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"Get Dancin'," Disco-Tex and the Sex-o-Lettes (1975)

A disco hit sung by a true wild man

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Mark Blankenship
Nov 03, 2025
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Peak: #10 on the Hot 100
Streams: 706,000

Before I approach the absolute insanity of “Get Dancin’” by Disco Tex and the Sex-o-Lettes, I need to admit something to you.

I was in my 30s before I realized that Lipps, Inc., the group that performed “Funkytown,” was pronounced like “lip sync.” For decades, I heard it in my head as “lips incorporated.” Similarl…

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