Bea wanders around her house naked and alone, obsessing over a song that’s “so fucking sick” even as she’s too drunk to finish the lyrics. That’s where the hook comes in: When you have a golden riff and a perfect melody, there's nothing wrong with singingshoop-do-badooand call...
Michelle Pfeiffer sang a slow, sultry version of the song in The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989). In The American Popular Ballad of the Golden Era, 1924-1950: A Study in Musical Design Allen Forte says, “In 1981 the Donaldson Publishing Company, together with the Gus Kahn Publishing Company, ...
" which fleshed out its illicit themes. Executive producer Michael Mann saw the clip and had an entire first-season episode ofMiami Vicebuilt around Frey's song, even including some lyrics in the dialog
Whether a film is a tear-jerking drama, an action-packed thriller or a side-splitting comedy, the right song at the right moment will always elevate the impact of a scene. Beyond that, many songs written or recorded for films have stood on their own, with the popularity of some ...
the most absurd lyrics natural, believable, and relatable. While it is a shame that this song lost to Andrew Lloyd Webber,Up Close and Personalis truly one of the worst, most deeply unsettling films ever made despite starring Robert Redford and Michelle Pfeiffer. Does anything about “Because ...
Some theme songs wind up long outliving the show they were in, likeHarry Nillson’s “Best Friend”fromThe Courtship of Eddie’s Father. Sometimes, though, a great song gets doomed to obscurity right along with the short-lived show it introduced. Case in point: “Gunfight Epiphany,” Rob...
You Know What It Is: The biggest hard rock band in the U.S. discovers synths, with both fist-pumping and heart-bursting results. Come Together: If the lyrics occasionally seem like a jumble of positive inspo talk and suicidal ideation, there’s a reason for that: Frontman David Lee Ro...
After a wedding ceremony full of passionate swears to each other, seal the deal with this tune. “Because You Loved Me” by Celine Dion Remembered for being the theme song of Robert Redford and Michelle Pfeiffer’s one and only romantic drama together, this soaring Celine ballad is always a...
McFerrin penned this good-natured song that urged people not to sweat the small stuff. The tune wasn’t written for 1988’s Cocktail, which starred Tom Cruise, but was released in tandem with the hit film, entering the Hot 100 the same week the film was released. The song won Grammys ...