In honor of the Oscars: Best/Worst Songs that Namecheck Films

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My vote for worst goes to Deep Blue Something "Breakfast at Tiffany's."

― devon powers (popmatters devon), Sunday, 29 February 2004 16:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Rattlesnakes, Lloyd cole.

"she looks like eve marie-saint, in "on The Waterfront""

― jed_ (jed), Sunday, 29 February 2004 16:37 (twenty-two years ago)

"Too Drunk to Fuck" by the Dead Kennedys -- namechecks "Eraserhead"

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 29 February 2004 16:57 (twenty-two years ago)

the worst is 'like kurosawa, i make mad films' by barenaked ladies in 'one week'

― keith m (keithmcl), Sunday, 29 February 2004 16:59 (twenty-two years ago)

The Clash, Guns of Brixton --
"...he feels like Ivan
born under the Brixton sun
his game is called survivin'
at the end of The Harder They Come..."

― briania, Sunday, 29 February 2004 17:42 (twenty-two years ago)

"Don't Look Back, like Dylan in the movies" - Belle and Sebastian.

― ailsa (ailsa), Sunday, 29 February 2004 19:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Snoop's classic "Hurry up and finish so we can watch 'Clueless'"

― Jay Smooth (jsmooth995), Sunday, 29 February 2004 19:36 (twenty-two years ago)

Talulah Gosh's "Bringing up baby" is a three-minute plot synopsis of that film.

― brian patrick (brian patrick), Sunday, 29 February 2004 20:25 (twenty-two years ago)

Debaser

― Maxwell von Bismarck (maxwell von bismarck), Sunday, 29 February 2004 20:25 (twenty-two years ago)

(best, of course)

― Maxwell von Bismarck (maxwell von bismarck), Sunday, 29 February 2004 20:25 (twenty-two years ago)

"Thunder Road"

― Josh in Chicago (Josh in Chicago), Sunday, 29 February 2004 20:42 (twenty-two years ago)

"The Right Profile" by the Clash mentions "A Place in the Sun" and "the Misfits".

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 29 February 2004 20:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Kanye West musta worked at Blockbuster, cuz he namechecks movies like She's Outta Control!

― Huck, Monday, 1 March 2004 00:18 (twenty-two years ago)

"la dolce vita" - from "motorpsycho nightmare" on "another side of bob dylan"

― marcg (marcg), Monday, 1 March 2004 00:27 (twenty-two years ago)

one year passes...

Freddy Mercury admits not liking "Jaws" and "Star Wars" in Queens "Don't Stop Me Now"

― Fran Bambust, Wednesday, 23 March 2005 07:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Public Enemy - "burn hollywood burn"

― Steve Gertz (sgertz), Wednesday, 23 March 2005 07:55 (twenty-one years ago)

three months pass...

A Day in the Life "The English army had just won the war" (that count?)

LFO: Summertime Girls "McCauly Culkin was in Home Alone"

So many but I'm tired.

― Cunga (Cunga), Friday, 15 July 2005 07:07 (twenty years ago)

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