Music/Songs that should be banned from movies 4evr

[Fatback]

...that are just played out.(I am especially thinking about songs and music that are used as crutches in movies with otherwise empty and/or poorly constructed stories. Not so much the first and possible effective use of the music or song.)Carmina BuranaIt's even played out as a parody to how played out it is.Gimme ShelterSeems like that guitar intro basically is the score for several Scorsese's movies and various crime knock-offs.Spirit in the SkyEvery goddamn fetish nostalgia pap of a movie or scene (re: woodstock era ish) some how brings in that intro. STOP.I want to also add Lust for Life. Usually in a scene where the protagonist, despite setbacks and obstacles, somehow overcomes them due to his, say, lust for living. No more.Any more? There have to be more. All you hatters.

 

[mrmatthew]

obviuous choices:

Bad To The Bone - anyone who puts on sunglasses or a leather jacket
Born To Be Wild - see above


come to think of it, these two songs shoudl just be banned altogether.

 

[ladyday]

Born to be Wild
Any motorcycle scene or scene of someone being rebellious. Actually all Steppenwolf gets the BAN.

Pains me to say but I Got You (I Feel Good) is movie cliche at this point. Usually in movies starring kids and/or animals.

 

[DJ_Enki]

"I Feel Good," especially when used in a sequence in which the character does not, in fact, feel good.

 

[ToccuDomu]

Sounds of Silence in "troubled/lonely person finally finds reason to hope" scenes. Blech.

 

[Snapping]

"For What Its Worth" has become the instant code for "its the sixties and serious things are happening. Whenever I here it in movies and on TV in this context I think that the filmmakers are lazy and unimaginative.

 

[HarveyCanal]

Born to be Wild
Actually all Steppenwolf gets the BAN.

But b-boys still love them some Magic Carpet Ride.

 

[LaserWolf]

For What It's Worth

 

[Lucious_Fox]

Respect

 

[Okem]

The La's - There she goes

It seemed obligatory at one point, that every rom-com made had to include this somewhere in their movie. There's even a copycat cover version that's used (anyone in the 'industry' know why they'd do that?).

 

[CousinLarry]

Sex scenes with hallelujah.

b/w most of the stuff used in Watchmen. See below.


2. Unforgettable Nat King Cole
3. The Times They Are A-Changin' Bob Dylan
4. The Sound Of Silence Simon And Garfunkel
5. Me And Bobby McGee Janis Joplin
9. Hallelujah Leonard Cohen 4:36 Album Only
10. All Along The Watchtower Jimi Hendrix
11. Ride Of The Valkyries Budapest Symphony Orchestra

 

[verb606]

"Respect" and any other similar songs used in the montage of any female character "getting sassy" or "getting her groove back." Especially white women.

I'm all for the empowerment of female characters in films, but not in some incredibly cliched way.

 

[Fatback]

For What It's Worth

Oh God. Yes. How did I forget that one?

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Go ahead and add everything from Forest Gump

"Hound Dog" performed by Elvis Presley ??? 2:16 @1956
"Rebel Rouser" performed by Duane Eddy ??? 2:21
"(I Don't Know Why) But I Do" performed by Clarence Frogman Henry ??? 2:18
"Walk Right In" performed by The Rooftop Singers ??? 2:33
"Land of 1000 Dances" performed by Wilson Pickett ??? 2:25
"Blowin' in the Wind" performed by Joan Baez ??? 2:36
"Fortunate Son" performed by Creedence Clearwater Revival ??? 2:18
"I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" performed by The Four Tops ??? 2:43
"Respect" performed by Aretha Franklin ??? 2:27
"Rainy Day Women #12 & 35" performed by Bob Dylan ??? 4:35
"Sloop John B" performed by Beach Boys ??? 2:56
"California Dreamin'" performed by The Mamas & the Papas ??? 2:39
"For What It's Worth" performed by Buffalo Springfield ??? 2:38
"What the World Needs Now Is Love" performed by Jackie DeShannon ??? 3:13
"Break On Through (To the Other Side)" performed by The Doors ??? 2:27
"Mrs. Robinson" performed by Simon & Garfunkel ??? 3:51

"Volunteers" performed by Jefferson Airplane ??? 2:04
"Let's Get Together" performed by The Youngbloods ??? 4:36
"San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)" performed by Scott McKenzie ??? 2:58
"Turn! Turn! Turn!" performed by The Byrds ??? 3:54
"Medley: Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" performed by Fifth Dimension ??? 4:48
"Everybody's Talkin'" performed by Harry Nilsson ??? 2:44
"Joy to the World" performed by Three Dog Night ??? 3:16
"Stoned Love" performed by The Supremes ??? 2:59
"Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" performed by B. J. Thomas ??? 3:00
"Mr. President" performed by Randy Newman ??? 2:46
"Sweet Home Alabama" performed by Lynyrd Skynyrd ??? 4:43
"It Keeps You Runnin'" performed by The Doobie Brothers ??? 4:13
"I've Got to Use My Imagination" performed by Gladys Knight & the Pips ??? 3:30
"On the Road Again" performed by Willie Nelson ??? 2:29
"Against the Wind" performed by Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band ??? 5:33

 

[Fatback]

Sex scenes with hallelujah.

b/w most of the stuff used in Watchmen. See below.


2. Unforgettable Nat King Cole
3. The Times They Are A-Changin' Bob Dylan
4. The Sound Of Silence Simon And Garfunkel
5. Me And Bobby McGee Janis Joplin
9. Hallelujah Leonard Cohen 4:36 Album Only
10. All Along The Watchtower Jimi Hendrix
11. Ride Of The Valkyries Budapest Symphony Orchestra

Funny because of all all the bad reviews of that movie, that is the thing that stood out to me as a good reason to wait for the dvd.

 

[verb606]

Bad To The Bone - anyone who puts on sunglasses or a leather jacket

Generally I agree with this, although the scene in Terminator 2 of Arnie walking out of that bar after he sonned everyone while BTTB is playing is hilarious to me. Such a great contrast between the cartoonishly corny song and the images of a ruthless robot killer.

 

[pickwick33]

Otis Redding in general.

I can think of both a movie (Heaven Help Us) and a TV show (The Sopranos) which showed a couple getting romantic while one of Otis' famed love ballads played in the background.

Honorable mention: Jon Cryer lipsynching to "Try A Little Tenderness" to prove his love to Molly Ringwald.

I don't even know if Otis gets used that often, but based on these three scenes, I'll bet there's at least 20 more I haven't seen.

 

[pickwick33]

"Shout" by the Isley Brothers
"When A Man Loves A Woman" by Percy Sledge

Maybe I'm confusing TV
with movies, but these two songs
have a lot of wear and tear
on the soundtrack circuit

 

[Okem]

Spencer Davis Group - Gimme Some Lovin???

Any use of Barry White in a 'comical' or ironic sex scene.

 

[Fatback]

"Shout" by the Isley Brothers
"When A Man Loves A Woman" by Percy Sledge

Maybe I'm confusing TV
with movies, but these two songs
have a lot of wear and tear
on the soundtrack circuit

TV too, but there, played-outness is taken to new heights.

 

[Reynaldo]

Amazing Grace