July 13, 2014

confessions of a disco child

Supposedly, the music that you listened to when you were 13 is music you always have a fondness for throughout your life. I turned 13 in 1978 when disco was still huge. The songs from Saturday Night Fever were played on the radio, A LOT. My junior high Saturday Night Fever-themed dance was cancelled due to the Blizzard of '78. My sister Janet and I never missed Dance Fever – to giggle of course. This scene epitomizes that era for me. What music did you listen to when you were 13?