Barry Gibb contributed four number ones (and some other greats) all by his lonesome, and the soundtrack featured hits by the Trammps, KC and the Sunshine Band, and Yvonne Elliman as well. Compare that to the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack, which is star studded with hits. But its two other singles tanked-one didn’t even make the pop charts. Admittedly Grease spawned four hit singles, two of which topped the pop charts. But whereas the latter was a serious depiction of the then disco present, Grease was a nostalgic look back at the anodyne late 1950s, when life was simpler and the rough beast of rock and roll had been defanged, leaving America’s young people to worship at the altar of teen idols like Paul Anka and Annette Funicello.īoth films were instant smashes with wildly successful soundtracks, with this difference-the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack is iconic and filled with unforgettable songs, while only a few of the songs from Grease will ring a bell with your average listener. The closest comparison to 1978’s Grease is 1977’s Saturday Night Fever, both starring a pre-Scientology John Travolta. Believe me, the guy who had to whack Joey Marbles had it easy. Me, I had to listen to Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture. Whack a guy named Joey Marbles then shove a dead fish in his mouth. We all have to do ugly things if we expect to get ahead in this world.
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