暢銷曲的推手Rod Temperton

英國作曲人Rod Temperton十月五日因癌症去世(69歲)，Rod Temperton在德國組團的多種族混和的R&B舞曲合唱團Heatwave當鍵琴手時，曾寫了"Boogie Nights" 及"Always And Forever"二首暢銷曲，分別於1977與1978年獲得熱門排行榜第二名與第18名。

Rod Temperton於1978年離開Heatwave合唱團後成了多產作曲人，他曾替Michael Jackson寫了幾首很受歡迎的暢銷曲，包括"Thriller"，"Off The Wall"及"Rock With You"，另外George Bemson的"Give Me The Night"，Michael McDonald的 "Sweet Freedom" 及Patti Austin and James Ingram唱紅的"Baby Come To Me"都是Rod Temperton的傑作。

在迪斯可流行後的1970年代後期及1980年代前期，Rod Temperton寫的這些名曲相信歌迷們都不曾錯過。

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Boogie Nights   Heatwave

Boogie nights oh

Boogie nights, boogie nights

Boogie nights

Ain't no doubt we are here to party

Boogie nights

Come on now got to get it started

Dance with the boogie get down

'Cause boogie nights are always

The best in town

Got to keep on dancing

Keep on dancing

Got to keep on dancing

Keep on dancing

(Party night)

Can you show that you know how

To do it

(Boogie nights)

Do it, do it

Party night

Get on down with the sound of

The music

(Boogie nights)

Music, music

Boogie nights

Get that groove

Let it take you higher

Boogie nights

Make it move

Set this place on fire

Boogie nights

It's so right

When you got that feeling

Boogie nights

Hold it tight

Got to keep on dealing