Summer Of Sam: Original Soundtrack [Soundtrack]

summer of sam: original soundtrack [soundtrack]

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Modern Hollywood has developed a tradition of releasing similarly themed pictures in near pairs, but who'd have thought it would release two films with a central theme of societal scapegoating within weeks of each other in '99--and that one of them would be South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut? Spike Lee's Summer of Sam is a little more straightforward in its telling of a New York neighborhood's descent into paranoia and finger-pointing as a serial killer stalks its streets in the summer of '77, and while its soundtrack doesn't plumb the scabrous, madcap satiric depths of Messrs. Parker and Stone, it's a serviceable--if occasionally threadbare--collection of period rock (The Who chestnut "Baba O'Riley"), pop (ABBA's "Dancing Queen," "Fooled Around and Fell in Love" by Elvin Bishop), funk (Roy Ayers's "Running Away," "Got to Give It Up" by Marvin Gaye), and a whole lot o' 1970s disco/club music (Chic's "Everybody Dance," "Best of My Love" by the Emotions, "La Vie en Rose" by the incomparable Grace Jones among them). Oddly missing for a film in which one of the main characters sports a nascent Mohawk is any hint of the era's--and region's--blossoming punk and new wave music. Still, it's a thematically sound, smartly sequenced collection that evokes both era and atmosphere well. --Jerry McCulley

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Summer Of Sam: Original Soundtrack [Soundtrack]

Average customer rating:

Disco and Rock 4ever!
4.5 Stars!
Good but where's the punk?
SUMMER OF SAM IS THE JAM!!!
Just because!

Summer Of Sam: Original Soundtrack
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Hollywood Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000JHCE
Release Date: 1999-06-29

Tracks:

Got To Give It Up - Marvin Gaye
Dancing Queen - Abba
Baba O'Riley - The Who
Running Away - Roy Ayers
Everybody Dance - Chic
La Vie En Rose - Grace Jones
Let No Man Put Asunder - First Choice
Fooled Around And Fell In Love - Elvin Bishop
There But For The Grace Of God Go I - Machine
Best Of My Love - The Emotions
Dance With Me - Peter Brown
Don't Leave Me This Way - Thelma Houston

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Modern Hollywood has developed a tradition of releasing similarly themed pictures in near pairs, but who'd have thought it would release two films with a central theme of societal scapegoating within weeks of each other in '99--and that one of them would be South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut? Spike Lee's Summer of Sam is a little more straightforward in its telling of a New York neighborhood's descent into paranoia and finger-pointing as a serial killer stalks its streets in the summer of '77, and while its soundtrack doesn't plumb the scabrous, madcap satiric depths of Messrs. Parker and Stone, it's a serviceable--if occasionally threadbare--collection of period rock (The Who chestnut "Baba O'Riley"), pop (ABBA's "Dancing Queen," "Fooled Around and Fell in Love" by Elvin Bishop), funk (Roy Ayers's "Running Away," "Got to Give It Up" by Marvin Gaye), and a whole lot o' 1970s disco/club music (Chic's "Everybody Dance," "Best of My Love" by the Emotions, "La Vie en Rose" by the incomparable Grace Jones among them). Oddly missing for a film in which one of the main characters sports a nascent Mohawk is any hint of the era's--and region's--blossoming punk and new wave music. Still, it's a thematically sound, smartly sequenced collection that evokes both era and atmosphere well. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

Disco and Rock 4ever!.......2005-05-17

This is a fabulous soundtrack. I didn't care all that much for the movie itself though. The song "There But For the Grace of God Go I" was a song I was searching for and I love it! There's no music quite like the disco of the 70's! In my opinion it has staying power! I love to dance to all of the songs on this soundtrack. If you like disco and rock then you'll find this to be a nice collection of hits. All of the hits are fantastic to listen to and to dance to! Add this soundtrack to your gold collection of disco and rock hits!

4.5 Stars!.......2005-04-20

I love this CD! Whoever compiled it, managed to put some of my all time favorite 70's dance/Disco tunes on this project! Especially the rare, hard to find...First Choice song, "Let No Man Put Asunder", and Machine's "There But For The Grace of God." Talk about bringing back memories! Other favorites: "Got to Give It Up" - Marvin Gaye (the dance anthem)! Dancing Queen - ABBA (there's just something about it)! Running Away - Roy Ayers (Classic tune)! Everybody Dance - Chic (What can you say..it's Chic)! Fooled Around and Fell in Love - Elvin Bishop (Another great 70's song...) Best of My Love - The Emotions (Great cut produced by EWF)! Dance With Me - Peter Brown (big, big Disco hit), Don't Leave Me This Way - Thelma Houston (another of my all time favorite 70's song)!

This CD is a good one..you'll be jamming the entire time..!
Wonderful Disco/70's compilation!

Good but where's the punk?.......2003-05-20

I got this in the local store thinking there was going to be the song "Hello From The Gutters" which was actually recorded and performed by the actors (!). Unfortunately it wasn't on there and I don't know where to find that song or if it even exists at all on CD. With the exception of the two Who songs (especially "Baba O' Riley") there is not a shred of punk in this album.

But, the disco and pop and such work well here. "There But For The Grace of God" was probably the best song with the best message, and ABBA always works wonders. Chic's "Everybody Dance" is another classic, though I'm convinced they used it in the wrong movie scene. Also of interest are the various soul and diva anthems. Of course you can't go wrong with the Who.

SUMMER OF SAM IS THE JAM!!!.......2001-03-29

SOS movie and soundtrack bought back a lot of memories!I was 9 years old when the son of sam was on the loose(which was hor rible)but most of the songs are a treasure!My favorite is the hard to find "There for the grace of god"!I also love "Running away" but hate the edited version."Let no man put asunder,Every body dance,Dancing Queen and La vie en rose" are definetely on my favorite list as well!Although I'm not to familiar with THE WHO, I enjoy "Baba O'Riley"!!I would have prefered "Do you wanna get funky with me"(Peter Brown) instead of "Dance with me"."Fooled around and fell in love" is another unfamiliar but likeable song.I would have also prefer "Boogie Wonderland" (Emotions) over the boring "Best of my love".Even though I like "Don't leave me this way", it is toooooo common!!!You hear this song everywhere all the time so Spike Lee could have put some thing more rare and less commercial as "DLMTW".Otherwise I love this cd and I consider it a disco collection.If you're not a true disco diva like myself,you may not understand and enjoy this cd but I do recommend this cd for those who love disco!!!!

Just because!.......2001-03-11

The mid seventies: I was born. The early nineties: Wished I was a disco queen. The late nineties: Saw "Boogie Nights." LOVED it, especially the dance sequences and the tight disco and dance music. The late nineties: Saw "54." LOVED it, mostly because of the dance sequences and the tight disco and dance music. The late nineties: Saw "Last Days of Disco." LOVED it, ONLY because of the dance sequences and the tight disco and dance music. The late nineties: Saw "Summer of Sam." Much like "Boogie Nights" I watched it repeatedly...until I noticed that these movies ALL had something in common. THE SAME SONGS! The only real standout as far as disco music is concerned on the "Summer of Sam" CD is the cut by Machine...a song I'd never heard or heard OF before I watched the movie. But "Fooled Around and Fell in Love?" (I'm tired of typing quotation marks now) Boogie Nights. Don't Leave Me This Way? 54 (It was even in each movie's trailer!) Best of My Love? Opening sequence of Boogie Nights. Got To Give It Up? Boogie Nights AGAIN. A song that DID appear in SOS actually WAS the Heatwave cut Boogie Nights, which never, ironically, showed up in the Boogie Nights movie...doesn't it seem like the powers that were could have included a song like that on the SOS soundtrack instead of ones we've heard over and over? Like one other reviewer said, if you like the song by Machine this CD is worth the fifteen or so bucks. If not...listen to your Boogie Nights soundtrack. Or...your 54 soundtrack...etc.

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