Why Don’t We Do It in the Road?
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No that’s I Believe in Father Christmas by Greg Lake.
The Crow.
No, though that song is in the movie, Sadie singing. In the audience see afore-mentioned Prudence, along with Jude and Lucy before they become lovers.
Mondo Cane, the 1962 documentary
It’s responsible for the musical piece More (“Ti Guarderò Nel Cuore”), which had words, but was more often played as an instrumental.
The film was not shown often after the initial release, AFAIK. It has been shown on US TV to my knowledge, including premium cable channels, and I’ve never seen it on any video form or streaming service.
The film was deliberately shocking and provocative, and inspired a lot of imitations. But its biggest inroad to pop culture was that bit from the soundtrack.
Another good catch, referred to above, is Unchained. I have to admit that I’ve seen neither “Unchained” or “Mondo Cane”
And it’s not a full-length movie, but the 1968 short Les Bicyclettes del Belsize’s soundtrack featured the song with the same title, which was a big hit for Englebert Humperdinck when he covered it, and played incessantly on Easy Listening radio stations forever.
Until the internet made it easier to search for details on songs I had no idea where this song came from, or what it was about. I thought he was singing about the bicycles of Versailles, and didn’t know why they would have them there. I hadn’t heard of the short until I looked the damned song up.
But, again, I’ll bet hardly anyone has seen the film, although they’ve probably heard the song. I certainly haven’t.
Elvira Madigan and Mondo Cane remind me of A Man and a Woman.
Really? That’s the out-of-context track you choose from a little-seen 1960’s Italian “Mondo” film? Not, say,this one* from Sweden: Heaven and Hell (1968)?
- Or as you’re probably more familiar with it, this cover.
Sorry. I somehow missed it.
I really like that movie as well, but I’d call it a jukebox musical and don’t think it’s what the thread is about.
I could’ve chosen both, in principle.
But the truth is, I was unaware that Manamana originated from that film.
I am shocked, Shocked we get to 70 posts and no one has mentionedRepo Man. Great punk soundtrack, weird ass movie.
Another example of a movie where I can’t remember a single song from and can remember a ton of details, quotes, etc.
I was going to add Desperately Seeking Susan to the list but the Madonna song “Into the Groove” doesn’t actually appear on the soundtrack album so I’m not sure if it counts. The song is definitely better remembered than the movie though.
Also would the theme to The Greatest American Hero count? It’s probably better remembered than the TV show itself.
Love the Lieutenant Kije suite. But I love Prokofiev. My favorite use of it in a movie was in Crossing Delancey which also had a great collection of songs by the Roches.
Me, too.
I can’t believe I didn’t think of Lost Highway until now. I never actually saw the movie but my understanding is that it wasn’t that great. But anyone who was a teenager in the 1990s and listened to “alternative” rock should know the Lost Highway Soundtrack, which included several songs that got a ton of radio play in the late 1990s. I think even at the time the soundtrack was more well known at least among my peers than the actual movie.
Dead Presidents - mediocre Vietnam veteran heist movie, great 70s R&B and soul soundtrack.
I Am Sam - as it was brutally pointed out in Tropic Thunder, Sean Penn went “full retard” and went home from the Oscars empty-handed. The movie’s soundtrack was comprised entirely of high-end Beatles covers.
She’s the One - forgettable Jennifer Aniston rom-com. Soundtrack was literally a Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers original album.
Maximum Overdrive had the AC/DC album Who Made Who as its soundtrack I believe, although the album wasn’t comprised totally of new songs.
First soundtrack/film that comes to mind is Midnight Express. Giorgio Moroder’s “Chase” got a lot of airplay and I’d say it’s probably remembered more than the movie.
If you’re going there, consider Makin’ It, starring David Naughton (most famous for An American Werewolf in London). The TV series was cancelled after 9 episodes. Two months after the show was cancelled, the theme song (sung by Naughton) entered the Top 40. It peaked at #5.