# You're the music supervisor- replace "Bad to the Bone" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 21, 2013, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-the-music-supervisor-replace-bad-to-the-bone/656281 "2013-04-21T03:01:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2013, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-the-music-supervisor-replace-bad-to-the-bone/656281/1 "2013-04-21T03:01:00Z")
Friends were discussing soundtrack choices and how often certain songs are re-used, becoming tiresome. I thought of George Thorogood’s [“Bad to the Bone”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyhJ69mD7xI) as one song that has been used to death, but for good reason: it’s a perfect song for certain kinds of scenes. (It’s a classic blues riff, in fact it might even be said that it’s a direct lift from Bo Diddley’s _[I’m a Man](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaC5ZKRjLUM)_) but it’s filtered through noisy rock guitars and lyrics in a way that’s simply perfect for certain scenes. So if it was the perfect choice for a scene but you didn’t want to use it because it’s tired, what would you replace it with that would evoke the same feelings and reactions? And what other songs have been used to death but for the same good reason that they work really well, and what would you replace them with? ---
**Author:** ![moriah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b2d939/32.png) [@moriah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moriah)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2013, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-the-music-supervisor-replace-bad-to-the-bone/656281/2 "2013-04-21T04:30:05Z")
> **[Bad To The Bone To Be Used In Film](https://www.theonion.com/bad-to-the-bone-to-be-used-in-film-1819564264)** > > HOLLYWOOD, CA—In an inspired act of film soundtracking, Paramount Pictures announced Tuesday that its forthcoming family comedy Twerps will feature the rock song "Bad To The Bone" by George Thorogood. "We feel the song will greatly enhance the scene... ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2013, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-the-music-supervisor-replace-bad-to-the-bone/656281/3 "2013-04-21T05:05:28Z")
Willie Dixon’s “(I’m Your) Hoochie Coochie Man” or “Seventh Son”? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2013, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-the-music-supervisor-replace-bad-to-the-bone/656281/4 "2013-04-21T06:19:53Z")
Depending on what you are using it for, here are some replacements: Born To Be Wild – Steppenwolf Love Stinks – J. Geils Walking On Sunshine – Katrina and the Waves Helter Skelter – The Beatles Sympathy for the Devil – The Rolling Stones Who Are You – The Who We Are The Champions – Queen Papa Was a Rolling Stone – The Temptations Shotgun – JJ Walker and the Allstars Devil With a Blue Dress – Mitch Ryder What’d I Say – Ray Charles ---
**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2013, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-the-music-supervisor-replace-bad-to-the-bone/656281/5 "2013-04-21T06:51:47Z")
Maybe _Cream_’s “Born Under a Bad Sign”. ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2013, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-the-music-supervisor-replace-bad-to-the-bone/656281/6 "2013-04-21T07:12:44Z")
In what circumstance is Walking On Sunshine a replacement for Bad To The Bone? They are almost polar opposites in terms of emotional feel!!! Also, love that Onion article. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2013, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-the-music-supervisor-replace-bad-to-the-bone/656281/7 "2013-04-21T09:50:06Z")
I’m going with Hair of the Dog. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2013, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-the-music-supervisor-replace-bad-to-the-bone/656281/8 "2013-04-21T10:06:45Z")
**Red Right Hand** by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2013, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-the-music-supervisor-replace-bad-to-the-bone/656281/9 "2013-04-21T10:53:24Z")
Goin Out West—Tom Waits [Boom Boom Mancini—Warren Zevon](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMfjyD8__Yo) Bad, Bad Leroy Brown—Jim Croce [I’d Love to Knock the Hell Out of You—Hank Williams Jr.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1bYTDHS17A) Iron Man—Black Sabbath Back in Black—AC/DC [Demolition Man—Manfred Mann’s Earth Band](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRBL3WhjiC4) ---
**Author:** ![gwendee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/35a633/32.png) [@gwendee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gwendee)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2013, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-the-music-supervisor-replace-bad-to-the-bone/656281/10 "2013-04-21T13:03:19Z")
Several (at least ten I think) years ago I caught a show (probably on VH1, but honestly don’t recall) about music in the movies that I really really wish I’d stumble across again. It showed famous scenes without the music and with and talked about the process of choosing it with interesting examples. The most memorable one is that Cameron Crowe had a different song in mind for the boom box scene in Say Anything. I believe that they said John Cusack was the one who suggested the Peter Gabriel song. They played the scene both ways. While we’re replacing songs can we give Leonard Cohen’s **Hallelujah** a rest? I love the song, but surely it’s not the only option we have for a tragic death - and I’m not convinced it was ever the best choice for that. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2013, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-the-music-supervisor-replace-bad-to-the-bone/656281/11 "2013-04-21T17:14:04Z")
> [@drewtwo99](#): > > In what circumstance is Walking On Sunshine a replacement for Bad To The Bone? They are almost polar opposites in terms of emotional feel!!! > > Also, love that Onion article. Both are fast tempo and filled with confidence. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2013, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-the-music-supervisor-replace-bad-to-the-bone/656281/12 "2013-04-21T17:18:30Z")
_American Bad Ass_ - Kid Rock ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2013, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-the-music-supervisor-replace-bad-to-the-bone/656281/13 "2013-04-21T17:19:31Z")
Highway to Hell, AC/DC. But hey, we have to give Thorogood his due. BTTB is a classic/cliche because it \*\*is \*\*the baddest such piece ever riffed. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2013, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-the-music-supervisor-replace-bad-to-the-bone/656281/14 "2013-04-21T17:20:32Z")
> [@The\_Second\_Stone](#): > > Both are fast tempo and filled with confidence. So is “I’m Henry VIII, I Am.” For that matter, “Bad To the Bone” isn’t all that fast a tempo. I had the same :dubious: reaction as **drewtwo99**. ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2013, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-the-music-supervisor-replace-bad-to-the-bone/656281/15 "2013-04-21T17:29:54Z")
POWER- Kanye West For a more vulgar version. My favorite line: I don’t need your pussy, bitch, I’m on my own dick. I can’t help but agree with him throughout the song. “You’re right, Mr. West, no one man should have all this power.” ---
**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2013, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-the-music-supervisor-replace-bad-to-the-bone/656281/16 "2013-04-21T21:12:38Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > So is “I’m Henry VIII, I Am.” For that matter, “Bad To the Bone” isn’t all that fast a tempo. I had the same :dubious: reaction as **drewtwo99**. Ditto x 100 ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2013, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-the-music-supervisor-replace-bad-to-the-bone/656281/17 "2013-04-21T22:23:03Z")
Someone needs to find a bunch of scenes that use BttB and swap in Walking on Sunshine. ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2013, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-the-music-supervisor-replace-bad-to-the-bone/656281/18 "2013-04-21T23:45:27Z")
> [@Yookeroo](#): > > Someone needs to find a bunch of scenes that use BttB and swap in Walking on Sunshine. OK, great. Now I have the assembly line scene in _Christine_ playing in my head. Maybe I can swap in the introduction of Julia Style’s character in _10 Things I Hate About You_? ---
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2013, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-the-music-supervisor-replace-bad-to-the-bone/656281/19 "2013-04-21T23:49:42Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > I’m going with Hair of the Dog. That’s the one! Perfect. ---
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2013, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-the-music-supervisor-replace-bad-to-the-bone/656281/20 "2013-04-21T23:58:45Z")
> [@Amateur\_Barbarian](#): > > But hey, we have to give Thorogood his due. BTTB is a classic/cliche because it \*\*is \*\*the baddest such piece ever riffed. This. I haven’t listened to the song in a long time, but listening now it just oozes testosterone, and sleaziness, and almost jerkiness. Off the top of my head the only thing I can think to replace it is something by ZZ Top, but I can’t think of a good one right now. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-the-music-supervisor-replace-bad-to-the-bone/656281.md?page=2)