Eldergays, tell me about The Skatt Brothers
What a fabulously sleazy, unapologetically gay disco-rock sound they had. Quite an interesting backstory, too!
[quote]They were the “sleazier, more extreme Village People,” according to Doug Brod, author of They Just Seem a Little Weird: How KISS, Cheap Trick, Aerosmith, and Starz Remade Rock and Roll. And while the porno-disco-rockers’ signature song and only U.S. hit, “Walk the Night,” didn’t exactly become a wedding-reception staple like their Casablanca Records labelmates’ ubiquitous “YMCA,” there’s no doubt that Skatt Bros. — led by Sean Delaney, the lover of KISS’s then-manager Bill Aucoin and the costumer/choreographer who helped shape Casablanca superstars KISS’s outlandish stage show — made their mark.
| by Anonymous | reply 18 | January 2, 2025 5:36 PM
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Here is 'Walk the Night' -- nicely synced with an Al Pacino classic.
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | January 2, 2025 7:41 AM
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Thanks, OP - I’ve never heard of them before and have enjoyed a quick rabbit hole just now.
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | January 2, 2025 10:24 AM
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Very tacky sound though kind of fun. Gimmick. Never heard of them either and I was a disco bunny for years
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | January 2, 2025 11:29 AM
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They should've had an album called "Glass Coffee Table."
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | January 2, 2025 11:52 AM
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Provincetown, the A House, a bottle of poppers and a French Canadian that spoke no English.
Yeah, I remember this one.
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | January 2, 2025 1:06 PM
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They were no Sir Monti Rock III!
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | January 2, 2025 1:11 PM
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Geez, that photo. It looks like they’re all seconds away from having to rub their backsides on scratching posts.
| by Anonymous | reply 9 | January 2, 2025 2:14 PM
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Why was scat so popular in gay circles in the 1970s?
| by Anonymous | reply 10 | January 2, 2025 2:40 PM
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I don't know anything about the group but I first heard "Walk The Night" when I visited bars in the Castro district of SF in the mid-90s.
| by Anonymous | reply 11 | January 2, 2025 3:49 PM
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The Skate Brothers go west.
| by Anonymous | reply 12 | January 2, 2025 4:07 PM
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R12 I would clarify, none of the people in that video were the Skatt bros, just Australian models.
| by Anonymous | reply 14 | January 2, 2025 4:58 PM
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The guy bottom left followed me home one night. He walked up to the door behind me and I said, Scat"!
And he did.
| by Anonymous | reply 15 | January 2, 2025 5:21 PM
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Didn’t they have a CBS variety show? Sort of a last gasp for the genre. I think Helen Lawson was on the pilot.
| by Anonymous | reply 16 | January 2, 2025 5:25 PM
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Their name was a tribute to me, the Queen of Scat!
| by Anonymous | reply 17 | January 2, 2025 5:25 PM
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