Disco Playlist: Vicki Sue Robinson: “Turn the Beat Around”

Vicki Sue Robinson shines as a vocalist on 1976’s “Turn the Beat Around,” but the spotlight gets put on musicians and their instruments. From horns and violins, to the guitar scratch and percussion, even the flute player is given rock-star status, the song is a celebration of all the components that go about creating a sound that “carries all the action.” It’s a latin-disco classic, made all the more fun by attempting to sing along to Robinson’s rapid-fire vocals, and lyrics such as “syncopated rhythm” and “rat tat tat…”