I know him...the song is much more romantic than the dude. Kicked him way to the curb. Beautiful and exciting song. The lead vocalist has such a sexy and interesting voice. Tuff enough.
This is one BAD ASS song...I just picked it up today at the resale record shop for $1, on Philly Groove Records...the same label that the Delfonics were on...
you think you're gonna hear an 8:58 minute long version of this tune (by checking the length of the video), but the song itself stops at around 2:45 ... WTF?!
When this song came out I was going to a club in Akron, OH called Myrtle's 5 & 10. We were dancing to James Brown, etc. I heard this song and knew I was hearing something different. This was the very birth of DISCO.
This "jam" is so tight that I still get instant flash backs into the early 1970's when the "Black Action Stars" dominated the big screen. Also, this track was dedicated to the one of those stars, and his name is Jim Kelly. Yes, the 4 time "Grand National Karate Champion" and the "1971 International Middle Karate Champion." When this jam kicked off, Jim was already appearing in Enter the Dragon with Black Belt Jones and Golden Needles shortly behind. A fitting tribute to a true role model.
This "jam" is so tight that I still get instant flash backs into the early 1970's when the "Black Action Stars" dominated the big screen. Also, this track was dedicated to the one of those stars, and his name is Jim Kelly. Yes, the 4 time "Grand National Karate Champion" and the "1971 International Middle Karate Champion." When this jam kicked off, Jim was already appearing in Enter the Dragon with Black Belt Jones and Golden Needles shortly behind. A fitting tribute to a "true role model."
would like to see lady caca sing this this was a time when singing was a art and these girls were artists and what a back up band the two greatest bands of the disco generation
In some grocery stores, they play this kind of music to keep a person in the store longer. That is not fair. I heard this tonight and went into a daze. The chords slowed my steps and I had somwhere else to be. I hate that store. It does it all the time.
Always a classic!!!!...I was in high school, underage going to the city(NYC) to THE NICKEL BAR, & tons of places in the Village!... via amtrak with my cousins ID...Back the then all was pretty cool and calm, no pictures on drivers licences, so I was striaght!....... Miss those days... Believe it or not I still here lots of First Choices music on the West Coast when I'm out in the mix!!!...There music is/was timeless...
@cazzie47 so true!! it will never be duplicated,women from that era had it going on in beauty,talent,brains,etc.i should know because i was one of them.the sound of Philadelphia made you move unless you were comatose! so glad i was a part of that era.everything still souds so good,because of that i can't listen to this new stuff.
...another GAY "anthem"...never understood why they didn't mix this down into a longer version......us "old school" DJ's had to work hard to keep this going for awhile...LOFT/GALLERY NYC CLASSIC !!!!!!!!
@dirtyedna There is an extended version of theis song, I just listened to it on Sirirus Radio just a few minutes ago. I don't know where you can buy that version, but I'm sure it's out there some where.
@ladyislove ....thanks...I have a CD called First Choice (The Ultimate Club Collection) with alot of re-edits/mixes...Armed and Extremely Dangerous is done by Full Intention (club mix) ...such a great song....needs to be heard again !!!
@dirtyedna No problem, I was always a big fan of this group, wish there were more like them out there these days. I love old school, that is 50's to 90's old school!!!
@dirtyedna There is an extended version of this song, I just listened to it on Sirirus Radio just a few minutes ago. I don't know where you can buy that version, but I'm sure it's out there some where.
@dirtyedna I am glad I did not know what gay meant when that Philly style was hitting. I have no idea what you are talking about, but if you say it is a gay anthem, uh, maybe that is what you saw. In the meantime, i was listening to the radio, enthralled with the fullness of the performing orchestra and wishing I could play with them. The strings! The woodwinds! The percussion! The brass! The story! The voices! All real! All real.
@2441883 The different kinds of electric guitars! This was when music was music. You had to know how to play a score....I just love it. If you live in VA, do not go to Food Lion and all their knock off stores. They are clean and well-lit, but they will hold you hostage in their stores by the music they be pumping! I used to wonder how I let them get more than cereal and milk in my cart!
Great track from 1973.........great year for the music of Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff.....O'Jays......Dexter Wansel (the architect of a lot of the music)...........love it....excellent memories of visiting my step grandfather in Kenton near Harrow....
Ron Hardy used to" beat this down" at The Music Box in Chicago. I'm still bumpin' it along with an array of choice classics. i.e. Go Bang, Was that ll it was, Deputy of love, I'm here again just to name a few. The kids today could take a lesson.
@eureka94114 i am 35yrs old eureka and i love this stuff,my mother raised me on this kind of music,the jackson 5,the bee gees,the sylvers the list goes on and on. the 70s rule
while down in norfolk england a little girl was soaking up all the hits like this in bed at night with her transistor radio...and could only dream about america.
It was all ATTITUDE in the dancing when you spied a sexy male at the Discoteque. A Fitting tribute to San Francisco and it's Disco Life. The Rickshaw Bistro, King Arthurs, Sir Lancelot's, The Frisco Disco, Mr. B's of broadway, The Village, the endless parties, just to name a few. This song is nostalgic whereas for a brief and decadent moment it took me there. Disco will always have a place in History and in the Souls of all who were truly there.
For all you "Sound Of Philadelphia" lovers...I've compiled some SUPER playlists of MASTERPIECES JUST LIKE THIS (on my humble channel)...ripe and ready for the picking! ENJOY!!!
I would stake my life on the fact that that guy drove a Caddy Fleetwood. Does anyone know what he had to do with first choice?
FegalTube 1 month ago in playlist Favorite videos
what's up with all the extra time after the song ends? booo.
temps105 1 month ago in playlist Favorite videos
What....I just knew I was in the group!! These are my girls:)
bx161gwen 3 months ago
I know him...the song is much more romantic than the dude. Kicked him way to the curb. Beautiful and exciting song. The lead vocalist has such a sexy and interesting voice. Tuff enough.
LyricLove101 5 months ago in playlist Best 2
This sounds like a theme to a T.V. show. Super Pimp. haha.
reelphresh 5 months ago in playlist More videos from dantoine93
I can't believe that this song was produced in 1973 - very much ahead of its' time.
haroldt101 5 months ago 2
This is one BAD ASS song...I just picked it up today at the resale record shop for $1, on Philly Groove Records...the same label that the Delfonics were on...
Selectrolux 6 months ago 2
Bring back the 70s, Pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.
welshybeii 6 months ago 9
takes me back to 9th grade.....we thought we were soooooo cool
69bigspen 7 months ago 2
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Thank God for this music - does anyone who was there disagree?
djjoeymay 7 months ago
Thank God for this music - does anyon who was there disagree?
djjoeymay 7 months ago 2
They just dont make them this anymore thats for sure........live on forever "Philadelphia" !
polecat119 7 months ago
you think you're gonna hear an 8:58 minute long version of this tune (by checking the length of the video), but the song itself stops at around 2:45 ... WTF?!
saintluisito 7 months ago
When this song came out I was going to a club in Akron, OH called Myrtle's 5 & 10. We were dancing to James Brown, etc. I heard this song and knew I was hearing something different. This was the very birth of DISCO.
kirko1954 7 months ago 3
This "jam" is so tight that I still get instant flash backs into the early 1970's when the "Black Action Stars" dominated the big screen. Also, this track was dedicated to the one of those stars, and his name is Jim Kelly. Yes, the 4 time "Grand National Karate Champion" and the "1971 International Middle Karate Champion." When this jam kicked off, Jim was already appearing in Enter the Dragon with Black Belt Jones and Golden Needles shortly behind. A fitting tribute to a true role model.
ROBBSHAWE 8 months ago
This "jam" is so tight that I still get instant flash backs into the early 1970's when the "Black Action Stars" dominated the big screen. Also, this track was dedicated to the one of those stars, and his name is Jim Kelly. Yes, the 4 time "Grand National Karate Champion" and the "1971 International Middle Karate Champion." When this jam kicked off, Jim was already appearing in Enter the Dragon with Black Belt Jones and Golden Needles shortly behind. A fitting tribute to a "true role model."
ROBBSHAWE 8 months ago
would like to see lady caca sing this this was a time when singing was a art and these girls were artists and what a back up band the two greatest bands of the disco generation
tonyaj42000 9 months ago
i live for this era .. i guess .. im stuck .. but i love first choice ....
felilov 9 months ago
i lived through this and im still living through it .. and im white .. hahah
felilov 9 months ago
FC hit #28 in Bilboard, 5-26-73. God bless ya, for postin' it. Thanx!
DaveWollenberg 9 months ago
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Goldenoldies4ever 11 months ago
In some grocery stores, they play this kind of music to keep a person in the store longer. That is not fair. I heard this tonight and went into a daze. The chords slowed my steps and I had somwhere else to be. I hate that store. It does it all the time.
2441883 1 year ago 3
do anybody know where a site that i can download this song as a backing track also smarty pants by first choice thanks very much. stella
missyabsley 1 year ago
@missyabsley Did you check out Amazon.com to see if you could download First Choice for a small fee?
ggbluebf 11 months ago
greatest ever, i wish i would've been around in the clubs for all of this at the time.
DeefexNYC 1 year ago
Always a classic!!!!...I was in high school, underage going to the city(NYC) to THE NICKEL BAR, & tons of places in the Village!... via amtrak with my cousins ID...Back the then all was pretty cool and calm, no pictures on drivers licences, so I was striaght!....... Miss those days... Believe it or not I still here lots of First Choices music on the West Coast when I'm out in the mix!!!...There music is/was timeless...
MrKappakool 1 year ago
luv this song...its sad that there r so many males who fit this description..notice i didnt say men but males
ladymuziklover 1 year ago
For a classic longer version of this look for Tom Moultons remix.
taino726 1 year ago
If you are an ARMED and EXTREMELY DANGEROUS korean
a You own 7 liquor stores
b You own 7 illegal weapons ..placed strategically all around your liquor store
c You wife looks like Jet Li..and she knows how to fight like him too
d thats not a rocket in your pocket.. and you KNOW how to use it
teehonky 1 year ago
The 70's will never be beaten for music... Love this song.. amazing!
cazzie47 1 year ago
@cazzie47 so true!! it will never be duplicated,women from that era had it going on in beauty,talent,brains,etc.i should know because i was one of them.the sound of Philadelphia made you move unless you were comatose! so glad i was a part of that era.everything still souds so good,because of that i can't listen to this new stuff.
petuniababi 1 year ago
@petuniababi Hi, I know just you mean I'am from Philly !!!
CharlesBarry 1 year ago
...another GAY "anthem"...never understood why they didn't mix this down into a longer version......us "old school" DJ's had to work hard to keep this going for awhile...LOFT/GALLERY NYC CLASSIC !!!!!!!!
dirtyedna 1 year ago
@dirtyedna There is an extended version of theis song, I just listened to it on Sirirus Radio just a few minutes ago. I don't know where you can buy that version, but I'm sure it's out there some where.
ladyislove 1 year ago
@ladyislove ....thanks...I have a CD called First Choice (The Ultimate Club Collection) with alot of re-edits/mixes...Armed and Extremely Dangerous is done by Full Intention (club mix) ...such a great song....needs to be heard again !!!
dirtyedna 1 year ago
@dirtyedna No problem, I was always a big fan of this group, wish there were more like them out there these days. I love old school, that is 50's to 90's old school!!!
ladyislove 1 year ago
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@dirtyedna There is an extended version of this song, I just listened to it on Sirirus Radio just a few minutes ago. I don't know where you can buy that version, but I'm sure it's out there some where.
ladyislove 1 year ago
@dirtyedna I am glad I did not know what gay meant when that Philly style was hitting. I have no idea what you are talking about, but if you say it is a gay anthem, uh, maybe that is what you saw. In the meantime, i was listening to the radio, enthralled with the fullness of the performing orchestra and wishing I could play with them. The strings! The woodwinds! The percussion! The brass! The story! The voices! All real! All real.
2441883 1 year ago
@2441883 The different kinds of electric guitars! This was when music was music. You had to know how to play a score....I just love it. If you live in VA, do not go to Food Lion and all their knock off stores. They are clean and well-lit, but they will hold you hostage in their stores by the music they be pumping! I used to wonder how I let them get more than cereal and milk in my cart!
2441883 1 year ago
Great track from 1973.........great year for the music of Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff.....O'Jays......Dexter Wansel (the architect of a lot of the music)...........love it....excellent memories of visiting my step grandfather in Kenton near Harrow....
truro007 1 year ago
O this my jam!
Setebos 1 year ago 2
WOW, Talking about a DISCO OLDIE!!! LOVE IT!! THANKS FOR THE MEMORY!
donna10donna 1 year ago
Beyonce can **** off! 70s soul/funk singers rule.
babaloula 1 year ago 4
@2009Denisem U R 2 funny girly "D"
Stop in the Name of Love!
Before U break the Guys Hearts!
funkateerkitty 1 year ago
I'd like to see Girls Aloud cover this one....
iwasanangryyoungman 1 year ago
What band is this ?
SuperNitpicker 2 years ago
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PeromyscusLeucopus 1 year ago
Armed And Extremely Dangerous by First Choice, heard it on Morpher Radio today.
PeromyscusLeucopus 1 year ago
@PeromyscusLeucopus okay
SuperNitpicker 1 year ago
'...that day he walked into my life he caught me with my draws down...!??
babaloula 2 years ago
the song says he caught me with my guard down not my drawers down lmao. plz listen2d words carefully next time
mochaliscious1 2 years ago
Lmao!!
mikado415 1 year ago
@babaloula laffin my buns off ;)
funkateerkitty 1 year ago
This put the "D" in disco! Bushwick Brooklyn played it LOUD!!!!!!!! "ACE"
MrCardz1027 2 years ago 4
God bless the sound of Philadelphia!!!!
djwash5 2 years ago 27
These were 3 seriously Hot Chicks !!!!!!!!!
stewarthird 2 years ago
Disco's roots .... respect to First Choice. Thank you for sharing.
DiscoDanceNight 2 years ago 4
he caught me with my guard down :(
erespirata 2 years ago 4
Ron Hardy used to" beat this down" at The Music Box in Chicago. I'm still bumpin' it along with an array of choice classics. i.e. Go Bang, Was that ll it was, Deputy of love, I'm here again just to name a few. The kids today could take a lesson.
eureka94114 2 years ago 12
@eureka94114 i am 35yrs old eureka and i love this stuff,my mother raised me on this kind of music,the jackson 5,the bee gees,the sylvers the list goes on and on. the 70s rule
MrCarlmorrow 9 months ago
How could anyone listen to crap I mean
rap when there is music like this ?????
Rochelle Fleming, Joyce Jones, and Annette Guest all born in Pennsylvania.
The best music was created on The East Coast.
New York City
D.J. Sal Z.
salz0723 2 years ago 5
Calling all cars... calling all cars
Be on the lookout for Dangerous Dan...
This man is wanted by the F.B.I. 10-4
Great
mr2703 2 years ago
god i was only 11 when this came out .. but what a classic!!
lorret90 2 years ago
while down in norfolk england a little girl was soaking up all the hits like this in bed at night with her transistor radio...and could only dream about america.
loonylinda 2 years ago 4
While up in the Wirral a little boy was still 5 years away from being born - and later discovered this stuff...life was never the same....
zigletpiglet 2 years ago 3
I came home from Nam before Disco became commercial, when songs like this where played at the clubs, (Scuttlebutt, The Library) in the Philly area.
Great sounds, dancing, and friends and beautiful ladies. :-)
RXRguy 2 years ago 3
Wow - respect for you on many levels
zigletpiglet 2 years ago
I remember listening to this song in '73 on Philly's Famous 56 WFIL and they had a DJ- Dangerous Dan Donovan. I wonder what happened to him?
MichaelKazmar 3 years ago
Not just one of the best tracks but one of the best vocals on any record that ever made the UK charts ( by Rochelle Fleming ).
johndelve 3 years ago 4
It was all ATTITUDE in the dancing when you spied a sexy male at the Discoteque. A Fitting tribute to San Francisco and it's Disco Life. The Rickshaw Bistro, King Arthurs, Sir Lancelot's, The Frisco Disco, Mr. B's of broadway, The Village, the endless parties, just to name a few. This song is nostalgic whereas for a brief and decadent moment it took me there. Disco will always have a place in History and in the Souls of all who were truly there.
kiddio1231 3 years ago 3
ABSOLUTELY DISCO'S DANGEROUS...yes, it's in my Heart and in my Soul...(name that tune?)...thx - Love keeps music alive! Disco Dave, Toronto!
CYRAPHYM 2 years ago
LOVE First Choice!!!
lebickley1961 3 years ago
One of the earliest disco hits ever! First Choice has been let out of so many "disco history" books for so long it ain't even funny...
I'll prefer this over "Rock the Boat" ANY TIME! LOL
timmy841212 3 years ago 2
For all you "Sound Of Philadelphia" lovers...I've compiled some SUPER playlists of MASTERPIECES JUST LIKE THIS (on my humble channel)...ripe and ready for the picking! ENJOY!!!
spyce11 3 years ago
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mayena 3 years ago
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mayena 3 years ago
...just love this track!!!
wowsah66 3 years ago