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Anyone else really dig the song played at the town festival?


Smells like ass in here

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It was called "The Battle Cry of Freedom". It was a song sung by the Union Soldiers after they won the American Civil War.

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I think the song you're referring to is called "Doubleback," written particularly for the movie.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysCNbUOXfbI

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It was indeed "Doubleback," although an acoustic instrumental version of it performed by the members of ZZ Top making a cameo appearance as the musicians at the town festival.

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That was a good version! I don't mind that they used ZZ Top, but they probably should have worked in another Huey cameo. Sure, they used "back in time" for the BTTF III trailer and you hear the song on the truck radio at the end with Needles, but Huey Lewis and the news became such a major part of the series and that era. I'm sure they could have come up with something.


You'll kill everyone!
But Ice Cream Cake!


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They originally asked Ronald Reagan to be the town mayor but he thought it best not to. Perhaps they should have asked Huey Lewis instead. Oh well...

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I can hear it playing in my head right now.

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