Nile Rodgers (who was part of Chic) later said that the song was directed at how Studio 54 would casually reject "undesirable people" from entering, with "freak out" being a sanitized version of "f*** off"

@ajruther67

2 жыл бұрын

Yep! Heard Nile say it himself in a documentary

@amyk9175

2 жыл бұрын

Yep, came to comments to say just that.

@KathySandru

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! The DJ's were playing their music at Studio 54 but when they wanted to get in the club, they weren't allowed into the club, so Nile & Bernard Edwards (the bassist) wrote it. "Good Times" is another dance banger from CHIC. Cannot tell you how important legendary producer Nile Rodgers is - Produced Bowie, Diana Ross, Duran-Duran, Steve Winwood, Madonna, you name it!

@SimonePhoenix

2 жыл бұрын

That's right, Rubell & Schrager wouldn't let them into the club, though they had an invite from GRACE JONES! Yep, they were mad & back at their apartment not far from there they were playing their guitars & screaming out the window for Studio 54 to "F*** OFF". The tune started to take form, they changed the chorus's famous chant to highlight a dance that was huge back then, "The Freak" & the rest is music history. Respect to you & yours.

@donniehagy5125

Жыл бұрын

Took the words right out of my mouth. His group was "casually rejected".

A number one disco hit from 1979. This R&B's band had quite a few hits. My favorite was "Everybody 💃 Dance"

@watchwmn

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, rhythm and blues!

Another great disco song from the late 70s that I think you would enjoy is Boogie Oogie Oogie by A Taste of Honey,

@kenperk9854

2 жыл бұрын

Oogie wasn't in the same league with this bunch!

@mitmo03

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome song!!

@jadedonnaanderson

2 жыл бұрын

Please please react to this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ❤️

@BadlndsBob

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I agree. They should hear that!

This was a monster hit for Chic! Yes, the Freak was a dance in the late seventies/early eighties! That’s the magnificent legendary Nile Rogers on guitar and he went on to produce acts like Duran Duran, David Bowie, Madonna, Sister Sledge, Daft Punk, and many more! They also had big hits with I Want Your Love, Everybody Dance, and Good Times which was sample by the Sugarhill Gang for their mega hit Rapper’s Delight without permission! Chic sued and won! ❤️❤️

Chic (pronounced "sheek") had another great hit in - I Want Your Love.

This was in the Disco era and yes, the freak was a dance!

"Studio 54" was the hottest nightclub in the country...located in late 1970s New York city. Come Friday into the weekend ppl dressed to the nines and waited with baited breath to be let in. The owner would come out and hand pick who would get in. If u didn't get picked..you swallowed your pride and waited for the next weekend. Celebs from every walk of life couldn't wait to be seen at "54".

@keydad3607

2 жыл бұрын

I hope they didn't have "baited" breath. That would smell nasty. How about "bated" breath.

@jacqueline4514

2 жыл бұрын

And could you believe that before Chic hit the charts, Nile Rodgers of Chic and another member tried to get in to Studio 54 and they didn’t let him in; they went home and wrote “LeFreak” and the rest is history!!!

@KathySandru

2 жыл бұрын

The rest of us went to "Elaine's", "Limelight", "Monster" (Greenwich Village) but everyone wanted to get into Studio 54 (not me though, too pretentious & I refused to beg at the rope - plus I was underage anyway). But from documentaries I saw they had 2 VIP rooms - VIP & VVIP. The VVIP were Margaret Trudeau (Justin's mom), Elizabeth Taylor, Andy Warhol, Truman Capote, Liza Minnelli, Bianca & Mick Jagger - even Jean Stapleton (Edith - All in the Family) were regulars. Underaged celebs like Michael Jackson, Brooke Shields & Tatum O'Neal were regulars there too.

LE Freak was a dance at time it started in the disco clubs by the band. other songs - Everybody Dance, Dance Dance Dance & I Want Your Love.

Good memories of being on the dance floor doing the Bump to this tune back in the day!! You simply can't stay still when this comes on!!

Yes, this was a dance. I was stationed in Norfolk, VA when this came out. I not only Freaked my dance partner, but myself as well. Great memories.

@pflynn581

2 жыл бұрын

Mildenhall,Lakenheath?

Don't know much about disco but this was a popular song, played everywhere during that era.

I love that Bernard Edwards bass-line. I remember dancing to this in the 80s with my then, soon to be wife. Good Times :)

@amb2745

2 жыл бұрын

Bernard Edwards and Nile Rogers would be instrumental in providing Queen bass player John Deacon with inspiratioin to create catchy bass lines used in Queen, such as "Another One Bites The Dust" and "Under Pressure".

YESSSSS! Roller skated my butt off to this song in my preteens! Thanks for the memories!

@juliewhite7469

2 жыл бұрын

Me too! Disco had the perfect beat 💓 for roller skating.

This is my favorite from them in 1979 Chic - Good Times

Chic is pronounced sheek.. Nile Rodgers is a very talented man and has worked with many singers and bands. He's the man behind Chic.. He wrote and produced for sister sledge too.

This was like the beginnings of disco. And it was so much fun!

@virginiadurant9954

2 жыл бұрын

This came out 1979. Disco began about 1975 and ended about the end of 1981. Do not know why writers let disco die. It was so much fun.

@frankiebowie6174

2 жыл бұрын

@@virginiadurant9954 Disco didn’t die - it was murdered by creeps like Steve Dahl.

@mr.knowitall6440

2 жыл бұрын

This was actually nearer to the end of Disco...

@5star64

9 ай бұрын

This was in the last months of disco. You shouldn’t post unless you know what your talking about.

@11dsw

5 ай бұрын

@@virginiadurant9954disco born in '71/72

It hit number one on the Billboard hot 100 and R&B charts in 1978. It was #1 on the Disco charts for 7 weeks. Billboard Magazine ranked it the number 3 song for all of 1978. From the same album Le Chic, "I Want Your Love" is a good song and was also a hit. By the way, you pronounce the band name SHEEK, just like they say it in the song.

@zinarhone7642

2 жыл бұрын

I Want Your Love was my Favorite.

@michaelasay8587

2 жыл бұрын

@@zinarhone7642 yes beautiful Zina...me too

@blxgrl

2 жыл бұрын

Everybody used to do the freak when tht came on

@thebuild4133

2 жыл бұрын

Try Marvin Gaye come get to this

@donaldpittman4303

2 жыл бұрын

This song came out in 1978. Good times came out in 1979

This was very popular at my School Dances and Parties and at the Skating Rinks. Everyone got up to dance to this song.

This was HUGE back in the day! I remember my older sister dancing to this with the dance team during a football halftime show. The whole stadium was rocking!

This tune you here is nile rodgers anthem ...he produced for many artists ..still does

The song lyrics describe getting out on the dance floor of Studio 54, The top disco club in the universe.

Chic was amazingly talented, the rhythm section of Nile Rogers , Bernard Edwards and Tony Thompson might have been the best ever. this group also featured a little known back up singer at the time named Luther Vandross. they wrote and produced for numerous other acts , sister sledge, diana ross , david bowie, madonna , power station etc .

@bloppysloppy4057

2 жыл бұрын

Tony Thompson played with Led Zeppelin at Live Aid too.

@PjRjHj

Жыл бұрын

100% Bernard Edwards is a Bass God

I remember roller skating to this song back in 1978 I was to young for the disco techs I can hear the next song that would play shake your groove thing by peaches and herb

It was No. 1 on the Billboard charts and it was a dance in the 70's called "Le Freak." Huge group in the 70's next to the Bee Gees. Other hits were>>>Good Times.....Everybody Dance.

I lived in New York City in 1979 and was at Studio 54, when they played this song and the place was rocking!!!

If you want to hear a Disco dance song of the 70's listen to "THE HUSTLE" a hit song and dance back then

Niles Rogers said he and his partner came up with the title to this song because they were not allowed in the door at Club 54,but the F was for another word entirely.That guitar sound was his trademark.

This song was my jam (Stationed in Germany) In the late 70's.

I used to love to roller skate to this song!😄

@juliewhite7469

2 жыл бұрын

So much fun 🥰🥰🥰

Yesssss another great song 🎵👌9

This song was one of the top songs of the disco era. It was played in all the dance clubs in late 1970s. Thanks for posting!!

I am from the Disco era i loved it. great reaction Shawn and sweet Mel. Love to you both from Memphis Tn.

Every bar, school dance, etc., played this endlessly ;) It was awesome!

This is the song they would play when we did warm ups for our home high school basketball games

10 year old me skated many hours to this music 🎶 . Oh how I wished I could skate backwards like the cool kids 😎. "Freak out" was the signal to spin around and change direction. Sweet memories 💖

Yes, "The Freak" was indeed a dance. This was a major hit for Chic with Niles Rodgers on the Bass.

As a once upon a time disco queen, yes!!!!

When they weren't let into Studio 54 ( the BIGGEST DISCO).. Their words were F**k Y**!!!! They wrote this song about that incident!!! EVERYONE LOVED IT!!

They had ALOT of hits GOOD TIMES, EVERYBODY DANCE....AND MANY MORE

This song was huge in 1979. My two personal favorites of theirs is: "Good Times" (also from 1979) "Dance Dance Dance" (1977)

♥️Disco🙌 I was about 12 or 13 when this came out, boogieing in my bedroom .

We danced so much to this!☮️🎶

Wow brought me right back to eighth grade. This was a dance and it spent 6 weeks at number one on billboard. The guys went on to write humongous hits including the number ones:Upside Down for Diana Ross Let’s Dance for the late David Bowie and the monster hit for Madonna Cicconi Like A Virgin

ICONIC!!!!!! Humongous dance hit back in the day!! I was sure y’all was gonna recognize it as sure as the beat dropped- also another huge one at our skating rink back then- 😁. Great one guys!! 💖💙👍✌️

this group put out the song(good times) which was the sample for the first sucessful rap record "rapper's delite" by sugarhill gang. they had many more hits!

Possibly two of the greatest guitarists of the the fantastic 1970’s the late Bernie Edwards on bass and the utterly fantastic Nile Rogers on rythum guitar

Oh!! Disco days were the best

Huge talent in that band. Look up each member!

Love dance music!

This group changed the game on how other groups n people dressed. After they came out, groups started dressing more conservative. People started dressing up to go to the clubs. It was crazy, everybody wanted to be Chic. The dance floor was full, when this played.❤

I spent many nights in the disco dancing to this, we did have a dance to the rhythm of it. So much fun. Great exercise. disco music was the best dance era, period.

We went clubbing in the days🔥So much fun. I think we just called them " Dance Clubs" back in the 70's. Mandatory to get very DRESSED UP. The atmosphere just oozed with sensuality.Those Disco BASS LINES🎵🎵🎵 What an era. No violence in the clubs. No crazy drunks. None of that was tolerated. Just dance dance dance💃💃💃

Le Freak was originally called "AWW F***K Off!" towards Studio 54. Studio 54 was notoriously difficult to get into. Nile Rodgers and Grace Jones went there only to have the door slammed in their faces with doorman shouting"F***K OFF!"

Great reaction to a great song. Nile Rodgers was the man behind Chic. The band had been known prior as New York City.They had a nice song, I'm Doin' Fine Now as NYC. You might also react to Chics song My Feet Keep Dancing, along with the other song suggestions you got in the comments. Keep it going, Peace

@michaelb.1701

2 жыл бұрын

I didn't know Niles,Bernard and Tony were in that band.My sister had the 45 of I'm doin fine now,great early 70's soul.It had a Philly soul sound to it.

Some of the best times of my life were spent dancing and skating to this song, PLEASE explore more “CHIC”; DISCO ROYALTY 👑 “Everybody Dance”, “I Want Your Love”, “Good Times”, “Dance, Dance, Dance” ❤️❤️❤️❤️

"Come on down to 54" referring to the New York city disco club Studio 54.

CHIC in its original line-up was a huge act, but in the later 80s Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards wanted to go behind the scenes for production. They knew their stuff. But there was a clamor for them to perform and they would take the act out for tours. On April 17, 1996, the original line-up did its last performance at The Budokan in Tokyo, Japan. The whole concert is available on KZread in segments and individual tunes. Bernard Edwards, the bassist, was suffering from the flu and running a very high temperature but still went on. That night after the show he retired to his hotel room to recover from the show and try to get better. He never woke up. He died in his sleep, a tragedy to all CHIC fans. I would recommend their performance f "Good Times" as the group incorporated the Sugar Hill Gang's rap into the song. Good fun!

I remember doing the dance "the freak" back in the day, those were some of the best of times!😊😍

Used to dance in the clubs to this song when I was under age. I use to steal my sister’s ID and use it to get into the club.

Yes this was a Disco song, and yes the Freak was a dance, but they couldn't have performed it on any video. It was a little spicey. The reference "come on down, to 54" was talking about the most famous Disco in the USA, New York's Studio 54. At the time it was rumored to be a scandalous place where all kinds of "freaky stuff happened" (and you can look up the pictures of Studio 54, the rumors were true and then some). It was visited by a lot of celebs and had a reputation for drugs.

One of the best bands of all time, so much talent! ALL of their musik was good EVERY last one! Yes, it was a dance called "The Freak" back in the day. The black lead singers are doing the dance in the video.

Nile Rogers is the guitarist and he also produced hits for so many other artists; Madonna, Bowie, Daft Punk, The Pointer Sisters. He wrote the songs, played guitar on them, produced them. His guitar is even called "The Hitmaker" because it's been on so many number one songs. He is still touring today, go see him if you get the chance.

i"m from new york. I was 23 when this record came out. The freak was the first dance after the hustle that you could do without a partner.

It's pronounced "sheek". Le' Freak wasn't a dance. Just a vibe!

Another iconic disco song that was always played at my family functions from when it first came out. Amazing party song! Takes me back to my early childhood days... I was about 7 maybe... the guitar... YES! Luuuuv this! Always will!

"Roll Bounce" brought this to a new generation in the 90's.

The Freak was a dance along with the Rock and the Dog.

I love that you guys are just now discovering a lot of the 70s funk. ❤️❤️.... i'm a few years older than you guys so I was actually in the teen discos ( there was an adult , and then one day a week teen disco here where I live called the Poison Apple) It was cool inside it resembled a little bit of studio 54) it had clear see-through Lucite floors with disco lights everywhere and then a stage with lights Built into the floor panels ....Upstairs it had a cat walk where you could look over the rail and watch everybody dancing below💃🏻🕺🏻❤️

Whenever you hear Chic...just understand you listening to one of the greatest black bassist EVER! Bernard Edwards on bass and Nile Rodgers on guitar....classic black sound of the late 70s!

Thank you, I love this disco song. I’m 70 years old and I remember dancing this in the disco’s. We use to go to the Wildcat house and party down, its a college bear a big place, big dance floor.

I remember roller skating & dancing to this song I was about 8 when it was released ( disco era ) It was one of my favs ❤

They played it a lot at Studio 54. Back in the Disco days!!! Long live Disco!!!! Love it still.

Another song I forgot about. Wasn't into disco, but some tunes stick out.

I love the disco era. They always play disco music in the dollar store by my house. The music just makes people happy!!

Shawn and Mel you have truly represented on Black History..check out the song Everybody Dance,, this was a amazing time

Nile rodgers on guitar is a big time producer. Legendary now

The best dance band of all time without a doubt!

A great band. You got to love that BASS. Yes it was a dance with hands movement.

This is my sister's ringtone on my phone because we listened to this song all the time. 8 track, radio, at the roller rink, every party and every school dance. It came out my senior year in high school.

The Freak was a dance.. We use to PARTY!!!

I remember wearing out this 45 back in '79. As a white guy whose family is from New England... this blew my mind!! Disco and Funk is where it's at.

The Freak wasn't an actual dance. It's meant to get on the dance floor and completely let loose. Get into the groove. Leave the stress behind

@Nonchalant_248

2 жыл бұрын

No it was a real dance back then. I was 10 years old and remember every Chic song they had. I loved them, Donna Summer and Sister Sledge as a kid.

@sandraspeakstruth

Жыл бұрын

The Freak was a dance.

Loved this song in 1979 and still love it today!

Speaking of 70s moments, you need to try 'Why Have I Lost You?" by Cameo for size. You WON'T regret it!!!!!!!! R.I.P....Wayne Cooper.

Let me give you a little history of this song. It was originally written as "F*** You". Grace Jones, a hot singer and actress at the time, invited the band to come party with her at Studio 54 in New York. When they arrived, security wouldn't let them in. They went home and wrote it. Afterwards, they liked the tune so much that they changed the lyrics to a more radio friendly "Freak Out". The dance came after the song...not before. Also, the guitar and balls players were two of the hottest producers in the 70's and 80's. Nile Rogers (guitar), the late Bernard Edwards (bass). They produced Diana Ross, The Pointer Sisters. In the 90s, Nile Rogers co-wrote and produced "Let's Dance" by David Bowie. He also produced albums for Duran Duran and others. They're in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

The phrase "Let's head on down to 54." Was a world renowned and New York City's most famous night club "Studio 54" own by Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager. Every world-renowned celebrity from actors to musicians to academics and politics were staples at "Studio 54." The band 'Chic" and this song was a big hit at "Studio 54." Awesome!

this song was number 1 on the billboard charts for 6 weeks in 1979.

This is Disco Mel, of course, they’re Dancing that’s what disco is all about and feeling good ❤

This one got everyone up & out on the disco dance floor to do "Le Freak".

Bringing me back to 8th grade now! This song was EVERYWHERE!

Was it a dance from top of ODELL'S down to the bottom and around back to he top,Lord such GRAND MEMORIES. It was a rocking oval shaped conga like dance WOW .

This was an awesome song to skate to 🛼 I miss those times

Chic consisted of Benard Edwards on Bass and Nile Rogers on Rhythm guitar ,Tony Thompson on drums Alfa Anderson & Luci Martin on co leads ,two of the best singers in the business ,

Love the guy’s reaction when the bass solo comes in!

Young & Company!!! "I like what you're doing to me". TY

Bass player here. Man, the dude jamming on that bass knows what the hell he's doing! Jeez, Louise, he's got it going on.

so glad you two are checking out more of the disco groups

Please check out Dance to the Drummer's Beat by Herman Kelly, a definite banger from 1978.As kids we definitely were groovin to this.

Chic, always love this band and song. Le Freak awesome man.

I’ve been listening to this song since I was a kid. I have never seen the dance that went with it, but then again I was a kid in the Midwest.