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Whats up with the ending song?

posted 14 years ago by xenedras
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What the heck did they think when they put that song on the ending credits? Its hideous even for its time. I really started to laugh when i heard it must have bin a joke or something if you ask me.

[–] MisterZed 14 years ago

If you have to ask this question then obviously you have never lived in South Florida (specifically, Miami). I'll give you some clues :

1) This movie is shot in Miami
2) Miami has a large Cuban population and the music is influenced by this
3) Gloria Estefan is Cuban and lives in Miami

See if you add it all up.

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[–] Hysteria28 13 years ago

I think it went well with the climax. Perfect foot tapping track. Nobody wants to hear sad music after the villain has been blown to bits.

[–] cwholdsworth 12 years ago

Let's also not forget that her band is the Miami Sound Machine.

[–] emma57 11 years ago

I can't say I hated it! but is was a bit bubble gum for me!

[–] Kevinology_Rises 11 years ago

Couldn't agree more, it just seemed so out of place, they might as well have done a freeze frame of Stallone and Stone in the car with Walkin' On Sunshine playing in the background.

"I told you we'd play later, you little bitch."

[–] kurtangle83 11 years ago

Lol@walking on sunshine

As a previous poster said, I didn't hate the song, but it felt more like a song to end a comedy with. It especially feels weird considering the Bond-esque soundtrack the rest of the movie had.

[–] zebede1231 9 years ago

May be trivial, or long stretch to find a "Miami" song with words - but does the one word 'percussion' (from the song) fit in with a movie about explosives? And sung by a Miami artist to boot? Kinda fits. Like I said- a stretch.