The buzz of excitement that surrounded Saturday Night Fever was started when I saw the video for ‘How Deep Is Your Love’ by the Beegees shown on ‘Swap Shop’ and when ‘Stayin’ Alive’ and ‘Night Fever’ followed shortly afterwards disco was here and if you didn’t have flashing lights on your dance floor or a white suit you were out of the equation!
You can (therefore) imagine my horror when ‘Saturday Night Fever’ was given an ‘X’ certificate which meant you couldn’t go to see it until you were over 18!
I remember my Auntie Anne going to see it and such was its popularity that an ‘abridged’ version was produced editing out the parts that made it an ‘X’ certificate and a rerated ‘A’ version (equivalent to today’s ‘PG’ certificate) was released and I went to the cinema to see it and hear the music in glorious stereo in the cinema.
I remember the opening shot of the film which is of John Travolta’s legs walking down a New York Street carrying a can of paint, admiring some shoes in a shop window etc all to the sound of this great song. The Beegees have written and produced some of the greatest songs of all time but ‘Stayin’ Alive’ is most certainly the best one they produced during the ‘disco’ era and is a true classic.
Now listen to the song….
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