Mickey’s Disco Night Featured Questlove
When I think about Disney music, I’m generally not thinking Disco. But that’s precisely what D23 served up on Friday night, July 19, at San Diego Comic-Con 2019 during Mickey’s Disco Night.
Mickey’s Disco Night
Todd Martens of the Los Angeles Times reported:
When Disney throws a disco dance party, it’s easy to start imagining a potential playlist. Surely a remix of “I Wanna Be Like You” from “The Jungle Book.” No doubt a revamp of “Everybody Wants to Be a Cat.” And if you’re feeling really adventurous, maybe a makeover of “Let It Go.”
At the Disney-themed disco dance party Friday evening at San Diego’s House of Blues, however, the Roots’ Questlove drifted away from the Disney songbook. Guests were given pink Minnie ears as they entered the venue, and they listened to the sounds of Grace Jones’ “Warm Leatherette,” Biz Markie’s “Let Me Turn You On” and Barry White’s “It’s Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next to Me.”
Questlove Spinnin’ The Hits
The eclectic mix seemed to satisfy Disney and music fans, alike.
San Diego partied like it was 1979 last night at our #MickeyMouseDisco party featuring a DJ set by the legendary @Questlove! 🕺💃 Check out our Instagram Story to see more. pic.twitter.com/TQH3BvmeLY
— Disney D23 (@DisneyD23) July 20, 2019
Marten’s added:
While one wonders what weirdness Questlove could do with Disney disco songs such as “Mousetrap,” a cut full of whispering vocals and stop-and-start grooves, there’s no arguing that the works of Donna Summer were just as vibrant as anything drawn-up by Walt Disney Studios.
Mickey’s Disco Night with @questlove spinnin’ the tunes! @DisneyD23 #mickeysdisco pic.twitter.com/arhYQ6FcbL
— Matthew Gerard (@Matthew_Gerard_) July 20, 2019
Apparently, the cross-section of Disney and Disco influenced a very young Questlove.
The LA Times added:
The $50 disco party — and a follow-up Saturday morning panel — were hosted by Disney’s fan club arm D23 and designed to honor the 40th anniversary of the album “Mickey Mouse Disco,” which gifted the world with “Macho Duck” and a groove-based take on the Sherman Brothers’ “It’s a Small World.” The album, reissued this year as part of Record Store Day, a marketing event designed to spur sales at indie music outlets, was, said Questlove on social media, one of the first LPs he owned.
Check out the sounds of the disc, below:
https://youtu.be/vMBowsysjhA
Looks (sounds) like we missed a heck of a party! Did any of you go? Let us know in the comments!