We all know that the movies have both used and generated vast numbers of songs, but there aren't that many (I think) that are specifically about going to the movies or the stars themselves. I've come up with the following list, but are there any more lurking out there?
Kissing in the back row - The Drifters Saturday night at the movies - The Drifters Candle in the wind - Elton John Bette Davis eyes - Kim Carnes (my favourite from this lot) Movie Star - Harpo John Wayne is big leggy - Haysi Fantayzee Cinema - Yes Robert de Niro's waiting - Bananarama Michael Caine - Madness
"He Took Her to a Movie" - Ladytron "Movie of the Week" - Smartbomb "Gone to the Movies" - Semisonic "Buddy Holly" - Weezer "The Goonies 'R' Good Enough" New Found Glory "A little less 16 Candles, a little more touch me" - Fall Out Boy "Pretty in Punk" - Fall Out Boy "Tell That Mick He Just Made My List of Things to Do Today" - Fall Out Boy "Get Busy Living or Get Busy Dying" - Fall out Boy "Champagne for My Real Friends, Real Pain for My Sham Friends" - Fall out boy "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" - Good Charlette "Sic Transit Gloria...Glory Fades" - Brand New "Okay I believe you, but My Tommy Gun Don't" - Brand New "Degausser" - Brand New "Jaws Theme Swimming" - Brand New "Jude Law and The Semester Abroad" - Brand New "Frank Sinatra" - Cake "Boyz in da hood" - Dynamite Hack "Sunset Strip Bitch" - Eve 6 "Clint eastwood" - Gorillaz "Coming 2 America" - Ludacris "Breakfast at Tiffany's" - Deep Blue Sea "Breakfast at Timpani's" - Relient K "Clark Gable" - The Postal Service "Show me How to Live" - Audioslave (Based on Blade Runner)
The albums Songs From an American Movie V. 1 & 2 by Everclear have many references. And also scores of weird al songs.
This is what I came up with, although some are only loose connections and others I'm ashamed to have known.
Songs about movies and movie stars.
Posted - 03/15/2007 : 20:36:28
