The immortal disco hit has a legacy of lawsuits, fleas and 'blackmail.'
has become ubiquitous today, it was anything but a sure hit in the early ’80s. If it weren’t for some creative marketing moves, it may have never even been released.
. “She thought it was blasphemous. She called Paul and said, ‘I hate the song. Oh, we’ve lost you.’ And then she sent him a Bible the next day.”Jabara shopped the song to a few other disco stars of the era, including Diana Ross, Cher and Barbra Streisand, but none were interested. Then Jabara played a demo for entertainment lawyer Steven Ames Brown, who had just represented Wash and Armstead in a suit against their previous label, and Jabara asked if Brown thought the duo might be interested.
“Beyond Sylvester’s obvious talent, the Two Tons were equally part of the magic,” said Lester Temple, a DJ who performed in San Francisco during the ’80s and now produces music under the moniker. “Because of that, people were familiar with who they were, and embraced them because of the almost church-like energy.”
“We recorded it in about 90 minutes, then walked out of the studio and said ‘OK, Paul, see you later.’ And we went about our business,” Wash said.From the underground to the Top 40
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