this song. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.

@chrismorgan9153 Жыл бұрын

Now you have to do Walter Murphy's "A Fifth of Beethoven." It was a skating rink staple, too.

@DanalynTuthill-yl4hd Жыл бұрын

Oh yes! I remember at the time being almost offended that they would mess with Beethoven. Then I heard it and loved it. They did a great job merging classical with disco. That couldn't be done with any classical composer. It's actually a good introduction to Beethoven's 5th Symphony which is so dynamic.

@surlechapeau Жыл бұрын

Jay & Amber, this song and dance was huge!!! Van's only US Billboard Hot 100 top 40 hit (#1).

@RoGueNavy Жыл бұрын

This has been used in LOADS of commercials, movies, TV shows, etc. It's truly iconic!

@coinneachmaclellan3121 Жыл бұрын

Hearing this song is like stepping into a time machine...instantly you're transported back to the '70s. Another ultimate tune from back then is "Rock Your Baby" by George McCrae but be sure to get the extended version. It's essentially soul music dressed up as disco. It was written by Wayne Casey, the 'K.C.' of K.C. and the Sunshine Band.

@OneThousandHomoDJs Жыл бұрын

I'm so old that we did this dance in gym class. Yes, the official dance moves that came together to be known as "The Hustle." We had a dance segment that included disco and square dancing. It was a living hell.

@mimiuvfour5115 Жыл бұрын

YES! I remember those gym dance classes! I loved them lol

@chrismaggio7879 Жыл бұрын

Aw shiiit! I remember that too! haha. we were sooo young and this was so important.

@visaman Жыл бұрын

So did we in Grade 6, I believe, at Hastings Elementary, in Vancouver Canada.

@OneThousandHomoDJs Жыл бұрын

@@visaman What other dances were there? The Bus Stop? I can't remember any disco moves any better than square dancing moves.

@visaman Жыл бұрын

@@OneThousandHomoDJs There also was the Spanish Hustle, The Bump, was huge, The Robot was a novelty dance.

@richardconnolly4835 Жыл бұрын

Another big hit of the Disco Era was Patrick Hernandez ' s Born to be Alive. Unique voice and driving beat.

@781Florist Жыл бұрын

YES! also, "Don't Leave Me This Way" by Thelma Houston.

@Naty_Sousa Жыл бұрын

I think they already did this one

@fayesouthall6604 Жыл бұрын

Adore that tune.

@cocoboobenstein Жыл бұрын

LaFlavour Mandolay is a classic disco song. Impossible to sit still through it.

@samjones2439 Жыл бұрын

@@781Florist Whitney Houston’s mother!

@faithnyou1732 Жыл бұрын

This took me way back to my teen years! The Hustle was huge back in the disco days of the 70s! Amber is right, it wasn't so much about the song as it was what you could bring to the dance floor. But this song and the Hustle were undeniably so much fun! Thanks for the reaction! ✌💙✌

@Go-tee71 Жыл бұрын

Haven't heard this for years! So good to hear it again....gives me 'The Love Boat' vibes. I love everything 70s!

@blackblake3658 Жыл бұрын

Yes.

@LiberalsArePoop Жыл бұрын

Barry Manilow sang The Love Boat theme, if I'm remembering right.

@Go-tee71 Жыл бұрын

@@LiberalsArePoop Jack Jones sang the theme song

@LiberalsArePoop Жыл бұрын

@@Go-tee71 thanks, I couldn't remember for sure.

@SquirminHermanthe1eyedGerman Жыл бұрын

My mother loved dancing to this song & every time it came on the radio she wanted to dance with one of us kids, I was 12 when this came out ✌💖☮

@sanvald3690 Жыл бұрын

Love it!! Around same time is Sky high by jigsaw and fly Robin fly..

@seanswinton6242 Жыл бұрын

Walter Murphy's Apple Bottom Band's "Fifith Of Beethoven" I would also add as well.

@disconnexionsdotcom Жыл бұрын

@@seanswinton6242 Definitely Fifth of Beethoven. That was the jam.

@markkracht2089 Жыл бұрын

Do the Hustle!! I lived it back in the 70's!

@lisae9958 Жыл бұрын

Yay!! Although you guys have reacted to a lot of music, the Disco genre is a whole other sound!! I was Sweet 16 in the Summer of '75 and all of us in these comments almost have the same stories - it was such a special time of our lives!! I used to sneak my boyfriend in my window and we would dance like crazy!! I STILL LOVE to dance at 63. Van McCoy is from my city of Washington DC so he is a legend to us. Don't miss out on the other Disco hits 🤗🤗💃💃💃

@donnabohanon1570 Жыл бұрын

Hey your a year older and from my hometown! Life was so nice back then and there!

@darrylmilling2747 Жыл бұрын

Van McCoy was a record producer this song was a game changer

@ryanawilson8549 Жыл бұрын

The Hustle is a dance

@Dain75 Жыл бұрын

That's what I thought too. Was what they were doing in the video? I thought it was more sexy than that, but I was born in the mid-70s, so I don't know much about disco.

@matthewchance8835 Жыл бұрын

When times were so chill & relaxing. You can actually enjoy yourself at dances & parties without the craziness of today.

@562goodguy Жыл бұрын

Great reaction as usual Jay and Amber, in 1977 one of the biggest dance hits was "Good Times" by Chic. It was a party starter and has a killer baseline.

@eddiet3026 Жыл бұрын

It's the same baseline as Rapper's Delight! 😊

@speedyhairyson Жыл бұрын

The hustle was a dance. If you danced in the disco, you knew how to hustle. This was earlier disco, in its prime. I liked later disco from the late 70s when it was dying. Evelyn Champagne King, Patrice Rushen, Teena Marie, Loleatta Halloway, D Train, Lime, Dan Hartman to name a few. 2 of my favs are Dan Hartman- Vertigo/Relight my fire. Gino Soccio- Dancer. Keep up the great reactions. It's so uplifting to see you experience music I grew up loving. My fav was at the end of War Pigs when they sped it up. The look on Jay's face was great!.😁🤘🙏

@stevenwoodward5923 Жыл бұрын

You missed one of my favorite singers, the Queen of Disco Donna Summers.

@magneto7930 Жыл бұрын

There were some popular dance instrumentals back then, TSOP was another big one!

@e.s.9080 Жыл бұрын

Back when music was from actual real life musical instruments...and not synths or machines. The special effects then, was the real sound. 👍👍

@DerekDominoes Жыл бұрын

Synthesizers were actually a BIG part of disco.

@fermisparadox01 Жыл бұрын

@@DerekDominoes analog synth . Moog was real big

@platterjockey Жыл бұрын

Not exactly true, but, yeah.

@jamesgreenhow108 Жыл бұрын

I am 63 and was not a big fan of DISCO. But I do remember having so much fun creating NEW choreographed line dancing to this song. As everyone in my generation did. In the 70's there was a HOUSEPARTY SOMEWHERE every weekend !!!! Big afro's Bellbottom-hip hugger jeans, Silky portrait butterfly collar shirts and platform shoes !!! It was a miracle we could walk at all !!! FEMALE FRIDAY JOYCE "BabyJean " Kennedy of MOTHER'S FINEST "Give you all the Love " Live at ROCKPALAST 1977. The Queen of FUNK/ROCK. I swear you will do more of this Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Iconic group !!!!

@maritast.537 Жыл бұрын

Don‘t forget Silver Convention with ‚Fly Robin Fly‘ . It’s a great Disco Hit from the 70‘s.

@johnnyborealis Жыл бұрын

In a similar vein, there's "Love's Theme" by The Love Unlimited Orchestra & Barry White. Barry White might be an artist you guys would like.

@disconnexionsdotcom Жыл бұрын

Yes. I feel like they reacted to some of his later music, but they need to listen to the long versions of his orchestral music from the 70s.

@lisalovemc717 Жыл бұрын

Great song.

@johnmezes9368 Жыл бұрын

Huge theme song of the disco 70's. Picture it RSR, every friday and Saturday night you'd dress to the hilt, hit the clubs with your friends and drink and dance the night away with anyone and everyone. Van McCoy was part of this part in history. The lights and effects were always poppin' and a whole mellow fun groove settled over the club. It was great, so many terrific artists....Bee Gees, Donna Summer, KC and the Sunshine Band, Village People, ABBA, and Van McCoy!

@fantasyguru26 7 ай бұрын

If this doesn't get you in a groove I don't know what to say. An iconic jam. That guitar lick. Those horns. And that flute my goodness. 💥

@marcusbetancourt3760 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so very much young bloods for finally playing some music that is music. Have a Blessed Evening you two's. Adios Baby. Adios

@lesscarmel5527 Жыл бұрын

This song has been used in countless commercials over the years-definitely an ear worm! Loved watching you Chair Hustle! 🤣

@mazmaz1586 Жыл бұрын

My ten ten year old music choices were really quite sophisticated. I loved disco. You two bring so much positivity and magic. I am UK based and wanna say thanks for spreading love through music across all genres❤

@mysticakhenaton1701 6 ай бұрын

the orchestration arrangements by Van McCoy, were off the chain. he composed this classic.

@salsanchez4177 Жыл бұрын

Ur literally gonna bring tears to my eyes. Ive mentioned in the past that I used to sneak into the High School dances and this was THE dance. The memories are too much 😞

@ryanawilson8549 Жыл бұрын

Iconic

@stevenblock9712 Жыл бұрын

In the 50's, 60's, and 70's, there were always instrumentals reaching the Top 10 or 20. They were always very catchy earworms like this one. Some were movie themes and a number of Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass albums reached the very top of the charts. And then there is the Allman Brothers' "Jessica", a rock instrumental like you've never heard.

@Paladin70 Жыл бұрын

Don’t forget Hugh Masakela, Booker T And The MGs, Dick Dale “King of the Surf Guitar”, and the number one selling instrumental group of all time The Ventures. Good for you for opening me up to bringing back some great musical memories.

@raycardy4843 Жыл бұрын

Yes! Not forgetting The Shadows, and a progressive Dutch group called 'Focus' who had a hit with an instrumental called 'Sylvia', I think around '73...? 'Jessica' was the original theme used for the UK's 'Top Gear' programme!

@mikehigbee2320 Жыл бұрын

I remember dancing to this at a Jr. High School dance. We didn't "know the dance" but we loved the groove, and we let it move us. The song was so emblematic of the time that "Doing the Hustle" came to mean just dancing to disco music, no matter the song.

@FUBAR1986 Жыл бұрын

This song was played at every wedding and has a line dance that everyone would do….. Man, you taking me back when music was fun….. great memories🎉🎉❤❤❤😂😂✌🏽☮️🤲🙏

@lisalovemc717 Жыл бұрын

Such a feel good song. Brings me back to being a kid when me and my brother would dance around the house watching Soul Train and also trying to learn the Hustle.

@murraytown4 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic choice. Loved this. I had it on 8 track. This reminds me so much of the ‘Shaft’ theme song (1971) by Isaac Hayes. Shaft was an African American private detective…a real sex machine. It won the best song Academy Award in 1972. I was 8. it was very techno for its time. It was disco before there was disco. It’s friggin awesome and so damn sexy. There is a cool in studio video which totally take you back.

@DanalynTuthill-yl4hd Жыл бұрын

Have they done "Shaft?" They definitely need to do Issac Hayes.

@gxl5892 Жыл бұрын

When this song was played by the DJ at the disco everyone hit the floor. My gf and I won a disco dance contest to the Hustle.

@lesrolon40 Жыл бұрын

This was disco finesse, it was so chic and this was practically an instrumental, a song that had it's own dance. My older high school cousins taught a 5 year old me the footwork, loll. Love to see great dancers show-off at this one. ❤

@williamwhalen746 Жыл бұрын

Great Disco song. Another #1 disco song to listen to is "Disco Duck" by Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots.

@Awaywrdson Жыл бұрын

This was such a beautiful song , I hate the way people trash Disco !! There was so much good music and artists who don't get enough credit for what they did. In all forms of music there's some good, some bad .✌️

@robabiera733 Жыл бұрын

Gloria Gaynor - "Never Can Say Goodbye", Donna Summer - "Love to Love You Baby", KC & the Sunshine Band - "Get Down Tonight", "That's the Way I Like It", those were some of the songs that kicked things off in 1975. Then came songs from Andrea True, Thelma Houston, Sylvester, Village People, Silver Convention and others! "Saturday Night Fever" didn't come out until 1977!

@chalkandcheese1868 Жыл бұрын

One of those tunes that once you hear it, it will stay with you for a month.

@elizabethhaas1899 Жыл бұрын

You guys make me smile. I love your energy!!❤❤❤So cute together.🤗

@LiberalsArePoop Жыл бұрын

They are truly one of the best families in the United States. They clearly love each other, and their children are beyond precious.

@RobertoSantana61 Жыл бұрын

Yes. And so surprising when they show us that there really are music fans out there who have never heard some of the most iconic songs ever. (Like The Hustle, and Journey's Faithfully)

@kellyreiterman Жыл бұрын

Oh, man. I remember being like 10 years old and trying to learn "The Hustle"! I so want to break it out at a wedding reception if this song ever comes on. LOL.

@Dain75 Жыл бұрын

That sounds adorable! Too bad there wasn't more video back then. A 10 year old trying to those moves would have been super cute. 😃

@kellyreiterman Жыл бұрын

@@Dain75 I was determined. LOL. These days, I'd have to watch a lot of KZfaq videos of people doing "The Hustle". I've forgotten virtually all of the moves.

@sharonstark1014 Жыл бұрын

This song brings back a lot of memories from the disco era. They played this song at all the disco clubs in the late 70s. Glad to see you all are ok after the tornadoes in Oklahoma. Thanks for reacting to this.

@beths999 Жыл бұрын

I remember taking a dance class in high school and we learned the Hustle! I still remember some of the moves 40 years later ❤🎉😂

@glenntuttle6209 Жыл бұрын

It’s all about the dance! No words. Just do the Hustle!!

@loritajohnson5664 Жыл бұрын

This song ushered in the sound of Disco back in 1975. If you watched Soul Train or American Bandstand during that time, you would see the dancers doing 'the hustle'.

@Naty_Sousa Жыл бұрын

This song really makes you want to start dancing 😊 and it's exactly what you both did! Nice to see the joy in your faces and thank you for always bringing to us so many gems from the past ❤

@anitarobinson4234 Жыл бұрын

I love you guy's you make me smile everyday 😊

@retired4365 Жыл бұрын

1975 Miss you ❤🤣

@Zane1962 Жыл бұрын

For me Disco is like Christmas Music...it's just happy sounding.

@bloppysloppy2283 Жыл бұрын

"Rock The Boat" by the Hues Corporation was a very early Disco hit in the Summer of 1974.

@kerrijohnson2303 Жыл бұрын

The hustle was a popular 70’s dance. My daddy taught it to me as a kid…good memories

@RIXRADvidz Жыл бұрын

This song was considered the Herald of Disco. DO THE HUSTLE !!! made me smile , Again.

@laurievandewiele4065 Жыл бұрын

Whenever this song was played at a school dance or party, no one was left sitting. We all got up and line danced the Hustle. Have a look at the Electric Slide video, that was another popular one but it was after disco

@williambarrett3223 Жыл бұрын

This song was the big thing when I was in the Navy (1974-1978)

@debbiewashabaugh9891 Жыл бұрын

I remember dancing with my friends after work to this song. It was such a kick.

@CaroleGentry-3975 Жыл бұрын

This song would come on and everyone would run on the dance floor because it was a line dance. you're right it was unforgettable

@jeffgale5307 Жыл бұрын

I was 19 yrs. Old in 1975. Grew up in North Dallas and lived in apartments right behind Flannigan's Disco. The next two years was the time of my life . We would walk to the Disco, dance all night, walk back home and listen to Zeppelin.

@m.vondrake5534 Жыл бұрын

The Disco era had a lot of instrumentals. The Hustle is kind of what gave birth to line-dancing...

@rickycole6327 Жыл бұрын

Guys the Hustle was huge hit number one on Billboard pop R&B Disco and Dance charts lot of instrumentals between 1973 and 1986 most of them reached number one this was Van's only song sadly Van passed away from a heart attack in 1979 RIP 🌺

@wbmstr24 Жыл бұрын

Not one crotch grab, no one twerk....actual dancing, who knew?

@bloppysloppy2283 Жыл бұрын

No same sex BS either.

@maureenormston8356 Жыл бұрын

Oooh pure disco, so 70's❤️. The ladies with the "pants" were Pan's People who were a dance troupe who appeared on Top Of The Pops (weekly UK pop music show which featured the charts).

@bradsouthers7476 Жыл бұрын

This song was so everywhere in the 70's that I even remember playing this in my high school marching band.

@RDRussell2 Жыл бұрын

I was living in Germany at the time this song came out (my dad was in the US Army) - no internet, no cable TV, no streaming services - and even all the way overseas everyone knew this song. Teenagers would be teaching each other the proper steps in between classes, "do the hustle!" was sort of a catchphrase signifying how cool you were...this song was HUGE.

@RabbiSteve Жыл бұрын

Excellent reaction. I will be honest, I appreciated neither the song nor the dance enough in the day. Nevertheless I enjoyed both. My girlfriend at the time like to go out dancing. And she taught me The Hustle. I was so grateful that she did, even though I was kind of in “anti-disco“ kind of a guy. But that was all on the surface. Because I really enjoyed so much the dance and the dancing. This song didn’t need any words, except for “do the hustle“, because the dance swept the world. And everybody was “Doing the Hustle“. While I had been into the freestyle of dancing from the late 60s through the early 70s. I really appreciated this kind of ballroom coordinated dancing coming back. While I still can appreciate free dancing, it’s so much cooler to be dancing with someone else and with other people in formations. It’s one of the reasons why although I’ve never gotten good at it, I love country dancing. Thanks for doing this reaction.

@petesolo70 4 ай бұрын

Love that y’all are dancing to this classic. This is how the 70’s were and a great time to be a kid.

@garyarnett1220 Жыл бұрын

The ULTIMATE dance toon of ever !!! So great !! Wanna slow dance, we got this, or boogie? We got that too.

@Shrykespeare Жыл бұрын

I remember when I was a child and hearing this, and watching my older sister dance to it. Trust me when I say, this was the Macarena of the mid-70s... the major difference being, "The Hustle" has held up a lot better over time. Despite this being a monster #1 hit, sadly, Van never hit the Top 40 again. The closest he cam was his follow-up song, "Change With the Times", which is also a decent tune.

@damonandrade9416 Жыл бұрын

Ah you two got me tonight. I grew up dancing to this at the clubs. Ya know I wish I could dance today but arthritis it has taken it's toll. You two must take lessons. It was awesome. Thanks for the tears. Enjoy dancing while you can!!!!

@bmcagent Жыл бұрын

This song is the epitome of the 70's! Surprised you have not heard it before!

@meltorme-ntor2933 Жыл бұрын

Ah, The Hustle! That takes me back to my childhood! For other awesome (imho) disco songs try Boney M and their songs "Rasputin", "Ma Baker", and an actually very beautiful rendition of "Rivers of Babylon". ...................... Now I'm gonna have "The Hustle" stuck in my head all day! Thanks! 😅

@robinjoseph9430 Жыл бұрын

The Sound Of Philadelphia Was a big disco hit from the 70s you need to hear it

@wedge4hire Жыл бұрын

The iconic Disco tune! Regardless of club location or race of people in attendance, when they dropped the needle on this one, everybody got up!!!

@dsgm10 Жыл бұрын

I danced The Hustle to this song a million times in the discos in the 70's, Thanks for the memories!!

@bblair2627 Жыл бұрын

i was there in 75. still sounds awesome

@johnturner1073 8 ай бұрын

I was 17 when this came out in the summer of 75. What a time to be alive. Never learned to dance, never mind this dance, but every time I hear the intro I'm up on the dance floor (in my head) and back in my youth!

@kazwilson425 Жыл бұрын

It is physically impossible to sit still listening to this song! All the rage when I was a teen - what a classic!😍

@moogdome2562 6 ай бұрын

It's a joy, to see your lovely happy faces. Love the music so much. Such a beautiful piece of music. The strings, make me emotional, so sweet. Van Mcoy was an underrated genius.

@robertcarter3768 Жыл бұрын

This was the true beginning of the disco dance craze!!! We all learned the basic disco steps to this song!

@uthtown Жыл бұрын

This song was a huge hit when I was in 1st grade. A dance instructor came to my class, put the 45 on the huge record player w/the huge woofer (remember those??) and proceeded to show us “the hustle” dance. Lol. Great memory