Movie Soundtrack Feature: "Disco Inferno"

MOVIE SOUNDTRACK FEATURE: "DISCO INFERNO"

The Trammps "Disco Inferno"

If you love disco, than you've probably seen the film Saturday Night Fever. The 1977 hit movie was all about the disco era, and the soundtrack is no different. There are plenty of famous disco hits, including "Stayin Alive," "Night Fever," "Boogie Shoes," and today's selection. It is the best selling soundtrack of all time, with current numbers at 45 million copies sold. It stayed at #1 on Billboard's charts for 24 consecutive weeks in 1978, and remained on that same chart for 120 weeks into 1980. It is also apart of the National Recording Registry in the Library of Congress for its cultural significance. The album produced 6 Grammy awards, including album of the year in 1979. To put the icing on the cake, the album produced 7 separate #1's on the Pop Singles Chart. Ironically enough, "Disco Inferno" was not one of those singles, although it is just as widely recognized as any of the others. Disco music was the birth of dance music, and it is still a groovy way to shake out stress. It's no wonder this soundtrack was so successful, and hopefully you'll find some joy with it today.


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Lyrics to "Disco Inferno"

Movie Soundtrack Feature: "Jungle Boogie"

MOVIE SOUNDTRACK FEATURE "JUNGLE BOOGIE"

Kool and the Gang "Jungle Boogie"

Like many other Quentin Tarantino films, Pulp Fiction is very unconventional. The soundtrack follows that same pattern as it adds some dialogue from the film as tracks, as well as mixing in songs from the actual film. The soundtrack reached #21 on the Billboard charts, and, like a few other soundtracks featured, have a lot of songs from previous decades. That is evident with today's selection, as "'Jungle Boogie" was released in 1973. The soundtrack received praise as being "in tune" with the film in which it is associated. While there was no particular demographic that the film was trying to reach, according to Kathy Nelson, VP/GM of MCA soundtracks, they were still very focused soundtracks that had a certain kind of personality. The music from this soundtrack even appeared in some television ads as much as two years after the release of the film, showing just how popular it really was. While there isn't much lyrically to "Jungle Boogie," it remains a well known song that, in my opinion, is really just trying to get you to dance and move to the rhythm. Whether you enjoy Tarantino movies or not, there's no fiction that this was a popular soundtrack and movie.


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Lyrics to "Jungle Boogie"

Day 13: One Of Your Favorite 70s Songs

DAY 13: ONE OF YOUR FAVORITE 70s SONGS

Earth, Wind, and Fire "September" 

When it comes to stereotyping music in the 70s, disco and groovy jams is what most people tend to think about. A lot of the bands and music that my dad tends to like falls in the range of the late 70s and most of the 80s. That's basically when he was my age. Earth, Wind, and Fire is one of those bands, so I've heard quite a bit of them throughout my lifetime. I enjoy their sound, and many of their songs certainly make me want to groove. "September" is one of those classic songs that most people will recognize when they hear it. And, in my opinion, it's a song you can't help but start to move to when you hear it. I can also appreciate a band that uses some musical instruments besides guitars and drums. The combination of the brass instruments as well as the saxophone make this a great song for the ears. Hope you get to remember "September" and enjoy today's selection.