This 1978 disco classic was co-written by Sylvester and James Wirrick. It was not more than a minor hit in the US - not nearly his biggest - and was a huge hit in Europe.
But that is only the start of the story.
The song was also a hit in discos - a club hit, as we would call it today. It is here where his star would truly shine - and endure. The song has been used as an anthem for LGBTQ+ pride in the years since the song was released - the magazine Time Out ranked it #8 on a list of songs to celebrate Pride all year long.
Sylvester himself, with his androgynous looks and the fact that he was, in fact, gay, was propelled by this song into icon status within the gay communitiy, and beyond, because the man was fabulous. Sadly, he passed away in 1988 from complications from HIV - I'm so grateful that that disease is not the killer it was in the 1980s but we still need a cure.
We are so happy to bring you a live version of this - not every disco song has that, but Sylvester did perform live. The laser sounds in the song are replaced with horns, and my goodness, it's a fantastic sound.
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