If you were alive in the nineties, you know this song. You may know it as the theme for the Roxbury characters from SNL played by Will Ferrell and Chris Kattan. To me, it was way more that – it represented the resurgence of the long-dormant disco sound that evolved into Freestyle but began, again, to become mainstream. Back in the late seventies and early eighties, listening to disco was among the many things about which I hid in the proverbial closet. The kids at PMHS were listening to southern rock and hard metal bands, but I would sit and cue up 92 KTU on the radio, static and all. It was a miracle I could even get shitty reception, but I did and I listened and I loved. One of the songs coming up later in this countdown is an ode to those moments in the Poconos when I hid from the world, but today’s song was a true celebration to me, the joy of being an adult, no more hiding in closets. To this day I hear this song on the radio and I always crank it up. Maybe you do too!
From the historical writing archive. Original date: November 4, 2016. Recovered from local source material; editorial review is still in progress.