Chic, Good Times | DANCE GEMZ 🕺 💎 🎶

In the 5^th edition of DANCE GEMZ 🕺 💎 🎶 (2023), we totally get down with Chic performing the danceable gem, “Good Times”. 

Prepare to take it to the dance floor, folks! DANCE GEMZ 🕺 💎 🎶 is a column that celebrates awesome dance songs from the past and present.  The records that grace DANCE GEMZ 🕺 💎 🎶 aren’t merely limited to music explicitly characterized as dance.  That means all genres of music – electronic, pop, rock, disco, etc. – are welcome as long as the particular song is associated with dance. In the 5^th  edition of DANCE GEMZ 🕺 💎 🎶 (2023), we totally get down with 🎙 Chic performing the danceable gem, 🎵 “Good Times”.

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“Good times / These are the good times.” Woo! Say that, 🎙 Chic! “Leave your cares behind / These are the good times / … Our new state of mind / These are the good times,” the tuneful chorus of 🎵 “Good Times” continues.  This beloved no. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 commences the funk/soul collective’s 1979 LP, 💿 Risqué.  Risqué also experienced success on the Billboard 200, peaking at no. 5. “Good Times” is kind of a big deal, and definitely a great means to lift the spirit, even north of four decades after its arrival.

“Good Times” was written and produced by the one-and-only 🎼 ✍ 🎛 Nile Rodgers (guitar) and Bernard Edwards (bass). The record features vocals by Edwards in addition to five other vocalists. The vocals, hence, are performed by committee, which is intriguing.  The vocals carry those GOOD lyrics, including lifting the famous lyric, “Happy days are here again.” In the same verse, verse one, the singers assert, “Boys will be boys, better let them have their toys / Girls will be girls, cute ponytails and curls / Must put an end to this stress and strife / I think I want to live the sporting life.” Woo! Besides the lyrics, the backdrop of this disco record is incredibly impressive, featuring a tight rhythm section – specifically that bass line – as well as soaring strings 🎻. A popular source of sampling, 🎵 “Good Times” is not only a funky dance joint but a highly influential one.

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🎙 Chic • 💿 Risqué • 🏷 Atlantic • 📅 1979

Chic, “Good Times”: Dance Gemz 🕺 💎 🎶 No. 5 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Atlantic; Beatriz Braga, Dhemer Gonçalves, Niko Twisty, via Pexels]