Songs inspired by a particular motion picture (that didn't appear on the soundtrack to the film)

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― Ian Riese-Moraine: Let this bastard out, and you'll get whiplash! (Eastern Mantr, Thursday, 15 September 2005 19:23 (twenty years ago)

― Old School (sexyDancer), Thursday, 15 September 2005 19:25 (twenty years ago)

"Romancing the Stone" by Eddy Grant

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Thursday, 15 September 2005 19:27 (twenty years ago)

Mrs. Robinson (the hit single version was written and recorded after "The Graduate" was released)

I Will Wait For You (adapted from music and dialogue from "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg")

― Marxism Goes Better With Coke (Charles McCain), Thursday, 15 September 2005 19:28 (twenty years ago)

The lyrics to The Fibonacci's "Leroy" all concern the film "The Bad Seed."

― Daniel Peterson (polkaholic), Thursday, 15 September 2005 19:29 (twenty years ago)

"A Girl Like You" by the Smithereens was written for Say Anything.

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Thursday, 15 September 2005 19:31 (twenty years ago)

Nico-Chelsea Girls

― Marxism Goes Better With Coke (Charles McCain), Thursday, 15 September 2005 19:34 (twenty years ago)

Many, many Iron Maiden songs.

― mooterhead, Thursday, 15 September 2005 19:36 (twenty years ago)

"A Girl Like You" by the Smithereens was written for Say Anything.
The Smithereens' "In A Lonely Place" was written decades after the film of the same name. It lift the film's catchphrase of "I was born when she kissed me. I died when she left me. I lived a few weeks while she loved me" almost whole, changing it slightly to "I was born the day I met you, lived a while when you loved me, died a little when we broke apart."

― k/l (Ken L), Thursday, 15 September 2005 19:51 (twenty years ago)

Scott Walker's The Seventh Seal

― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Thursday, 15 September 2005 19:57 (twenty years ago)

"union forever" - white stripes
jack white's admirable attempt to pay homage to citizen kane in song. the movie is better.

― ryan nyc, Thursday, 15 September 2005 20:19 (twenty years ago)

"We had it all / just like Bogie and Bacall..."

― The Good Dr. Bill (The Good Dr. Bill), Thursday, 15 September 2005 20:20 (twenty years ago)

Sonic Youth's "Sugar Kane" seems to take its name from that of Marilyn Monroe's character in Some Like It Hot.

― k/l (Ken L), Thursday, 15 September 2005 20:24 (twenty years ago)

"William, It Was Really Nothing" by The Smiths is based on the film Billy Liar. I think there are other Smiths songs in this category, some maybe even based on this film as well.

There is also "Billy Liar" by the Decemberists.

― k/l (Ken L), Thursday, 15 September 2005 20:30 (twenty years ago)

that germs song

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Thursday, 15 September 2005 20:54 (twenty years ago)

many many bruce springsteen songs, including "the ghost of tom joad" and "atlantic city."

― fact checking cuz (fcc), Thursday, 15 September 2005 21:06 (twenty years ago)

No one has said "Breakfast at Tiffany's" by Deep Blue Something yet. But in a wierd way that's a good thing because no one should be thinking about that song. It sucks that I did. Sorry.

And I guess since i talked about it recently, "Proof" by Coldplay

― Voodoo Child, Thursday, 15 September 2005 21:10 (twenty years ago)

more springsteen:

"nebraska," which was inspired by the movie "badlands."

"born in the u.s.a.," which was inspired by the working title of the movie that became "light of day," in which another springsteen song did appear on the soundtrack (as compensation for the boss having stolen the first title).

― fact checking cuz (fcc), Thursday, 15 September 2005 21:10 (twenty years ago)

Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Thursday, 15 September 2005 21:13 (twenty years ago)

That "Taxi Driver"-quotin' song off Combat Rock.

― Marxism Goes Better With Coke (Charles McCain), Thursday, 15 September 2005 21:17 (twenty years ago)

And on that note, IIRC "Sombody Got Murdered" was written on spec for Cruising.

― Marxism Goes Better With Coke (Charles McCain), Thursday, 15 September 2005 21:19 (twenty years ago)

"heartlight" was the result of neil diamond and burt bacharach seeing E.T. together.

― irrigation can save your people (irrigation can save your peopl), Thursday, 15 September 2005 21:52 (twenty years ago)

Does Prince, "Batdance" count?

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Thursday, 15 September 2005 22:03 (twenty years ago)

I believe Radiohead's "Exit Music (For a Film)" was written for the DiCaprio Romeo + Juliet, but not used.

― Jessie the Monster (scarymonsterrr), Thursday, 15 September 2005 22:36 (twenty years ago)

It plays over the end credits.

― Marxism Goes Better With Coke (Charles McCain), Thursday, 15 September 2005 22:48 (twenty years ago)

ooh ooh DEAD BY DAWN by Deicide

― jcartledge (jcartledge), Friday, 16 September 2005 01:12 (twenty years ago)

Obvious:
Pixies -- "Debaser": About Un Chien Andalou

― A|ex P@reene (Pareene), Friday, 16 September 2005 03:14 (twenty years ago)

Greenskeepers, "Lotion" (Silence of the Lambs)

Here's a YSI for those who haven't heard it:

http://s43.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0K8SQJ1X58CXA0KZ31N42M8NHI

― Telephonething (Telephonething), Friday, 16 September 2005 03:31 (twenty years ago)

The Normal - Warm Leatherette

The Necks' The Boys album has other songs that weren't in the film.

― Sasha (sgh), Friday, 16 September 2005 04:14 (twenty years ago)

"union forever" - white stripes
jack white's admirable attempt to pay homage to citizen kane in song. the movie is better.
-- ryan nyc (pioneer48...), September 15th, 2005.