{"id":53220,"date":"2022-01-12T11:35:01","date_gmt":"2022-01-12T16:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/?p=53220"},"modified":"2022-01-12T11:35:01","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T16:35:01","slug":"chic-le-freak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/chic-le-freak\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Savoy to Studio 54: How Chic Transformed Dance Music with \u201cLe Freak\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"produ-leaderboard-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;margin-bottom: 30px!important;\" id=\"produ-2961638410\"><script async=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/securepubads.g.doubleclick.net\/tag\/js\/gpt.js\"><\/script>\n<script> var googletag = googletag || {}; googletag.cmd = googletag.cmd || [];<\/script>\n<div id=\"gpt-ad-2567112938338-0\">\n  <script>\n\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() {\n\t\t\t\tgoogletag.defineSlot( '\/21927241144\/728x90-Leaderboard', [728,90], 'gpt-ad-2567112938338-0' )\n\t\t.addService(googletag.pubads());\n\t\t\t\twindow.advadsGamEmptySlotsTimers = window.advadsGamEmptySlotsTimers || {};\n\t\tconst timers                     = window.advadsGamEmptySlotsTimers;\n\n\t\ttimers['gpt-ad-2567112938338-0'] = setTimeout( function () {\n\t\t\tconst id = 'gpt-ad-2567112938338-0';\n\t\t\tdocument.dispatchEvent( new CustomEvent( 'aagam_empty_slot', {detail: id} ) );\n\t\t\tdelete ( timers[id] );\n\t\t}, 1000 );\n\n\t\tif ( typeof window.advadsGamHasEmptySlotListener === 'undefined' ) {\n\t\t\tgoogletag.pubads().addEventListener( 'slotRequested', function ( ev ) {\n\t\t\t\tconst id = ev.slot.getSlotElementId();\n\t\t\t\tif ( typeof timers[id] === 'undefined' ) {\n\t\t\t\t\treturn;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\tclearTimeout( timers[id] );\n\t\t\t\ttimers[id] = setTimeout( function () {\n\t\t\t\t\tdocument.dispatchEvent( new CustomEvent( 'aagam_empty_slot', {detail: id} ) );\n\t\t\t\t\tdelete ( timers[id] );\n\t\t\t\t}, 2500 );\n\t\t\t} );\n\t\t\tgoogletag.pubads().addEventListener( 'slotResponseReceived', function ( ev ) {\n\t\t\t\tconst id = ev.slot.getSlotElementId();\n\t\t\t\tif ( typeof timers[id] !== 'undefined' ) {\n\t\t\t\t\tclearTimeout( timers[id] );\n\t\t\t\t\tdelete ( timers[id] );\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\tif ( ! ev.slot.getResponseInformation() ) {\n\t\t\t\t\tdocument.dispatchEvent( new CustomEvent( 'aagam_empty_slot', {detail: id} ) );\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t} );\n\t\t\twindow.advadsGamHasEmptySlotListener = true;\n\t\t}\n\n\t\tgoogletag.enableServices();\n\t\tgoogletag.display( 'gpt-ad-2567112938338-0' );\n\t} );\n  <\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 1977, the band Chic was a fast rising phenomenon. But that still wasn\u2019t enough to grant Chic founders Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers access to one of the hottest New York clubs of the time &#8211; Studio 54. In response, Rodgers and Edwards penned a song which would not only transform the popular music soundscape and showcase the rising importance of disco in the late seventies, but also enshrined them as household names of innovative songwriting and brilliant production\u2026. \u201cLe Freak\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The origins of Chic came from the collaborative friendship of Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards who had met as teenagers in 1970.\u00a0 They had played together in different groups and collaborations throughout the seventies including the Big Apple Band, but it was Chic at the end of the seventies that brought them recognition as some of popular music\u2019s most visionary writers and producers.\u00a0 Chic\u2019s self-titled debut album was released in 1977 under Atlantic records. Then in 1978, they released their second album, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C\u2019est Chic, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which contained \u201cLe Freak,\u201d their first number 1 hit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the band had experienced some success with earlier releases, it was \u201cLe Freak\u201d that propelled the group into the spotlight.\u00a0 With its funky groove and defiant attitude, Le Freak showcased the phenomenal songwriting and production skills of Edwards and Rodgers and asserted the dominance of disco in 1978.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On New Years Eve in 1977, Edwards and Rodgers were invited by a singer named Grace Jones to the popular New York Night Club, Studio 54. However, when they were arrived were denied entry, told that they weren\u2019t on the list. 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Anyway, my apartment happened to be one block away, so Bernard and I went there to sort of quell our sorrows. We grabbed a couple of bottles of champagne from the corner liquor store and then went back to my place, plugged in our instruments and started jamming.\u201d <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Edwards and Rodgers wrote \u201cLe Freak\u201d\u00a0 with a chorus intended as a response to the doorman of Studio 54 that night. The original lyrics were not, in fact, \u201cFreak Out.\u201d However, they realized that a resounding chorus of\u00a0 \u201cF*** off\u201d wouldn\u2019t be acceptable for mainstream audiences (and \u201cFreak off\u201d just didn\u2019t sound right).\u00a0 They settled on \u201cFreak Out\u201d which changed the feel of the whole song to more of a celebration of identity. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The lyrics of the verses express pride in their music and the dance music scene in which they are involved:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have you heard about the new dance craze?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Listen to us, I&#8217;m sure you&#8217;ll be amazed<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Big fun to be had by everyone<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s up to you, it surely can be done<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Young and old are doing it, I&#8217;m told<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just one try and you too will be sold<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s called &#8216;Le Freak&#8217;, they&#8217;re doing it night and day<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Allow us, we&#8217;ll show you the way<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this way, the song now seemingly followed in the tradition of songs about popular dance craze songs like \u201cThe Twist\u201d or \u201cThe Locomotion.\u201d In the height of Disco, Le Freak captured the energy and creativity of this dance music.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So while the song is now seemingly about dance and a celebration of the music\u2026the origin story of Studio 54 is still hinted at in the lyrics. The end of the second verse ends first with a nod to an older style of dance music &#8211; swing &#8211; with the line:<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201cLike the days of Stomping at the Savoy, now we \u2018freak\u2019, oh what a joy\u201d\u00a0 <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is a clear reference to the name of a 1933 Benny Goodman song, which, itself, references a famous night club of its era\u2026the Savoy Ballroom. Connecting Disco to the legacy of Swing, Chic\u2019s lyrics then invite their generation to <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201ccome on down to the fifty four\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">find your spot out on the floor\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Underneath these clever references, Chic creates an energetic and funky track beginning with the Edwards\u2019 bass. Likewise, Rodgers\u2019 guitar showcases his incredibly rhythmic style. There are two tracks. The first of which is that iconic riff which everyone associates with the song. The other guitar track mostly adds some melodic color &#8211; almost like a second bass line. About three quarters of the way through the song, it adds texture by outlining the chords.\u00a0 Together they build a guitar texture that provides the harmonic color while also sounding extremely rhythmic.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The brilliance of this song really lies in the way that Chic builds the track of so many individual elements, some of which really are simple on their own. For instance, the piano part is just holding long chords. Likewise, the Rhodes keyboard is doing the same thing. Neither adds much rhythm (other than a strong pulse at each entrance) but together they build the harmonic texture and color. The percussive elements of the piece are also built of individual elements (a kick, a snare, and those iconic hand claps), in addition to two tracks of Tony Thompson\u2019s driving drums.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All of this together creates an awesome sound. But Chic didn\u2019t stop there. They also added several tracks of strings. The descending lines of the higher strings is the perfect complement with the ascending vocals of \u201cFreak Out!\u201d. Both the main and background vocals are created out of several layers of tracks, which is what creates that thick, almost mystical sound. Further, even the voices add to the interlocking rhythms of Le Freak. The repetitive background of almost-whispered voices singing <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cLe Freak, C\u2019est chic\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> builds the sonic texture much like the other instruments of the piece. 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