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Songs you always associate with a film/show.


We all know music is integral to film and television. Also sound is linked to bringing up memories. So there are those songs that are used in such a way in a scene, that always make me think of the movie/show whenever I listen to them.

The most obvious maybe is Stuck In The Middle With You by Stealers Wheel (Reservoir Dogs). With a scene like that how can I not link it with the movie, I mean...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIMg2Xw4_8s

CeCe Peniston - Finally (The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert). I fucking love this movie! I also love the scene it was used in: the costumes, the choreography, the faces! everything about it is just great. Also, Terence Stamp can't dance for shit, and that makes it ever greater in my view.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_uv2NTdTlw

Stevie Wonder - Superstition (The Thing). Starts funny, turns scary. Also, foreshadowing and such. Only song in The Thing and aptly used.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tW4dVh_hHik

Sailing - Rod Stewart (Men Behaving Badly). Because that scene is hilarious, and the fact they are rowing makes it even better.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGBdsJxxWn4

Probably others as well that I can't think of right now.

What songs *you* MovieChat people always associate with movies/shows? Or am I just weird?

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Bang Bang by Nancy Sinatra - Kill Bill Vol.2

Don't You (Forget About Me) by Simple Minds - Breakfast Club (Very obvious one, of course)

Change of Seasons by Sweet Thing - Easy A

Twist and Shout by The Beatles - Ferris Bueller's Day Off (one of my favourite movie scenes)

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I barely remember Easy A but I know all the rest are excellent examples.

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Another Tarantino one. The man has a knack for this!

Great ones all around.

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When A Man Loves A Woman-Percy Sledge --- The Wonder Years

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Steppenwolf's "Born to be Wild": Easy Rider.

Simon & Garfunkle's "Sound of Silence": The Graduate.

The Beatles' "Hard Day's Night": A Hard Day's Night

"Tonight": West Side Story

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Great examples, mplo!

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iRobot- Will Smith
and the song playing is Superstition by Stevie Wonder. I'm pretty sure it was a shower scene, and I'm picturing Red Nikey's. Sorry, been awhile since I've seen it. :)


correction, i'm on youtube and they are converse. hah

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Staggolee- Pacific Gas & Electric from Death Proof.

Hold Tight- Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich from Death Proof

Another Tarantino.

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Damn Tarantino...

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That's three from Death Proof.

Apparently that's my favorite Tarantino movie.
Who knew ?

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People seem to dislike Dead Proof. I quite liked it. Maybe Kurt Russell has something to do with it...

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Maybe Kurt Russell getting the crap kicked out of him by a group of bad ass women has
something to do with it.
Works for me.

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Or the fact that it is Kurt Russell. I love the man. But the kick ass women were cool too.

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Have you seen his Disney movies back when he was a kid ?

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Nope. Not one. I haven't seen many Disney movies when _I_ was a kid.

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You don't have to be a kid.

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But I'm sure it helps.

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"Somebody once told me the world is gonna roll me...", that song will forever be inseparably associated with Shrek for me.

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Finally found this damned thread! I saw it a week ago. I remembered this thread when I heard this song.
We were just listening to the radio and we heard that Frankie Valli song. Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You!
The Deer Hunter!
Every time I hear that song I think of that movie!

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