IT'S 44 years since the release of Robert “Lord Nelson” Nelson’s iconic tune Disco Daddy, which dominated the airwaves.
Now the legendary artiste has teamed up with Joel “LucratiV” Joseph and producer Kyle “Badjohn Republic” Phillips to create a modern interpretation of it.
The three-minute, 21-second track has elements of old-school kaiso and modern calypso/soca. From a smooth and groovy brass arrangement that almost invites you to dance, to the energy-packed, contemporary vocals, Lord Nelson himself has said he is in love with it.
It was written by Joseph, Phillips, Nelson, and Patrick “Vybe” Gordon. Phillips’ father, veteran producer Kenny Phillips, did the brass arrangement as well as live guitars.
The other musicians included Oral Rodriguez on tenor sax, Roger Jaguar on trumpet and David Jacob on trombone. Gena-Marie Bureaux did background vocals and it was mastered by Nikholai “NMG Music” Greene.
It was released on October 14 and is currently on YouTube and other digital music streaming platforms.
[caption id="attachment_1115652" align="alignnone" width="820"] Soca artiste Joel "LucratiV" Joseph. -[/caption]
The track begins with the two artistes hailing each other out.
Joseph shouts, “Nello!” to which Nelson replies, “Aye, young boy!”
Joseph asks, “When last we make dem dance?” and Nelson replies, “Long time!”
The song follows the storyline of a man spotting an attractive woman at a disco party and inviting her to dance.
Joseph asks the woman when was the last time she went on “an adventure” and assures her it's about to be a night to remember as they “make a memory” there.
[caption id="attachment_1115653" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Soca artiste Joel "LucratiV" Joseph. -[/caption]
The hook goes, “When we down in d disco, dancing away d night/Start up d conga line/Come let we take the spotlight.”
The music video, directed by Camy Cam, also pays homage to Nelson’s original Disco Daddy, as it features rollerskaters. In the legendary track, Nelson sings about seeing an 80-something-year-old woman on rollerskates “doing she ferris wheel and disco splitting.”
The central theme of dancing with one’s lover remained the same, as well as the iconic synth toms.
[caption id="attachment_1115654" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Cover art for LucratiV and Lord Nelson's song Disco. -[/caption]
Raised in a family of musicians and music lovers, Joseph began his journey by playing pan as a child. He said during his school days, he began dabbling in songwriting and then later singing, and it stuck. He also plays piano.
In addition to writing tunes for himself, he has written for Bajan soca artiste Marzville. He has worked in not just soca but also dancehall, afrobeats and hip-hop.
He said he always loved Nelson’s music, along with artistes like the Mighty Shadow, Sugar Aloes and others.
“I always had this vision of being able to do something that could go down in history and be remembered.
“Some years ago, I actually did a pan song with the late Ken 'Professor' Philmore that we b
