Top 40 Music Moments
Filed Under (Flippin' Sweet, Tunes) by Amy on 10-10-2006
I snagged this gem from Freakgirl’s blog. It’s someone’s opinion of the Top 40 songs in movies - the songs that are just perfect for memorable scenes. The best thing about this piece is a bunch of embedded YouTube movie clips. This site is making me want to go re-watch some of these classic movies!
A highlight to whet your appetite:
“The Promise,†When In Rome – Napoleon Dynamite
You either love or hate the movie. Any time it’s on, no matter what time of the day or night, it stays on…and no matter how tired I am, I still watch at least 20 minutes because I think it’s true genius. If you embraced the film and endured Uncle Rico, the time machine, and Pedro’s impending loss in his campaign for class president, only to be rescued by the dancing prowess of one “Napoleon Dynamite,” then when the closing scene arrives – set to this terrific ‘80s one-hit wonder – you can’t help but cheer. As the credits roll, Napoleon and Deb seem destined for a great relationship in which he can draw her a bunch of Ligers and she can take his glamour shots. – R. David Smola
I actually teared up during this scene the first time I saw the movie. HAHAHA! I have that song as #2 on my mp3 player list.
What’s On Your MP3 Player?…
Amy got me to thinking about my mp3 player with her post here on music and movies. I don’t think I ever blogged about it when I got it for Christmas last year. It’s an unusual mp3 player and when……