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So … I grew up in the 70s, which from a pop-culture perspective means two hot entertainment trends dominated my upbringing: Star Wars and disco.
Inevitably, they collided. Which brings us to Domecino Monardo.
Who you may know as Meco.
It may seems kitschy now, but it did make a kind of sense when you consider that by 1977, disco already had many of the same elements you’d find in the average London Symphony Orchestra – a string section here, a brass section there, percussion, possibly some woodwind, etc. All you had to add was a 4/4 beat, a funky bass line, a smattering of wah-wah, and then just pick the sheet music.
Meco knew this.
And it worked, of course. The Meco version of the Star Wars theme was a master stroke of cashing in on two hot trends in one shot.
Of course, from an audience perspective, it probably helped to be 12 years old Star Wars fan. It did with me – I imagined scenes from the movie set to the beat.
And it looked more or less like this.
Or, better yet, this.
I had both singles, yes. And I have to say, I like the second one even more – not least because of its authorized use of Lucasfilm sound effects.
Besides, watch the video above and tell me it’s not more exciting when you add disco to it. Go on. Tell me.
See? You can’t, can you?
Slipped my disco,
This is dF
Inevitably, they collided. Which brings us to Domecino Monardo.
Who you may know as Meco.
It may seems kitschy now, but it did make a kind of sense when you consider that by 1977, disco already had many of the same elements you’d find in the average London Symphony Orchestra – a string section here, a brass section there, percussion, possibly some woodwind, etc. All you had to add was a 4/4 beat, a funky bass line, a smattering of wah-wah, and then just pick the sheet music.
Meco knew this.
And it worked, of course. The Meco version of the Star Wars theme was a master stroke of cashing in on two hot trends in one shot.
Of course, from an audience perspective, it probably helped to be 12 years old Star Wars fan. It did with me – I imagined scenes from the movie set to the beat.
And it looked more or less like this.
Or, better yet, this.
I had both singles, yes. And I have to say, I like the second one even more – not least because of its authorized use of Lucasfilm sound effects.
Besides, watch the video above and tell me it’s not more exciting when you add disco to it. Go on. Tell me.
See? You can’t, can you?
Slipped my disco,
This is dF
