Rod Stewart ~ Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? 1978 Disco Purrfection Version
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- čas přidán 8. 09. 2017
- I finally got around to doing something with Rod Stewart's 1978 "sellout" disco song "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy" four years after I first thought about doing it. I got my paws on the instrumental and a capella tracks to come up with this Disco Purrfection version. The original disco remix is a classic in itself and there was nothing new I could have brought to the turntables using that version.
Back in da day, Rod took a LOT of heat for this one. I don't get it since the Rolling Stones had also succumbed to the disco beat with "Miss You" and were not subjected to the same vitriol. I don't agree that "Rod Stewart has completely betrayed his talent" by recording this one. His songs have always been telling a story and this is no different except that it is sexually charged, but not unlike "Tonight's The Night" that had previously spent 8 weeks at #1.
I remember it more because of the copyright lawsuit filed on behalf of worldbeat jazz guitarist Jorge Ben who had recorded a song he called "Taj Mahal". That song is a 1972 disco stomper with the simplest of disco production, most memorable for the "doo doo doo doo doo doo, doo doo doo doo doo doo" wordless chorus that effectively is the same six syllable phrasing of "If you want my body, and da ya think I'm sexy, come on baby let me know" with the identical melody.
Rod knew a good hook when he heard one and that one was big enough to hang his hat on. He capitulated to the suit and then turned around and donated all of the royalties of "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy" to UNICEF and performed it on "Song For UNICEF" on January 10, 1979 which happened to be his 34th birthday.
He smartly moved on the smouldering rock of "Passion" in 1980 then was on to the next thing and issued "Tonight I'm Yours" a new wavish affair that hit with "Young Turks" and the title track going Top 20. "Baby Jane" was a loping tune that also went Top 20. He got all the way to #6 pop with the gritty and nastily fun "Infatuation", a song produced by Michael Omartian.
He has maintained a connection with the record buying public since then, especially after having signed with Clive Davis then new "J" label, his last release was 2015's "Another Country". He signed with Capitol Records in 2013 and still remains a formidable concert draw as evidenced by his Las Vegas stint which ends this September 1st, 2017. - Hudba
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I loved being a teenager in the 70’s, best times, best music ever!
You said it! Best decade of music EVER.
@@hollyherring71 the 70 was the best for I us to like the disco up and country xx
RIP Donna Summer
Good old day's work at 7 o'clock finished by ll o'clock in the mornings away go in the company van
So lucky of you
This’s what I called ‘music’. Not the ones from nowadays. Period!
Steve Dahl and everyone at Comiskey Park on July 12, 1979, will most definitely beg to differ as to what you called music. Everyone from every generation says the same thing about music from "nowadays" regardless what year or decade.
❤ who is here in 2024 to listen go this....its no about years gone by , way back is about the present 💝 moment also for me ..and My answer to all and song . YES 💯 no Doubt.. Very Special 💟❤🤗💕💌
sellout?? The man's a legend! His career covers many genres of music!
79!!! what a year of reveling!!
1978 WAS A GREAT YEAR FOR POP MUSIC.
This track always suffered from terrible remixes, this version is pure heaven.
N-Trance did a great job!
That's because Disco Cat doesn't really try to change anything up or add a bunch of annoying synth stuff to "make it his own", he just takes what was already great and makes it a bit longer. Plus, it's really cool to hear certain instruments isolated that you couldn't really hear before.
Yes, the isolation of instruments really stands out for me! 🥰
This one is just beautiful layering of the original that makes it so good. I always come back to this
My mom was so in love with Rod Stewart and still is. She is 71 now. I grew up listening to Rod Stewart. I’m 50 now. My mom had this on 8 track.
hahaha...I had this on 8 track too...I am 59...and still rockin' and dancin'! omg!
Yeah me too it makes me feel good. The times were great in 70,s
Yeah, the 70,s were great. I'm 50 too. Sure didn't have to worry bout a face mask in them days.
Yeah! Lisa, I member those 8 tracks!! Great Era!!! I'm 69 still Rock n Roll!!!! Keep Rocking, Lisa!!
He is a whole Legend!
Love this song since I was 13!! OMG!
RIP Phil Chen, who was Rod's bassist from 1977-1980. He just passed away at the age of 80. I loved the bass line in this one.
Absolutely. One of the cleanest bass lines of the disco era. A Chinese-Jamaican bassist. It doesn't get much funkier than that.
is that the asian cat with that crazy base break and dance moves in the video
@@levyloeafoe5302 Yep, that's him.
No ablo Takakakkakkaka 😎😛
@@gothrouss6697 Huh???
This is the best version of the song
Saw Rod Stewart at the Red Parrot in NYC, in the 80s. He was hanging in the shadows while his then girlfriend, Kelly Emberg, was awarded Model of the Year. He was too cool.
the thought of your comment should be commemorated in a FRANK ZAPPA SONG
This. Music. Make. Me. Remember. When. I was. Only. 17. I. Still. Re.emberit. 46. Years. Later
Same here
That juicy funk guitar, rods husky voice, that cute and fruity rhodes e-piano, those catchy Asian pentatonic strings and of course that thumping bass line 👌🏻
I'm a professional singer. Rod Stewart was my mentor ❤
When the world was a better place. Good old days. 🕺💃💖💖💖💖💖💥💥💥💥💥💥
Bestial
😭😭😭😭😭🤔🤪😝😂😂
I. Still remember. This. Song. Do. You. Think. I'm. Sexy. 46. Years. Later. I. Enjoyed. It. Since. I. Was. Only. 17. And. I still enjoy it. Forever
1977 wow remember this #1song back in the day 😎😎
Born in 1990 and I dont care I love that song
Still World class 43 years on! X
It was a classic disco to dance claping our hands in 1979!!! Great memories 💓💜💚💙💃🎼💃🎶💃🎵💃🎹💃🎧👍🤩😍
Didn't know it was disco Rock On
This songs brings me good memories
Hey Youth ! wake up ! a glimpse of what we had... and what is so much missing today ! I danced so much on this one ! ahah
Back when people hooked up without the use of internet.
I'm 20 and I freaking love this song!
Fell in love with this song when it first came out. Still love it!❤❤😊😊
Beautiful Masterpiece Of A Song Just Listening To This Song Is Pure Bliss.
Me recuerdo que esta canción estuvo todo un año en los primeros lugares al rededor del mundo, cuando la ponían en los bailes salíamos todos a bailarla, haciendo los pasos del cantante, hermosa canción y hermosa época, éramos felices y no lo sabíamos, saludos desde El Salvador, para todos los que nos gusta este tipo de música.
@@olinhernandez8998 desde Caracas saludos 2022
Saudações do BRASIL.
Soube que seu PRESIDENTE tem feito um belo trabalho aí em EL SALVADOR
Rod Stewart surprised a many artists when he knocked this out the park. Shifting from a rock genre and stepping into a disco beat was not a guaranteed success but he did it.
Kiss. I was made for loving you knocked it out of the park
He took a lot of criticism for making this record. But, it was a huge hit! I love this song and Rod was and still is Sexxxy 😉
It was at that moment he was invited to the hood bar b q 💯
It was easy for him being a caucasian male jumping on the disco bandwagon and being on a major record label in Warner Brothers. Please.
@@elenaarman-tang7811 Made the same time the Stones went disco with Miss You in 1978. Also a hit.
STILL one of The Best disco tunes, ever!!
RIP Phil
A master of his craft!
His bass line for this song was
fire...🔥🔥🔥
No olvidemos que a la bateria estaba otro gigante, Carmine Appice
Had the best times back in the 70's, great music and dancing, sure miss those days.
This song was crazy popular when I was in 7th grade. It took me until now to truly appreciate the memories it brings back
The bass are fu*&ing excellent!
I dont give AF what nobody says... This is Rod's GREATEST HIT!!! 💯
The best!!🎉
I turn 93 next month and still love this music, can still disco to the beat like how I did when I was a spring chicken back in the day.
My dad is 87. He had me order Rod's greatest hits off Amazon. He's still rockin.
@@babyuno1766 de dr
This makes my heart happy 😭💗 I hope you keep disco-ing forever!!!
Im 57 and if I live to be 107, I'll still be listening to this great music! I love the 70s music..!
No you're not
never gets old
Reminds me of the best of times!!!!
This song brings back memories.. I miss the 70's. It's amazing how much the world has changed.
Remembering how much fun I had with my friends I still like listening to this music and dancing to it. This generation don’t know what they missed.
The generation that missed the Big Band era don't know what the hell they messed either.
Could listen to this song 🎵 for hours and hours!
Izzy loves cool disco music 🎸 🎶 💘Enjoy 1978.
Rod knocked it out of the Box on this One he's had a many Hits but this One is Tops to Me.
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Always loved this song
Spectacular! 🕺💃🏼
I'm 51 and still healthy and don't need no Mr VIagra
Great jam!!!!! Brings back memories of my youth as a young hot stud!!!
Music just makes you feel happy and move to the groove!! Love the 70s!!
Romantic little song🤣 Happy Valentine's Day 2023😍💖💐🍫
OMG, God is surely blessing you. That is awesome that you still got the moves and can DO them! God is Soooo wonderful!
Amen sweetie pie ❤
No tengo palabras, sobre todo en inglés, para expresar todo lo que fue y es esta canción en mi vida y los recuerdos que me trae. Me encanta la versión, me parece súper buena y la uso siempre que necesito hacer un kit- kat mientras estoy estudiando y necesito un momento de desconexión...
Mil gracias por siempre y por todo ;)
Yo sólo tenía 12 años, pero mi hermano trabajaba de DJ en un pub y nos traía toda la música de actualidad.
Saludos desde Euskadi;)
ONE OF THE GREATTTT HITS OF ALL TIME, LOVE IT
"She sits alone waiting for suggestions."
How can you not love lines like that?! Love this tune, it's rock meets disco at its best, 1977 when Disco was just about to have rocket boosters once Saturday Night Fever came out this year! 🙏🎹 Paul, Disco.lover, Bristol UK 🇬🇧
Wow it's written the 70's showed
A timeless treasure and Rod Stewart was just a Big part of it.
Thanks for all the great memories.
My best friend & I had the pleasure of seeing him in concert in 2019 and he still had it. This song brings back high school memories..Those were the years!!!
Awesome 😎👍
Great job, as always, DJ, on taking a great song and making it even better. 😺
They were the days did my first DJ show to this music in a chicken barn in Mandurah...hello to all that were there
Four weeks at # 1 in early 1979-A certifiable guilty pleasure!
Brings back so much memories from junior high and high school..🥰 Those were the best 70’s and 80’s
I was 13 years old boy living in Italy in 1978. All I had was my small Japanese radio and a Saturday night broadcast from a Napoli radio station. My friend Gina would visit and we would dance in my room to Saturday night dance party on the radio. I was so young, foolish and naive but it Was Epic :) I still think about her sometime. She had the best smile. Ever.
Great story Zio!
Just a great "smile"? ;-)
i was born with the boogie fever! may i NEVER recover 🙏🏻
I like that!!👍
That's amazing! Awesome music!!😊😊
The drumming in this song is my favorite part of the song.
thats a drum machine no human IS THAT GOOD.....hysterical
That bass line climbs and carries on like a mad billy goat!!!since 77 baby
greetings from Fargo N.D. to all around the world.. 1978 i was 18!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Was born in 1985 Fresno California Im play this song loud in my garage 1am neighbors probably thinking I'm on drugs or drunk lol I'm the ONLY one with classic cars in this neighborhood my 1979 Lincoln continental goes with this song lol I have a lot of classic cars anyways EVERYONE have a Great night
At 2:58, during the sax solo, is one of the all-time great funky-octave disco basslines.
I had just graduated from high school in 1978.brings back memories of simpler times.glad to be in the 70s🎸🎸😎
Love that unhinges a man this way….. it intoxicates me like no chemical or blossom ever could.
A Masterpiece
I was a senior in high school. IT was perfect 😂
My dad loved this song. He would come home from work and play it over and over again.😘
I remember my Brother Michael playing this song what a terrific song 1978. E67TH street NYC.
Cool!!! I live for my memories, 😎
@@blancamiranda6661 thank you Blanca💢💥
I born in 84, and i like dance and listen disco music, this instrumental combination is magnific!!!!
Greeeat Mix. LONG LIVE ROD STEWART AND Dj. Cat…LIMELIGHT Atlanta…
Hot summer day, windows down, 10 speakers, 2 12" subs and miles to go. Nothing better than a nice cruz down the road.
Tenía yo 13 añitos, cuando este fue uno de los discos que Más me marcó y me hizo Amar la Buena Música... Gracias Rod 😜🐻❤️👍
Yo tenia 15 años y era unas mis preferidas por las radios
Who would not love Rod Stewart's voice!
Over Here I Got ONE incontrovertibly
Phil Chen's Bass Lines In PASSION Are ROCK S' BEST!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤
Those days will never be again, we were definitely lucky considering todays you know what.......
Whoever thought, "Disco Sucks!" never heard this tune!
That BASS line is one of the BEST in music history
Played by none other than Phil Chen from Kingston JA-LEGEND!
En los créditos del LP Esta MO FOSTER. ( FE DE ERRATAS???
Sadly Phil Chen, who wrote the bass line and also played on the song, passed in december 2021.
Yes!!! Completely agree. one of my favourites!! And those *killer* layered Violins!
I feel 105 still listen and swing for it!😂
beautifull and rithmic
i wish i was a kid around the 70s. Great music!
I was. Nothing special.......
Back in middle school, some so called friends of mine entered me in the school talent show& didn't tell me until the day of the show. I danced off this song & took 1rst place + $150 dollar prize. My x friends were shocked especially when I put the cash in my pocket then walked away from them all. Ha, ha!
I was 8 Years old when this song came out
1978 was a great year
Grande Rod , dancei bastante esse maravilha, curtindo hoje 06/01/2023 as 15:53 . Aparecida de Goiânia Goiás Brasil 🇧🇷
🥂🍾 Felizes todos os dias , pra TODOS ❤️❤️❤️
Am I the only late 90's baby here or is that just me!? Lol love this song
FANTASTIC SINGER and SONG.
CLASSIC FOREVER.
GREAT VERSION.
Thank you for your music and filling in the mooncrater holes in our roads here in essex .
Rod Stewart was the first internacional star musician to came to chile i have the privilege has been in the stadium that day i never forget that great concert
Que bonita versión , eterno Rod
I'm still Amazed that at Some Point in The Movie BLAZING SADDLES..MEL BROOKS r.i.p.Didnt have CLEAVON LITTLE gallop off into the sunset to this ROD STEWART Classic.Love& Peace 😎😁 luv ya byo eJ..if ever I decide to learn to ride a 🐎 the first thing I'm going to do is ride in a open field listening to this song.
Born in 1960.keep rocking those 70s.yeah.🎸😃
The right time to listen to this song is, _anytime_
It's all so disco perfection
I was 9 and my mom was.separated from my dad . She played this a lot
GenerationX