"Afternoon Delight" was a 1976 hit song by the Starland Vocal Band, featuring close harmony and sexually suggestive lyrics. It became a #1 Billboard single on July 10, 1976. It has since become a shorthand for the excesses of the 70s, as well as soft rock, and has been ironically featured in many movies and television shows.

References in popular culture

• 1994: In the movie PCU, the song is used as a form of torture.
• 1995: In episode 125 of The Simpsons, Homer has a tattoo of the Starland Vocal Band
• 1997: In Good Will Hunting, Matt Damon's character uses it to taunt his therapist
• 1997: In episode 215 of Murphy Brown, Murphy recalls that she once met Kay outside a concert because they both hated the song
• 1997: In Boogie Nights, it is used as the background to an early sex scene
• 1998: On episode 1.2 of the show Sports Night ("The Apology"), Casey's knowledge of the song rendered him unimpressive in Dan's eyes.
• 1998: In The Big Lebowski, end title.
• 2002: In The Rules of Attraction, while Sean Bateman masturbates in his dorm.
• 2003: In The Simpsons, Lenny, Carl, and Bart listen and dance to Afternoon Delight, missing Homer's cries for help when he is attacked by a bear.
• 2004: In Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell) explains to his friends what it's like falling in love with Veronica Corningstone (Christina Applegate); in the process, the foursome sings the song. They also perform a full cover of the song on the film's soundtrack album, and a music video of the same is included as an extra feature on the "Unrated, Uncut, & Uncalled For!" version of the film's DVD release.
• 2004: The song is played briefly in Starsky & Hutch
• 2004: On episode 2.06 of Arrested Development (originally aired 19 December 2004), the show was entitled "Afternoon Delight", and a recurring theme was how each of the characters didn't realize how dirty the song was until they started singing it out loud. [1]
• 2005: In episode 13 of the television show Entourage, Turtle quotes the song after intercourse with a hollywood prostitute.

External links

• trivia about the song from SongFacts.com
• Author of the song Bill Danoff reflects on its use in pop culture
• Song lyrics