I'm surprised you weren't crazy about this song. Le Freak is consistently ranked as one of the most classic and loved disco songs of the 70's. Also, Chic is ranked as one of the best disco groups of the 70's right up there with the Bee Gees and KC & The Sunshine Band.
Song began as "F**k Off" when Rodgers couldn't get into Studio 54 one night. Went back and wrote those lyrics as he was a little pissed...LOL Obviously the lyrics were changed to Le Freak
Chic had some serious musicians. Their drummer Tony Thompson played with Power Station as well as toured with David Bowie on his Serious Moonlight tour
As someone has already said, this was Nile Rodgers reaction to being told to f off home by the doormen at Studio 54..the big club/disco in the 70's..they had been invited there by MJ but couldn't get on and told to f off..so Le Freak isn't a dance but a metaphor for f off..Rodgers and Chic got the last laugh because this was a mega success and is an iconic part of their songbook..
You get on the dance floor and "Freak Out!". Don't have to get too technical, just have a ball of fun. This was a big, big disco era hit heard a lot everywhere.
One OF MY FAVORITE SONGS FROM THAT ERA. Brings back a lot of good memories of dancing in the clubs. Check out these other songs by Chic "I want your love" and "Everybody Dance." Thanks for reacting to this.
I cannot recall there ever being an "instruction manual" or prototype. I think it was more, you went to Studio 54 and "freaked out" and danced in whatever way. I am not sure if they're really basically saying sniff a whole lot of cocaine and go out on the dance floor and go crazy like most people did in the 70s when Studio 54 was huge and disco was it.
Master musicians under appreciated .... Bernard Edwards on bass Tony Thompson on drums (RIP to both) and of course Nile Rodgers on guitar and master producer.. this is definitely a 5+++
Hi Angela 😊 Great reaction to Le Freak😊👍 This song had so much air play in the 70s... cruising and listening to the radio😊 The dance basically is shaking your hips and moving your feet and raising your arms above your head and clapping to the beat 😊 On the Boogie meter I'm going to give it a four because it has a great beat and you can dance to it😊 Have a great day and bye for now 😊👍
I recently heard this song on a rerun of an old American Top 40 countdown from the 70s and Kasey Kasem said that this song, not the album, just the single, of this song, had sold over 11 million copies. That was really huge back then because people had to physically go to a store and buy a copy of the song, not just make a click on their favorite device.
Nice! This song was huge when it dropped. I was ten. There was no "freak out" dance other than what dancers could come up with free style. The "freak out" line replaced the "forget you" sentiment that inspired the song after Studio-54 wouldn't let Nile Rodgers in one night.
There actually was a dance called the Freak, I wish I knew how to describe it to you so it would make sense. The dance they're doing in the video was " the rock, Sister Sledge incorporated versions of it in the long versions of " We are family" and " He's the greatest dancer "!
Yeah you really underrated this one....this is one of the best songs written of that area by the great Nile Roger's, saying it's a 2 ??? No less than a 4 and should be a 5!!
Angela, you have to learn the history behind this song. This song was written as a result of Chic not being able to get into Studio 54. They showed up and tried to get in but at the time no one recognized the band members so they weren't allowed in. As a result Nile Rogers and the band wrote the song, but they wanted to call it "F*** YOU*, and changed the hook to "Freak Out". They even mention 54 in the song lyrics.
@@jaysonshift4392 On a cold New Year’s Eve night in 1977, Studio 54 in New York City was hopping with celebs, hipsters, and wannabes. Grace Jones invited Chic to the club to discuss producing her next project. Edwards and Rodgers tried to enter but weren’t on the list. They couldn’t convince the doorman that their hit song “Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)” played frequently inside the club. Chic was turned away at the door with nowhere to go, so they headed home and wrote a spiteful song about the stone-faced doorman. A new song came together neatly expressing their emotions called “F- Off.” Edwards wanted to remove the curse words, but the replacement titles weren’t working. The lyrics Ah freak off! didn’t quite have the ring of Ah f- off! But the opening lines sparked a new title.
@@bryanjensen2614 Yeah I know all that but i heard this story 25 yrs ago at least and they always said it was just Bernard !!! I'm 64 and did the clubs in nyc Starship,Les mouches,Newyork new york,regines,buttermilk bttm,Gallery, Garage etc so not saying ur wrong but this how i've always heard it told !
A classic, great disco hit, the best Single recorded and sold in all Atlantic Records label ever!!. Everybody enjoyed this one a lot back in 1978,and beyond. Even today, I see react people and starting to dance, just listening to "1,2,3 ahhh Freak Out"!.
Bernard Edwards! No Bassist has looked as cool, with his bass chops matching his swagger. Bernard is up there with Louis Johnson, Verdine White, Larry Graham, and Leon Sylvers iii for laying down the groove. He may also be the most sampled and revered
Another dance of 70's. Dancing at the clubs in Boston and Providence in the 70's was some much fun. When dancing only thing on my mind was my partner and the music. No worries. No stress. Your instructions were going to a club and watching and learning.
One of my favorite Disco songs! Chic's story is quite extensive, but I will say they are an iconic Disco band! They also wrote and produced material for Sister Sledge, but I don't know of any other acts they helped! Nile Rogers did perform on the 2013 hit song Get Lucky by Daft Punk with Pharrell Williams singing lead! Boogie meter 5, and you said 2! Angela, it's such an iconic song! I won't elaborate! Toodles!
Nile Rodgers produced Madonna, Duran Duran, David Bowie, Grace Jones, Carly Simon, Diana Ross (with Bernard Edwards), Al Jarreau, Debbie Harry, and lots of other international artists.
I’m also a little puzzled at the 2 rating. This was THE song back in the day. But Chic did have a few better songs. I agree on funk and Pfunk. Rick James. And NOT super freak. Pfunk to me is parliament, funkadelic, and bootsy
Le freak' s dance with your partner. Rhythm bounce shifting weight left to right and so forth as the ladies were doing during the instrumental. (However, you must feign rubbing your hands over your dance partners body while your partner does the same to you.)
The Freak was just swinging your hips from side to side. That's all it was. It was one of the few seventies disco dances that didn't have any steps. It was popular in 1978 and '79.
Yep, that's it you're doing it. It's pretty much like rocking side to side with your hips and putting your own spin on it, just like the two ladies were doing in the video.
@@gregoryobryant6178 could you demonstrate it? Because I lived through this era and have researched the internet and there is no official dance for this song. There are lots of people who have made up dances for this song, but even if you look at old clips of soul train or American bandstand, no one is doing any standard dance to this song . So if there is one, I'd love you to provide a link to it.
Ahh lord!!!! Take me back to my Ole DJ days. This group was extremely talented. Listen to that bass line. This group also a feature song called Creep. It was a remake of the Stevie Wonder song . Singer Luther Vandross before he became Super famous. I believe you got it !!! Up.in the Midwest we were doing the Spank!!!
I was not a Disco fan but I’m a HUGE fan of beautiful ladies SO with Disco being the thing back then, I had to go where the ladies were! 😂 This was probably my favorite Disco song though, well at least until KISS put out “I Was Made For Loving You”! 😂
This is a brief clip from a show called "Soul Alive" that came on in NY back in the late 1970's. It featured kids from various High Schools dancing to the popular songs of that time. The girl in the black vest and white shirt underneath with a grey skirt on is doing "the freak." She is dancing with the guy wearing the "orange" looking suit on...Yes, it WAS a dance...in NY anyway 😊 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-9UwtyJ4JUyQ.htmlsi=UE5_4jAlTNL4HfTY
What??? A “2”?!! Oh man, you really should do a little research into the impact this song had on popular music at the time and how influential it was on future music and the reason Nile Rodgers was so in demand as a producer by the likes of Madonna, David Bowie, Duran Duran, to name just a very few of the artists and bands who he worked with.
This is a great one to dance to, with Nile Rogers guitar and Bernard Edwards bass. I would give this top marks , so a 5 from me. Hope your Mum is O,K,-Colin Ward
The Freak was a rocking, whining movement where you moved lower as the song progressed. Then whined back up. A good workout for the knees. The band couldn’t do it in that studio because it looked like room was at a premium.
This was their first hit and it was a great song, but definitely not the best one from the group. Then again, I listen to music like a musician. Chic has some great songs that are more musically...beefy.
@@reneemoses471 If there was, I never heard of it. Nor have I ever seen it done on stage in any Chic video performance of the song. It is just a lyric. So I call baloney until you can demonstrate otherwise.
There was no Dance when the song first came out.... in California it was just a kind of One leg back and bob up and down .... It never became a great dance...
