I have to put in another vote for Funkytown!
I was a brand-new 18-year-old Navy Sailor stationed in Orlando, Florida and we wanted to go party and found all the rock-n-roll venues to be pretty dead with a 20:1 guy/girl ratio.

It took some convincing, but a friend convinced us that to check out Nichol's Alley in downtown Orlando. We went and we were glad we did! It was a huge place with a giant dance floor that was lit from below with many colors.

We found the girls out numbered the boys, cheap drinks, and a great place to party seven night a week. I bought the clothes, the platform shoes, learned to do the Hustle and several of the other dances.

Lipps Inc. came out with Funkytown and I was in love. I ran out and bout the tape so I could practice dancing to it. So another reply for the video!

About the same time people started doing the whistles and the chants and we were all in love with Donna Summer.

Here are the oowit ooowit chants that were so popular. The Michael Zage Band singing "Let's All Chant!"

The classes I was at Orlando Navy Base for did not start until noon, so we worked our lives around the Disco. Class from 12 - 6 pm, dinner, go for a run, shower, get some greasy burgers, then hit the club. Sleep until 10 am or so and start over.

Nice memories.