Apparently, the producers had originally wanted to use The Who's "Baba O'Riley" for the end scene/credits, but was too expensive.
I think "Baba" would've totally worked, but "Ooh Child" worked beautifully too. Gave the end a hopeful tone.
What do you think?
I really like that they used "ooh child". It seriously gave me chills when it started to play and the kids were sitting there somberly on the bus and the wind blew through their hair.
shareI thought the use of "Ooh Child" was very effective.
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Ooh Child was perfect. One of my favorite songs.
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"Ooh Child" was a good fit for the end of the movie. The song was also featured in a notable scene of the 1991 movie "Boyz n the Hood" and in the 1994 movie "Crooklyn".
I prefer the original version of "Ooh Child" by the Five Stairsteps. The version in "Over The Edge" was by Valerie Carter. She is probably best known for singing backup for James Taylor. The last time she was in the news was for getting arrested twice for drug possession. Please click on
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"Baba O'Riley" would have been better for the beginning of the movie. It seems that the songs of The Who have become very popular for movies and commercials. I like to hear my favorite songs in movies. I don't like to hear them on commercials. But it really doesn't matter how I feel because I don't own the rights to any of those songs.
"Ohh Child" hands down. A Who song would've made the movie feel like an episode of CSI. lol
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Someone took the time to edit in Baba O'Riley to the ending on Youtube.
Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CL1CgN-2yNk
Personally I would have preferred The Who's Baba O'Riley to Ooo Child. I couldn't say why for sure, it's just my opinion.
Wow. Gives it a *totally* different feel. Mixed feelings about whether it should've been the one to use. On the one hand, The Who's song *begs* to be used *Somewhere* in this film. The lyrics seem *written* for it.
Using it at the end makes the viewer think the kids will never change. Hopeless. "Ooo Child", on the other hand, gives you the impression that they're on the road to growth & self-improvement. ('least to me)
I think maybe (if the money was there), they shoulda had The Who playing during the riot scene at the school. "Ooo Child" wraps it up nicely.
oh wow - It actually works better than I expected. Thanks for sharing that.
I still prefer 'Ooh Child'.
I really really really hated the ooh child song ending the movie. Baba O'reilly would've been perfect.
shareI just went and inserted "Baba O'Reilly" onto the end of the movie in place of "Oooh Child" and I think it works equally well, if not better. "Ooh Child" starts out okay but when the kids on the bus sees the three on the bridge cheering them on, it seems out of place. After all, this wasn't supposed to be an after school special.
Baba O'Reilly works better.
No, I don't think Baba O'Riley would have worked. It's not a "closing credits" kind of song. I don't know what the director must have been thinking when he came up with the idea. It would have made more sense at the beginning of the movie, I think, but not at the end. Ooh Child is perfect for the film's ending, sort of a quiet soothing way of saying that it may seem like the end of the world right now, but things change and get better. It's a more hopeful ending, I think.
shareBaba O'Riley, was way too "on the nose" with the Teenage Wasteland thing, not to mention wouldn't have fit the ending at all......nope, "ooh Child" - and only Valerie Carter's "ooh Child" would have worked there. It was just meant to be
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Didn't work for me. Terrible song
shareI agree. "Baba O'Riley" is definitely not a closing credits song. And like you said "Ooh Child" sets the ending feeling perfectly.
If anything "Baba O'Riley" would have worked for the opening of the movie.
Agree, it is an opening song not a closing song, Ooh Child was perfect imo.
shareThat's a good suggestion. The problem with changing from "Ooh Child" to "Baba O'Riley" is that entirely changes the takeaway of the movie. Thus, it changes the entire movie itself. "Ooh Child" leaves an impression of hope, that there's a chance these kids will reform; "Baba O'Riley" is a more cynical tune, which leads the viewer to believe that the stint in juvie is just the start for these future criminals.
shareI guess that's true. I just cannot stand that song. It completely fell flat for me but other people seem to like it so I guess it worked.
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