Written by Barry Gibb
Performed by Frankie Valli
The film Grease was part of my childhood. It continued to screen throughout the 80s and I saw it in the theater twice, as well as endless times on TV and VHS. While most of my favorite music steered towards rock, new wave and early hip hop in those days, I never could deny a good musical.
Grease (is the Word) starts and closes the film. We're treated to the thumpy goodness of this song while the opening credits accompany an animated vision of what awaits us in the film. This song was written specifically for the movie and did not join theatrical productions until after the film’s success.
This song was written by Barry Gibb and performed by Frankie Valli. It's gotta be great, right? Well, it's fun, it's full of hooks and Frankie, as always, sounds great - but what the "F" is this song about? Really. It's weird. It's not about the movie and in fact, it feels like it was written without any knowledge of the movie at all. Like, it's just a confusing vague song about something vaguely understood as "Grease."
So why am I including it on my Best Bridges Blog? Because I like weird shit too - especially when I lived my whole life not realizing how weird it is. Let's jump into the bridge! And remember, this is supposed to be a fun song to get us ready for a fun film.
This is a life of illusion, wrapped up in trouble
Laced with confusion, what're we doin' here?
That sounds awful. It doesn't sound like the movie, so why is it there? I don't know! I have nothing left to say. I hope to get back into some other Barry Gibb songs. The guy could write a good song. This one is just weird, but still, I love it.
-MJK
Performed by Frankie Valli
The film Grease was part of my childhood. It continued to screen throughout the 80s and I saw it in the theater twice, as well as endless times on TV and VHS. While most of my favorite music steered towards rock, new wave and early hip hop in those days, I never could deny a good musical.
Grease (is the Word) starts and closes the film. We're treated to the thumpy goodness of this song while the opening credits accompany an animated vision of what awaits us in the film. This song was written specifically for the movie and did not join theatrical productions until after the film’s success.
This song was written by Barry Gibb and performed by Frankie Valli. It's gotta be great, right? Well, it's fun, it's full of hooks and Frankie, as always, sounds great - but what the "F" is this song about? Really. It's weird. It's not about the movie and in fact, it feels like it was written without any knowledge of the movie at all. Like, it's just a confusing vague song about something vaguely understood as "Grease."
So why am I including it on my Best Bridges Blog? Because I like weird shit too - especially when I lived my whole life not realizing how weird it is. Let's jump into the bridge! And remember, this is supposed to be a fun song to get us ready for a fun film.
This is a life of illusion, wrapped up in trouble
Laced with confusion, what're we doin' here?
That sounds awful. It doesn't sound like the movie, so why is it there? I don't know! I have nothing left to say. I hope to get back into some other Barry Gibb songs. The guy could write a good song. This one is just weird, but still, I love it.
-MJK
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