Boz Scaggs "Lowdown"

Producers of Saturday Night Fever asked to use "Lowdown" from Boz Scaggs in their film, but his manager turned them down. Instead, the disco-tinged soft rock ditty turned up in the movie Looking for Mr. Goodbar.

Tracy Chapman - "Give Me One Reason"

"Give Me One Reason" from Tracy Chapman dominated the radio during the summer of 1996.  That same summer, I caught a rerun of Saturday Night Live from 1989 that featured Chapman as musical guest.  The odd part: Chapman performed "Fast Car" and "Give Me One Reason" during that 1989 performance.

The Bee Gee's - "Love So Right"

"Love So Right" climbed up to #3 on the Adult Contemporary chart in 1976 just before The Bee Gee's popularity was on the verge of exploding.  Saturday Night Fever propelled the band to worldwide stardom the following year.