Soundtrack Saturday: Dirty Dancing (1987)

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I may not have included Dirty Dancing in my Top Ten Dance Sequences in a Film post, but fear not - I am featuring it this week as my Soundtrack Saturday.

Yes, it has been a very dance filled week on Ticket Stub and what a soundtrack to finish it off with. 

Dirty Dancing, of course, has the classics that you'd expect from the film - (I've Had) The Time of My Life and Hungry Eyes - but there are some wonderful hidden gems here to channel your Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey moves to.

Dirty Dancing is definitely one of the top compilation soundtracks. Some of the best songs come from when Baby first sees Johnny at the secret after-party for staff at the Kellerman's resort. Here, Baby sees the 'dirty dancing' for the very first time. You cannot help but stare in awe of all the dancers and, like Baby, want to try it with Johnny. Do You Love Me is without a doubt one to shake those sexy hips to.

Other highlights include Hey Baby, as Johnny tries to show Baby the art of balance, and the perfect 80s power ballad She's Like the Wind. The track is sung by Swayze himself, played as Johnny says goodbye to Baby and drives away. You can even recreate the adorably comical 'Lover Boy' scene with the track Love is Strange. There are a bunch of other dancing tunes to shake your rumba or dance the foxtrot to, however, one of the slower tracks stands out. 

Cry to Me is played in the sexiest scene of the movie. I have posted the moment the song appears in the film below as me explaining it would never do it justice. 

I had this CD in car all week and it makes me want to watch the film all over again. If you haven't ever listened to it, take the time to...it will be the time of your life.

(YES, I went there with a disastrous Dirty Dancing pun! I do apologise.)

Best track? Hungry Eyes

Played during the montage of Baby and Johnny becoming dance partners (see below)

Available on Spotify? Yes, though not all tracks from the Ultimate Dirty Dancing album are available

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