Swingers: Music From The Miramax Motion Picture [Soundtrack]

swingers: music from the miramax motion picture [soundtrack]

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It's ironic that the success of director Doug Liman's microbudgeted Swingers brought the sensibilities of the underground lounge music revival to a broader American audience; in many other countries, Frank, Dino, Sammy, Bobby Darin, and Count Basie have long been revered as cultural heroes.

The retro-chic movement has always had one well-kept secret on its side--high musical quality--and this collection plays like an adventurous hipster anthology that's open-minded enough to invite George Jones, Roger Miller, and The Average White band to the party. Also includes standout tracks by modern jazz-swing revivalists Joey Altruda and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. --Jerry McCulley

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Swingers: Music From The Miramax Motion Picture [Soundtrack]

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Eclectic mix of jazz, funk, swing, standards, and R&B
It swings!
Endo
Cool Soundtrack for a Cool Movie
It's "Money".

Swingers: Music From The Miramax Motion Picture
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Hollywood Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Lounge | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music

General | Pop | Styles | Music

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music

Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music

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General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music

1990s | By Decade | Soundtracks | Styles | Music

Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B000000OGM
Release Date: 1996-10-22

Tracks:

You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You - Dean Martin
Paid For Loving - Love Jones
With Plenty Of Money And You - Count Basie/Tony Bennett
You & Me & The Bottle Makes 3 Tonight (Baby) - Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Knock Me A Kiss - Louis Jordan
Wake Up - The Jazz Jury
Groove Me - King Floyd
I Wan'na Be Like You - Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Mucci's Jag M.K.II - Joey Altruda
King Of The Road - Roger Miller
Pictures - The Jazz Jury
She Thinks I Still Care - Goerge Jones
Car Train - The Jazz Jury
Pick Up The Pieces - Average White Band
Go Daddy-O - Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
I Beginning To See The Light - Bobby Darin

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It's ironic that the success of director Doug Liman's microbudgeted Swingers brought the sensibilities of the underground lounge music revival to a broader American audience; in many other countries, Frank, Dino, Sammy, Bobby Darin, and Count Basie have long been revered as cultural heroes.

Customer Reviews:

Eclectic mix of jazz, funk, swing, standards, and R&B.......2007-05-29

A perfect sampling of the music from one of the greatest indie films to hit the streets. This CD has everything. If I had to complain, and this is really not a negative about the CD as much as a small gripe because I love the song, the only thing missing is Heart's "Magic Man". That song was on the movie but I understand that it didn't fit in with the rest of the offerings in this compilation.

A quick rundown of my highlights for you: Dean Martin croons "You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You" and it still sounds classy, cool; "Paid for Loving" is a funky song, heavy on the funk guitar, with sappy-smooth vocals; "With Plenty of Money and You" by Tony Bennett and Count Basie and the Boys, come on, it's a Vegas standard; three offerings by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy with "You and Me and the Bottle Makes 3 Tonight" being the highlight of the 3, these guys are amazing and do swing proud; "Knock Me a Kiss" is a great standard; "Groove Me" is a treat if you love bass lines, the song is light on synth and guitars with a thick bass lead; Roger Miller's "King of the Road" is a great classic that somehow fits in with the edgier stuff along with "She Thinks I Still Care"; Bobby Darin tops of the album with "I'm Beginning to See the Light"

The album has everything but Rock & Roll, and for once, that is OK with me.

A great soundtrack from a great movie. A definite must have. Dig in and enjoy!

It swings!.......2007-01-03

This cd swings! Great compilation, especially for the casual swing enthusiast who doesn't want to invest in many different swing cds. It's a great cd to go to when you want to listen to some great dance music!

Endo.......2004-06-04

It's so money and it doesn't even know it.......The movie was amazing with an equally intresting soundtrack......Three thumbs up.

Cool Soundtrack for a Cool Movie.......2004-02-03

In no other movie have I witnessed music govern the tone like in "Swingers." Sure, other movies have great, moving soundtracks that can move you to tears, but this movie lived and breathed off of the music played throughout.
There is not one bad track on this disc. "You're Nobody Til Somebody Loves You" should be mandatory listening for every blue-blooded American. "Paid For Loving," "Knock Me A Kiss" and "Groove Me" are great as well. Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and the Jazz Jury add instant modern hipster cred to the sound of this album. Country fried hits like "King Of the Road" and "She Thinks I Still Care" fit perfectly in this collection.
This album dominates the entire movie. Without it, "Swingers" would just have been another meager budget cult film. It opened the floodgates for bands like the "Cherry Poppin' Daddies" and good ol' Brian Setzer. It single-handedly made it cool, if only for a little while, to swing again. Gap owes a lot of credit to this album for doing what it did for their commercials.

It is a highly important, necessary piece of music history. You have to own this if you call yourself a true music fan.

Can I gush over this disc anymore? BUY IT.

It's "Money"........2003-11-19

Besides complementing the movie well, this soundtrack is pretty much an instant lounge party. It's a great mix of swing, crooners, funk, and other random oddballs. The best tracks being from "Dean Martin", "Love Jones", "Roger Miller", and "George Jones". But it's all good and fun. It could have been even better if it had bits from the movie throughout it, like between tracks. But it's still the ultimate road music for beautiful babies going to Vegas.

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