# Memorable Closing Credit Songs (Films) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 1, 2001, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-closing-credit-songs-films/84781 "2001-10-01T16:36:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![meyer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ccd318/32.png) [@meyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/meyer)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2001, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-closing-credit-songs-films/84781/61 "2001-10-07T22:46:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by kaylasdad99 \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by ignatzmouse \* > > \*\*The credits song for 1984 was more memorable for me than the film. Julia from that Eurythmics lady. (Second time today I’ve needed that name and been unable to remember it.) \*\* > > Annie Lennox. \*\* Damn, simulpost 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![okielady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/fbc32d/32.png) [@okielady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/okielady)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2001, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-closing-credit-songs-films/84781/62 "2001-10-27T08:09:36Z")
Pat Benatar’s “Invincible” for The Legend of Billie Jean And of course “Don’t You Forget About Me” from my favorite movie of all time, [The Breakfast Club.](http://members.fortunecity.com/okielady/tbc.html) ---
**Author:** ![TeaElle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@TeaElle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeaElle)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2001, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-closing-credit-songs-films/84781/63 "2001-10-27T11:41:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by meyer \* > \*\*The song at the end of _Philedelphia_. This is one of very few movies that I have actually cried in, and I thought the ending song with the home video of him as a child just highlighted the incredible waste of a beautiful life that AIDS is. > Does anybody know what song this was? \*\* That would be _Philadelphia_, natch. The singer was Neil Young. Also gets one of my votes. I also give a vote to _Out of My Mind_ (Duran Duran) at the end of “The Saint” which was a gawdawful flick and was only redeemed by the inclusion of a good song over the credits. I still curse the $8 I blew on that stinker. ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2001, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-closing-credit-songs-films/84781/64 "2001-10-27T15:17:54Z")
_Amphibian_ by **Bjork** at the end of _Being John Malkovich_. ---
**Author:** ![shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ab992/32.png) [@shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shrew)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2001, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-closing-credit-songs-films/84781/65 "2001-10-27T16:41:08Z")
I third the _The Breakfast Club_ song. Also 1. _I Finally Found Someone_ by Barbra Streisand and Bryan Adams from _The Mirror Has Two Faces_ 2. _Big Hands_ by the Violent Femmes from _Grosse Point Blank_ 3. and I always sing along to _For Once in My life_ by Dionne Farris in _The Truth About Cats and Dogs_. ---
**Author:** ![shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ab992/32.png) [@shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shrew)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2001, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-closing-credit-songs-films/84781/66 "2001-10-27T16:49:26Z")
Oh, and I just saw _Riding in Cars With Boys_ recently, and I had never realized how incredibly sad the song “Dream Dream Dream” is (by various artists, but I suppose The Everly Brothers were used there). I came straight home and downloaded it. _When I want you in my arms When i want you and all your charms Whenever I want you, all I have to do is dream… Only trouble is I’m dreaming my life away_ Very memorable. ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Damage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@Mister\_Damage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Damage)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2001, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-closing-credit-songs-films/84781/67 "2001-10-27T20:50:15Z")
> [@](#): > > **FisherQueen** wrote: > > “The Princess Bride.” If the song has a name, I don’t care to know it, but they take that lovely love theme that’s been echoing through the whole movie and add to it a gravelly-voiced singer and some of The Worst Lyrics Known to Man. You might not care to know it, but I’ll tell you anyway :\>) - the song is “Storybook Love” by Willy DeVille (formerly of Mink DeVille), on the album “Miracle”. Mark Knopfler is credited as writing all the music for the film, except that last song, which is credited solely to DeVille (although I agree that it seems to include Knopfler’s theme). He also plays guitar on the entire album. The best song on the album, IMHO, is “Southern Politician” - I love the riff Knopfler plays throughout, and as a “smart-ass northern liberal”, I like the lyrics. :\>) As for my own favorites, I definitely second (or third, or fourth, as appropriate) Vera Lynn’s “We’ll Meet Again” in _Dr. Strangelove_, Radiohead’s “Exit Music (for a film)” in _Romeo + Juliet_, and ALOTBSOL at the end of _Life of Brian_, but here are a few other personal favorites: _Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me_ - Cherubini, Requiem in C Minor _Lost Highway_ - David Bowie, “Deranged” _The Matrix_ - Rage Against The Machine, “Wake Up” _Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead_ - Pink Floyd, “Seamus” _Gallipoli_ - Albinoni, Adagio in G Minor _Wild at Heart_ - Elvis Presley, “Love Me Tender” _Last Temptation of Christ_ - Peter Gabriel, “It Is Accomplished” _Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas_ - Rolling Stones, “Jumping Jack Flash” …there are others, I’m sure, but this is all I can think of now. ---
**Author:** ![anenquiringmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anenquiringmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anenquiringmind)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2001, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-closing-credit-songs-films/84781/68 "2001-10-28T03:37:12Z")
No Doubt…RAINDROPS Keep Falling On My Head - B.J. Thomas from Butch Cassidy And The Sundance KId ---
**Author:** ![SlightDistrurbance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SlightDistrurbance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlightDistrurbance)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2001, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-closing-credit-songs-films/84781/69 "2001-10-28T05:24:26Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by spoke- \* > \*\*What? No mentions for “One Tin Soldier” from **Billy Jack**? \*\* Thats got my vote. My mom was addicted to this movie when I was a wee youngin, and its stuck with me through all the years. Must go find tape… ---
**Author:** ![plnnr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2001, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-closing-credit-songs-films/84781/70 "2001-10-29T13:30:19Z")
Philadelphia was done by Bruce Springsteen, not Neil Young. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Cheatem\_Undhow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/13edae/32.png) [@Dewey\_Cheatem\_Undhow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Cheatem_Undhow)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2001, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-closing-credit-songs-films/84781/71 "2001-10-29T22:13:46Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by plnnr \* > \*\*Philadelphia was done by Bruce Springsteen, not Neil Young. \*\* Actually, the Springsteen song from the film is called “_Streets of Philadelphia._” The song “_Philedelphia_” was indeed performed by Neil Young. Full soundtrack listing for the movie “Philadelphia” from IMDB: [http://us.imdb.com/Soundtracks?0107818](http://us.imdb.com/Soundtracks?0107818) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Scrivener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2001, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-closing-credit-songs-films/84781/72 "2001-10-29T23:07:46Z")
Robbie Williams’ version of “(Have You Seen) Miss Jones” [or maybe it’s just “Miss Jones”], from “Bridget Jones’ Diary”. Ditto for the votes for Dr. Strangelove, Life of Brian, and High Fidelity (you beat me to that one). ---
**Author:** ![Albert\_Rose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9de053/32.png) [@Albert\_Rose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Albert_Rose)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2001, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-closing-credit-songs-films/84781/73 "2001-10-30T00:12:16Z")
_Innocent When You Dream_, by Tom Waits. It’s at the end of **Smoke** , played over a rather charming sequence. See the film! _Tattler_, by Ry Cooder. It plays at the end of **Cadillac Man** , the Robin Williams/Tim Robbins movie. I just like the song, and it fit the theme. ---
**Author:** ![Fibonacci](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/df788c/32.png) [@Fibonacci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fibonacci)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2001, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-closing-credit-songs-films/84781/74 "2001-10-30T00:23:12Z")
I have to concur with Dr. Strangelove’s “We’ll Meet Again” and Life Of Brian’s “Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life.” Alan Price’s “Lucky Man” from “O Lucky Man” is also excellent. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2003, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-closing-credit-songs-films/84781/75 "2003-08-14T00:49:06Z")
Please don’t kill me. I know this thread is so old it’s got dinosaur shit on it, but I couldn’t resist when I saw that one of my favorites was not on here. I loved the credit song for Heart and Souls. It was _Walk Like a Man._ Not only is it a great song, but fitting considering it was a symbol in the movie. ---
**Author:** ![Tree\_Boy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9dc877/32.png) [@Tree\_Boy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tree_Boy)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2003, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-closing-credit-songs-films/84781/76 "2003-08-14T06:30:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by scampering gremlin \* > \*\*and the Cat Stevens tune that closes _Harold and Maude_. Anybody know the name of that last song? \*\* The song is “If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out.” Also, in reference to the Philadelphia closing song by Neil Young, I believe the official title is “City of Brotherly Love.” I didn’t even realize this thread was 2 years old until reading that last post, but since no one mentioned “Against All Odds” by Phil Collins at then end of the movie with the same name, I thought I would throw that in. The way they freeze the picture on Rachel Ward’s tear filled face is heartbreaking. ---
**Author:** ![miscee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7cd45c/32.png) [@miscee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/miscee)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2003, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-closing-credit-songs-films/84781/77 "2003-08-14T06:40:46Z")
Terence Trent d’Arby singing “Letting Go” at the end of The Fan is my favorite. The song fit perfectly with the last scene from the movie. ---
**Author:** ![Soup\_du\_jour](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@Soup\_du\_jour](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soup_du_jour)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2003, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-closing-credit-songs-films/84781/78 "2003-08-14T10:20:52Z")
Blast. **kunilou** beat me to it. Dr Strangelove’s “We’ll Meet Again” is such a strangely chilling song at the end of a fantastic film. ---
**Author:** ![Dragon\_Phoenix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Dragon\_Phoenix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragon_Phoenix)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2003, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-closing-credit-songs-films/84781/79 "2003-08-14T10:59:27Z")
The singer of _Croucing tiger, hidden dragon_ is Coco Lee, not Dee. I haven’t seen the movie yet (waiting for the DVD) but does that gorgeous song from LotR-TTT by Emiliana Torrini (Gollums song) qualify? It’s the most beautiful song I’ve heard for some time. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-closing-credit-songs-films/84781.md?page=3)