See...it's as easy as that. Without further ado...
Five Songs That No Matter When I Hear Them, I Think Of A Specific Movie
1. "Higher Ground" by Stevie Wonder (or the version by Red Hot Chili Peppers) - Center Stage
2. "The Pretender" by Jackson Browne - Mr. Holland's Opus
3. "Paint It Black" by The Rolling Stones - Stir of Echoes
4. "Under Pressure" by David Bowie and Queen - Grosse Pointe Blank
5. "Romeo and Juliet" by Dire Straits - Empire Records
You know, I would post links to the videos or to the movie cover art, but I'm just going to play it safe. You know, as far as copyright goes.
What about you? What songs make you think of specific movies?
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"Highway to the Danger Zone" Top Gun
"Dust in the Wind" Old School (it makes me chuckle every time I hear it now because I think of Will Ferrel singing it)
"Tequila" Pee Wee's Big Adventure
"Blaze of Glory" Young Guns II (don't judge me, it's what came to mind)
And the #1 song, which I have on my iPod and play all the time when I'm exercising: "You're the Best Around" Karate Kid
Honorable Mention: the "Yub Nub" Ewok song from Return of the Jedi that was so rudely removed by Lucas.
Paint it Black Rocks!
never heard of any of those songs, gotta seek them out at YouTube.
I always connect I HAD THE TIME OF MY LIFE with DIRTY DANCING and HOLDING OUT FOR THE HERO with a certain TV show from the 80s :) and WE DON'T NEED ANOTHER HERO with MAD MAX off course.
Play With Me by Extreme from the first Bill & Ted. And Dead Souls by Nine Inch Nails from The Crow.
I know a few but they slipped my mind.
"Money" (The Flying Lizards Version, not the Beatles version - Empire Records
It's Not Unusual - Highway 61 (If you like weird Canadian road movies, I highly recommend)
How Soon Is Now - The Craft.
Eye of the Tiger ~ Survivor: ROCKY!!!! Epic.
My brain overloaded so that's the only thing I came up with.
The women's duet from The Marriage of Figaro now reminds me of The Shawshank Redemption. It's from the scene where Andy seizes the prison PA system and plays a record for the inmates.
La Mamma Morta reminds me of that scene in Philadelphia when Tom Hanks character is discussing his own death. Gah.
"You Never Can Tell" by Chuck Barry and Pulp Fiction, the scene where Uma Thurman and John Travolta are dancing. Coolest moves ever.
I've got a bunch more but I don't want to leave a novel in your comments section.
That song always makes me think of Forest Gump too! Weird!!!!!
Top Gun and Dirty Dancing are two that ALWAYS jump out at me.
Mine, Mad Mad World - Donnie Darko
That Sandman song and Back To The Future... Lol...
And Carol of the Bells and Home Alone...
:D
"If I Only Had a Brain" (which runs through my mind all the time) form THE WIZARD OF OZ!
"In Your Eyes" - Say Anything
"Live and Let Die" - um...Live and Let Die
"As Time Goes By" Casablanca
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" - Meet Me in St. Louis
Lol, I saw Paint it Black and immediately thought of Stir of Echoes. Great list!
Empire Records is such a good movie.
When I hear anything by David Bowie I think of Labyrinth, does that count?
Jamie @ Mithril Wisdom
Other than Bohemian Rhapsody being spolied by WAYNE'S WORLD, probably not many that weren't on a soundtrack.
I will always love you...Whitney Houston BODYGUARD. Fun topic...love all the comments!
There are a lot of songs that always make me think of Empire Records - and not just because it's one of the best movies EVER!
P.S. I saw on someone's IWSG post that you're doing NaNo. Done it before? Was it helpful for you?
"Power of Love" in Back To The Future. Awww, yeah.
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