The best fictional song in a film?
The best fictional song in a film?
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Robmarriott

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2,927 posts

174 months

Tuesday 29th November 2022
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Probably not the best wording for the title but I couldn’t think of a better way to put it.

What is the best song performed by a fictional band in a film?

I specifically don’t mean things written for musicals, more “That thing you do” from the film That Thing You Do or “Scotty doesn’t know” from EuroTrip.

InitialDave

13,352 posts

135 months

Tuesday 29th November 2022
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Nowhere Fast in Streets Of Fire? Or does that come under the "no musicals" rule?


Robmarriott

Original Poster:

2,927 posts

174 months

Tuesday 29th November 2022
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I’ll have to draw the line with Wikipedia’s description which for that film is “neo-noir rock musical”

TCEvo

14,139 posts

218 months

Tuesday 29th November 2022
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Cantina Band's no-name song?

InitialDave

13,352 posts

135 months

Tuesday 29th November 2022
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Fair enough, in context, it is a song being played by a band at a concert, it's not the musical "burst into song as part of the scene" kind of deal.

(Edit - in reference to Streets of Fire)

Edited by InitialDave on Tuesday 29th November 11:39

TCEvo

14,139 posts

218 months

Tuesday 29th November 2022
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Fair enough re. Cantina.

How about Falling & Flying by Jeff Bridges from The Crazy Heart - great tune & I think specifically written/performed for the film & then released as a single?

ajprice

30,815 posts

212 months

Tuesday 29th November 2022
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Black Sheep by The Clash At Demonhead (in Scott Pilgrim Vs The World.)

I don't think this counts unless Tenacious D in the film are a fictional version of themselves
Kickapoo by Tenacious D, Meat Loaf and Dio (from Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny)

Both films maybe also count as 'a musical'

Edited by ajprice on Tuesday 29th November 11:44

P5BNij

15,875 posts

122 months

Tuesday 29th November 2022
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Peter Cook going cod psychedelic as Drimble Wedge & The Vegetation in 'Bedazzled', 1967...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXnoWb88Jr4

Lotusgone

1,487 posts

143 months

Tuesday 29th November 2022
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Anything in the Rutles.

boyse7en

7,631 posts

181 months

Tuesday 29th November 2022
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"Big Bottom" by Spinal Tap

Makes me giggle anyway

Getragdogleg

9,412 posts

199 months

Tuesday 29th November 2022
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Fire saga has some "for the film" songs that are surprisingly close to the euro vision real life sound.

robemcdonald

9,445 posts

212 months

Tuesday 29th November 2022
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Man of constant sorrow - saggy bottom boys.

shirt

24,404 posts

217 months

Tuesday 29th November 2022
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Not an original song but perhaps the best arrangement of it and by a fictional band - man of constant sorrow by the soggy bottom boys in o brother where art thou

P5BNij

15,875 posts

122 months

Wednesday 30th November 2022
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'Memo From Turner', Mick Jagger in 'Performance'

vixen1700

26,224 posts

286 months

Wednesday 30th November 2022
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Snake Dance by that band of Mexican vampires in From Dusk Til Dawn.

Still sounds brilliant.

cool

Fundoreen

4,180 posts

99 months

Wednesday 30th November 2022
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The one timmys band do on south park. But I think thats a TV show.

StevieBee

14,232 posts

271 months

Wednesday 30th November 2022
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Prom Night Dumpster Baby, Bag of Weed and You've Got Aids have to be on this list I would have thought?

dudleybloke

20,553 posts

202 months

Wednesday 30th November 2022
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Anything from Fear of a Black Hat.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rnYDgjRk3RM

Edited by dudleybloke on Monday 5th December 15:32

darreni

4,207 posts

286 months

Wednesday 30th November 2022
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boyse7en said:
"Big Bottom" by Spinal Tap

Makes me giggle anyway
Good call. Gimme some money as well for me.

vladcjelli

3,266 posts

174 months

Wednesday 30th November 2022
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Sweet Ballad by Munchausen by Proxy - the band from Yes Man with Jim Carrey.