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Joe Blevins 
"Don't I look handsome?"
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 Posted - 08/05/2007 : 01:51:25
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Hello, all.
I was wondering if you could name some songs that were written about various movies -- not songs from those movies, but inspired by them after the fact.
Randy Newman, for instance, did a song called "Interiors" about Woody Allen's Interiors. "Weird Al" has, of course, done a number of songs about movies. Generally, his strategy is to take a modern blockbuster and tie it to a classic song. He started this with "Yoda" (inspired by The Empire Strikes Back), and has continued with "Jurassic Park," "The Saga Begins" (about Phantom Menace), and "Ode to a Superhero" (about Spider-Man).
I suppose Neil Diamond's "Heartlight" counts, as it was inspired by E.T. but not actually featured in the movie. And I suppose I'll have to mention that ubiquitous "Breakfast at Tiffany's" song, too. But I really want songs like the delightful "King Kong" by Big T. Tyler, a rockin' novelty hit in the 1950s.
Surely you good Fourumers can think of dozens of examples. Let's hear 'em.
CLARIFICATION: I'm looking for songs about specific movies, by the way, not songs about movies in general or about movie stars or life in Hollywood. I'm looking for cases where a song is definitely inspired by one movie in particular. "King Kong" is a great example, for instance, because it even tells the plot of the movie in its lyrics. |
Edited by - Joe Blevins on 08/05/2007 02:00:52 |
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Sean
"Necrosphenisciform anthropophagist."
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Joe Blevins
"Don't I look handsome?"
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Downtown 
"Welcome back, Billy Buck"
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Posted - 08/06/2007 : 15:33:41
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Originally posted by Joe Blevins
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Originally posted by Se�n
Did you know about this thread?
http://www.fwfr.com/fourum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=4645
Um, well, now I do. 
If you're being as specific as you say, you're going to have to sift through a LOT of other song titles that aren't really about movies, they just mention some actor's name or some character or something. Good luck. |
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Songs ABOUT movies (not from them)
