Saturday Night Fever (Soundtrack)
I actually remember my parents listening to this a lot in the late 70's/early 80's on 8-track. That's right, 8-track! I cannot say I have ever actually listened to it since, but it's definitely a disco classic, featuring five songs that most people my age or older know pretty well, the four big Bee Gees hits and Disco Inferno by the Trammps. Say what you want, but Disco Inferno is one helluva fun song. Let's hear from the older fans who grew up listening to this.
This was before my time: I was 10 when the movie came out. I wasn't into popular music and certainly wasn't interested in a movie about people dancing. But you can't have missed this. It was EVERYWHERE. To this day, though, I don't think I've ever seen the movie.
Looking at the list of songs, the song I was probably most familiar with at the time was A Fifth of Beethoven, which was actually released long before the movie. I see there's also a disco version of Night on Bald Mountain (called Night on Disco Mountain), which I don't think I've ever heard, but which I might check out. Boogie Shoes, Disco Inferno and four of the six Bee-Gees songs on the album were ubiquitous (Stayin' Alive, How Deep Is Your Love, Night Fever and More Than a Woman), and another is familiar by name (Jive Talkin'). None of the other songs' names ring any bells for me. I can't say I really "like" anything on this album, but it's definitely nostalgic.
My elementary school used to have discounted nights at a local roller rink. I couldn't roller skate for shit, but a couple kids could, and the images of people skating with these songs playing is etched upon my memory for all time.