{"id":49181,"date":"2022-08-10T17:30:34","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T21:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/?p=49181"},"modified":"2022-08-10T16:14:24","modified_gmt":"2022-08-10T20:14:24","slug":"as-this-vintage-performance-proves-grease-has-always-been-the-word","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/?p=49181","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Grease&#8221; Remains Perfect Viewing for Summer Nights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-50527\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Greaseheader.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"193\" height=\"262\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Grease is the time, is the place, is the motion, and Grease is the way we are feeling. And probably always will be, because the flick is the ultimate summer fun movie. We know you&#8217;ve seen the film countless times and can sing and quote along to it, but we wanted to share some rarities related to the film with you.<\/p>\n<p>First up, from a 1978 episode of <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/search?q=the+midnight+special&amp;mod=AP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">The Midnight Special<\/a><\/em> comes this live performance of the title track from <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/search?q=grease&amp;mod=AP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Grease<\/a><\/em> performed by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/live-in-concert\/032031414396\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Frankie Valli<\/a> and The Commodores. It is the funkiest thing you will watch all week. You&#8217;re welcome.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N5mhbvutsuI\" width=\"640\" height=\"385\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center>Here&#8217;s an original TV spot for the film, spotlighting the performances of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/search?q=john+travolta&amp;mod=AP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">John Travolta<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/search?q=olivia+newton-john&amp;mod=AP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Olivia Newton-John<\/a><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RLj9T8ElT0g?ecver=2\" width=\"640\" height=\"385\"><\/iframe><\/center><em>The Mike Douglas Show<\/em> featured a visit to the set of <em>Grease<\/em>, and presented interviews with the stars and producer <a href=\"http:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/search?q=allan+carr&amp;mod=AP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Allan Carr<\/a> (himself the subject of an recent documentary)<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Kwg7028LrKs?ecver=2\" width=\"640\" height=\"385\"><\/iframe><\/center>We hope you enjoy these <em>Grease<\/em> obscurities, and share your thoughts on why you love the movie with us below!<\/p>\n<p><em>We originally ran this post in 2018 and are reprinting it today as part of our tributes to Olivia Newton-John and our ongoing Summer of Blockbusters series.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grease is the time, is the place, is the motion, and Grease is the way we are feeling. 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