Chic - Le Freak | REACTION

[@IamAlterEggo]

Nile Rodgers is one of the funkiest guitarists ever! And Bernard Edwards is a legendary bassist.

[@rayj1011]

And Rogers became a great producer.

[@LordRaiden86]

Bernard would have been better here if he was actually in tune

[@drumdog5]

And don't forget Tony Thompson on drums! Went on to become a member of the Power Station.

[@Qboro66]

@@drumdog5 and the monster hit Addicted to Love also with Robert Palmer... Channeling his inner Bonzo on the drums...

[@chuckaspegren5528]

@@LordRaiden86 That´s the beauty of real music played by musicians rather than computers...and if he´s out of tune...it´s by a barely detectable fraction.

[@brucegrossman3531]

A song about the band not getting into Studio 54. Niles Rodgers is the man.

[@lipby]

WHILE their song was being played inside the club!

[@truthwarrior7934]

Bingo

[@jamesricker3997]

That may have actually been a good thing. Some freaky stuff going on at studio 54, that's why the feds arrested the owners

[@brucegrossman3531]

@@jamesricker3997 that was for not reporting income.

[@debs3957]

I LOVE this song!

[@tektoniks_architects]

You can't over-state how big a hit this was back in the day.....ty.

[@clairecarlia-jones5979]

It still is in my house! 😝

[@christy2808]

@@clairecarlia-jones5979 Mine too! Hubby had to buy me a record player so I can enjoy my 45's! 😂😂

[@njineermike]

I had the 45.

[@carolcortez8716]

Yes Lord!! We even had a dance to go with it!! Sophomore yr was so much funner with this jam

[@terpjh4634]

My band director in high school set up dance moves for our Marching Band routine. It was the bomb!

[@pirobot668beta]

It didn't matter what Club, what time of day, what the crowd looked like. It didn't matter! Club might have been dead for hours...this song came on, everyone danced. Clubs with 'Twister' mats painted on the floor...it got wild.

[@nicholasferrara9227]

The kids of today have no idea how much fun they missed! You’re steppin’ is darn soulful my man!

[@sandeedobberstine5591]

He’s a natural!🤣Wish we could all have a dance party at Jamel’s😂

[@PeteLX]

Nile Rodgers original lyric was "Awwww F you! F Studio 54" after he was refused entry on new years eve 1978 :) Banger!!

[@vistalite-ph4zw]

Yup, Rodgers lived across the street from Studio 54 at the time...

[@iamperplexed4695]

I guess he wasnt chic enough.

[@vistalite-ph4zw]

Yeah, Steve Rubell (the owner of the club) was a piece of work. Sometimes he'll let everybody in, pick and choose, or let no one in make them stand out there for hours...

[@TJ-id6ee]

@@vistalite-ph4zw wow

[@PeteLX]

@@iamperplexed4695 Love your work :D

[@kimkramer1932]

Dude, you're looking like Linc on the original Mod Squad..

[@laurakali6522]

Kim Kramer I’m old enough to know who you’re talking about....loved that show....

[@DarrylWilletttoy4rn85]

So close. The fro needs to be 3 times bigger tho lolol

[@thomasrose7713]

Bigger fro and Lincoln was always perturbed Jamel is way too positive ✌🏻but the wig and the glasses do start taking you there

[@elizabeths50]

Loved The Mod Squad as a kid!

[@pbohearn]

Peggy Lipton!! Married Quincy Jones!!!

[@rpminc1974]

Jamel , you were made for the 70's I can see you out there spanking that floor for all its worth !!

[@shawnmcdowell5477]

Mondays are better with Jamel a.k.a. Jamel's channel.

[@ambersometimes2841]

You are hitting me right in the heart today!!! Chic and Donna Summer...these were my first introductions to music. I was a little Disco Diva in diapers. Seriously, you're killing it today! And I'm going to keep on pressing you to check out TV on the Radio, I really think you'll love them.

[@catschorus4684]

Famously wrote about Nile Rodgers not being able to get into Studio 54 to see Grace Jones perform.

[@moonstone1159]

Apparently, the song had some choice words (lyrics) about NR being denied entry to Studio 54, but he later replaced those words with "freak out!'.

[@Bacopa68]

Yeah, they were on the guest list and everything, but apparently Nile and 'Nard were judged to tip the crowd too black. Story is that Nile sang a song on a cab ride with very different lyrics, and Bernard came up with a bassline that turned it into a song.

[@matthewdrake4385]

True...aww f**k off was the original lyric.

[@rhallnapa]

You need to have 6 inch collars when you dance to this. WEEEEEEE!!!

[@davegoodridge8352]

When you said “Is that Michael McDonald?” No I believe that was Wolfman Jack.

[@laurier8131]

Yes it is. He was the host and awesome.

[@garyking6519]

Clap for the Wolfman!

[@deannacrownover3]

Wolfman Jack was epic in his day and is a legend today!

[@kryten09]

"everybody dance" and "dance dance dance: yowza yowza yowza" are two funky songs. (Similar title's, much different songs to each other) People make fun of "disco" but they forget that there needed to be many great songs that legitimized the genre in the first place.

[@yolandajohnson8685]

thank you for mentioning Dance Dance Dance after I'm done watching my buddy Jamel, I am gonna listen to it. Have a great day and stay safe.

[@AJ17_]

Don't forget "Good Times"! That bassline is so amazing and iconic. Sugarhill Gang even sampled it for "Rapper's Delight".

[@Kylora2112]

Everybody Dance is one of the best bass tracks ever cut to tape

[@christinevandenbrink7644]

indeed so.

[@sandyleewhite]

The only people I found that did not like Disco, were people who couldn't dance, or have no rhythm 😁

[@gholzem]

I went to a Cher concert in November 2019 and the opened for her. They are still great. Sound fantastic!

[@tigerwilliams7723]

Jamel, it's a disco anthem that brought out the freak in folks :-)

[@antoinettelopes]

Finally! CHIC! I truly LOL'd when you thought Wolfman Jack was Michael McDonald. Whenever I see the Wolfman it takes me right back to those days. He was so cool. He even ended up having a cartoon because us kids loved him so much. I think he howled through you. Anyways, "I Want Your Love" is my favorite Chic song, but I'm sure you'll get around to all of them. Nile Rodgers (bassist) is still around. He tweeted last week that he got an operation to fix his eye that he'd gone blind in. He also recently did a livestream on Instagram with his good friend John Taylor from Duran Duran. Nile is practically a member of that band because he worked on so many of their songs. Nile Rodgers and Giorgio Moroder are responsible for so much of the great dance music back then and even today through the influence of the songs they co-wrote and produced. If you head down that rabbit hole it will be a fun and funky adventure.

[@lucilleavakian833]

Massively under age, starting at age 12, I would take the Amtrak train to NYC from Delaware to hang out with my cousins. My uncle Leo had a fancy high rise apartment on the 21st floor on 8th Street and Broadway in the Village. I would come up for the weekend by myself. The apartment had thick, dark carpeting and mirrors and art deco furniture and art deco decorations everywhere. They even had a harpsichord covered in mirrors. In the living room my cousin Darius had a DJ set up. Two turntables and a mixer. Amazing speakers, it was like our own private club. That's where I first heard Le Freak. But, insane as it sounds, my cousin Rebecca would dress me in spandex pants and an oversize Tee shirt and low heels. Then she would make me up like a model, since she happened to be a model. Then the sunglasses, a cigarette and I was good to go! Where did we go? For disco, we would go to Inferno, Darius and his friends liked it there. It was near Union Square Park. Rebecca and I would often go to the famous Studio54. It cost $15 to get in. In 1978 that was a lot of money. Everyone just called it, "Studio." Another fun place was downtown, The Mudd Club. Very New Wave. I went to a record release party for The Talking Heads on night. The was my favorite club. CBGB was disgusting and that's even before you got to the bathroom. The whole club was like a bathroom. Bands were right there in your lap, but it smelled and was rank. One night my cousin had dressed me really sexy in this v neck spandex cat suit. Some guy wouldn't leave me alone so my cousin slammed me up against the wall behind me and backed up to me so he couldn't touch me. My cousin was drunk and high. She yells, "What do you think you are doing to my cousin? She's only 12 years old!" My immediate thought was, now we will get kicked out because I'm under age. Why would I care? That place was a dump! On a different note Mr Jamel. When I felt ready to have sex, which was in the 80s not the 70s, we all used birth control. Everyone I knew used birth control. My parents taught me about birth control. I don't think as many babies were the result of this, probably my favorite disco song of all time, as you think! I imagine an endless amount of pleasure, climaxes and such were, however! On yet another note, don't you think that it's strange that band did such a boring performance? Couldn't they choreograph something? Coordinate some outfits? I wish KC and the Sunshine Band could have given them some coaching. Maybe they were all about sounding good in the recording studio. Because that, they did amazingly. Chic - Good Times was the first song where the instrumental was played endlessly between two turntables so that the DJ or others could rap over it. I figure you knew that but I had to mention it. Chic were very important to Disco but also to what followed.

[@ballyastrocade5672]

"Le Freak, c'est chic" -- "The Freak, it's stylish" (or "fancy") in French. :-)

[@sebhistophage3697]

A precision, "Le fric" is a french popular expression to say "the money". A good pun: Freak Fric :)

[@jessearmstead2237]

Everybody Dance by Chic, another great song by this amazing group. It contains one of the craziest bass lines you will ever hear by the late great Bernard Edwards. The iconic Nile Rodgers is so responsible for so many great songs and artists who he wrote for and helped develop. I can’t say enough about him , the legacy of hit music he has made and continues to make for us. Chic is the perfect name for this group.

[@mr.danfam]

We did call this Freak Out whenever we asked our teacher to put this on the record player back in the 70s (Elementary School)! Usually if we had indoor recess or at the end of the day if we behaved ourselves.

[@195511SM]

This is probably my favorite disco song......BUT.....definitely the studio version.....the 'extended' & remastered HQ cut.....on headphones.

[@doplinger1]

Niles Rogers contributed to Daft Punk's "Random Access Memories" and it shows. The album is a masterpiece.

[@hannahretel1073]

Totally agree

[@DoctorYianni]

Absolutely fantastic guitarist

[@peterhernandez3182]

The Midnight Special was one of the only ways we could see our favorite artists perform. And they sang live. No lip singing. Thanks for the memories brother. ✌️

[@MrDesertdogg69]

Nice One Jamel. Glad you reacted to this one. Some other songs from them "Good Times", "Dance,Dance,Dance", "I Want Your Love", "Everybody Dance". if you haven't already?

[@peterw1213]

I'm hearing in my head Yawze Yawze Yawza

[@siglino]

This song was the jam! I was nine years old when this came out and it was ALL OVER the radio! Thanks for this one!

[@landshark7730]

Nile Rogers on guitar and Bernard Edwards on Bass... Groove Perfection.

[@paulahowell779]

Scratching that guitar 💕

[@roggie77777]

RIP Tony Thompson, great drummer, seen him twice in the 1985 and 1996

[@KathySandru]

Same with Bernard Edwards who left us too soon.

[@Lance37a]

@@KathySandru and the both were involved with The Power Station, Bernard produced them.

[@ischmidt]

@@Lance37a The Power Station was a great record, with the great Robert Palmer who *also* left us too soon.

[@dominickdarpino5584]

can we get a "ladies night" or "brick House" reaction?

[@susankelly8883]

Yes!!! Brick House !!!!!

[@MusicLover-wo7ig]

Ladies Night for sure. Classic disco.

[@sv3931]

Brick House ow ow

[@ethelpalmer9454]

Brick House yessss!!!

[@TheDivayenta]

Brick House!!!!!!

[@gregcormier2379]

Jamel, I'm a Le Freak parent ! Studio 54 was were it was at in the late 70's.

[@bsnyderphotography]

Same guitarist who put Daft Punk and Pharrell Williams on the map.

[@bluefriend62]

You might like A Taste of Honey’s Boogie-Oogie-Oogie.

[@LA-fz5qw]

Yaaasssss Oh my god this song was everywhere

[@HandleTakenlol]

There is a musac version that still plays in elevators

[@paulahowell779]

Tom Quinn 🤣🤣🤣

[@lydmarl.475]

He sees Michael McDonald everywhere (lol)!!

[@jmfloyd23]

Still have the 45😬 it’s also on the iPod & rotated in the jukebox 🎶

[@americangirl6029]

I read this song was written as a big “f-off” (The working title was actually F-Off 😆) to Studio 54 after being invited to the nightclub by Grace Jones but not being admitted in because they weren’t on the guest list (they were already a well known group at this point). Needless to say, it was a big laugh when this song was played at the club and they performed it at Studio 54 live. Lol.

[@FrancineST56]

I was going to say the same thing! 😎

[@teresastrickland5680]

I'm loving the midnight special Mondays and soul train Saturdays. If you love harmonies, like I know you do, check out the Eagles. Seven Bridges Road, Take it Easy, Witchy Woman. Excellent harmonies. They actually are on record for taking pride in their harmonies.

[@HandleTakenlol]

Seven Bridges Road! Some of the best harmonizing ever recorded

[@neonpark1874]

It would have to be "over there" as the Eagles block everything.

[@dustywaynemusic6297]

@@neonpark1874 yep Don Henley is an a-hole about that

[@paulahowell779]

I adore every single one of these songs to this day 💕💕

[@BeHappy-cp4fv]

This song was so popular and loved. It was played every night at discos even when other songs came and went this was the song that always played. In my early twenties I used to go out almost every weekend to the disco clubs and it was so much fun.

[@WhatAboutThemApples]

I would love to see Jamal's reaction to "Good Times" by Chic (assuming he doesn't know the historical significance of that song)

[@oldskool4612]

The Midnight Special is a GOLD MINE of timeless performances. A flashback to the good old days.

[@Clowderman]

That was as "all skate" song at the rink in the 70s

[@eddiemiacoria8477]

Bounce rock skate .. remember that jam.. told Jamal to react to that.. CLASSIC

[@paulahowell779]

Roller skating is making a huge comeback 💕

[@VidEo-kw9rd]

Love your channel! This came out when I was in middle school and played in the band. It started out with "1,2". Sometimes when our band leader would start us off saying "1,2", we would all say "Awwwww, freak out". I don't think he found it nearly as entertaining as we did! Also, I remember this band coming to the Delaware state fair years ago, probably some time in the 70's. My sister and I were there with our ponies for the horse show. They came rolling into the fairgrounds in a big limo! My sister and I snuck over to where they were setting up so we could sneak a peek at them. Good times, good times! Sorry for the long comment, but I figured you would enjoy it.

[@jonahyue4755]

Do their classic Good Times!

[@stephenhelmes8106]

"Freak Out!" My mind went right back to those skating rink Saturdays when I was a kid! The flashing lihts, the loud music, the DJ yelling at te kids going the wrong way! LOL Great times!

[@threseasingh2477]

Mr. Jamel it would make my stars twinkle just a little bit brighter if you would consider reacting to The S.O.S Band. Just the way you like it Just be good to me Weekend girl Take your time, are just a few of my faves. Thank you for entertaining us!

[@susankelly8883]

Jamel I appreciate you so much!! I m fighting cancer and you have lifted my spirits!! I'm 63..I grew up with ALL that. !!!!

[@casandramackall1547]

🤜🙏🤛💪

[@ollietsb1704]

Midnight Special used Real Musicians playing Real Instruments - that's what was soooo great. I'm sure they had some lip-sync's, but mostly it was Real. This wouldn't keep up for long, though... performers spent so much breath and energy dancing and gyrating that they couldn't/wouldn't stay within a microphone's range, and were simply too exhausted by even 30 minutes of this to 'perform real'. From here, lip-sync'ing and pre-recorded instrument tracks became 'necessary'.

[@kenwelch198]

Another thing is that they always insisted the song sounded just like it was heard on the radio. Within reason.

[@Russ_Keith]

Back in the day, Top of the Pops, the premier British pop music TV show at the time, had a rule that you could either play live and lip-sync or sing live to a backing track. It couldn't be all live. I guess they just didn't have the technology to reproduce what the kids were tuning in to hear and didn't want to take the chance The last thing they wanted was a letter starting "Dear BBC, I was disappointed ..." Yes, a letter. I'm talking pre-internet.

[@ollietsb1704]

@@Russ_Keith Affordable mix-board technology sucked until the mid-70s. Mikes, amps, PA systems - everything contributing to recording and sound reproduction was incredibly limited. That's why even a 4-track recording system was used 1 track at a time, then overlaid with Track 2's separate layer onto the separated Track 3. TV studios were built to have 1 or 2 mikes into a recording or reproduction 'board' and sound levels were set in concert with each other - basically mono-tracked or same-tracked from 2+ inputs. Amps, mikes, etc were simply too much for their systems back then. It was a fascinating time where innovation was mostly "What can I get by with?"

[@Russ_Keith]

@@ollietsb1704 Thanks for the info. It's an interesting insight. Things hadn't improved much by the mid 80s when I got into home recording through a series of incidents too long and boring to get into. But to the point, the first generation of affordable digital synths had just appeared and I got myself a Casio 1000 (I think) - 88 full size keys but no weighting or touch sensitivity, a Yamaha TX something drum machine and the rest was analog. There was a 6 channel mixer and a 4 track cassette recorder and I would fill up 4 tracks then bounce those into stereo while adding a live track at the same time. I had a couple of guitars, a couple of harmonicas and some bongos along with some effects pedals. Rinse and repeat till it was done. I used metal cassettes to reduce signal loss and tape hiss and played to a metronome so I could add the drum track last and it would still be crisp. That all lasted a year until life took over my time but I was happy to have produced a few tracks that were borderline passable but were mostly useful as a learning experience and finally the one track that actually fulfilled the ambitions that were in my head when I started. So I'm very familiar with "What can I get by with?" Happy days. And amazingly all of that stuff is still in my loft.

[@christy2808]

🙌 One of my 1st 45's 😂 Everyone in the skating rink rushed to the floor- the second this song started playing! ❤ THOSE WERE THE DAYS!!

[@randyl6541]

This is a must have here man. “Yah-Mo-Be-There” it’s James Ingram and Michael McDonald (live) This is just amazing. Please man

[@TheDivayenta]

Yes- one of my favorites!!! Are related to Nils?

[@randyl6541]

Yes but we have never meet.

[@carladicarlo3255]

You’d love just about anything from Nile Rodgers. Not just from Chic, he wrote and produced for everyone back in the day - Diana Ross, Sister Sledge, INXS, Madonna, David Bowie, Duran Duran - and he’s still doing it today. I saw Chic and Earth Wind and Fire last year. Truly awesome concert!

[@vaporman442]

Check out David Bowie’s “Let’s Dance”. It features Chic guitarist, Nile Rodgers (amazing) in rhythm and Guitar legend, Stevie Ray Vaughn on lead. Listen to the full length album version... the single edit cuts out most of the guitar solo as well as the horns.

[@vinniemoran7362]

Outstanding album! :))

[@paulahowell779]

Awe Lawd-A-Mursey!!! Stevie Ray Vaughn 💕🙏💕🙏

[@thetruthwillsetyoufree5974]

Jamel, your videos always bring a smile to my face and joy to my day. Love your channel and your wigs!

[@PeartEnvy2112]

Legends who've been sampled by Everyone.

[@ramondwilliam1307]

This song was played nonstop back in the day lol. Had a disco by my house, and this song was played, and people we're boogyin! 😂

[@wendywallace4614]

Everybody on the floor for the last Skate!

[@TheChefLady4JC]

@Bill McKay, yes!! Donna Summers!!

[@bjhellstream]

Nile Rodgers is a genius. He made hits not just for Chic but also Sister Sledge, Diana Ross, David Bowie, Duran Duran, INXS and many more. The combination of Nile Rodgers signature guitar riffs and Bernard Edwards incredible bass lines are just amazing. Had a radio show in my youth called Le Freak named after this song. Saw Nile Rodgers live a few years ago. What a dance party!

[@cgladlear2488]

How many babies? Erm 🤔 when were you born Jman. 😀😁😂😂

[@dee_dee_place]

This was always my cousin's 'free-style' favorite. She would go flying all over the dance floor dancing to this song.

[@TheDivayenta]

Jamel- how about scenes from The Jefferson’s? We all loved that show!

[@mst1740]

This reminds me of my childhood. My dad used to let me take a radio to bed with me and I'd tune it in to Radio Luxembourg for the Emperor Rosko show. He would always play disco and jazz funk and I used to lie there wishing I was old enough to be at all of the exciting parties that were going on somewhere in the world. I heard this song for the first time on that channel. Such memories.

[@kathynicholson103]

I could be wrong,but I swear this was how the expression " freak out" started

[@joeday4293]

Nope. Frank Zappa and the Mothers Of Invention, 1966. Although "freak" was already in the lexicon by then.

[@daveversion2.2]

Yes, as someone mentioned the lyric ‘....freak out’ really was ‘fuck off’ towards Studio 54.

[@2869may]

BILL WITHERS ~ "LOVELY DAY"....!!!

[@christy2808]

@Nick Oh my goodness! One of my absolute favorites❤❤❤ I LOVE THAT MAN AND EVERY SONG BILL WITHERS SANG. My boyfriend would attempt to sing it to me...my middle name is "DAE" . Lovely Dae was my nickname 😁✌❤

[@LClark-ry9to]

I was living off and on in Hong Kong through the Disco years , had a blast . I love China girl .

[@kimberlinibambini1988]

And oh how I loved my tight fitting chic jeans, and a couple other brands! Jamel, you is naughty and you is loved! 😆😉👍. ❤️✌️

[@musicgoddesskim8325]

So much joy on the dance floor.! Excellent day for music that brought so much joy & great times...!

[@stevanjakovljevic8662]

Simple: Nile Rodgers - Bernard Edwards - Tony Thompson.

[@jeffsmith8849]

Nile Rogers is the man. I saw him a couple of years ago in Seattle. He walked through the front door, high fived me and walked into the venue. He stood on stage shaking everyone's hands to say thanks for coming out to the show. He must have stood on stage for 30 minutes.

[@paulaKaa]

Hey J., react to "Good times" or "Everybody dance" by them 😉

[@krismcc719]

Any time I see the wig in the thumbnail, I know we’re in for a good time. ❤❤

[@coralqueen3059]

JAMEL,PLEASE REACT TO “IF” by BREAD- A Wonderful Song For The LADIES, and To The LADIES From Their MEN!

[@christy2808]

😭😭 A song I love....AND CRY TO!

[@vinniemoran7362]

So many great songs by Bread. One incredible melody after another.

[@musicmaiden4]

Woo! I bought this song it actually was an album size vinyl record. Thank you Jamel for a fond memory of my dancing days. May I make a small request from 909 Ontario, CA the song is called "Vehicle" it is performed by a band called "Ides of March". Trust me on this one that the song is right on Que with today's repertoire. Monday's are something to look forward thanks to you and the happiness you bring to the world.

[@meyerweinstock9567]

Hello from a fellow ONT native...

[@lestranged]

12 inch disco singles extended version

[@vonVile]

You should react to the Chic Slipknot mash-up "Dance Memories."

[@joeday4293]

My favorite is the James Brown/Led Zeppelin mashup, "Whole Lotta Sex Machine."

[@DiscoFang]

That classic Niles Rogers rhythm guitar chop. His signature throughout his career and solo work too.

[@MrBobbytaylor]

Please react to Just Like Romeo and Juliet by the Reflections

[@paulahowell779]

If you react to The Jefferson’s, please make sure to watch the episode where Tom tries to act more “Black”, as his wife, “Helen” is black, and Tom is White. Hysterical 🤣🤣🤣

[@thomasautonomousanonymous2050]

With Chic (active 1976-1983), Bernard Edwards created era-defining hits such as "Dance, Dance, Dance", "Everybody Dance", "Le Freak", "I Want Your Love" and "Good Times". Edwards also worked with Nile Rodgers to produce and write for other artists, using Chic to perform everything musically and vocally except lead vocals. Those productions with Norma Jean Wright, Sister Sledge, Sheila and B. Devotion, Diana Ross, Johnny Mathis, Debbie Harry and Fonzi Thornton led to more hits such as "Saturday", "He's The Greatest Dancer", "We Are Family", "Spacer", "Upside Down", "I'm Coming Out" and "Backfired". In the song "We Are Family," Kathy Sledge gives Edwards a brief shout-out, singing "Yeah, come on Bernard, play...play your funky bass, boy!". As a lone songwriter/producer, he gave Diana Ross her Top 15 hit, "Telephone" off of her 1985 platinum "Swept Away" album released on RCA and Ross' international label, Capitol-EMI. Edwards released a solo album, "Glad To Be Here" in 1983, and in 1985 he was instrumental in the formation of the supergroup Power Station. The band's first album was produced by Edwards and featured Chic drummer Tony Thompson, and Duran Duran members John and Andy Taylor as well as singer Robert Palmer. Edwards followed this by producing Robert Palmer's hit album Riptide. He continued to produce artists throughout the 1980s and 90s, including Diana Ross, Adam Ant, Rod Stewart, Jody Watley, Grayson Hugh, Air Supply, ABC and Duran Duran.

[@LeBum6]

Could you react to losing my religion by R.E.M.

[@yolandajohnson8685]

Losing My Religion is one of my SUPER favorites

[@christy2808]

🙌 R.E.M is from the town I hold dear to my heart!! ATHENS, GA BABY - GO DAWGS! These guys were AWESOME live.

[@eddiemiacoria8477]

Awesome great request.. hope he reacts to it.. LIVE OR MUSIC VIDEO ..

[@lestranged]

Nile Rogers and Bernard Edwards were THE hitmakers. Just a massively talented team. They wrote, produced, and played most of the instruments on hit songs by many other artists. (Bowie, Madonna, Pointer Sisters, Sister Sledge, Daft Punk.) Nile Rogers is still touring and is still brilliant. I saw him play in Oakland a couple years ago and it was a joyful party- young, old, everybody dancing nonstop.

[@linzirainbow6577]

Le Freak, massive dance floor hit of yesteryear that still has the ability to get people moving. Chic were and are still a fantastic group led by the mighty Mr Nile Rogers, who has a massive catalogue of hits that he has written for Chic and many more. All hail the mighty Nile Rogers

[@TREYCEMONE]

This was my JAM back in the day, can still do the "freak." This is the first time I've ever seen the live version, they all still sound bomb to me. Thanks for sharing Boo.

[@iancunningham5576]

I was a rock n rollin 14 year old suburban country boy and I had this single. It still sounds great. This song was HUGE!!! BARRIER BUSTIN'

[@factsdontcareaboutyourfeel9549]

More flashbacks to when I would go roller skating in the late 70's/early 80's.

[@barryshapiro3349]

Nile Rogers wrote this song after being denied entry to Studio 54. “Freak out” was originally “Fuck off” but when he realized he had a hit he changed the lyrics.

[@scottjackson1420]

Yes, the was one of the songs played at the high school dances when I was a schoolboy. Class of '78 rocks!

[@perrymitchell7591]

Jamel. We did the 60s 70s o boy then came the 80s Disco my man. We seen it all. Had some great times.☮✝it's all about the music.loved it ALL

[@mikegrialou9665]

Nile Rodgers is the king of funky rhythm guitar.

[@GinaGeeILuvu]

I love this song, it was disco at its best! It’s all about dancing and living that life and even mention Club 54! That classic Nile Rogers guitar is everything! Chic was a hit making machine and Nile Rogers went on to produce hits for David Bowie, Duran Duran, Madonna, Mick Jagger, and many more! ❤️❤️

[@classic-kool]

Now, the ORIGINAL lyrics were not "freak out", it was "F**k off!" because the band was denied entrance into Studio 54, a very tough ticket back in the day!!

[@amybrizendine1863]

I loved this song so much ! My uncle had a strobe light and my cousins and I had the most fun times creating our own "disco" dance floor. This song had a new groove worn in the album we played it so much!

[@patriciaellis6897]

You are one of my favorites. Always such good energy. I enjoy rediscovering these artists (many from my childhood) with you y company.

[@allybrough]

Seen CHIC live in Dublin, Ireland. One of the best nights ever

[@nadinemarie3811]

I remember this song. I was in high school. Love this song. Everyone danced to this song.

[@matthewkirkhart2401]

Bernard Edwards was a huge influence on me in becoming a bassist in high school. Geddy Lee was definitely my bassist idol, but Bernard Edwards taught me the importance of playing with great precision, especially in listening to the bass part in songs like “Good Times.” RIP Bernard, we never met but because of you I had many great times playing bass in a mediocre garage band in low or no paying gigs during high school; memories that now at 55 years old I wouldn’t trade for anything.

[@adriennepender673]

It is CRIMINAL that Nile Rogers and Chic are not in the rock Hall of Fame. The influence he and they continue to have over music can’t be overstated.

[@eddiemiacoria8477]

Last one BOUNCE,ROCK,SKATE, ROLL BY: VAUGHAN MASON & CREW .. OOOMMMGGG one of my favorite.. it can be yours too.. 🙌💪🙏🏼 be safe all JAMAL and FAMILY..

[@DukesMusic84]

Love these 70s reactions! This was a song about not being able to get into Studio 54 and fights breaking out in the club.

[@Sydroo1969]

Chic inspired some of my favorite bands. Duran Duran and INXS.

[@sharonzernia6100]

I was a freshman in college when this came out. Disco dancing was popular then as well. We were always dancing to this.

[@finellimedia2161]

I saw Nile Rodgers and Chic open for Duran Duran a few years ago and it was like a big party (both bands were awesome). One of the best concerts I’ve ever seen.

[@lyndagolding7290]

Omg this brought back great memories for me. I used to love dancing to this awesome song.

[@MarceloNunesPOA]

Nile Rodgers is the genius mind behind lots of great big hits from the 70's to the 2010's. From Madonna's Like a Virgin, David Bowie's, Let's Dance, to Daft Punk's Get Lucky. The guy is a god of rhythm!!

[@sampa2nyc]

Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards were/are legends. The Chic sound was like a separate genre of disco: funky bass driven and urbane. You should check out there other hits like, "Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)" (1977), "Everybody Dance" (1977), "I Want Your Love" (1978), "Good Times" (1979), and "My Forbidden Lover" (1979). "Good Times" was also interpolated by the Sugar Hill Gang for one of the first crossover rap songs. "Rapper's Delight" (1979). Rodgers and Edwards successfully sued for copyright infringement. Rodgers and Edwards also produced huge dance floor hits for Diana Ross "I'm Coming Out", "Upside Down" and Sister Sledge "He's the Greatest Dancer", "We are Family" and "Lost in Music" as well as "He's a Spacer" for European disco act Sheila B. and Devotion. Nile Rodgers went on to produce music for David Bowie "Let's Dance" Duran Duran "The Reflex" "Notorious", Madonna "Like a Virgin" and Daft Punk "Get Lucky" among many others.