Forget the lockdown, it’s the weekend!
With spring in full bloom, I’ve a Covid-busting Golden Discs voucher worth a delightful €25 to give away.
Simply tell me below your favourite use of a song in a film or TV series.
Here’s mine.
The winner will be chosen by my stunt double.
Lines MUST close at 6am Saturday!
Please include video link if possible.
Nick says: Good luck!
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Surely it has to be this:
https://youtu.be/_qW9wqUI4Lg
Tiny Dancer by Elton John in Almost Famous. It makes me smile every time.
That was on the radio late last night, and it is such a great tune!
FRIENDS – The Rembrandts- I’ll be there for you.
https://youtu.be/q-9kPks0IfE
That’s something else
The Flower Duet from Lakmé by Léo Delibes in the film “True Romance”
Christopher Walken & Dennis Hopper.
The contrast between the music, the scene and the complete surrender of Hopper’s character is both spine chilling and beautiful.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3yon2GyoiM
(Song starts at 06:00 but the lead in is fantastic)
Great scene, and I agree with you on the music. I would disagree on the word ‘surrender’ on its own though, rather ‘surrender to the inevitable’. But he did not give in.
It also explains where Clarence got his own manner
I think that was James Gandolfino’s first film, too. And one of Brad Pitt’s early ones
You said what I meant better than I did, but he knew what was coming.
Excellent choice.
The 2nd Law Isolated Sytem- Muse World War Z
Talk about an impossible question to answer in the singular!
One that deserves much much praise is Out of Sand from the most recent Twin Peaks.
Perfect television, and the pairing of music throughout was impeccable. Despite not being a fan of his beforehand, Eddie Vedder is excellent here.
And as a bonus, Sherilyn Fenn!
https://youtu.be/WJHM4w_TD28
Not even a big Queen fan but…
Queen – Who Wants To Live Forever (written for Highlander)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c75cOL0G8I
Bonus!
Queen – Princes of the Universe (for the the TV show Highlander!) I used to love that show..HEYEAH!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDjsTS5PATo
Oh you cannot post a Queen song without Flash:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfmrHTdXgK4
The Divine Comedy’s Songs Of Love used in Father Ted.
https://youtu.be/XzJ15OHawW8
The Ronettes, Be my baby, in the opening credits of Mean street.
Vintage sound, sugar-coated lyrics, the shaky super-8 footages… All is said. All is about to change.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBVC6Y2dftU&t=51s
Great choice!
Reminds me of The Crystals and And Then He Kissed me, but particularly the version from the film Adventures In Babysitting, and the intro with Elizabeth Shue dancing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFrecN_dsPc
Brilliant selections today.
My weekend is going to be music filled fun :)
Not particularly uplifting but a brilliant combination of music and image
Lou Reed’s “Perfect Day” soundtracking Renton’s overdose in Trainspotting.
On the plus side it brought this amazing song back into the public consciousness, on the negative side, this led to the atrocious BBC all-star cover a few years later.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IDJpB9de3E
great choice liam, a great movie for tunes. had forgotten about this one. thanks
Oh I was hoping no one would pick this. Please do not get me wrong, it is a fantastic song, and I have always loved it, but recent events have traumatised me!
My sister has arranged one of those currently popular mashups where different people sing different lines, and this was what she chose. I should note I come from a very large and extremely musically talented family but sadly the ability to produce pleasing sounds skipped me.
I tried everything to get out of it, but to no avail! So we each had to sing the song. I cannot sing, and anyway, this is a quite difficult song to do justice to. Let us just say, I did not do justice to it!. And we had to sing the whole song, so she could choose which line to give us.
It also had to be a video, which I have actually never done in selfie mode either on my phone or iPad. So cue all the fun of trying to figure that out. And also what in the background of my mess I could have that would not show my mess.
Then she wanted us to use the BBC version, playing it in headphones so we are all synced up and, in her words, in the same key. I do not know about you, but there are a few key changes between those singers, which is part of what makes that version so good. And having good singers in one ear and me in the other really did not help.
Then I find iPads do not allow you to upload to Google Drive from the gallery, so cue a lot more jiggery pokery to get it uploaded. Phew! Finally done. But no! No! Sis has a look and calls me (thankfully using an actual voice system I understand) and tells me it is no good. I have to do it again. Oh God! Can this day get any worse?
In the end I Milli Vanillied it, and sent it direct to my bro who will be doing the editing. He, at least understands.
So, in short, it will take a while for me to be able to listen to this song and not die a little inside!
This is such a brilliant story and I do hope we get to see the fruits of your labour!
I will certainly keep you informed, but I am not sure how public I can make it.
What makes my woes worse is there has been a sharing of various cousins’ practice runs that they are not happy with but are funny. And all vastly better than mine :-(
One in particular has my cousin singing it, and nailing it, until suddenly there is a clatter of kids voices in the background, and her husband casually calls “Dinners ready” The look on her face was priceless :-)
Update: the nieces and nephews are getting involved!
The winner ☝️
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off – Museum scene
https://youtu.be/mFY9ace2t4s
+ 1
+2
Basically anything with Mia Sara, but that is a great scene and great music.
yeah, great choice as always, b
Ah the Ferrari scene, no? https://youtu.be/iSjS-iCPeW8
For all of the romantics…
A cover of the Proclaimers song Make my Heart Fly, poignant and beautiful in the movie Sunshine on Leith.
“Please don’t go rushing by
Stay and make my heart fly”
https://youtu.be/t3rsEVbcIfU
Where to start with this one!
I’m gonna go with Sundown by Gordon Lightfoot and its use in a particular scene from the show The Blacklist. It’s a TV show that I love basket case yet addictive plot, James Spader as the brilliantly dastardly Red Reddington and also for its use of fantastic music – especially in the more dramatic scenes.
This scene here was quite excellent made all the better with this song.
https://youtu.be/BJL-vjEwm3Y
And here’s the song by itself for you to enjoy…
https://youtu.be/K7NMvpZ3PM0
If it wasn’t too late for a crunchy corn based breakfast cereal, I would be spitting out same, thinking of my lovely horse (a pony no more) – Mr Hannon a unique talent without doubt.
What is not to love about the Ronettes, What indeed. that got me smiling too thanks
Here’s one with an added twist, courtesy of skewiff, their take on the soggy bottom boys
Man of Constant Sorrow, from Brother where art thou. makes me want to crank it up and shakedown in an isolation kind of way, of course.
https://youtu.be/UyKZJRb76dU
Raging Bull – Intermezzo from “Cavalleria Rusticana”
https://youtu.be/wQhwi8kk-dE
+1
Clannad – Theme From Harry’s Game: https://youtu.be/4zHTcxVjX0I
That still gives me shivers! Not just the song, but I remember the series quite vividly and it had a huge impact on me. Great choice!
Into the wild is the movie, theme song,
Eddie Vedder, song End of the road, the isolation sought in this movie, the desire to escape society well it’s pretty appropriate in my mind for these times, plus you know it’s Eddie
https://youtu.be/hqaeeQkE2dE
https://youtu.be/UyKZJRb76dU
Alabama 3, woke up this morning – sopranos.
it is All about the versions
That scene from Goodfellas with this song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KSaS6eDN5E
Breaking bad, .
yellowman.
https://youtu.be/3g3EMYgdS70
Zungguzungguguzungguzeng
Lost in Translation –
The Mildred and Bertie Scene
https://youtu.be/dpwIbqm-umk
You have absolutely made my evening
It’s my mission in life x
Best version of that song.
I have never seen the film. That is one for the weekend, thanks.
Ok, watched the film, and all I can say is wow! A bravura performance by Bill Murray, and I did not realise how young Scarlett Johansson was when this was made. Thank you for the inspiration.
There’s too many favourites to list but I think for the rest of my life whenever I hear Queen “Dont stop me now” I will think of this scene from Sean of the Dead.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4tVH7BPb-Q
In Love/Hate, Tommy lies comatose in hospital after a savage beating from Nidge. Waylon Jennings sings Dreaming My Dreams as Debbie arrives at his bedside to say goodbye.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hI_OcW9wxGk
For me, Sufjan Stevens’ Visions of Gideon in the final scene of Call Me By Your Name. Heartbreaking but beautiful.
A close second would be the Brad The Bartender scene in Magnolia featuring Supertramp’s Goodbye Stranger.
Nick, when I clicked your link and the very first images of those glasses came up, all I could think of was this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaINLn4OKGE&ab_channel=11db11
:-)
Ha! Brilliant. Never heard of that show. Same people who did Thunderbirds?
Yes, Gerry Anderson. They did a lot of that type of thing, including Captain Scarlet. Essential viewing on a Saturday morning growing up :-)
Jimmy Cliff
You can get it if you really want
from the harder they come
https://youtu.be/ouJosBoWi6g
Oh a fantastic song! Great choice.
Of course, the title track was great too. Please allow me, without crashing your post:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHAbj1pIT4g
Never hear too much Jimmy
Gene Wilder – Pure Imagination
https://youtu.be/RZ-uV72pQKI
smiling out loud at that one, Imagine that
We’ve been rewatching the sopranos (and what a great show it was) and I absolutely love that last scene with the iconic Don’t Stop Believing.
https://youtu.be/1x9YACdBUrU
Great song, but I never watched the series. After my James Gandolfino comment earlier, I think this is a sign I must, and what better time than lock-in… I mean lock-down!
Highly recommend the Sopranos. I honestly didn’t think I’d like it the first time around but it’s absolutely brilliant.
One of the few shows (maybe only) that anyone I’ve recommended it to has loved it.
This Feeling … beautiful song by Alabama Shakes … searched for it after hearing on TV Series Fleabag.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J94E8JoQix4
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EIhwc6uX_uM
The best use of music in a scene for me has to be the John Wick bath house / nightclub scene.
Building with the slower first track ‘Think’ by Kaleida, John Wick makes his way stealthily to his target, quietly knocking off bad guys.
Then lifting the pace and volume a little on the track music and vocal while on screen JW resorts to guns as he shoots his way through the bath house, the tension pulled hard.
And then as if sprung from the tension just as his target enters the nightclub the track changes pace to La Castle Vania’s ‘Shots Fired’.
The adrenalin rush that follows, for me anyway, matches the musics’ beat beautifully with the most magnificently choreographed ‘gun opera’ (to borrow a John Woo associated phrase) that seems to go heart pounding on and on until it suddenly ends… with a massive thud!
It leaves you breathless and wanting more… :0)
A fantastic cinematic scene put to music, no doubt.
Song 1: Kaleida – Think
Song 2: Le Castle Vania – Shots Fired
Movie – John Wick (2014)
It is a great use of music to heighten the impact of the scene. Excellent choice!
“Father, do you mind if I turn on the radio?”
https://youtu.be/Bf01riuiJWA
Exit music (from a film)
Stuck in the middle with you – from Reservoir Dogs
https://youtu.be/oeVhxSSPsac
A great scene with a chilling dance!
I saw an interview with Michael Madsen where he was told by Tarantino to ‘dance maniacally’ around for the scene. But he did not understand maniacally fully, so he did that dance, and Tarantino loved it as it was so much more chilling.
Great scene, top choice Bertie!
And perhaps this, which I shall let do the talking for me.
https://youtu.be/5d6FBBWlu3k
Oh! Yes, definitely.
The intro to Apocalypse Now with the Doors, The End playing over Vietnam chaos and Martin Sheen losing the plot in a Hanoi bedroom..never was a big fan of the Doors but this was a perfection..would also commend the use of Blue Velvet in Blue Velvet….
Tip top classic choices in those two!
Apocalypse Now for sure.
The End, definitely. But also Wagner’s Ride of the Valkryies
https://youtu.be/hn37QfXw1-E
That scene in Blue Velvet, Beer at Ben’s, for me is just one of the very best in cinema, the centrepiece of which is Orbison’s In Dreams.
https://youtu.be/HK7dDAm3NAk
“Let’s hit the f***ing road…”
The Coen brothers with this gem of a scene from the Big Lebowski…
https://youtu.be/Xz0bwQr5xWY
Another take on that tune by the Late Great Sharon Jones – gone too soon.
Left us this among others…..
This is for you dude
https://youtu.be/AuqEoQr8p4Y
+1 was going to post this
I’ll bend rules and suggest entire Long Riders album by Ry Cooder for the film of the same name.
Blacklist, always a great soundtrack, but this one caught me, the suuns, up past the nursery
https://youtu.be/OSyEimZKgVU
I’m torn between 2. Gabriel’s oboe from the mission. A beautiful tearjerker. But I have to go with Adagio for strings in Platoon when Sgt Eliss is killed
Oh, we do not have enough classical too often! If you do not mind, may I add Concierto d’Aranjuez from Brassed Off (twas on the telly a few days ago)
That’s Concerto D’orangejuice to you and me :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zo8hIc7DpuE&ab_channel=FloTinaway
And separately to this, can I offer this, the wonderful Melissa Venema and Il Silencio. This version when she was 13 with Andre Rieu. One reason I like this is the absolute respect given her by the Maestro.
This is apparently the source from which the American Taps and The Last Post are derived. I would love to have this played at my own funeral (happy with a cd, I am not that dramatic).
Sorry for the poor video, but the audio is quite ok:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lrfhu56t8lg
Fair play to Rieu, he spotted the James Last shaped hole…and filled it.
Okay, I am not in this, but as it was on the other day who could leave out the wonderful Concierto d’Aranjuez from Brassed Off.
That’s Concerto D’Orangejuice to you and me :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zo8hIc7DpuE&ab_channel=FloTinaway
Great buzz going through these, thanks BS and GD Nick! :)
+1
Money heist has some amazing ones, too many to mention. But maybe this
https://youtu.be/spCdFMnQ1Fk
Bella ciao ciao ciao!
Tempted by Squeeze in Reality Bites
It’s still my favourite song to sing out loud, out of tune, on a road trip.
https://youtu.be/St4J91Yw7i8
Carla Thomas – BABY
In Baby Driver
I just realised that these competitions are Nick and the ‘Sheet’s version of a Riff Off!
Which just begs for Pitch Perfect 2’s riff off. After all, we have the Green Bay Packers doing Bootilicious :-)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzzCnUARVWs&ab_channel=MohdAmirulAdli
Bell X1: Eve the apple of my eye.
Used to great effect in the OC
https://youtu.be/pb1qW_g2a50
The use of Zorba The Greek in this scene from Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrells always makes me smile.
With link this time
https://youtu.be/SLgSp9b_U3A
the pogues – haunted
sid and nancy
https://youtu.be/OLpcyHVhM4U
Sending shivers since way back.
Rocky II – gets me every time
https://youtu.be/eMhDQFLwrAA
The ‘cutting heads’ finale to Crossroads with Ralph Maccio and Steve Vai is just class, even if it was mimed
https://youtu.be/CqdL36VKbMQ
I don’t really know much about Steve Vai but I remember reading his guitar on PIL – Rise was a first take, if it’s true, it’s fantastic.
It was mimed for the film, but Steve Vai played both sides of that in reality for the sound. Incredible guitarist.
Better Call Saul by Little Barrie.
Dean Stockwell miming Roy Orbsion’s In Dreams in Blue Velvet.
I’ll never forget it. One of my favourite films.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtjiVTSs8pc
the pogues – haunted
sid and nancy
Sending shivers since way back.
The scene in Excalibur where Arthur drinks from the Holy Grail and then rides into battle with renewed vitality and spirit to the tune of O Fortuna from Carmina Burana. Brings back memories of the time I worked in Germany one summer in the mid-90s as one of the site crew in a production of Carmina Burana. Was an unforgettable live music experience.
the clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1MuvvS_xSw
Dirty Dancing – “The Contours -Do you Love Me/ Otis Redding – Love Man” dance scene
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijK0WTB_-RY
Memories of being taught how to “bailar pegados” by my Ecuadorian girlfriend. Hopping about from foot to foot is no good – gotta loosen up those hips, she would tell me
A Flock of Seagulls — “I Ran” in La La Land.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOmIpiTMs2w
We are forgetting the commitments.
Destination anywhere on the dart anyone? Or micka ‘don’t f. with me wallace’ during chain of fools?
Have yis any cod? No missis, we’ve only got sole..
https://youtu.be/NWJz_-hseJQ
Shoals of herring by Isaac Oscar from inside llewyn davis
Bee Gees – staying alive saturday nite fever
https://youtu.be/YxvBPH4sArQ
Prince -when doves cry purple rain
https://youtu.be/UG3VcCAlUgE
The Who – I’m Free – Tommy
https://youtu.be/uRD_gIoVOmY
Sorry I just can’t settle on a favourite. it could take a long time to pick only one.
https://youtu.be/mNGIg8f-0Wc
Who could forget Duckie doing try a little tenderness from pretty in pink?
“I knew these people”, the dialogue between Harry Dean Stanton and Nastassja Kinski set your the music of Ry Cooder that ends the sublime Paris, Texas.
https://youtu.be/hWetWsvHnyg
Thanks you for reminding me. Another classic for the lock-in viewing
Lee Marvin – I was born under a wandering star
Paint your wagon
https://youtu.be/NTymtAbaG08
No more from me tonight , after this
The Rolling Stones Sympathy for the devil.
From.. Sympathy for the devil
https://youtu.be/GgnClrx8N2k
Only because it hasn’t been mentioned
Roberta Flack singing The First Time Ever Saw Your Face* from Play Misty for Me.
https://youtu.be/ee_u1HQxh2s
*Bonus points for being written by Kirsty McColl’s dad.
I’m going right out on a limb: Dumbo, baby of mine, https://youtu.be/Q-8MbgMS6jo and.. I couldn’t believe when only a few short years from clubbing like a beast in NYC to this banger, king Julian burst on the scene: https://youtu.be/hdcTmpvDO0I a billion dollar movie franchise on the back of a hardcore dance track..
Buffy episode The Prom where she and Angel dance to the Sunday’s cover of the Rolling Stones’ Wild Horses.
Still gets me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dW3mosySqaw
Rush – Limelight
From I Love You Man (Slap da bass scene)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OO0zDOhhaSw
Helden, end of Jojo Rabbit
https://youtu.be/BfL5V3WHhqM
Ah, dammit, forgot about this. Here’s what I was going to enter: the bicycle song from Maryada Ramanna
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Pv2tCjQhlk
I love Big Little Lies COLD LITTLE HEART Michael Kiwanuka
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_p7mwsrsEQM
Fionn Regan’s magisterial Dogwood Blossom played over the final scenes of This is England ‘88.
https://youtu.be/oHpphsavClk
On a similar note –
This is England movie – Clayhill… please please
https://youtu.be/X8uAtsaPO-E
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/director-shane-meadows-and-others-pay-tribute-to-the-late-great-singer-songwriter-gavin-clark-a6751726.html
Have to say that Shane Meadow’s choice and use of music is sublime. This is long out of date but you’ll get the picture
https://playlists.net/shane-meadows-movie-tracks
Excellent, thanks for that OB
This thread is awesome. Thanks.
Agreed, fair play :)
The who, from quadrophenia
https://youtu.be/OR5v4yyPV6Y
Fellow, sole survivor from a shipwreck, got washed up on a beach of an island. He lay there for 3 days unable to move as his leg was broken. All day, and all night there was a loud . On the 3rd evening he looked up to see a native looking at him.
“Those drums are driving me nuts” says he. “Bum d da bum, bum de day bum, 24 hours non stop. Will they ever shut up?”
The native says…. “You don’t want that to happen.
“Why not” he asks
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“Bass solo”
….loud, non stop drumming noise….
Nearly forgot the most important one! Bohemian Rhapsody from the film of the same name. Version here by The Muppets:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgbNymZ7vqY
Mama? Mama?