Party Like It's The Seventies

"Good Times" is a 1979 song composed by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers. It was first recorded by their band Chic, for their 1979 album Risqué. In August of that year, it became the band's second number one single on both the Billboard Hot 100 and soul singles chart.[1] Along with the tracks, "My Forbidden Lover", and "My Feet Keep Dancing", "Good Times" reached number three on the disco charts[2] The song has become one of the most sampled tunes in music history, most notably in rap and hip-hop music.



The song is ranked #224 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

The lyrics are largely based on Milton Ager's "Happy Days Are Here Again." It also contains lines based on lyrics featured in "About a Quarter to Nine" made famous by Al Jolson. Nile Rodgers has stated that these depression-era lyrics were used as a hidden way to comment on the then-current economic depression in the United States.[3] The line during the chorus, "Our new state of mind", is infamous for being mistaken as "Are you straight or bi?"


Seamus Haji vs. Mark Knight & Funkagenda released a dancefloor version in 2009. (video clip below)

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Times_(Chic_song)