NFT: Where have you gone Joe DiMaggio? {Music thread)

American Graffiti. Paradise Road.
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Great dialogue, great story, timeless, and the music is tremendous.

Check out "April Come She Will" scene on Youtube
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From Chance's first walk about in Being There

from GoodFellas during Henry's maniacal drug binges

In comment 14279607 I Love Clams Casino said:

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from GoodFellas during Henry's maniacal drug binges

Just saw a screening of Goodfellas last night at The Alamo Drafthouse...That movie never gets old.

Reservoir Dogs!

Paul Simon hadn't finished the song when he played it for the movie. He was actually toying with naming the song Mrs. Roosevelt and hadn't even written the Joe DiMaggio line yet. As for iconic songs in movies, I'd go with:

Resivour Dogs - "Stuck in the Middle with You"
Pee Wee's Big Adventure - "Tequila"
Butch Cassidy and the Sun Dance Kid - "Rain Drops Keep Falling on my Head"....mainly because it didn't make any sense in the film, lol.

Hard Day's Night - "Hard Day's Night"

Captain Willard

In comment 14279612 Pete from Woodstock said:

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Reservoir Dogs!

Great one.

In comment 14279614 rnargi said:

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Paul Simon hadn't finished the song when he played it for the movie. He was actually toying with naming the song Mrs. Roosevelt and hadn't even written the Joe DiMaggio line yet. As for iconic songs in movies, I'd go with: Resivour Dogs - "Stuck in the Middle with You" Pee Wee's Big Adventure - "Tequila" Butch Cassidy and the Sun Dance Kid - "Rain Drops Keep Falling on my Head"....mainly because it didn't make any sense in the film, lol. Hard Day's Night - "Hard Day's Night"

MARGI!

Down in Mexico by The Coasters, when Butterfly does the lap dance for Kurt Russell.
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In comment 14279621 Jints in Carolina said:

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In comment 14279614 rnargi said: Quote: Paul Simon hadn't finished the song when he played it for the movie. He was actually toying with naming the song Mrs. Roosevelt and hadn't even written the Joe DiMaggio line yet. As for iconic songs in movies, I'd go with: Resivour Dogs - "Stuck in the Middle with You" Pee Wee's Big Adventure - "Tequila" Butch Cassidy and the Sun Dance Kid - "Rain Drops Keep Falling on my Head"....mainly because it didn't make any sense in the film, lol. Hard Day's Night - "Hard Day's Night" MARGI!

+1 +1

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Elvira Madigan

DiMaggio and Simon happened to be in the same restaurant. DiMaggio explained to Simon that he hadn't gone anywhere. Simon, in turn, explained that the reference was about the disappearance of the American hero. Joe accepted that explanation.

"Ain't No Mountain High Enough"- Remember the Titans
"Just Dropped In"- Big Lebowski
"Sussudio"- American Psycho

Sure there are a ton others, but those come immediately to mind.

In comment 14279654 Ira said:

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DiMaggio and Simon happened to be in the same restaurant. DiMaggio explained to Simon that he hadn't gone anywhere. Simon, in turn, explained that the reference was about the disappearance of the American hero. Joe accepted that explanation.

Very cool.

but I can no longer hear Journey - Don't Stop Believin' without thinking of the Sopranos.

and I never think of that song the same way. I always thought it was a decent song, maybe symbolic of the 80's but now it's iconic (to me at least).

In comment 14279589 Beezer said:

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American Graffiti. Paradise Road. Link - ( New Window )

Green Onions always makes me think of The Sandlot, when the other baseball team comes to challenge them.

From Boogie Nights. That entire scene is flat out awesome.

Shawshank Redemption.

...Live and Let Die (McCartney and Wings)
Skyfall (Adele)
Nobody Does it Better (Carly Simon)
Tomorrow Never Dies (Sheryl Crow)
Writings on the Wall (Sam Smith)
Goldfinger (Shirley Bassey)

Every time I hear the Piano Coda to Clapton's 'Layla', I think of GoodFellas.

...the Film 'A Walk on the Moon' with Vigo Mortensen and Diane Lane has a fantastic soundtrack, most notably, Judy Collins wonderful cover of Sandy Denny's 'Who Knows Where the Time Goes?' - I'm not one to buy soundtrack albums, but do own that one.

Too often, soundtracks are overdone, movies wind up like a lame, overblown music video - like "Dazed and Confused", a film that had it's moments, but IMO, was watered down with classic rock overkill. It's new scene! New song!!!

In comment 14279633 Beezer said:

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Down in Mexico by The Coasters, when Butterfly does the lap dance for Kurt Russell. Link - ( New Window )

Good call.

will always think of the bus scene in Almost Famous when Tiny Dancer comes on.

Great movie.

also Johnny B. Goode from BTTF, although that one rocks in any context.

"In Your Eyes", Peter Gabriel. Say Anything.


Funny thing is, The Smithereens were commissioned to write the song that would be used in that scene, but it was deemed too literal.

So, great Smithereens cut "A Girl Like You", wasn't used in the movie, but lyrically IS the movie. The line "I'll Say Anything" is actually highlighted in the song.

Breakfast Club... :)

In comment 14279792 x meadowlander said:

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"In Your Eyes", Peter Gabriel. Say Anything. Funny thing is, The Smithereens were commissioned to write the song that would be used in that scene, but it was deemed too literal. So, great Smithereens cut "A Girl Like You", wasn't used in the movie, but lyrically IS the movie. The line "I'll Say Anything" is actually highlighted in the song.

good call, never heard that story before either, In your Eyes (because that's how we've seen it maybe) is the perfect song for that scene.

No one has said "As Time Goes By" in Casablanca?


You dudes suck

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Always think of that when I hear the piano solo

in Stranger Than Fiction, an really underrated terrific film with Will Ferrell and Maggie Gylenhal (however you spell it).
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The Waterboy or Small Soldiers

Limelight in I Love You Man

Caddyshack

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Caddyshack

for me Caddyshack is Anyway you want it by journey. I cannot hear that song without pitcuring Al Czervik saying "so what, so let's dance"

I'm Alright definitely = Caddyshack the way Danger Zone = Top Gun

in the closing credits of Time Bandits.

Harrison was co-executive producer of the film. One of my favorites from my childhood and have always enjoyed the song (though candidly never heard it anywhere else).
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Harry Nilsson from Midnight Cowboy

"Where Is My Mind?" by the Pixies and Fight Club is another other. Every time I listen to it, in my head I see all those buildings blowing up.

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From Boogie Nights. That entire scene is flat out awesome.

Ftw

In comment 14279893 FranknWeezer said:

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in the closing credits of Time Bandits. Harrison was co-executive producer of the film. One of my favorites from my childhood and have always enjoyed the song (though candidly never heard it anywhere else). George Harrison - Only a Dream Away - ( New Window )

My brother and I burned out our vcr watching the tape of this movie when we were kids. For whatever reason it’s just our movie. We quote it all the time to this day.

from Wayne's World.

We are the Champions from Revenge of the Nerds

In comment 14279997 pjcas18 said:

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We are the Champions from Revenge of the Nerds

Or the Mighty Ducks...II?

In comment 14279828 02/03/2008 said:

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Always think of that when I hear the piano solo

This is the right answer.

Layla...

in the Departed is a much lesser version of the Layla in Goodfellas one...

in Diehard

Also, a deeper cut, You Gave Your Love to Me Softly by Weezer in the movie Angus.

In comment 14279987 Gman11 said:

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from Wayne's World.

To a (much) lesser extent - Dream Weaver from the same movie

Ferris Beuller's Day Off...

"(Don't Fear)The Reaper" - Halloween (the original)

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In comment 14279987 Gman11 said: Quote: from Wayne's World. To a (much) lesser extent - Dream Weaver from the same movie

Or Feed My Frankenstein by Alice Cooper.

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