Kansas City Playlist: Chiefs 'Holiday Touchdown' Movie Debuts

In terms of cinematic merits, a local movie regarding Super Bowl champion holiday season love is absolute garbage BUT still merits cowtown celebration and even a bit of genuine excitement. 

Let's be honest . . . Most movies are trash but at least this one include b-roll footage of local destinations and a plot crafted for middle-class wine moms attempting to drink away their existential suburban malaise in this brief moment of time betwixt ice ages.

And so we start with Saturday evening celebration of lovable, saccharine, cinematic schlock . . .

Ahead of the movie premiere, Hallmark held a red carpet event where fans got to see Chiefs cheerleaders, KC Wolf and Hallmark stars like Tyler Hynes and Hunter King, the lead actors in “Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story”.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com links . . .

'Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story' premieres in Kansas City

Chiefs and Hallmark fans filled Crown Center Square Saturday afternoon ahead of the "Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story" movie premiere.

Gracie Hunt, mom Tavia have all-red runway duel for Chiefs Hallmark movie premiere

The Kansas City Chiefs heiress and wife of owner Clark Hunt had a fashion feud side-by-side for the 'Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story' premiere.

See photos from the star-studded red carpet at Hallmark Chiefs movie premiere

See photos from the red carpet event for the premiere of Hallmark's "Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story" in Kansas City.

Meet the Real-Life Loves of Hallmark's 'Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story' Cast (Including the Pair Who Got Engaged After Working Together On Set!)

Here's everything to know about the real-life partners of the 'Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story' including stars Hunter King, Tyler Hynes and more.

Hallmark stars walk the red carpet at Crown Center ahead of "Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story" premiere

Lights, camera, action!The Hallmark movie centered around a Chiefs love story premiered Saturday night.

And all of this inspires our playlist dedicated to campy moments on screen . . .

Let's get started . . . 

Not everything mainstream has to be horrible . . . This track from Kool & The Gang proves our point: "Hollywood Swinging" was the group's first number one R&B single, reaching that position in June 1974. The single was a successful crossover hit, peaking at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart as well.

We wanted to share this interesting mashup for our second playlist song . . . The images come by way of Nudnik -- a Czechoslovak/Czech animated film series the speaks to the ethos of a world in the grips of protest . . . And this track review of the melody sums things up perfectly . . . " 'Groovy Movies' is very much a product of its time with its swinging arrangement, colloquial lyrics and driving horn arrangement."

This track speaks to the enduring genius of Steely Dan . . . "Everyone's Gone to the Movies" is seemingly fun 1975 calypso tune actually paints a vivid and ominous picture of a predator in what might be a warning message to young listeners that sometimes things that sound nice can give way to hidden threats . . . There might even be a not-so-subtle reference to a deadly 18th century creeper. Nevertheless, it's kind of a haunting track that was a departure from the mostly upbeat radio programming of the mid-1970s. For those of his who appreciate the virtuosity of these smooth music purveyors, the tune reminds us that their dark side can be surprisingly frightening.

Let's try to keep things just a bit current and upbeat in tonight's musical journey . . . "If This Was A Movie" by Taylor Swift is a surprisingly decent track that speaks to her earlier country/folk background . . . Even better, it's one of the few songs she co-wrote. Martin Johnson shares songwriting credit. A bit more trivia: "Until the re-recording of this song, a lyric in the bridge remained unknown. Swift sings 'I've been waiting for you every day since you've been gone', but the 'every day' portion was unclear. Many fans theorized that the lyric was 'ever', 'weary', or 'baby'."

Finally . . . We finish with an American classic . . . "There's No Business Like Show Business" is an Irving Berlin song, written for the 1946 musical Annie Get Your Gun. Most TKC readers already know the lore of the tune and we were tempted to embed the awful 70s disco version of the song into our list but decided better . . . Instead we share a clip from the classic movie by the same name . . .

As always, thanks for reading this week and have a safe & fun Saturday night.