Turn the Beat Around

6 Sep 2025

TTBA Replay 05SEP2025 Pt. 2

1960s, 1970s, disco, funk music, Music, pop music, soul music

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UNDERCOVER DISCO
In the second half of Turn The Beat Around, we rewound the clock to spotlight the original versions of songs that found new life—and chart-topping fame—when they were covered and discofied in the 1970s.
Hear the soulful, rock, and funk roots of tracks later made famous by Donna Summer, Amii Stewart, Boney M, Labelle, and more. It’s a deep dive into the source material that shaped the sound of the dancefloor. Sometimes the cover stole the spotlight—but the originals still shine.

GROOVE ME King Floyd 1971
covered by Fern Kinney
ONE WAY TICKET Neil Sedaka 1959
covered by Eruption
RIVERS OF BABYLON The Melodians 1970
covered by Boney M
DON’T LEAVE ME THIS WAY Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes 1975
covered by Thelma Houston
KILLING ME SOFTLY Lori Leiberman 1971
covered by Precious Wilson and Roberta Flack
KNOCK ON WOOD Eddie Floyd 1967
covered by Amii Stewart
GOING BACK TO MY ROOTS Lamont Dozier 1977
covered by Odyssey
NIGHTS ON BROADWAY Bee Gees 1975
covered by Candi Staton
IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND Gordon Lightfoot 1970
covered by Viola Wills
MACARTHUR PARK Richard Harris 1968
covered by Donna Summer
SUBSTITUTE Righteous Brothers 1975
covered by Gloria Gaynor and Clout
HAVE A CIGAR Pink Floyd
covered by Rosebud
LADY MARMALADE The Eleventh Hour 1974
covered by LaBelle
I’M A MAN Spencer Davis Group
covered by Macho
BONUS TRACKS
KNOCK ON WOOD Amii Stewart 1979
MACARTHUR PARK Donna Summer 1978
ONE WAY TICKET Eruption 1978
RIVERS OF BABYLON Boney M 1978