Smorgasbord Summer Music Festival – Songs from the Movies…The Final Dances..

This is the final week of the Summer Music Festival and next week William Price King will be back for another season.

This week I am featuring some of the songs that were composed for films and became hits in their own right…these are some of those tracks that are still on my playlists today… something for every mood.

Flashdance – What a Feeling…Irene Cara – If you have not seen this film..Amazon Uploaded by UnidiscMusic

Now the amazing Whitney Houston – The BodyGuard – I Will Always Love You.. uploaded by the official Whitney Houston channel. Film available: Amazon

Another film favourite of mine with happy memories of the late 1970s .. Staying Alive – The Bee Gees for Saturday Night Fever..uploaded by JT Michaelson. Film Available : Amazon..

And one of the most emotional moments in film history and a song that has been covered many times.. here is Bette Midler – The Wind Beneath My Wings – Beaches uploaded by TheWordInOtherWords Film available: Amazon

I hope you have enjoyed today’s music festival and the others during the summer. Next week please tune in for William Price King and his new season.

28 thoughts on “Smorgasbord Summer Music Festival – Songs from the Movies…The Final Dances..”

Nailed it!

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Smorgasbord - Variety is the Spice of Life. on August 27, 2019 at 9:20 am said:

Great thanks Annette..hugsx

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Love all of these! My favorite on the list is probably Staying Alive. That opening sequence with him walking to that Bee Gee’s beat is unforgettable. 🙂

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Smorgasbord - Variety is the Spice of Life. on August 27, 2019 at 9:20 am said:

I know and that film came at a critical time for me in my late 20s and the music and the film made me realise that there was life to be lived. xx

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- melaniemstewart on August 27, 2019 at 5:36 pm said:
  
  Wow – I love that you found that message in it…and used it. That’s awesome.
  
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I love this so much! I actually danced to the song Staying Alive on stage a very long time ago . Wow, what memories! 🙂

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Smorgasbord - Variety is the Spice of Life. on August 27, 2019 at 9:19 am said:

Fabulous Karen.. and wonderful that you had a chance to make them. I treasure mine too.. hugsxx♥

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You picked some real gems, Sally. I used to work out to the soundtrack of Staying Alive. So many great high tempo songs.

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Smorgasbord - Variety is the Spice of Life. on August 27, 2019 at 9:14 am said:

Thanks Pete I ramp it up on the treadmill when I am flagging… I need all the tempo I can get. x

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One of these songs has a very special meaning in my life, Sally. It was wonderful to hear all of them. Thank you.

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Smorgasbord - Variety is the Spice of Life. on August 27, 2019 at 6:12 pm said:

Glad to hear you enjoyed and that one in particular resonated with you..hugs

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I love Staying Alive but I really melted for The Wind Beneath My Wings sung to me by former students before I left my 23-year teaching job for a transition to teaching special education children.

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Smorgasbord - Variety is the Spice of Life. on August 27, 2019 at 7:10 pm said:

Oh wow Barbara that must have been so emotional and wonderful.. What a beautiful memory.. hugsx

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great songs; brought back good memories of watching those movies with their wonderful music.

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Smorgasbord - Variety is the Spice of Life. on August 27, 2019 at 10:32 pm said:

Thanks Jim.. they say that memories of songs are the last thing to go.. perhaps because they hold such emotional context for us..

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- Jim Borden on August 27, 2019 at 10:37 pm said:
  
  I remember playing Irish songs from my phone for my mom while she was in a nursing home. She may not have known who I was, but the songs brought a smile to her face and she would occasioanlly sing along with the tune. The mind is a fascinating thing.
  
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- Smorgasbord - Variety is the Spice of Life. on August 27, 2019 at 10:50 pm said:
  
  That is a special memory Jim.. for my mother it was big band sound. and the mind is a fascinating thing.. I hope there will be somebody to play Status Quo and the Stones to me…
  
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