David Shire ??

[athenian1977]

Good day ,

I'm wondering if somebody can assist me on this !

There is an instrumental disco song writen by David Shire for the movie Saturday Night Fever . This song has not been released with the original movie score .
To be specific it plays in the scene with Travolta and Donna Pescow rehearsing in the studio .

However by listening the director's commentary on the dvd I found out that this song is writen by David Shire and it used to open all the national football league games during the 70s .

Does any knows the name of the song and if I can find it either on vynil or cd ?

Your help wil be greatly appreciated !!!!8):D

[Boodikka]

Hello Athenian, I'm sorry I don't have an actual answer to your question. I'll have to look at my DVD later to see if I can recognize the song. In the interim, I can give some info.
The only Shire song I can remember playing on the CBS/NBC is "Manhattan Skyline". That was used often.
"Official" NFL music was written by Steve Spence: the variant on "Drunken Sailor". for example.
Other disco songs that I can definitely remember being played:
CBS
"Try Me..."
"Machine Gun"
"Don't Take Away The Music"
NBC
"Don't Turn Away" (played often).
When I get a chance I'll check the DVd to see if I recall the song.

[Boodikka]

Just checked the DVD to see if I knew the song. It's nice, but not familiar, and definitely not played during the late 70's NFL telecasts. It sounds a bit like a Rinder & Lewis song...very nice actually.

[Videoskooter]

Could it be "Barracuda Hangout"????, but this is interesting too:

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TWO VERSIONS?

Saturday Night Fever has two ratings: The R-rated version is 119 minutes, it had contained the offensive language, nudity, and sexual content. In 1978, the film was re-issued as a PG-rated version with the offensive language, sex, and the GO GO dancer were removed, and replaced them with milder footage. The PG rated film is 113 minutes which was shorter than the original R rated film that was six minutes longer.

An alternate PG-rated version removes explicit language and substitutes milder footage in some sequences. This version is the one routinely used for television showings and is 11 minutes shorter than the original R-rated one.

The scene in the car that has Tony's friends talking about the drugs they have and Tony complains about how old Bobby's-8 tracks are is usually cut when the film is shown on network TV. The same goes for the scene that has the stripper in the background.

Another TV version shown on ABC in the '80s added more outtake footage, with the PG-rated print as its primary source.

In the latest VHS release, which is in surround, some of the music has been altered (probably for copyright problems). Most annoying is the replacement of K-JEE by M.F.S.B., during the dance by the Puerto Rican couple in the contest, by some generic sounding music. This same music is also played instead of "Disco Duck" in the brief glimpse of the dance studio owner giving lessons to a group of people.

In Belgium, due pressure from younger audiences, the 'rape' scene was cut. This permitted people younger than 16 to go and watch the movie. This happened a few months after it's initial release, giving Saturday Night Fever a second life.

The DVD version is the R rated print. It includes deleted scenes, a commentary by director John Badham and highlights form VH1's Behind the music special which strangely never mentions the Bee Gees once!

[Boodikka]

Hi Video, the rehearsal song is not "Barracuda Hangout", I'm familiar with that. The music during the rehearsal sequence (on the Region 1 DVD) definitely has a Rinder & Lewis feel, kinda/sorta like early El Coco or Le Pamplemousse. I remember the music played during NFL telecasts, and this wasn't part of that.
BTW, I just remembered that CBS played "Calypso Breakdown" at least once during a telecast.

[Mixmachine]

this question has come up a few times in the past , here in this old thread I think you'll find the answer, is a song by TOTO but not available I'm afraid:icon_neutral:

saturday night fever song

[athenian1977]

Thanks everybody for your help and info !

Have a good one !

:)

[Boodikka]

Could someone please explain the NFL part of this query? I'm quite sure this was never played during or before NBC/CBS telecasts.
I just remembered another song played on CBS: "Sexy". Someone at CBS Sports was certainly feeling the beat back in the day.

[Disco Funk]

I think you're referring to what's known as 'Second Lowdown'. Too bad it hasn't appeared anywhere, not even as a bootleg. Are there Toto bootlegs?! :)

Disco Funk

[KoolChris]

There's a recording of a "Lowdown" performed by TOTO at a Jeff Porcaro tribute concert. Could that be it? I'll try checking the SNF clip and the Toto recording in the next few days, and let you know if they're similar.

[KoolChris]

Hi everyone. I found the Toto recording, but couldn't check with SNF to compare. Here's a link to the Toto recording: http://download.yousendit.com/0D04D35E3E35D001

I don't find it so hot, and it doesn't ring a bell RE the movie, so it might not be it. Please let me know if this is it.

KoolChris

[athenian1977]

Hi Kool , no that's not the one .

Thanks !

[PierreConstantin]

Way after the battle , it's "Lowdown" sung by Boz Scaggs (from the 1976 lp "Silk degrees").