Song Inspired Movies
At The Trademark Blog, Marty says:
Did the song “Cousin Dupree” inspire the movie “You, Me and Dupree”? Steely Dan thinks so.
Today’s trivia question: name song titles subsequently used as movie titles. Should we include bio-pics (Coal Miner’s Daughter, Walk The Line)? Movies inspired by songs (Ode to Billy Joe)?
We’ll go first:
Peggy Sue Got Married
I didn’t see any way to leave comments on that blog, which makes me wonder why they would ask a question. But I like the question and I don’t have anything to say about Excel today, so…
Crossroads. Ralph Macchio and Jamie Gertz based on the Robert Johnson song.
Yellow Submarine
A Hard Day’s Night
Stand by Me
Steve, don’t forget Help
Sea of Love, Gimme Shelter
While they’re not exactly movies, you can’t reference these Beatles flicks without including the not-so-nice made-for-TV dramatizations of Helter Skelter.
Singin’ in the Rain (it was first in *An American in Paris*)
White Christmas (it was first in *Holiday Inn*)
Yankee Doodle Dandy (another Bio-pic)
Pink Floyd’s The Wall
Lean on Me
The Harder They Come
The Song Remains the Same (OK, not really a movie)
The Sound of Music
>The Harder They Come
Good one Rob!
Pretty Woman
Leaving Las Vegas
Jumping Jack Flash, Addicted to Love, Strange Brew, Roxanne
Man, I’m dating myself (my daughter wants to know “how do you do that”)
Chariots Of Fire
9 to 5 (sung by a young Sheena Easton)
Doug - I use that expression too. Except my second line is “…because nobody else will”
If we count The Song Remains the Same, can we count Heart of Gold?
Can’t Buy Me Love (and I know, I tried.)
Maybe I’m dating myself (because it’s cheaper), but just about every Elvis pic was based on a song title: Blue Hawaii, Viva Las Vegas, etc. Which begs the question, was the song made for the movie, or the movie made about the song?
Earlier yet (1950), “Three Little Words” with Fred Astaire and Red Skelton, biopic about a couple of real songwriters. And who can forget (or remember) James Cagney as George M. Cohan in “Yankee Doodle Dandy”. Ah, the list goes on…
Dave
3 COINS IN A FOUNTIAN EDDIE FISHER
THE GAMBLER KENNY ROGERS
Pink Floyd?!
Just imagine if they made a movie based on Dark Side of the Moon. %-)
I’m still waiting for Zeppelin to release the 02 concert on DVD..that would be awesome. I seen all the camera equipment on the stage..I know the footage is there!