Flashback Friday: "Get Up and Boogie (That's Right)" - Silver Convention (1976)

You know, "boogie" isn't really a word that we use anymore. And if I had to pick one song to pin that on, it would be this one.

There's probably no song out there that makes me want to dance less than this one. It's slow, it's pathetic, and it almost sounds wishy-washy in its request.

Booogiiiieeeee

That's not a command to dance, that's saying, "h-hey, if it's not too much trouble guys, could you- could you get up and boogie? Please?"

And of course, the audience in this video responds in the exact manner you would expect: sitting still and being bored out of their skulls. This is the most lifeless audience I've ever seen, and I don't blame them. Would you dance to this? How could you dance to this? It's so slow and annoying that you can't even find a really good beat, unless you're someone's 40-something aunt who's had a glass too much of wine at the dinner party.

Every time they say "booogiiiie", I just feel sad inside. Sad that this became a hit, and sad for Silver Convention, who can't even carry the simple message of "Get Up and Boogie". How hard is that? It's not like they've been given a complex story with conflicting emotions. Just put some excitement into your voices, damn it! That's all that's required of you!

Booogiiiieeeee

Or you could just... keep doing that. Oh well. I tried to pep talk them. Silver Convention probably won't be winning any medals in the music Olympics.

That's right!

Yes, that's right.