Queen’s grandiosity was well out of vogue in the grunge ‘90s, andSaturday Night Livewasn’t exactly the cultural juggernaut it used to be, either. And yet, the combination of the two resulted in one of the most iconic movie moments of the entire decade, in what’s easily still the b...
It was also used in allthreeMagic Mikefilms, as Mike's signature song and a staple of theMagic Mikefranchise. The first use comes during Mike's solo dance in the first movie where he shows off his impressive skills. In the second movie, when Mike is reluctant about going back to his ...
In the movie Neptune’s Daughter, the song – a jokey call-and-response number that Broadway songwriter Loesser used to sing at parties with his wife – was performed by Esther Williams and Ricardo Montalbán. Four different duos have had Top 20 hits with different versions, including great ...
the producer wanted me to change the lyrics and I didn't want to," and said the band decided to withdraw the song for use on their third album, titled "11." DiNizio commented that Peter Gabriel's "In Your Eyes" was used in its place, which is what ultimately played over Cusack'...
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Like fellow folk singer-songwriter turned rock icon Neil Young, Bob Dylan's 1980s were some of the lowest points in his entire career. By the mid-'90s, however, coming off two stripped-down albums of folk and public-domain covers, the voice of his generation found new life with some of...
But it was François Kevorkian, a French immigrant and former progressive-rock DJ who learned about disco from playing live percussion alongside Walter Gibbons at the Galaxy 21 nightclub, who would deliver the coup de grace. Kevorkian's mix, released on 12-inch in 1982, used dub delay like...
Founded in 2003, this female trioPerfumestarted to receive major attention in Japan after one of their songs was used for a recycle campaign by NHK. Their musical style is “techno-pop” and they were influential for many artists of the same genre. Their stage shows are known for being at...
It’s hard to believe this number was never used in an animated kid’s film. “Tell Your Heart I Love You” features Wonder’s signature harmonica, an under-utilized instrument on his later albums. Its arrival pushes the bluesy number to another level. A Time to Love ends with the ...
instruments. So they’re the rare example of a fictional band inspiring real bands. “Oh, my God, we used to do songs from the movieBeyond the Valley of the Dolls, which is just an iconic, classic B-movie,” Susanna Hoffs of the Bangles said. “It was a big influence on us.”—...