Tonight’s episode was a Disco Dropoff, featuring The Dropoff’s host DJ Deadbait! We explored disco tracks in movies infected with the disco fever!
Here’s what you missed from Disco Dropoff!
Shining Star – Earth, Wind & Fire ~ Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
Canned Heat – Jamiroquai ~ Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
A Fifth of Beethoven – Walter Murphy ~ Saturday Night Fever (1977)
You Should Be Dancing – Bee Gees ~ Saturday Night Fever (1977) & Despicable Me (2010)
Boogie Fever – The Sylvers ~ Despicable Me (2010)
Livin’ Thing – Electric Light Orchestra ~ Boogie Nights (1997)
Got To Be Real – Cheryl Lynn ~ Shark Tale (2004)
Car Wash – Rose Royce ~ Shark Tale (2004)
Grease – Frankie Valli ~ Grease (1978)
Voulez Vous – Mamma Mia! Cast ~ Mamma Mia! (2008)
The Boss – Diana Ross ~ 54 (1998)
Let’s Start The Dance – Bohannon ~ 54 (1998)
September – Earth, Wind & Fire ~ Night at the Museum (2008)
I’m Coming Out – Diana Ross ~ Trolls (2016)
Funkytown – Lipps Inc ~ Shrek 2 (2004)
Right Combination – Beth Andersen ~ Scarface (1983)
Soul Finger – The Bar Keys ~ Superbad (2007)
Xanadu – Olivia Newton-John, Electric Light Orchestra ~ Xanadu (1980)
We had so much in store but got a little long-winded when discussing some of these songs and films 🙁 Here’s the rest of the what would’ve been played if we had the time!
Staying Alive – Bee Gees ~ Saturday Night Fever (1977)
Dance The Night – Dua Lipa ~ Barbie (2023)
Dancing Queen – Mamma Mia! Cast ~ Mamma Mia! (2008)
More, More, More – Andrea True Connection ~ Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)
Shake Your Groove Thing – Peaches & Herb ~ An Extremely Goofy Movie (2000)
Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now – McFadden and Whitehead ~ Boogie Nights (1997)
Coming Soon!
My next show will be on August 22nd, as KLSU is off air next week for a summer break before the semester starts. The theme will be Back To School! If you want to make a suggestion for a theme or movie, call in during my regular show “The Window Sill” on Monday, Wednesday, or Friday from 3-6 p.m.
The Cinefiles 8.8.24
By The Reel Kitty
August 8, 2024