Machine - There But for the Grace of God Go I (Original Version)

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Machine was an American funk disco group, formed by Jay Stovall in 1977. The band started in New York City with the intent to create the disco equivalent of R&B message songs.

[thespanishgod]

One of the GREATEST dance songs EVER made!!!

[robertsanchez]

Who's listening out there I hope this brings back a lot of memories for a lot of people

[brianharris]

Club mixes and dancing all night long. Leaving from the club and the sun was coming up. Good old days

[janfromnycsavesmoney]

40 years later-- still diggin' it

[lisamoody]

Native New Yorker and grew up when the clubs were pumping this jam!❤

[nikineal]

In NYC, the radio station WBLS played this song all the time.❤

[tlw]

I am 64 and I still adore this song.
One of my top 5 all time dance tunes.
I was 19 when I first heard it. I went out immediately and bought the 12’’ single.
I used to dance to it at Chaps Boston.

[kenya]

I enjoy reading the comments about how everyone has fond memories about this song.

[ericajay]

Born in 83, I called myself a disco lover as I got older. I had never heard this song until I saw a case on The People’s Court with a former band member being sued. Don’t know how I missed this one, but it has now been added to my playlist in 2023.

[tonyktown]

This song is literally an Anthem for the late 70's. This was the literal club starter song to get the crowd worked up.

[flipflopmcgurt]

There are simply no words to describe how GREAT this song was, is and forever will be ...

[CADDY]

I'm bless to be alive during this Disco era. 1974 I was 10 years of age.. Love you all ..

[mackenzieb]

I love this song but I'm so impressed with the female lead vocalist's range. She is amazing.

[albertrosa]

The message of this song still rings true till this day.

[falcon]

Listening in Boston, Ma. Friday, November 3, 2023 @ 5:28 AM. Hear the words. Hear the message. Wake up people.

[evelynrivera]

I was 16 and dancing the hustle.. won my first dance contest to this song

[rossrichards]

The message is actually more punk than what was going around at the time.
Respect.

[NeuroticBotanist]

The piano riff at the beginning always gets me. It's so great.

[ericfoote]

I was a little kid when this song was out but I bet when the DJ put this song ……. The club went bananas.😂 love this song 💕

[treennumbers]

One of the greatest disco tracks of all time, and its worth mentioning that the band leader later went on to create/lead Kid Creole and the Coconuts, which was another tremendously good group.