Boogie Down (Linda): Jungle Boogie

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Was Santa good to you? How about Santana? Things were good here, and now we’re on to “that week” where no one’s really sure what day it is. At least you can boogie without knowing what day it is, and here’s a good example for Linda’s side of the ledger! Jungle Boogie - Kool & the Gang Lyrically speaking, this isn’t exactly a Dylan song. It basically consists of “get down, get down” and the title. But you’re so busy dancing to this that you don’t really care! There are a lot of discussions among the scholars and the fans about what the first rock and roll record was (usually considered o be “Rocket 88”) or the first rap song (“Rapper’s Delight”) was. Disco is no different. This wasn’t it; however, this Kool & the Gang classic definitely has the elements that turned music on its head in the mid-70s. As the joke about American Bandstand rate-a-record says, it’s got a good beat, you can dance to it! So get down! Jungle Boogie Written by Robert Earl Bell, Ronald Nathan Bell, Donald Boyce, George Melvin Brown, Robert Spike Mickens, Claydes Charles Smith, Clifford Adams, and Dennis Thomas Recorded by Kool & the Gang From Wild and Peaceful, 1973 Get down, get down!