# Songs that make you think of a movie **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 24, 2003, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-think-of-a-movie/190533 "2003-07-24T02:50:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![HazyBaby33](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@HazyBaby33](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazyBaby33)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2003, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-think-of-a-movie/190533/1 "2003-07-24T02:50:02Z")
I know that for me it seems like every time I hear certain songs it makes me think of a movie, or of just a certain scene in a certain movie. Anybody else have songs like that? I’ll start with two: “Gloria” by Them always makes me think of the movie the “Outsiders” (since it plays in the very beginning of the movie) and “This Magic Moment” by Jay and the Americans always makes me think of the scene in the Sandlot when Squints puts the move on the lifegaurd. Classic scene… Any more? ---
**Author:** ![typhoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ed8c4c/32.png) [@typhoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/typhoon)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2003, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-think-of-a-movie/190533/2 "2003-07-24T03:21:51Z")
The Verve’s “Bitter Sweet Symphony” reminds me of _Cruel Intentions_, unfortunately. ---
**Author:** ![Delly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85f322/32.png) [@Delly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Delly)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2003, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-think-of-a-movie/190533/3 "2003-07-24T04:07:07Z")
‘I dont wanna miss a thing’ by Aerosmith reminds me of Armageddon, for obvious reasons. ‘Iris’ by the Goo Goo dolls and ‘Angel’ by Sarah Mclachlan. Both remind me of City of Angels. ‘Talk Show Host’ by Radiohead reminds me of Romeo and Juliet. I could probably go on, but there all just songs released from OST’s so there fairly obvious really. ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2003, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-think-of-a-movie/190533/4 "2003-07-24T04:13:35Z")
That Rachmaninoff thing from _Somewhere inTime_ ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2003, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-think-of-a-movie/190533/5 "2003-07-24T04:39:49Z")
Stuck in the Middle (Don’t remember the artist) - Resevior Dogs (and it makes me like the song more. ^\_\_~) Only Time (Enya) - Lord of the Rings ('cuz of the video) ---
**Author:** ![saramamalana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/74df32/32.png) [@saramamalana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saramamalana)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2003, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-think-of-a-movie/190533/6 "2003-07-24T04:49:01Z")
“Draggin the Line” (I forget who by, but I think REM covered it at some point) makes me think of Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead. “Cruel Summer” by Bananarama (I think that’s the song) makes me think of Karate Kid. ---
**Author:** ![SlickRoenick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@SlickRoenick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlickRoenick)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2003, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-think-of-a-movie/190533/7 "2003-07-24T05:20:45Z")
\*\*My Heart Will Go On[\b] I think you know what movie i’m talking about. ---
**Author:** ![SlickRoenick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@SlickRoenick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlickRoenick)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2003, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-think-of-a-movie/190533/8 "2003-07-24T05:21:55Z")
AWWWW FUNK!! My first coding error in a looooooong time. ---
**Author:** ![brianjedi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@brianjedi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brianjedi)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2003, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-think-of-a-movie/190533/9 "2003-07-24T05:27:34Z")
“Got Me Wrong” by Alice in Chains always reminds me of _Clerks_. Similarly, “Jungle Love” reminds me of _Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back_. Now that I think about it, I don’t seem to have many of these memories that aren’t Kevin Smith-related in some way. ---
**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:** [July 24, 2003, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-think-of-a-movie/190533/10 "2003-07-24T08:15:22Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tengu \* > \*\*Stuck in the Middle (Don’t remember the artist) - Resevior Dogs (and it makes me like the song more. ^\_\_~) > > Only Time (Enya) - Lord of the Rings ('cuz of the video) \*\* That’s _Stuck in the middle with you_ by Stealers Wheel (vocals by Gerry Rafferty of later _Baker Street_ fame). ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2003, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-think-of-a-movie/190533/11 "2003-07-24T13:13:36Z")
In Your Eyes by Peter Gabriel. I don’t even have to tell you the movie do I? Say Anything Bet 'cha knew it. ---
**Author:** ![dwc1970](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2003, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-think-of-a-movie/190533/12 "2003-07-24T13:26:43Z")
“Unchained Melody” and _Ghost_ are forever inseperable to me. I can’t think of one without thinking of the other. “Dude Looks Like a Lady” by Aerosmith makes me think of _Mrs. Doubtfire._ “The Power of Love” by Huey Lewis and the News is virtually synonymous with _Back to the Future._ Whenever I hear “Jingle Bell Rock” I don’t think of Christmas. Instead I think of the opening scene in _Lethal Weapon_. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2003, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-think-of-a-movie/190533/13 "2003-07-24T13:58:31Z")
“Laura” from _Laura_ “Moonglow” and “Theme From Picnic” from _Picnic_ “The Shadow Of Your Smile” from _The Sandpiper_ “The Long Hot Summer” from movie of same name “In The Heat Of The Night” from movie of same name “My Funny Valentine” from _Sharky’s Machine_ (occasionally I’ll also think of _Pal Joey_) ---
**Author:** ![Second\_Guest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/87869e/32.png) [@Second\_Guest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Second_Guest)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2003, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-think-of-a-movie/190533/14 "2003-07-24T14:39:54Z")
Sadly, I will forever associate “Singin’ in the Rain” with _A Clockwork Orange_ ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2003, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-think-of-a-movie/190533/15 "2003-07-24T14:40:30Z")
DeBarge’s “Rhythm of the Night” takes me back to watching _The Last Dragon_. Marvin Gaye’s “Got to Give it Up” is now connected to _Charlie’s Angels_ in my brain. ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2003, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-think-of-a-movie/190533/16 "2003-07-24T18:56:18Z")
“Bohemian Rhapsody” is clearly and directly associated with _Wayne’s World_ ---
**Author:** ![ElwoodCuse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/edb3f5/32.png) [@ElwoodCuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElwoodCuse)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2003, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-think-of-a-movie/190533/17 "2003-07-24T19:32:22Z")
“Let It Snow” makes me think of _Die Hard_ and _Die Hard 2_, my two favorite Christmas movies. ---
**Author:** ![Sauron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@Sauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sauron)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2003, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-think-of-a-movie/190533/18 "2003-07-24T19:35:53Z")
(I Would Walk) 500 Miles and _Benny and Joon_. ---
**Author:** ![UrbanChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9dc877/32.png) [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2003, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-think-of-a-movie/190533/19 "2003-07-24T20:06:51Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by dwc1970 \* > [BWhenever I hear “Jingle Bell Rock” I don’t think of Christmas. Instead I think of the opening scene in _Lethal Weapon_. \*\* That song makes me think of _Home Alone_. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2003, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-think-of-a-movie/190533/20 "2003-07-24T20:21:21Z")
“Lollipop”, from a scene in “Stand By Me” “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas”, from “The Execution of Private Slovak” “Rudolf, The Red Nosed Reindeer” on tuba, from “Christmas Vacation”. “Shitter’s full!” [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-think-of-a-movie/190533.md?page=2)