Best of My Love by The Emotions
Whenever Best of My Love begins to play it’s hard not to think of Dirk Diggler, the San Fernando Valley, and Boogie Nights’ gorgeously executed single-take opening scene that stamped Paul Thomas Anderson into the loving memory of millions of cinephiles across the globe.
As Boogie Nights successfully conveyed, fun and misery are very close friends. Pay attention to the organ-like synths that slowly escalate around the 55 second mark, the smooth and solemn key that fades in and out the whole track, a beautiful shade of dirge within a perfectly rhythmic and joyful melody. Also, enjoy and dance.