Love the song but never saw the movie
10-02-19, 10:15 AM
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Love the song but never saw the movie
Does anyone else here have a list of soundtrack songs they really like from movies that they've never seen?
Just off the top, here are the ones I can think of that fit this category for me...
Just off the top, here are the ones I can think of that fit this category for me...
- Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone (Top Gun)
- Limahl - Neverending Story
- Fire Inc. - Nowhere Fast / Dan Hartman - I Can Dream About You (Streets of Fire)
- Irene Cara - Fame
- Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive (Saturday Night Fever)
- Michael Sembello - Maniac / Irene Cara - What a Feeling (Flashdance)
10-02-19, 11:51 AM
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Re: Love the song but never saw the movie
Phil Collins - Against All Odds - Against All Odds 1984
10-02-19, 04:20 PM
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I don't know if I like song, but everyone certainly knows "Theme from New York, New York", but I think only about 4 people ever watched the movie.
10-02-19, 04:43 PM
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Re: Love the song but never saw the movie
New York New York is perhaps the finest example.
Not only do most people not know it was written for a film, I think most people also presume it’s one of Sinatra’s ‘50s or ‘60s hits, not from 1980.
Not only do most people not know it was written for a film, I think most people also presume it’s one of Sinatra’s ‘50s or ‘60s hits, not from 1980.
10-02-19, 05:33 PM
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"Maniac" was originally written and composed for the William Lustig film. Thank goodness it wasn't used.
10-03-19, 12:42 PM
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10-03-19, 12:46 PM
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10-03-19, 03:09 PM
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^I have no idea what that is. The only music I remember is Jay Chattaway's phenomenal score.
10-03-19, 03:38 PM
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It was that absolutely horrendous disco song playing when Frank goes to the modeling shoot. Had you replaced it with Michael Sembello, it wouldn't have been any worse.
10-03-19, 08:31 PM
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Does Modern Girls or Electric Dreams have famous songs in them? I still have never seen either of those movies.
10-03-19, 09:09 PM
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Invincible from Pat Benatar. I don't remember seeing the movie The Legend of Billie Jean.
10-03-19, 09:13 PM
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I remember this song when it was big back in the day. I never saw the movie back then either.
I finally saw this movie a few years ago. It was actually an ok movie, watching it as middle aged adult. If I had seen this movie when I was younger, I probably would have thought it was boring.
I finally saw this movie a few years ago. It was actually an ok movie, watching it as middle aged adult. If I had seen this movie when I was younger, I probably would have thought it was boring.
10-03-19, 09:17 PM
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A big one for me was the Less Than Zero soundtrack. Back in the day, I never saw the actual movie but listened to the soundtrack a lot and also read the original book it was based on (by Bret Easton Ellis).
I eventually saw the movie on a basic cable channel and thought it was kinda crappy.
I eventually saw the movie on a basic cable channel and thought it was kinda crappy.
10-03-19, 09:20 PM
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Another similar case was "Who Made Who" by AC DC. It was only decades later when I finally saw the movie Maximum Overdrive and also thought it was crap.
10-03-19, 09:26 PM
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"Raindrops Keep Fallin on My Head". Never seen Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
10-04-19, 08:32 AM
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Remembered one: “Two Hearts” Buster