# Tunes about the type of music they are **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [16 October 2023 18:44 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/tunes-about-the-type-of-music-they-are/1416 "2023-10-16T18:44:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![RichieHavers](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/richiehavers/32/335_2.png) [@RichieHavers](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/RichieHavers)\ **Post date:** [18 October 2023 13:20 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/tunes-about-the-type-of-music-they-are/1416/21 "2023-10-18T13:20:38Z")
Wonder what happened to this guys career? ---
**Author:** ![SwayzieExpress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@SwayzieExpress](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/SwayzieExpress)\ **Post date:** [18 October 2023 15:32 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/tunes-about-the-type-of-music-they-are/1416/22 "2023-10-18T15:32:46Z")
[![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/djhistory/original/2X/6/63029200224f8afb0fe129ce24e3f84472d02cc8.jpeg "Gang Starr - Jazz Thing") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kg0mh3lu9Q) ---
**Author:** ![MGG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/mgg/32/782_2.png) [@MGG](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/MGG)\ **Post date:** [18 October 2023 19:13 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/tunes-about-the-type-of-music-they-are/1416/23 "2023-10-18T19:13:38Z")
[![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/djhistory/original/2X/d/dcae694f33d0218cac8c94096eac46b8b88422e0.jpeg "The Definition Of A Track (The Backroom) (ORIGINAL VERSION)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tm3IfaywST4) ---
**Author:** ![Rodney-Bennett](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/rodney-bennett/32/1109_2.png) [@Rodney-Bennett](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/Rodney-Bennett)\ **Post date:** [19 October 2023 08:38 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/tunes-about-the-type-of-music-they-are/1416/24 "2023-10-19T08:38:03Z")
This is about little more than the elements needed for a good disco track: [![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/djhistory/original/2X/0/006c21be75a62cdda780a8454d38b856c7a0591f.jpeg "Vicki Sue Robinson - Turn the Beat Around (Audio)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vz9pZW5OvM4) ---
**Author:** ![GrimsbyRiviera](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/grimsbyriviera/32/9_2.png) [@GrimsbyRiviera](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/GrimsbyRiviera)\ **Post date:** [20 October 2023 18:43 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/tunes-about-the-type-of-music-they-are/1416/25 "2023-10-20T18:43:07Z")
This one turned up randomly on my iTunes shuffle today. [![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/djhistory/original/2X/9/9b5adc3132da6fcf3b93cd7cf69b2b3bc57c332f.jpeg "KING CURTIS - Memphis Soul Stew") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Sm9n-6hy6M) ---
**Author:** ![Laechelt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/laechelt/32/1599_2.png) [@Laechelt](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/Laechelt)\ **Post date:** [22 October 2023 21:16 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/tunes-about-the-type-of-music-they-are/1416/26 "2023-10-22T21:16:44Z")
[![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/djhistory/original/2X/c/c5a8e4183058f621214b7d890e7c98cbc6d17b83.jpeg "That Gospel Music") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUu7OwSqyU4) If you have the guts to call your band The Fabulous Superlatives, you know they’re gonna cook! ---
**Author:** ![Rodney-Bennett](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/rodney-bennett/32/1109_2.png) [@Rodney-Bennett](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/Rodney-Bennett)\ **Post date:** [23 October 2023 08:26 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/tunes-about-the-type-of-music-they-are/1416/27 "2023-10-23T08:26:43Z")
Boyd Jarvis singing about making music in the middle of the night. [![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/djhistory/original/2X/b/be354512d63c9d6dac869a5c94eba398729348f5.jpeg "I've Got The Music (feat. Boyd Jarvis) (Blazin' Mix)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_wL_LAiqto) A Daniel Wang favourite. The Carpenters version of a 1930s goofy song about making goofy music. [![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/djhistory/original/2X/2/262d17013db1a7400d664ac11bde0f4f3ac113aa.jpeg "Goofus") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRQqvNNZDCs) ---
**Author:** ![misterharrison](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/misterharrison/32/2232_2.png) [@misterharrison](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/misterharrison)\ **Post date:** [23 October 2023 11:24 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/tunes-about-the-type-of-music-they-are/1416/28 "2023-10-23T11:24:52Z")
Just going to leave this here (apologies in advance): Obviously a nice window into recording studio practices during the disco era… [![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/djhistory/original/2X/4/4383f9120b7f9fa2c0c674a55ad637814f14adbe.jpeg "Disco Dick D I Y Disco") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgSZ-gva7iY) ---
**Author:** ![TheBadger](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/thebadger/32/341_2.png) [@TheBadger](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/TheBadger)\ **Post date:** [23 October 2023 12:05 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/tunes-about-the-type-of-music-they-are/1416/29 "2023-10-23T12:05:15Z")
Few from the 60’s: Arthur Conley - Sweet Soul Music Prince Buster - My National Ska Chuck Berry/The Beatles - Roll Over Beethoven [![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/djhistory/original/2X/4/4047b8f32b91a232b96d963d376ae4c868e1575b.jpeg "Arthur Conley - Sweet Soul Music") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0go3FUtskfg) ---
**Author:** ![SmashedAtoms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@SmashedAtoms](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/SmashedAtoms)\ **Post date:** [23 October 2023 18:56 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/tunes-about-the-type-of-music-they-are/1416/30 "2023-10-23T18:56:03Z")
Here’s a Disco Jam… [![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/djhistory/original/2X/8/853f2527265c72a35c4d839187e9d64292d3b0a9.jpeg "Eddie Drennon ‎– Disco Jam ℗ 1978") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QF2ffpn8Bg) ---
**Author:** ![Spider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Spider](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/Spider)\ **Post date:** [24 October 2023 08:37 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/tunes-about-the-type-of-music-they-are/1416/31 "2023-10-24T08:37:22Z")
[![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/djhistory/original/2X/4/4140908b31d232722cd979287a12ce756b2f3494.jpeg "Ghostdancers (Ashley Beedle's Cock Happy Vocal Remix)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whV_OA_GDLM) Maybe off topic slightly but, in terms of an evocative vocal of what the music’s about… always on point Earl Zinger/Rob Galliano ---
**Author:** ![TheBadger](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/thebadger/32/341_2.png) [@TheBadger](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/TheBadger)\ **Post date:** [24 October 2023 11:45 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/tunes-about-the-type-of-music-they-are/1416/32 "2023-10-24T11:45:10Z")
Stetsasonic’s response to James Mtume’s criticism of sampling in hip hop is another: [![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/djhistory/original/2X/9/92968ae726be45d4ef2eaa3f56bc036667f506aa.jpeg "Stetsasonic - Talkin' All That Jazz") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ym7PtXSmwHE) ---
**Author:** ![Rodney-Bennett](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/rodney-bennett/32/1109_2.png) [@Rodney-Bennett](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/Rodney-Bennett)\ **Post date:** [7 December 2023 10:42 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/tunes-about-the-type-of-music-they-are/1416/33 "2023-12-07T10:42:17Z")
I think this counts. MCA from the Beastie Boys rapping over a thundering Oberheim DMX drum machine about how to make a thundering drum machine-based track. A lot of it sounds like he’s reading from the manual, such as the bit about changing the sound chips. [![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/djhistory/original/2X/5/563cdadddb7d03481da43955c0e77b0123cdc17a.jpeg "MCA & Burzootie Drum Machine") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTFkzDXVQxI) [Previous page](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/tunes-about-the-type-of-music-they-are/1416.md?page=1)