Songs Linked to Movies

[Belinda Barfield]

What songs are linked to movies in your mind? For example, when you hear Old Time Rock and Roll does the scene from Risky Business pop into your head? Or when you hear Live and Let Die do you see James Bond? Songs written specifically for the soundtrack of the movie don't count.

Ignore my stupidity on the Live and Let Die -James Bond thing. Eric corrected me on that below. I completely forgot the song was written for the movie.

[Mike Henderson]

Easy Rider -
Steppenwolf "Born to be Wild"
"Get your motor running,
Get out on the highway,
Looking for adventure,
And whatever comes our way."

The Band "The Weight"
"I pulled into Nazareth, I was feelin' about half past dead;
I just need some place where I can lay my head.
"Hey, mister, can you tell me where a man might find a bed?"
He just grinned and shook my hand, and "No!", was all he said."

"Take a load off Fanny,
Take a load for free,
Take a load off Fanny,
And (and) (and) you put the load right on me."

Whenever I hear either of those, I see Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda on those choppers riding across the desert.

Apocalypse Now
Richard Wagner "Ride of the Valkyries"
I can see those helicopters going in to attack the village, with "Ride of the Valkyries" playing on the loudspeakers.
And later, Robert Duvall saying, "I love the smell of napalm in the morning. Smells like...... victory."
My other favorite quote from that movie is another Robert Duvall, "Charlie don't surf."

Miller's Crossing
"Danny Boy"
Night scene in a residential neighborhood, 1920's. Leo (Albert Finney) is walking down the middle of the street with a Thompson with a smoking barrel, shooting it out the the killers who tried to assassinate him.
Miller's Crossing is an overlooked gem of a movie. Great cast, outstanding acting, complex plot. One of the Coen brothers movies (along with Fargo, No Country for Old Men, Raising Arizona, and many others). Rent it - I highly recommended it.

Mike

[Lee Schierer]

Moon River - Breakfast at Tiffany's
Fly me to the Moon - Space Cowboys
Yellow Submarine - Yellow Submarine
Colonel Bogey March - Bridge over the River Kwai
White Christmas - Holiday Inn
There are probably lots of others, but those came to mind quickly.

[Phyllis Meyer]

You've Lost That Lovin Feeling... (The image of Tom Cruise and the gang singing to the girl in Top Gun)

One of my all time favorite movies (I grew up with Brothers)...The Good, The Bad and The Ugly music and I picture the guy standing on the cross at the cemetary with the noose around his neck and Clint rides away and he's screaming "Blondie"...

Rockin Around The Christmas Tree...(Kevin making it look like everyone is home in Home Alone)

[Todd Burch]

Misty Mountain Hop and Battle of Evermore (Led Zeppelin) = Lord of the Rings
I will Survive (Gloria Gaynor) = The Replacements
Oh, Pretty Woman (Roy Orbison) = Pretty Woman
Who Are You (The Who) = CSI (not really a movie)
Kashmir (Led Zeppelin) = Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Kryptonite (3 Doors Down) = Superman

[Rod Sheridan]

Also sprach Zarathustra.......2001 A Space Odyssey

Down to the river to pray......Oh Brother where art thou?

Regards, Rod

[Eric DeSilva]

Or when you hear Live and Let Die do you see James Bond? Songs written specifically for the soundtrack of the movie don't count.

Wasn't Live and Let Die written for the movie? :rolleyes:

Let's see:

Stealers Wheel, Stuck in the Middle with You--Reservoir Dogs
War, Low Rider--Dazed and Confused
Peter Gabriel, In Your Eyes--Say Anything
Marvin Gaye, Lets Get it On--High Fidelity (just because Jack Black does a damn good job)

[Joe Cunningham]

This one is such a strong connection, I can't hear this and think of anything *but* 2001.
"Also sprach Zarathustra", Richard Strauss composer: "2001: A Space Odyssey"
Try it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLuW-GBaJ8k

"Aquarela do Brasil" by Ary Barroso: "Brazil"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0liP9Ghe6Y

"Minstrel Boy", though the slow version from the movie is more evocative than the usual recordings: "Black Hawk Down"

And just to show my age:
"I'll Melt with You" by Modern English: "Valley Girl"

[Belinda Barfield]

Wasn't Live and Let Die written for the movie? :rolleyes:

Of course you are absolutely right Eric! I completely forgot about that. Thanks for correcting me.:o

[Jeff Dege]

Kentucky Fried Movie - "Blame it on the Bossa Nova"

[glenn bradley]

Do-Wah-Diddy = Stripes
+1 for In Your Eyes = Say Anything
Leave You Far Behind = The Matrix
The Baby Elephant Walk = Hatari
Argentinean Tango = Salvador Dali's Andalusian Dog

[Tim Morton]

Animal House: take your pick....:D
Caddy Shack: I'm Alright...I think that was Kenny Loggins??

Clerks: Berzerker....sorry i saw that 2 nights ago:cool:

cheers!!!

[Clifford Mescher]

Stayin Alive- Saturday Night Fever
Jailhouse Rock- Jailhouse Rock Clifford.

[sean m. titmas]

Forrest Gump- CCR- Fortunate son.

Almost Famous- Stillwater- Fever Dog

Saturday Night Fever- Bee Gees- Stayin' Alive

[John Shuk]

Layla- Goodfellas

[Brad Wood]

Everybody's Talkin' - Midnight Cowboy

[Jim Mattheiss]

Bull Durham - 60 Minute Man ***Think Costner and Sarandon in the bathtub

Platoon - Adiaggio For Strings (sp)

Otherwise I'm drawing a blank right now . . .

Jim

[Todd Burch]

You Can't Always Get What You Want (Rolling Stones) = The Big Chill

[Rich Engelhardt]

Hello,
Wow! Way too many to list!

High Noon

Star Wars

The Guns of Navarrone

The Good the Bad and the Ugly

Greensleeves (possibly the prettiest melody ever written IMHO) from How the West was Won

Goldfinger

The Magnificant Seven

{{please forgive me for this}} Supercalifragilisticexpealadocious
Hey, I was a stupid round head kid when I saw Mary Poppins & didn't know any better, ok? :D

[Rob Cunningham]

Apocalypse Now- The End by The Doors

Casablanca - As Time Goes By

Platoon- Adagio For Strings , along with a lot of other good songs.

[John Lohmann]

Rain drops keep falling on my head BJ Thomas
Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid

[Doug Shepard]

China Grove - Doobie Brothers and
Jessica - Allman Brothers = Field of Dreams

Try a Little Tenderness, Chain of Fools, I Never Loved A Man
and a bunch more (not performed by the original artist) = The Commitments

Sittin on the Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding = Top Gun

Red Tape - Agent Provocateur = The Jackal

For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield = Forrest Gump

+1 for I will Survive - Gloria Gaynor = The Replacements

Oh Yeah - Yello and
Twist and Shout - Beatles = Ferris Buellers Day Off

[Clifford Mescher]

Not really a "song" but love the bagpipe music in Braveheart. Clifford.

[Jim Rimmer]

Paint It Black - Tour of Duty (TV Show)
Nowhere to Rub, Martha & Vandellas - Good Morning, Viet Nam

[Mike Henderson]

In case anyone's interested, I found the opening of "Easy Rider" on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMbATaj7Il8)with "Born to be Wild" playing. If you're old enough to remember "Easy Rider" it's fun to look at.

And here's (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uygNtTB2Urc) "The Weight" (about 2 minutes into the video)

"Danny Boy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtBNO80lEVI)" from "Millers Crossing"

And finally, Apocalypse Now (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHjWDCX1Bdw)

Mike

[Terry Achey]

Way cool thread, Belinda.;) I love music and I love movies. Why, they go together like peas aand carrots (Gump)

Terry

[Belinda Barfield]

Way cool thread, Belinda.;) I love music and I love movies. Why, they go together like peas aand carrots (Gump)

Terry

Thanks Terry. I've really enjoyed reading all the responses. Many of the song/movies mentioned are linked for me as well. Who (of a certain generation) doesn't think of Easy Rider when they hear "Born to be Wild"? "Paint it Black" from Tour of Duty is another one of mine (even though TOD was a T.V. series.

Funny mental link my father's entire family shares. I was a huge M*A*S*H fan. The year I was 13 I spent a couple of weeks out of the summer at my paternal grandparents' house, as I did every year. That patricular year, though, my grandmother's neighbor's grandson was staying with her at the same time. He found out I loved the movie and T.V. show and "serenaded" me every night for two weeks with the theme from M*A*S*H - on his trumpet. :eek: It was very sweet, but my family laughs about it to this day, and to this day when I hear that song I see his face.

[Dan Mages]

Louie Louie from Animal House
Flight of the Valkries from Apocalypse Now
Cars - Moving in Stereo from Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Rainbow Connection from the Muppet Movie
Ennio Morricone's Ecstasy of Gold from The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
This is Spinal Tap... where do I begin??