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Songs that are better than the films that spawned them

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  • #52
    Captain Chaos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,174 ✭✭✭✭Captain Chaos


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gi_IGuKx4U


    The Mad Max films were all class though. Not saying the song was better than the Thunderdome.


  • #53
    Captain Chaos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,174 ✭✭✭✭Captain Chaos


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0hFPewOr2M


    Best Bond film and all too.


  • #54
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 92,624 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Vangelis

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYJzcUvS_NU





    Ennio Morricone for every second rate spaghetti western ever !


  • #55
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 92,624 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Captain Chaos wrote: »
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fy_PJODH3p0


    Best Bond film and all too.
    fyp

    It's the Bond song of Bond songs,


  • #56
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 92,624 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbJQRXRk0l8

    DareDevil


  • #57
    Brokentime
    Closed Accounts Posts: 287 ✭✭Brokentime


    The entire soundtrack from that godawful vampire movie Underworld is better than the film itself. It's a class example of how a good soundtrack can make a movie better than it actually is. Best track IMHO is 'Red Tape' by Agent Provocateur.


  • #58
    JupiterKid
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 12,910 Mod ✭✭✭✭JupiterKid


    Devo I Can't Get No Satisfaction from the good Casino but the song is just brilliant and IMO is better than the Stones' 1965 original.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8I09xjQgMAI


  • #59
    bnt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,036 ✭✭✭✭bnt


    Who remembers the theme tune to Flashdance? I don't, but I do remember this:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5x1K5UH2nek


    I really liked Working Girl - but the Carly Simon theme tune was even better:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cv-0mmVnxPA

    Death has this much to be said for it:
    You don’t have to get out of bed for it.
    Wherever you happen to be
    They bring it to you—free.

    — Kingsley Amis



  • #60
    General Relativity
    Closed Accounts Posts: 683 ✭✭✭General Relativity


    Flash - Queen. Great song - awful film



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  • #61
    quickbeam
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 16,287 Mod ✭✭✭✭quickbeam


    Not sure if it counts as think most songs weren't originally written for the movie, but Easy Rider is a crap film that's just choc-full of classic songs.


  • #62
    bnt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,036 ✭✭✭✭bnt


    That U2 Batman song reminds me of an even better song from an even worse Batman film. It's the Smashing Pumpkins:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hfns9PHKdd4


    The song won a Grammy, while the film won several Razzies. :pac:

    Death has this much to be said for it:
    You don’t have to get out of bed for it.
    Wherever you happen to be
    They bring it to you—free.

    — Kingsley Amis



  • #63
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,972 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    Flash Gordon is a great film!

    (is anyone else finding that the youtube screens take an age to form as the page hangs?)


  • #64
    Napper Hawkins
    Registered Users Posts: 1,903 ✭✭✭Napper Hawkins


    The Mortal Kombat theme. (I still like the film)


  • #65
    Seanchai
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,401 ✭✭✭Seanchai


    Morricone's 'Gabriel's Oboe', written for The Mission:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ixby9BzJfEo


    Mascagni's 'Intermezzo', used in Raging Bull:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8_yzb4LLaE


    Arvo Part's 'Spiegel im Spiegel', used in Gerry:



  • #66
    DEFTLEFTHAND
    Registered Users Posts: 16,500 ✭✭✭✭DEFTLEFTHAND


    "Help!" by the Beatles, great album and song. Their attempt at making a movie of the same name was poor imo.


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  • #67
    enfant terrible
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,592 ✭✭✭enfant terrible


    Like a Virgin and Reservoir Dogs

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J782jBp_pW0


  • #68
    Xavi6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,905 ✭✭✭✭Xavi6


    castletownman wrote: »
    Wild Wild West. Deadly song! Crap movie!

    No. Just no.


  • #69
    Kirby
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,084 ✭✭✭✭Kirby


    Wacker The Attacker wrote: »
    what exactly does "I've been kissed by a rose on the grey" mean

    The common consensus is that the song is about coke. "When it snows, my eyes become large and the light that you shine can't be seen" Basically, he is high as a kite :p


  • #70
    paddyandy
    Site Banned Posts: 2,037 ✭✭✭paddyandy


    Most of them were better than the films .If you still watch films after 30 you might have a developmental issue .


  • #71
    Wibbs
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,171 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wibbs


    paddyandy wrote: »
    Most of them were better than the films .If you still watch films after 30 you might have a developmental issue .
    Seriously, what are you on and can anyone get it?

    Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.



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  • #72
    opinion guy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,001 ✭✭✭✭opinion guy


    General Relativity wrote: »
    Flash - Queen. Great song - awful film


    This soundtrack is one of my favourite albums:cool:
    mike65 wrote: »
    Flash Gordon is a great film!

    I think it comes into the category of 'so bad its damn good'. I mean the characters int he film aren't even taking it seriously:pac:


  • #73
    opinion guy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,001 ✭✭✭✭opinion guy


    Wibbs wrote: »
    Seriously, what are you on and can anyone get it?

    I called it before man - this user is a Turing machine


  • #74
    Napper Hawkins
    Registered Users Posts: 1,903 ✭✭✭Napper Hawkins


    paddyandy wrote: »
    Most of them were better than the films .If you still watch films after 30 you might have a developmental issue .


    lol

    What other activities partaken after 30 imply a developmental issue?

    Playing video games? Eating toast? Wearing hats?

    I'm starting to worry that you genuinely believe the things you say.


  • #75
    Lyaiera
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,818 ✭✭✭Lyaiera


    Ok film (but a cult ok film,) terrible sequels, amazing song!



  • #76
    bnt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,036 ✭✭✭✭bnt


    bnt wrote: »
    Who remembers the theme tune to Flashdance? I don't ...
    Wrong, actually - turns out I do remember it, and it's a pretty good song by Irene Cara (who had starred in Fame) and Giorgio Moroder. It's just not called Flashdance:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILWSp0m9G2U

    Death has this much to be said for it:
    You don’t have to get out of bed for it.
    Wherever you happen to be
    They bring it to you—free.

    — Kingsley Amis



  • #77
    EchoO
    Closed Accounts Posts: 353 ✭✭EchoO


    Bob Dylan displayed his truly awful acting skills in "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid"(he was clearly out of his head throughout), but he also wrote the soundtrack.


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFxwq33rVAs


  • #78
    Channel Zero
    Closed Accounts Posts: 333 ✭✭Channel Zero


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FOE1JRZ7_k


    Great movie. Even better soundtrack.


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