memorable uses of famous songs in movies

[Laserface]

like, memorable to the point where you can't even disassociate the song from the movie.
this list is not premeditated at all, and i'm far from a movie buff, so it might be lacking, but reminded me of any i forgot -

"q lazzarus - goodbye horses" from "silence of the lambs"
"roy orbison - the sandman" from "blue velvet"
"the kingsmen - louie louie" from "animal house"
"bob dylan - the man in me" from "the big lebowski"
"miserlou" from "pulp fiction"
"twist and shout" from "ferris bueller's day off"
"beethoven - 9th symphony" from "a clockwork orange"
"nancy sinatra - these boots are made for walking" from "full metal jacket"

[mickill]

Well, there's that Bohemian Rhapsody song from that one movie.

[yeahwho]

Then there are those forgettable movies named after memorable songs like Jumpin' Jack Flash.

[hpdrifter]

Footloose - any number of songs
Flashdance - What A Feeling and some others
Fame - Fame
Breakfast Club - Don't You Forget About Me
Pretty In Pink - If You Leave

Wow, I'm getting freaking old. People in high school now were born before all of these movies came out.

[TAL]

Footloose - any number of songs
Flashdance - What A Feeling and some others
Fame - Fame

I don't think they qualify since they weren't famous songs before the movie.

[hpdrifter]

I guess Take My Breath Away and Top Gun don't count either then.

[TAL]

True, if going by my rules.

[yeahwho]

I think perhaps one of the very finest uses of perfectly used songs in two great movies would be,


The End (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzM4D2_uOP0&feature=related) - Apocalypse Now

Hurricane (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YngpWylqQ3A) - The Hurricane

Both written years before the films.

[Laserface]

Well, there's that Bohemian Rhapsody song from that one movie.

i never really liked "wayne's world," or watched it through its entirety, hence why i forgot about it.

and yeah, i'm talking about songs that were already famous or moderately famous before the movies came out, otherwise this could go on forever

[kleptomaniac]

"tequila" pee-wee's big adventure
"what is love" a night at the roxbury :cool:

[hpdrifter]

I'll never think of Stuck in the Middle with You the same again after Reservior Dogs.

And I can't hear I Got You, Babe without picturing Bill Murray, blankets up to his chin, staring blankly at the ceiling.

[MC Moot]

“Ride of the Valkyries” and the Doors “This is the End” in Apocalypse Now…

"Rags to Riches" by Tony Bennett ,“Gimme Shelter” and “Monkey Man” by the Stones in Goodfellas…

“Tracks of My Tears” by Smokey Robinson and “White Rabbit” by Jefferson Airplane in Platoon…

"The Man in Me" by Bob Dylan in "The Big Lebowski"...

[Adam]

All big lebowski songs remind me of the film - its my favourite film though.

Where is my mind by Pixies always reminds me of fight club.

edit: seconds after replying to this thread I put on Big Lebowski, its been a couple of months since I've seen it so its ok to watch again now - thanks (y)

[trailerprincess]

I love when they all sing 'Tiny Dancer' in Almost Famous

[mathcart]

This is a GREAT thread!
(y)


In the iconic use division (ie these songs now BELONG to these films):

You Can Leave Your Hat On - 9 & 1/2 weeks

Johnny B Goode - Back To The Future

Day- O - Beetlejuice

Old Time Rock and Roll - Risky Business

In Your Eyes - Say Anything



In the fantastic use of a great song in a great moment (but the song is just too good to be totally owned as above):

Slow Ride - Dazed and Confused

Golden Brown - Snatch
(actual I love the way Guy Ritchie uses music in his movies, so I could grabbed almost any song he's ever used but this one is intensely perfect, plus I fuckin love this song

Hip to be Square - American Psycho

These Days & Me & Julio(tie!) - Royal Tannenbaums

What a wonderful world - Good Morning Vietnam

Super Freak - little miss sunshine

Comfortably Numb - The Departed

House Of The Rising Sun - Casino

Mad World - Donnie Darko

Mirror In the Bathroom - Grosse Point Blank

I'm just gonna stop because I get the feeling I could do this for the next 2 weeks without complaint!

Again, brilliant fucking thread!
:D

[rirv]

I always associate Can't You Hear Me Knocking by El Stones Rolling with Blow and the plane taking off.

[nodanaonlyzuul]

lots of good ones in this thread (y)

I'm sure if I let myself I could think of a ton but for now:

Snatch and "Lucky Star"

[RobMoney$]

The Devil's Rejects owns "Free Bird" by Skynyrd
Big Lebowski owns not only Dylan's "The Man in Me", but Kenny Rogers' "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition my Condition Was In)"
High Fidelity owns Stevie Wonder's "I Believe (When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever)"
School of Rock owns "It's A Long Way To The Top" by AC DC
Caddyshack owns "I'm Alright" by Kenny Loggins
Breakfast Club owns "Don't You, Forget About Me" by Simple Minds
Ferris Beuller's Day Off, better yet Matthew Broderick himself owns "Danke Schoen" by Wayne Newton
The Sopranos owns "Don't Stop Believin'" by Journey

[Laserface]

Caddyshack owns "I'm Alright" by Kenny Loggins
Breakfast Club owns "Don't You, Forget About Me" by Simple Minds


those two songs were written specifically for their respective movies. otherwise, you're on point.

[Caribou]

The Buzzcocks - What Do I Get (Ghostworld)
Supergrass - Caught By The Fuzz (Hot Fuzz)
Queen - Don't Stop Me Now (Shaun Of The Dead)
Jamiroquai - Canned Heat (Napoleon Dynamite)
Let's Get It On (High Fidelity)

aaand
George Baker's Little Green Bag' in Resevoir Dogs.
It makes me feel proud to be Dutch. :cool:

[Laserface]

oh yeah, which reminds me, how the fuck can i forget "stuck in the middle with you" from reservoir dogs?

[kaiser soze]

Adagio for Strings (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lV3SHBFyDZM) by Samuel Barber - Platoon

That scene kills me

[Nicodemus]

like, memorable to the point where you can't even disassociate the song from the movie.
this list is not premeditated at all, and i'm far from a movie buff, so it might be lacking, but reminded me of any i forgot -

"q lazzarus - goodbye horses" from "silence of the lambs"
"roy orbison - the sandman" from "blue velvet"
"the kingsmen - louie louie" from "animal house"
"bob dylan - the man in me" from "the big lebowski"
"miserlou" from "pulp fiction"
"twist and shout" from "ferris bueller's day off"
"beethoven - 9th symphony" from "a clockwork orange"
"nancy sinatra - these boots are made for walking" from "full metal jacket"

Most of these are ones I would've said. But I thought it was Beethoven's 5th in A Clockwork Orange. Is I wrong? Also the sped-up Lone Ranger theme from said film.

[RobMoney$]

those two songs were written specifically for their respective movies. otherwise, you're on point.


I was trying to think of songs you could hear on the radio that are forever owned by a scene of a movie.

[kaiser soze]

man Kenny was so cool, now he looks like a Cabbage Patch Kid

[Adam]

this ain't a movie but since sopranos was mentioned, I might as well mutate the thread further to include TV.

Walk the Line - Johnny Cash in The Wire, in that montage with Pres re-writing the board.

Fuckin'A

Thinking about it, there is lots of great songs in The Wire - especially pogues and Body of an American.

[mickill]

The Sopranos owns "Don't Stop Believin'" by Journey

It would be a toss-up between The Sopranos and Glee, I suppose.

[Bob]

Thinking about it, there is lots of great songs in The Wire - especially pogues and Body of an American.

i want to get the song from the ending montage of season one (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIUCbifFL9U) but i'm too lazy to find a pirate copy and it's only available on itunes if you buy the whole soundtrack album. annoying

(edit: spoilers for season one obviously)

[Burnout18]

(y) to the great Groundhog Day refrence.


i can't hear sussudio without picturing christian bale point into the mirror and winking.

[Guy Incognito]

lust for life from trainspotting
virtually every track on goodfellas
i always think about good morning vietnam when i hear "i feel good" by james brown

[Bob]

virtually every track on goodfellas

yeah, basically. whenever a song from that soundtrack comes on a jukebox all i can think is "crap, what scene was that?"

[mickill]

yeah, basically. whenever a song from that soundtrack comes on a jukebox all i can think is "crap, what scene was that?"

Except Gimme Shelter. It also reminds me of Casino. But more than anything, I think I associate it with The Departed. Man, Scorsese likes that song.