Song in Grosse Pointe Blank

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What’s the techno-sounding song playing at the dance in Grosse Point Blank? I think it may contain the lyrics “yah yah yah yah … yahyahyah.”

2

Pressure Drop by The Specials.

3

Awesome. Thanks!

4

It’s been ages since I saw the movie, but could it be Go! by Tones on Tail?

5

Cantara, that makes much more sense. It’s been too long since I’ve seen it, obviously.

6

Yep, it’s Tones on Tail.

Although now I have “Pressure Drop” stuck in my head… :smiley:

7

“Preuure Drop” is the song that Debbie is playing when Martin first walks into the studio. He opens the door, surprising her, she stammers “And now…here’s…The Specials, doing…oneoftheirsongs” It starts out with the really slow organ part, which is about all you hear before the dialog starts. You do get to hear “It is you, Oh Yeah” just as the lyrics cut off.

Grosse Pointe Blank has a lot of of great little touches where the soundtrack directly comments on the story like that.

8

paperbackwriter may well be right, but the IMDB lists both songs in the GPB soundtrack.

One of the best… soundtracks… ever!

:cool:

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To the OP, if the song also has the lyric “Livin’ it up/It’s a good thing/It’s good for you” and the yeahs go “yeah yeah yeah yeah/yeah yeah yeah-yeah-yeah,” it’s Tones On Tail’s “Go”. :slight_smile:

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Although, unfortunately, Go! is not on the actual CD Soundtrack.

  1. Blister in the Sun - Violent Femmes
  2. Rudie Can’t Fail - The Clash
  3. Mirror in the Bathroom - The English Beat
  4. Under Pressure - David Bowie
  5. I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash
  6. Live and Let Die - Guns N’ Roses
  7. We Care a Lot - Faith No More
  8. Pressure Drop - The Specials
  9. Absolute Beginners - The Jam
  10. Armagideon Time - The Clash
  11. Matador - Los Fabulosos Cadillacs
  12. Let My Love Open the Door [E.Cola Mix] - Pete Townshend
  13. Blister 2000 - Violent Femmes
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There are two CDs.

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And it is indeed on the second album:

  1. Rudy, A Message To You - The Specials
  2. Cities In Dust - Siouxsie & The Banshees
  3. The Killing Moon - Echo
  4. Monkey Gone To Heaven - The Pixies
  5. Lorca’s Novena - The Pogues
    6. Go! - Tones On Tail
  6. Let It Whip - The Dazz Band
  7. The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight - Dominatrix
  8. War Cry - Joe Strummer
  9. White Lines - Grandmaster Flash
  10. Take On Me - A-Ha
  11. Your Wondering Now - The Specials