3 Classic Disco Songs from the 1970s Fans Can’t Stop Singing Along to

One of the best parts about going out to a dance club to cut a rug is not necessarily the cutting of the rug part. Sometimes getting on the dance floor can be a fun time. But not everyone loves to show their stuff. But something everyone does love doing is lip-syncing or even singing to lyrics of a popular hit song. Especially when fabulous disco songs are coming through the speakers.

Here below, we wanted to explore three such examples. A trio of tracks that are almost impossible not to sing along to. Indeed, these are three classic disco songs fans just can’t stop singing along to.

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“Dancing Queen” by ABBA from Arrival (1976)

The Swedish group knocked it out of the park with this track, which became the band’s sole No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. But it peaked at that number for good reason. Musically, it’s an inspiring number that fills your heart with energy and sonic appreciation. But more than that, lyrically, the song gets your mouth moving. You almost become a Broadway actor as you perform the lyrics—big facial expressions, hand to chest. It takes you over, almost like a delicious spell. Indeed, on the offering, the group (and you) sing on the chorus,

You are the dancing queen
Young and sweet, only seventeen
Dancing queen
Feel the beat from the tambourine
Oh, yeah

You can dance, you can jive
Having the time of your life
Ooh, see that girl, watch that scene
Digging the dancing queen

“We Are Family” by Sister Sledge from We Are Family (1979)

Not only does this song engender singing from a big group of people but the chorus itself brings folks together. As soon as it comes on the stereo, everyone gets a little closer. Indeed, we all become family, a tight unit capable of belting out one of the best songs of the 1970s. The track, which hit No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, has the unique ability to turn any gathering into a family gathering. And Sister Sledge’s vocal performance becomes the tie that binds. Sings the quartet (and you),

We are family
I got all my sisters with me
We are family
Get up everybody and sing

We are family
I got all my sisters with me
We are family
Get up everybody and sing

“Y.M.C.A.” by Village People from Cruisin’ (1978)

Not only does this song have its own dance that is seemingly something we all learn from birth, but it’s a song we all love to sing along to. Why? Well, perhaps because most of us grew up around a Y.M.C.A. in our hometowns, those helpful outposts that offer swimming classes, basketball gyms, and even a place to stay for those in need. But just everything about this track keeps people entertained. From the wardrobes its singers put on to sing—resembling people of all walks—to the song lyrics itself. Sings the Village People (and you),

Young man, there’s no need to feel down.
I said, young man, pick yourself off the ground.
I said, young man, ’cause you’re in a new town
There’s no need to be unhappy.

Young man, there’s a place you can go.
I said, young man, when you’re short on your dough.
You can stay there, and I’m sure you will find
Many ways to have a good time.

It’s fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.
It’s fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.

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