For you, Xanadu!

Did your happy hour on Friday go like this video? Mine always does. A bunch of mimes break-dancing, young professionals with cheesy facial hair on roller-skates. Typical end-of-the-workweek for the Stuck in the 80s crowd.

If loving the soundtrack to Xanadu is wrong, I don't wanna be right! In fact, my plan for tonight -- once I escape the mimes on wheels -- is to download the entire soundtrack on iTunes and sit there at my home computer, singing along with Olivia Newton-John. Sorry, we all have our demons.

Comments

[Melissa]

I'm with you, Steve. I already have Xanadu on my iPod. I love that movie and I don't even have to be impaired to enjoy it.

[Bassnote]

I will admit to having four or five songs from this soundtrack on my iPod. How many soundtracks could mix Olivia Newton-John, Electric Light Orchestra, and the Tubes? I'm with you Steve, this is a great soundtrack, and hey, I like the song 'Magic'.

[Bassnote]

Okay I had six songs, now I have all ten.

"Have to believe we are magic..."

[jane]

Xanadu! A frothy, technicolor concoction with a beat you can dance to -- who could ask for anything more!

Best part about it for me can be summed up in two words: Gene Kelly. I'll watch him in just about anything. Check him out:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=NRino_rczj4

Love.

[Carla]

Love the movie.. cheesy as it may be!! I do agree the soundtrack is excellent! Know what I'm listening to tomorrow while I'm slaving away as Saturday at work!!

[El Mike]

I understand why Steve is a fan of ONJ -- "Magic" is a classic tune from this soundtrack. It's at a nice transition point in pop music, between 70's and 80's, before pop went all synthesizer. (Check out the REAL instruments in the video.) Her breathy vocals give the song a touch of disco flavor without being excessive.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvfE-Cf9Qcc

Only recently did I realize ONJ's importance to the 80's pop genre -- her hit "Physical" ushered in an 80's girl power era led by Madonna, with help from Cyndi Lauper and others.

[Gary]

We do all have our demons.... I blogged about this very notion....

[Lisette M]

Oooh, I love this movie & the soundtrack. I even have a video clip like the one above on my zune to watch whenever the mood hits me. I always feel like going skating when I hear those songs.

[Big Tex]

I'll go ahead and add my name to the list of those that have the soundtrack on the iPod. Xanadu is one of my guilty pleasures, too. I'll also sheepishly admit that I've got the original cast CD of the Broadway production as well. However, unlike Melissa, I have to have some "enhancement" to watch the movie.

[Marissa]

I've always been an ONJ fan. I had her "Totally Hot" album. My brother was a huge ELO fan. Both artists could be heard in our household at anytime of the day. So, when they got together for this Xanadu project it seemed natural. There's no guilt in the pleasure of listening to the soundtrack what so ever.
I add her duet with Cliff Richard into the mix. It's all good.

[Carla]

Riss.... My all-time favorite ONJ album.. Totally Hot! That is one I will listen to now from start to finish and not miss a beat!

[Pam from Rochester]

I have no shame in admitting that Xanadu is not just a guilty pleasure; it's one of my all-time favorite movies. Of course I declared that when I was 10. When I rewatched the movie (on the DVD I purchased last year), I admit that the movie had a different appeal to me. Mostly that I couldn't believe how bizarre it really is unless you're a 10-year-old girl who loves roller skates, swing dancing, and ribbon barrettes.