If It Rotates We Can Control It

Bollywood puts out more films per year than Hollywood, and that means a lot of soundtracks. In the 70s and 80s, the writers and arrangers of these soundtracks started bringing elements of funk and disco into their songs, and produced some seriously funky records. I wanted to take the chance to play my collection of funky Bollywood records - I don't have that many, but those that I have, I like a lot. The first half of the show is all Bollywood, and then it's more soundtracks for the second half!

opening dialogue: Bhappi Lahiri - 'Nothing Is Impossible' from 'Zakhmee' (Odeon, 1974)
Kalyanji Anandji - Laila O Laila from 'Qurbani' (Polydor, 1979)
RD Burman - Aa Dekhen Jara from 'Rocky' (Polydor, 1980)
Kalyanji Anandji - Music from 'Rafoo Chakkar' (Odeon, 1974)
RD Burman - Chand Mera Dil (start) from 'Hum Kisise Kum Naheen' (Odeon, 1977)
RD Burman - Sanam Tum Jahan from 'Kaalia' (Polydor 1981)
RD Burman - Chand Mera Dil (end) from 'Hum Kisise Kum Naheen' (Odeon, 1977)
RD Burman - Tum Jaise Ko Payal Men Bandh Loon from 'Garam Masala' (Odeon, 1972)
Lalo Schifrin - On the Way to San Mateo from 'Bullitt' (Warner Brothers)
Morton Stevens - Front Street from 'Hawaii Five-O' (Capitol)
Piero Piccioni - Mystery / The Discotheque from 'Puppet on a Chain' (repressed by DC recordings)
Lalo Schifrin - Theme from Enter the Dragon from 'Enter the Dragon' (Warner Brothers, 1973)
Beltran Moner - Finishing Line, from 'Formula 1' (repressed by Wah-Wah (Spain))
Solomon Burke - The Bus from 'Cool Breeze' (MGM, 1972)
Joe Simon - Theme from Cleopatra Jones from 'Cleopatra Jones' (Warner Brothers, 1973)
Willie Hutch - Ain't That Mellow Mellow from 'Foxy Brown' (Motown, 1974)

(Please note that for the Bollywood section I'm crediting the writers and not the performers - it's just simpler this way. If you hear a woman's voice, it's probably Asha Bhosle)