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"Disco Duck" is a satirical disco novelty song performed by Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots. At the time, Dees was a Memphis disc jockey. It became a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 for one week in October 1976 (and ranked #97 out of the 100 most popular songs of the year according to Billboard magazine).
Irwin the Disco Duck, a.k.a. Irwin the Dynamic Duck, is a fictional character who was featured on a series of children's records from Peter Pan Records. [1] He's depicted as an anthropomorphic white duck with a head of brown hair, usually dressed in 1970s-style clothes ( platform shoes , bell-bottoms , et cetera).
Songs such as "The Loco-Motion" were specifically written with the intention of creating a new dance and many more pop hits, such as "Mashed Potato Time" by Dee Dee Sharp, were written to cash in recent successful novelties. In the early 1970s, disco spawned a succession of dance fads including the Bump, the Hustle, and the Y.M.C.A.
The clips featured in the short were Thru the Mirror (1936), Clock Cleaners (1937), Mr. Duck Steps Out (1940), Mickey's Birthday Party and Symphony Hour (both 1942), the first appearance of Panchito Pistoles from The Three Caballeros (1944), Mickey's Delayed Date (1947) and How to Dance (1953).
The editorial board of AllMusic Guide gave this album four out of five stars, with reviewer JT Griffith calling it "a fun novelty record, but not a classic comedy album". [1]
Rick Dees' single 'Disco Duck', and another song by Dees, 'Dr. Disco', both appear in the film, but are not included on the soundtrack album. The soundtrack won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. [22] It is the only disco album to do so, and one of only three soundtrack albums so honored.
Dance Little Dreamer; Dance with Me (Peter Brown song) Dancin' Fool; Dancin' Man; Dancing with a Stranger; Dancing's Done; December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night) Demeanor (song) Deputy of Love; Devil's Gun; Disco Clone; Disco Duck; Do It ('Til You're Satisfied) Do It Any Way You Wanna; Do It Well; Don't Leave Me This Way; Don't Let Go (Jesse Stone song)
Also notable was the company's run of Irwin the Disco Duck albums, which featured popular songs of their time (1976 to 1980) and were aimed at children, with the title character acting as a DJ. Peter Pan Records was spun off into its own entity, Peter Pan Industries.