After it illuminated countless dance floors in the mid-70s, the magnificent Thelma Houston may have felt that there was no way to go but down for her iconic disco anthem Don’t Leave Me This Way. Flash forward forty some years, though, and this jumpy lover’s plea found its way into horror nirvana.
Featured at a key moment in Netflix’s very popular Fear Street: Part Two – 1978, this song gained a new life while exposing Houston to many eager young viewers.
17 albums into her career, this was obviously not her first terror film connection. Her song Keep it Light was featured on the soundtrack to Into the Night, one of the films that John Landis directed, post An American Werewolf in London and Twilight Zone: The Movie.
Even more importantly, Houston seems to be a horror fan, herself. She and Bunny Hall, a friend, pulled off a perfect Baby Jane and Blanche Hudson a few Halloween seasons ago.
Frightening up a new sonic spectacle ever year or so, you can also follow her future exploits (while exploring facets of her long ranging career) at https://www.thelmahouston.com/.
Until the next time, SWEET love and pink GRUE, Big Gay Horror Fan
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