139. Jeff Palfini Discusses The Last Days of Disco (soundtrack)

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Jeff Palfini, the co-founder of the Connecticut-based Boondocks Film Society, joins Al to talk about the soundtrack to the 1998 film, The Last Days of Disco. Jeff talks about the intersection of film and music, why movie soundtracks have been important to him and why this particular soundtrack is a favorite of his. He also highlights some of his favorite songs on the album and discusses the upcoming plans for Boondocks Film Society.

Jeff made a reference to a podcast called Hit Parade, and you can check it out here: https://slate.com/podcasts/hit-parade

As Jeff suggests in this episode, you should follow Boondocks Film Society to keep up with their events! @boondocksfilmsociety on Instagram and https://boondocksfilmsociety.org/

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1:10 Jeff joins the show

2:18 Jeff talks about his work with Boondocks Film Society

6:02 Jeff discusses the premise of The Last Days of Disco

9:10 Jeff explains why he chose the soundtrack for this episode

14:59 Al wonders how people who aren’t into movies keep up with new music

16:33 Jeff talks about passive influences on musical tastes

19:33 Jeff discusses the mix of songs on the soundtrack

20:50 Jeff recently learned about how members of Chic produced much of his favorite music

28:35 Jeff and Al talk about disco’s long-overdue reevaluation

34:34 More love for Chic!

35:55 Jeff focuses on the diversity of artists represented on the soundtrack

41:39 Al heard “Knock on Wood” differently than when it first came out

46;11 Jeff and Al discuss “I Love the Nightlife”

50:00 Jeff highlights a couple of his favorite vocal performances on the album

52:16 Jeff discusses the song that might be his favorite on the soundtrack

54:47 Great songs are often saved for the closing credits

1:02:24 Jeff talks about the upcoming plans for Boondocks Film Society

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