Songs that make you think of scenes in movies [Archive]

mikeyboy

03-23-2007, 08:29 AM

On today's show, the topic came up of songs that, when you hear them, they make you think of certain scenes in movies.  An example is the Ronettes' "Be My Baby" makes you think of the opening of Mean Streets.What songs make you think of certain scenes.  For me:Steeler's Wheel - "Stuck in the Middle with You" - The ear cutting scene in Reservoir DogsThe Faces - "Ooh La La" - the closing of RushmoreNight Ranger - "Sister Christian"/Rick Springfield - "Jesse's Girl" - the botched drug deal in Boogie Nights

Tenbatsuzen

03-23-2007, 08:31 AM

"Gimme Shelter" by the Stones - multiple stuff. "Inna Gadda Da Vida" - Michael Mann's "Manhunter", with a very young William Peterson as Will Graham.

ppanda

03-23-2007, 08:34 AM

Derek and the Dominoes- Layla- in Goodfellas- camera closing in on the pink cadillac.Rolling Stones- Jumpin Jack Flash- in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas- closing sequence

This message was edited by ppanda on 3-23-07 @ 12:39 PM

ihaveabadmonkey

03-23-2007, 08:34 AM

Tuesday's Gone still makes me think of Happy Gilmore.

Crippler

03-23-2007, 08:35 AM

I can't hear the piano outro to the original version of Layla without thinking of Goodfellas.edit: ppanda beat me to the punch...well done, sir!

This message was edited by Crippler on 3-23-07 @ 12:36 PM

grlNIN

03-23-2007, 08:45 AM

"No More Mr. Nice Guy"- Alice Cooper-The hazing scene in Dazed & Confused."Lust for Life"- Iggy Pop-Trainspotting. "Mirror in the Bathroom"- English Beat-Grosse Point Blank reunion fight sequence.

A.J.

03-23-2007, 08:47 AM

ppanda wrote: Rolling Stones- Jumpin Jack Flash- in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas- closing sequence For me it's when DeNiro enters the bar in "Mean Streets"."The End" always makes me think of Martin Sheen's drunken breakdown and the death of Kurtz in Apocolypse Now.

kevcala

03-23-2007, 08:51 AM

The Banana Boat Song (Day-O) always makes me think of Beetlejuice.Especialy the first vocal when Catherine O'Hara throws her head back and sings it.

RapistWit

03-23-2007, 09:23 AM

grlNIN wrote: "Lust for Life"- Iggy Pop-Trainspotting. Good call, and "Perfect Day" by Lou Reed. I think of Ewan Mcgregor being carted out in a rug. Damm how could I forget "Moving In Stereo". Hint:<img src="http://img.search.com/d/d1/300px-Phoebe_Cates_Fast_Times.jpg" border="0" width="619" height="404" /><a href="http://img.search.com/d/d1/300px-Phoebe_Cates_Fast_Times.jpg"></a>

This message was edited by RapistWit on 3-23-07 @ 2:22 PM

torker

03-23-2007, 09:28 AM

I walked into a store the other day and heard Jennifer Juniper by Donovan and had a flashback to the movie Election.

Basedow

03-23-2007, 10:31 AM

Weezer - suzanne, always makes me think of jay bob and the monkey walking off into the sunset Stone temple pilots - big empty, THE CROW. John Fogerty - Centerfield,  Bull Duhram 

This message was edited by Basedow on 3-23-07 @ 2:37 PM

ralphbxny

03-23-2007, 10:40 AM

Wayne's World-Bohemian Rapsody!

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jetdog

03-23-2007, 10:53 AM

Lowrider - Up in Smoke.Duh.

LOAF

03-23-2007, 10:56 AM

grlNIN wrote: "No More Mr. Nice Guy"- Alice Cooper-The hazing scene in Dazed & Confused."Lust for Life"- Iggy Pop-Trainspotting. "Mirror in the Bathroom"- English Beat-Grosse Point Blank reunion fight sequence. HAHAHAHA With Ben Affleck, what a tool he was in that movie <img src="/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/lol.gif" border="0" width="20" height="20" />

ppanda

03-23-2007, 10:56 AM

That song by Ray Parker junior- Ghostbusters reminds me of that part in the movie Ghosbuster where they were busting ghosts.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Ghostbusters_Poster.jpg"><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/93/Ghostbusters_Poster.jpg/200px-Ghostbusters_Poster.jpg" border="0" width="200" height="317" /></a>

Bob Impact

03-23-2007, 10:58 AM

ppanda wrote: That song by Ray Parker junior- Ghostbusters reminds me of that part in the movie Ghosbuster where they were busting ghosts.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Ghostbusters_Poster.jpg"><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/93/Ghostbusters_Poster.jpg/200px-Ghostbusters_Poster.jpg" border="0" width="200" height="317" /></a> <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/lol.gif" border="0" />Ooooh Panda, that tickled me in a way that if Sarah tickled me I would go "Oh, that's nice."

mikeyboy

03-23-2007, 11:04 AM

RapistWit wrote: Damm how could I forget "Moving In Stereo". Hint:<img src="http://img.search.com/d/d1/300px-Phoebe_Cates_Fast_Times.jpg" border="0" width="619" height="404" /><a href="http://img.search.com/d/d1/300px-Phoebe_Cates_Fast_Times.jpg"></a>This message was edited by RapistWit on 3-23-07 @ 2:22 PM Perfect.  When I hear the intro to that song, I instantly think of Phoebe Cates climbing out of the pool. This one has become kind of a cliche, but if you ever hear Q. Lazzurus's "Goodbye Horses", it's incerdibly hard not to instantly think of this:<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/mikeyboy/tuck.jpg" border="0" width="550" height="316" />

ppanda

03-23-2007, 11:08 AM

mikeyboy wrote: RapistWit wrote: Damm how could I forget "Moving In Stereo". Hint:<img src="http://img.search.com/d/d1/300px-Phoebe_Cates_Fast_Times.jpg" border="0" width="619" height="404" /><a href="http://img.search.com/d/d1/300px-Phoebe_Cates_Fast_Times.jpg"></a>This message was edited by RapistWit on 3-23-07 @ 2:22 PM Perfect.  When I hear the intro to that song, I instantly think of Phoebe Cates climbing out of the pool. This one has become kind of a cliche, but if you ever hear Q. Lazzurus's "Goodbye Horses", it's incerdibly hard not to instantly think of this:<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/mikeyboy/tuck.jpg" border="0" width="550" height="316" />Check this out.  I guarantee you will catch yourslef singing this song while tucking and saying "I'd fuk me..."<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQkns2Ltglw">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQkns2Ltglw</a>

ppanda

03-23-2007, 11:09 AM

Bob Impact wrote: ppanda wrote: That song by Ray Parker junior- Ghostbusters reminds me of that part in the movie Ghosbuster where they were busting ghosts.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Ghostbusters_Poster.jpg"><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/93/Ghostbusters_Poster.jpg/200px-Ghostbusters_Poster.jpg" border="0" width="200" height="317" /></a> <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/lol.gif" border="0" width="20" height="20" />Ooooh Panda, that tickled me in a way that if Sarah tickled me I would go "Oh, that's nice." <a href="http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://a123.g.akamai.net/f/123/12465/1d/media.canada.com/1785a528-bef3-4f04-af39-9312146bfd98/mikehenry_cle.jpg%3Fsize%3Dl&imgrefurl=http://www.canada.com/topics/entertainment/story.html%3Fid%3D5d0885e7-1aaf-43f8-851a-a4c1ff078d71%26k%3D45001&h=308&w=300&sz=14&hl=en&s tart=3&um=1&tbnid=BrKvnZlgIVoSFM:&tbnh=117&tbnw=11 4&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dcleveland%2Bfamily%2Bguy%26svnum%3D10 %26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26rls%3DGGLF,GGLF:1969-53,GGLF:en%26sa%3DX"><img src="http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:BrKvnZlgIVoSFM:http://a123.g.akamai.net/f/123/12465/1d/media.canada.com/1785a528-bef3-4f04-af39-9312146bfd98/mikehenry_cle.jpg%3Fsize%3Dl" border="0" width="114" height="117" /></a>

mikeyboy

03-23-2007, 11:18 AM

ppanda wrote: mikeyboy wrote: RapistWit wrote: Damm how could I forget "Moving In Stereo". Hint:<img src="http://img.search.com/d/d1/300px-Phoebe_Cates_Fast_Times.jpg" border="0" width="619" height="404" /><a href="http://img.search.com/d/d1/300px-Phoebe_Cates_Fast_Times.jpg"></a>This message was edited by RapistWit on 3-23-07 @ 2:22 PM Perfect.  When I hear the intro to that song, I instantly think of Phoebe Cates climbing out of the pool. This one has become kind of a cliche, but if you ever hear Q. Lazzurus's "Goodbye Horses", it's incerdibly hard not to instantly think of this:<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/mikeyboy/tuck.jpg" border="0" width="550" height="316" />Check this out.  I guarantee you will catch yourslef singing this song while tucking and saying "I'd fuk me..."<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQkns2Ltglw">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQkns2Ltglw</a>Fucking awesome.While we're going off-topic, be sure to check out <a href="http://www.jonandal.com/">"SILENCE! Silence of the Lambs: The Musical"</a>

BLZBUBBA

03-23-2007, 11:51 AM

THE ECSTASY OF GOLD....Graveyard scene from THE GOOD,  THE BAD,  and THE UGLY. How can anyone forget it? And I was also thinking of Mr. White's ear-cutting off scene in RESERVOIR DOGS during today's show.

ppanda

03-23-2007, 12:28 PM

Not a movie but everytime I hear Phil Collins song In The Air Tonight it reminds me of Miami Vice (not the movie)

Captain Rooster

03-23-2007, 12:33 PM

http://www.thehoya.com/images/032103/retro.jpg Peter Gabriel's "In Your Eyes" brings me back to the Romeo-and-Julietesque balcony scene from Say Anything. Great movie, great song, and great scene.

El Mudo

03-23-2007, 12:48 PM

Dylan's "The Man In Me" and the opening to "The Big Lebowski"... Still one of the greatest opening montage/credit scenes in any movie, EVER.

tele7

03-23-2007, 12:51 PM

Pilot/ It's Magic-From Happy Gilmore after he wins the golf tournyThe English Beat/ Save It For Later-Kingpin.  No particular scene.Elton John/ Tiny Dancer.  Almost famous bus scene.Gigalo Ants/ Where I find My Heaven.  Dumb and Dumber montage scene.

KnoxHarrington

03-23-2007, 01:14 PM

"Sister Christian" always makes me think of that coked-up wack job in Boogie Nights, with his little Chinese boy-toy wandering around letting off firecrackers at random intervals.

"Anyone wanna play baseball?"

oh_kee_pa

03-23-2007, 01:20 PM

i went 24 posts and i thought i was going to bring gold to this thread... Tiny Dancer/Almost Famous isÿ my number one...

Ritalin

03-23-2007, 01:31 PM

<img src="http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f11/krauzer/caddyshack.jpg" border="0" width="275" height="200" />So what? So let's dance!

Ritalin

03-23-2007, 01:33 PM

<img src="http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f11/krauzer/caddyshack.jpg" border="0" width="275" height="200" />So what? So let's dance! oops, sorry. 

This message was edited by Ritalin on 3-23-07 @ 5:35 PM

shodan

03-23-2007, 05:19 PM

"Stigmata" by Ministryreminds me of the termination robot scene in "Hardware". Great movie by the way. "The End" by the Doors reminds me of the opening of Apocalypse Now.  This sounds odd but certain jazz pieces remind me of the opeing of Taxi Driver (had a jazz soundtrack, at least partly)

reformed

03-23-2007, 06:44 PM

Am Waiting - Stones from RushmoreFight The Power - Public Enemy from Do The Right Thing

Swannee

03-25-2007, 04:35 PM

Urge Overkill "Girl you'll be a Woman Soon"-Pulp Fiction and The Rolling Stones "Time is on my Side" in Fallen(with Denzel and John Goodman)

K.C.

03-25-2007, 04:41 PM

Two with The Big Lebowski:

1) "Hotel California" by The Gypsy Kings - the scene where Jesus bowls

2) "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)" by Kenny Rogers and the First Edition - The Gutterballs acid flash back.

Also:
-"Mad World" by Gary Jules - The ending sequence in Donnie Darko

-"Adagio for Strings" (It's actually used in a lot of films!!!) - The scene in Platoon where Elias gets gunned down by the VC.

shodan

03-26-2007, 09:06 PM

Also Musica Poetica reminds me of True Romance and Badlands, two great films.

MrPink

03-26-2007, 09:43 PM

For What It's Worth by Buffalo Springfield - opening credits of Lord of War.

Push it to the Limit by Paul Engemann - Scarface when Tony takes over Miami.

Rush Rush by Debbie Harry - club scene in Scarface.

These Boots are Made for Walkin by Nancy Sinatra - hooker scene in Full Metal Jacket.

Huey Lewis and the News' Hip to be Square - Paul Allen's death in American Psycho.

PunkMojo

03-27-2007, 05:32 AM

"Gimme Shelter" by the Stones - multiple stuff. "Inna Gadda Da Vida" - Michael Mann's "Manhunter", with a very young William Peterson as Will Graham. 

Gimme Shelter by the Stones reminds me of every Tarantino movie made...and Apocalypse now. Lots of songs remind me of movies even thought they weren't actually a part of the movie or had anything to do with it.

drjoek

03-27-2007, 05:45 AM

The Doors
"The End" from the opening scene of Apocalypse Now as the planes fly by and drop napalm.
Classic

AKA

03-27-2007, 06:04 AM

Go Go's "We Got The Beat" - opening scene of "Fast Times at Ridgemont High"

Kerouac931

03-27-2007, 10:59 AM

I'd have to say every single time I hear "Tiny Dancer" it makes me think of Almost Famous. Every time.

AKA

03-27-2007, 12:20 PM

Mixing it up a bit...

Joan Jett - "Bad Reputation" - "Freaks & Geeks"

Iggy Pop - "Lust for Life" - Royal Caribean commercials (DAMN THEM!)

Garbage - "Stupid Girl" - The Ron and Fez Show

Anything from Lou Reed and ICP - also The Ron and Fez Show

Anything from Marilyn Manson - The Hideout

A.J.

03-29-2007, 06:05 AM

The Eagles "In the City" always reminds me of the end of "The Warriors".

ANC

03-29-2007, 07:54 AM

Donovan - Atlantis : Goodfellas
Derek and the Dominoes - Layla : Goodfellas
Iggy Pop - Lust For Life : Trainspotting
Bob Dylan - The Man in Me : Big Lebowski
CCR - Lookin out my back door : Big Lebowski
Al Green - So Tired Of Being Alone : New Jack City

ugh! Too many to even list...