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In 1978, discos all over the world were gifted with the perfect song to end the night--every night--for the next several years. It came from the film "Thank God It's Friday," and it won the Oscar for Best Original Song!
It also topped Billboard's Dance Club Chart...went to #3 on the Hot 100, and made it to #4 in Canada.
The film weaved together several plot lines about the staff and patrons of a fictional Los Angeles disco over the course of a single Friday night...with a large cast that included a couple of up-and-coming actors named Jeff Goldblum and Debra Winger. The film also featured The Commodores and Donna Summer.
Donna's character, Nicole Sims, repeatedly tries to crash the booth so she can convince the DJ to play her new single. Finally, she sneaks up on the stage where The Commodores are about to perform, grabs a
microphone and starts singing this "Great Song of the '70s!"
More often than not, my nights as a Club DJ at She-Nannigans, Trader and Trapper and Wagner's (all in Eau Claire) ended with this song.The crowds never got tired of hearing it, and knowing it was the "Last
Dance," they always flocked to the floor!
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