[.ca] Swingers

From Amazon.com:
It's ironic that the success of director Doug Liman's microbudgeted Swingers brought the sensibilities of the underground lounge music revival to a broader American audience; in many other countries, Frank, Dino, Sammy, Bobby Darin, and Count Basie have long been revered as cultural heroes. The retro-chic movement has always had one well-kept secret on its side--high musical quality--and this collection plays like an adventurous hipster anthology that's open-minded enough to invite George Jones, Roger Miller, and The Average White band to the party. Also includes standout tracks by modern jazz-swing revivalists Joey Altruda and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. --Jerry McCulley

It's "Money".:
Besides complementing the movie well, this soundtrack is pretty much an instant lounge party. It's a great mix of swing, crooners, funk, and other random oddballs. The best tracks being from "Dean Martin", "Love Jones", "Roger Miller", and "George Jones". But it's all good and fun. It could have been even better if it had bits from the movie throughout it, like between tracks. But it's still the ultimate road music for beautiful babies going to Vegas.

Go Daddy-O!:
The soundtrack to "Swingers" is an album that has always been in my CD changer: that perfect mix of kitsch, nostalgia and pure mood that never lets you down. The movie is by now a classic, and obviously one on my all-time top 10 list too, and this is one of those soundtracks that captures the vibe of the movie very well, since the film was basically built on these songs anyway. In this swinging lounge, Tony Bennett and Count Basie mingle with the likes of Dean Martin, Average White Band, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Bobby Darin and Roger Miller, providing for an eclectic jam session that defies the boundaries of time. Top tracks include Darin's "I'm beginning to see the light", King Floyd's "Groove me", Dean Martin's "You're nobody till somebody loves you", The Jazz Jury's "Pictures", my favorite, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy's atmospheric "Go Daddy-O", and of course, the classic "You and me and a bottle makes 3 tonight (baby)". A must-have for every Hollywood hipster cat.

For all the cool cats and hip chicks, this cd is ACES.:
I like cd's where I can listen without having to skip songs. 16 out of 16 of the songs are worth hearing over and over, and that ain't all bad at all. It is a compelling mix of old & new music. For all those cool cats out there this cd is aces!

Endo:
It's so money and it doesn't even know it.......The movie was amazing with an equally intresting soundtrack......Three thumbs up.

Cool Soundtrack for a Cool Movie:
In no other movie have I witnessed music govern the tone like in "Swingers." Sure, other movies have great, moving soundtracks that can move you to tears, but this movie lived and breathed off of the music played throughout. There is not one bad track on this disc. "You're Nobody Til Somebody Loves You" should be mandatory listening for every blue-blooded American. "Paid For Loving," "Knock Me A Kiss" and "Groove Me" are great as well. Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and the Jazz Jury add instant modern hipster cred to the sound of this album. Country fried hits like "King Of the Road" and "She Thinks I Still Care" fit perfectly in this collection. This album dominates the entire movie. Without it, "Swingers" would just have been another meager budget cult film. It opened the floodgates for bands like the "Cherry Poppin' Daddies" and good ol' Brian Setzer. It single-handedly made it cool, if only for a little while, to swing again. Gap owes a lot of credit to this album for doing what it did for their commercials. It is a highly important, necessary piece of music history. You have to own this if you call yourself a true music fan. Can I gush over this disc anymore? BUY IT.

• You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You - Dean Martin
• Paid for Loving - Love Jones
• With Plenty of Money and You - Count Basie, Tony Bennett
• You & Me & The Bottle Makes 3 Tonight (Baby) - Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
• Knock Me a Kiss - Louis Jordan
• Wake Up - Jazz Jury
• Groove Me - King Floyd
• I Wanna Be Like You \oDoes Not Appear in Movie\c - Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
• Mucci's Jag M.K. LL - Joey Altruda
• King of the Road - Roger Miller
• Pictures - Jazz Jury
• She Thinks I Still Care - George Jones
• Car Train - Jazz Jury
• Pick Up the Pieces - The Average White Band
• Go Daddy-O - Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
• I'm Beginning to See the Light - Bobby Darin