Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Soundtrack of a 28 Year Old Male

There's a ton of stuff I don't remember while I was growing up, or even yesterday for that matter.  I don't remember when I started tying my shoes, I don't remember the first day of school (for any year), and I don't remember how much I paid for my first car.  But there are many things, many many things in fact, that I do remember that are completely worthless.  I remember Mike Zangrilli's home phone number, haven't called it in at least 12 years.  I remember smacking my head on my galvanized pool and waking up in the middle of my kitchen floor when I was like 7 (explanation of that one below).  And I remember movie songs....for the most part.  There are definitely songs from movies that stand out though.  Let's go chronologically, by how I remember them not by their release dates, and try to hit the big ones that had the biggest influence on me......

Somewhere Out There - "An American Tail" - I can still hear Fievel and his sister missing notes like they were going out of style.

My Little Buttercup - "Three Amigos" - Even though this link is not of the song it's worth watching to see the comedic genius that is Steve Martin.

I'm Alright - "Caddyshack" - Cinderella Story, comes outta nowhere....

Rawhide - "The Blues Brothers" - We got both kinds of music......country AND western.

Winner Takes It All - "Over the Top" - Only the singlest greatest arm-wrestling for the custody of a child movie....ever.  You gotta take it.

Destinaton Unknown - "Top Gun" - A truly underrated song on a definitely appropriately high-rated soundtrack.  We had that whole soundtrack on repeat for what seemed like a decade.

Twist and Shout - "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" - When Cameron was in Egypt's land, let my....Cameron.....go.

No Easy Way Out - "Rocky IV" - Tough call on which one I was going to pick for this movie/pentology....but I think this one was definitely a decent choice.  There's no shortcut home.

Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) - "The Big Lebowski" - What's a pederast, Walter?  Shut the fuck up, Donnie.

Please comment with your own favorite songs from movies past and present.

((So the galvanized pool incident.....I was using an inner tube, a big black inner tube that you use on float trips and stuff, as a pogo stick and bouncing around the back yard.  I was just getting the hang of it when it slipped under me and I went face forward into the edge of the pool, smacked my forehead, busted me open, knocked me out, and I woke up in my kitchen with blood all over the place.  Had to get stitches for sure.  Still have the scar right between my eyes.  Epic.  Didn't really do that with an inner tube after that though.))

5 comments:

  1. Stuck in the Middle with You- "Reservoir Dogs"
    Shout- "Animal House"
    Dueling Banjos- "Deliverance"

    More to come as I can think of a few.

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  2. Blue Harvest - the time of my life

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  3. Apocalypse Now - "The End"
    Its not a movie... but the 'pause' music from Battle Toads was pretty sweet.

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  4. I was catching up on early august posts and saw Jefferson Airplane... which made me think of "White Rabbit" in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. WHOA!

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  5. Dirty Dancing - "Hungry Eyes"

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