The dubiously named Skatt Bros were a short-lived group signed to seminal label Casablanca Records. Originally from Canada, they shared management and one of their founding members, Sean Delaney, with label-mates KISS. Their leather and moustache image meant they were often compared to the Village People by American marketers and audiences alike, however, unlike the Village People’s cheerful sing-alongs advocating brotherly love, the Skatt Bros’ major hit Walk the Night took an alternate route and was one of the darker tracks of the disco era. Punctuating lyrics that describe a rather different sort of brotherly love, the song’s hook advocates a certain type of nocturnal encounter that places it as an R-rated precursor to Michael Jackson’s Thriller. Full of screams and evil laughter to complement its explicit narrative it’s a wonder that the track even managed to chart let alone make the modest impact it did.
Here are the Bros taking advantage of their brief fame for a photo with an indifferent Grace Jones and bewildered Lou Reed.
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