The soundtrack from Deuce Bigalow is a delight to listen to. Listeners who love the pop classics from the 1970s will be thrilled to hear Blondie's "Call Me," Eric Burdon's "Spill the Wine," and Hot Chocolate's "You Sexy Thing." Don't worry, though, if these songs are new to you. You will enjoy the rhythms, the melodies and the words.

"Call Me" provides the listener with a lesson on the differences in music that have developed in the last 20 years. The first track is "Call Me" as recorded by Blondie in 1980. The last track is the same song, "Call Me," redone in true 90s "dance trip house groove" by newcomer Emilia Maiello. Both are lovely versions, but there is a big difference in the simplistic styling of Blondie's singing and accompaniment, and Maiello's electronically altered voice and driving accompaniment. I am hard pressed to say which one I like better. I think it will depend on the mood I'm in at the moment!

Other 70s hits include Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On," "I'm Not in Love" by 10cc, and "Magnet & Steel" by Walter Egan. All three songs are very evocative of the 70s -- tender ballads sung by gentle voices.

There are three tracks of newer music on this soundtrack. Hepcat's "No Worries" has a Latin rhythm that encourages us to "don't worry friend, don't worry." Sean Beal's "Can't Smile Without You" is all modern music: driving rhythms, guitar and electronic music. I really enjoy Beal's voice which manages to express the sorrow of his song while still giving the listener a sense of hope that all will turn out right in the long run.

And speaking of turning out all right - Jeff Lynne's "Lift Me Up" is the perfect song to follow "Can't Smile" because everything does turn out all right in this song. It was written in 1990 but ties the whole soundtrack together with its 70s sounding music -- including the steel guitar whining behind the lyrics.

A worthy addition to any music library, particularly for those listeners who enjoy soundtracks or 70s music.