# Song ID, "Bad Boys" w/Sean Penn

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 11, 2004, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-id-bad-boys-w-sean-penn/224012 "2004-01-11T17:26:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![labmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f19dbf/32.png) [@labmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/labmonkey)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2004, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-id-bad-boys-w-sean-penn/224012/1 "2004-01-11T17:26:45Z")

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What’s the song/artist playing on the bomb/boombox that Abramowitz leaves for the viking which explodes in his ear? Some of the lyrics are stuck in my head, but I can’t place the tune.

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**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2004, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-id-bad-boys-w-sean-penn/224012/2 "2004-01-11T18:17:27Z")

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“Man on Your Mind” - Little River Band

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**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2004, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-id-bad-boys-w-sean-penn/224012/3 "2004-01-11T18:26:54Z")

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…oh, and it was Horowitz.

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**Author:** ![labmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f19dbf/32.png) [@labmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/labmonkey)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2004, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-id-bad-boys-w-sean-penn/224012/4 "2004-01-11T19:39:50Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Mr. Blue Sky \*  
> \*\*…oh, and it was Horowitz. \*\*

thanks, knew it was one of those “witzs”

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**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2004, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-id-bad-boys-w-sean-penn/224012/5 "2004-01-12T09:00:20Z")

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I’ve always liked this movie. I think Sean Penn was intense and fearless as a bad guy with a good heart. He was frightening when he beat up those asswipes with the pop cans in the pillowcase, and he was heartbreaking when he cried with his raped and beaten girlfriend (an also good Ally Sheedy). I’ve always thought he should have gotten more attention for this role. (and At Close Range)