Songs That Changed the World

Each program in this series puts the spotlight on the songs that have left an indelible mark on the world. Besides setting the scene for the release of the song, the programs feature the songs´ creator(s) and explore its cultural impact and the ways that it changed the course of history. Guests include artists, music industry executives, cultural and political pundits and the music fans themselves for whom these songs became their life´s soundtrack.

By the mid-70s, dancing was back with a vengeance. They called it disco and with the release of the movie Saturday Night Fever starring John Travolta, a blue-collar worker by day and a high-stepping dancer by night, it became a major part of the culture around the world. The accompanying soundtrack was dominated by the songs of The Bee Gees, including the number one hit Stayin´ Alive which ostensibly served to stimulate a taste for polyester among the general populace and to launch a boogie-down fever which has endured in various guises through the last quarter of the 20th century and into the new millennium.

Upplagd i sortimentet: 5 Juni, 2008