A Tropical Contact High: The COCKTAIL SOUNDTRACK Poll

oh fuck this soundtrack

Wasn't there a Jimmy Cliff song in this? "Run From The Shelter" or something. That's what I want to vote for.

Looks like title is "Shelter Of Your Love."

I went through a very brief period of loving the fuck out of "Hippy Hippy Shake" from this soundtrack when I was approximately twelve. I am appropriately ashamed.

aruba jamaica ooh i wanna take ya

in which J0hnD claims Kokomo is the best BB's song ever

Wasn't there a Jimmy Cliff song in this? "Run From The Shelter" or something. That's what I want to vote for.

Ah yes, the aural accompaniment to Tom Cruise tonguing Elizabeth Shue under the waterfall.

basically this ost soundtracked my childhood

this ost ost'd my childhood

Dear latebloomer,

How has early exposure to the film Cocktail influenced the person you are today?

― Sonny, Ah!!1 (Sonny A.), Thursday, February 17, 2005 2:11 PM (4 years ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
Dear Sonny,

I never saw the movie itself in its entirety, but the Cocktail soundtrack has indeed vastly shaped my psyche, track by riveting track.

1. Wild Again - Starship

Because of this song, I always know to treasure my youth and the quest for fun.

2. Powerful Stuff - The Fabulous Thunderbirds

"She walks down the street a-knockin' 'em dead
Store window dummies even turn their heads
Sho' 'nuff, powerful stuff
When I saw her I burned my black book
Made a blind man take a second look
Sho' 'nuff I think I'm in love and thats Powerful Stuff

Naugahide skirt, black stacked heels
Red copper hair, dig the wig it's unreal
Sho' 'nuff, powerful stuff
Ole man Atlas holding up the world
He'd drop everything for that girl
Sho' 'nuff. I think I'm in love and it's Powerful Stuff

Her hip shakin' whip snakin' cooked my goose
I tell you that babe shes a fine papoose.
I love her mind, but here's the deal
She's got the kind of girl who rides the manmobile

She opens her eyes and turns on the juice
Pullin' like a magnet and she don't turn loose
Sho' 'nuff, powerful stuff
When she starts rockin'
Dont touch that dial
She's a hundred-mega-kilowatt
Woman child
Sho' 'nuff I think I'm in love
Think I'm in love-I think im in love
And that's powerful stuff"

Being exposed to this song led to my heterosexuality. I would've been totally gay if it wasn't for this song (not that there's anything wrong with that!)

3. Since When - Robbie Nevil

I am very absent minded and forgetful, and it's this songs fault!

4. Don't Worry, Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin

I learned the healing power of denial and willful ignorance from this song.

5. Hippy Hippy Shake - The Georgia Satellites

I believe the "hippy hippy shake" is a reference to the children of the 60's whose incessant drug use led to nervous disorders. This served as a cautionary tale for myself as a youngster.

6. Kokomo - The Beach Boys

This song formed the basis of my avoidant, escapist tendencies.

7. Rave On - John Mellencamp

Many years after first hearing this I learned that it was a cover of a Buddy Holly song, and not a rockin' Mellencamp original. Illusions were shattered, and a part of me died. But I learned a lesson about never taking your assumptions for granted.

8. All Shook Up - Ry Cooder

I already knew this was an Elvis song, so my precious little world hadn't been rocked yet (still, it was disconcerting to see it enacted in a "Happy Days" episode once). The balming effect of Mr. Cooder's rendition, however, helped me deal with the pressures of long car trips with my siblings.

9. Oh, I Love You So - Preston Smith

I always imagined the Dunkin Donuts guy singing this. In a hawaian shirt. I always confused him with the Micromachines guy, too. I was a weird kid.

10. Tutti Frutti - Little Richard

I learned to distrust Pat Boone from this song!

So, as you can see, the Cocktail soundtrack has greatly influenced who I am today.

Hope that answered your question!

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