Heatwave - The Groove Line
Dynasty - I Don't Wanna Be A Freak (But I Can't Help Myself)
Foxy - Hot Number
Paul Feig - Spacefunk
We aren't ashamed to admit that on a pretty regular basis, we find ourselves spending our Friday nights in bed with the cat watching Freaks and Geeks on dvd. Fuck it, it's possibly the greatest tv show of all time, Bill Haverchuck is indisputably the greatest tv character of all time, and on top of all that the soundtrack fucking owns. The majority is 70s/early 80s rock, but then in the final episode Nick gets into competitive disco dancing. The song scoring his amazing routine is Heatwave's '78 disco-funk hit 'The Groove Line,' and there are a ton of other disco gems in this episode too: Dynasty's '79 funk-pop party jam 'I Don't Wanna Be A Freak (But I Can't Help Myself)' and Foxy's uptempo r&b/soul jam from '79, 'Hot Number.' But the high point of this episode's soundtrack is also featured in episode 15 (we know we're lame), which opens with Bill bringing the funk to the tune of 'Spacefunk' by the show's creator, Paul Feig. It's partially a Pavlovian response that makes us super happy when we hear it, but it's also a pretty fresh lil track that stays true to its name. RIP Freaks And Geeks... even though you implied that disco was kind of embarrassing I ain't even mad at you.
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