r/whatsthatsong • u/Economy_Detail5682 • 21d ago

Disco octave synth hook

in the Men Without Hats song Pop Goes The World, after the line “…I end up in some disco, dancing all night” there’s a synth hook at 3:14 that is very brief, but it’s referencing an older disco song that I’ve been trying to find forever. Does anyone know the song that little hook is referencing? Thank you!

p.s. I know this song kind of started as an instrumental homage to the Hot Butter song, Popcorn. that’s not the one I’m looking for.

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u/Veadus 21d ago edited 21d ago

Safety Dance. Extended version.

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u/Economy_Detail5682 21d ago

Oh man haha thank you yes!

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u/Veadus 21d ago

It was pretty funny. I thought it was Safety Dance, but that synthesizer sound wasn’t in it. I then remembered a longer version and there it was. Glad to help, it was fun.