Songs that make you think of movies when you hear them

[cedahlia]

Stuck in the Middle With You always makes me think of Resevoir Dogs.

Layla (the piano exit part) always makes me think of Goodfellas.

Mad World, Head Over Heels, and the Killing Moon will forever make me think of Donnie Darko.

Tiny Dancer and Misty Mountain Hop both make me think of Almost Famous.

Whenever I hear Get Down Tonight by KC and the Sunshine Band, I get the image in my head of the end of Sid and Nancy when Sid's dancing with those kids...that's a weird association given how depressing that movie is and how happy and fun that song is.

Anyway, those are ones I came up with off the top of my head...how bout you guys? B-)

[DS1]

1. Stealing Fat. That's all I'm allowed to say about it.

[tcfrogs]

2. Sister Christian by Night Ranger

From the scene in Boogie Nights where they try to rob the drug dealer. Not that I hear Sister Christian much...

[terrya]

3. I'll forever associate "Moon River" with "Breakfast at Tiffany's"

I'll also associate Burt Bachrach's "The Look of Love" with "Casino Royale"

[Feanorcurufinwe]

4. "Old Time Rock and Roll" - Risky Business

not to mention the classic Ron Reagan SNL version...

[flamingyouth]

5. "You Sexy Thing" - [i]The Full Monty[/i]

and yes, everytime I hear "Tiny Dancer" I think of the bus scene in Almost Famous because it follows my favorite scene in the film (and one of my all-time favorite scenes, to be honest) where Russel takes acid at that party in Topeka.

"YOU are real! Your ROOM is real!" lol :7

[cedahlia]

17. Russell!

Doesn't he yell "I'm a golden god!!!" or something like that??? I love that movie! The Tiny Dancer scene could have turned out cheesy, but Cameron Crowe is a god and he got it just right, as usual! :D

[flamingyouth]

18. Yes! "I am a golden god!"

It classically follows the scene where William is on the phone with the band manager.

"It's fine - he's on acid. But he's okay. Oh. How do you know when it's kicked in?"

And then...:D

[a_random_joel]

6. The Imperial March always makes me think of Star Wars...

Just Kidding.

I know exactly what you mean with Layla(Goodfellas) and Steeler's Wheel(Reservoir Dogs).

[BOSSHOG]

7. "I'm alright" - Caddy Shack

[Atlas Mugged]

8. 'Moon River'

On the very, very RARE occasions when I hear it, that is. I don't think I need to tell anyone what that's from.

[Tempest]

9. The Doors - The End: Apocalypse Now

Modern English – Melt With You: Valley Girl (Nick Cage)

Bob Dylan - Most Of The Time: High Fidelity

Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round: Wedding Singer

Many, many more...

[cedahlia]

12. Dead or Alive!

Yes! That one always makes me think of the Wedding Singer too...in fact most of the songs in that movie make me think of it when I hear them...definitely "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" and "Love Stinks"...both of those scenes are hilarious! :D

[SoFlaJet]

10. Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head

to Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid
the weird thing about it is when I saw it in the theater when it came out(I am old)the version played had BJ Thomas with laryngitis-it was great-never heard it that way again since they must have "fixed"it.Anybody else remember that?

[Beware the Beast Man]

11. "Jungle Boogie" and Pulp Fiction

"Laid" and American Pie
"The Entertainer" and the Sting
"Beethoven's 9th Symphony, 4th Movement" and a Clockwork Orange

[Misunderestimator]

13. Rachmaninoff's "Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini"

Used in the sappy but sweet film "Somewhere in Time"

[Kid_A]

14. "Don't You Forget About Me" from "The Breakfast Club"

Great song, great movie.

15. Until the End of the World - U2

now what movie does it make me think of?
Hmmmmmmmm.

[DenverDem]

16. What's it all about, Alfie?

Dionne singing Burt, doesn't get any better or than that.

[geniph]

19. Beethoven's Fur Elise and Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure

Seriously!