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Songs that WERE written for movies, but DON'T sound like they were?
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Songs that WERE written for movies, but DON'T sound like they were?

Basically the reverse of the previous post.

For a banal example, despite knowing that Berlin's "Take My Breath Away" was written for Top Gun, but I still don't find myself associating that song with that movie.

u/Ok-Impress-2222 — 11 hours ago
What are your thoughts on the lovin’ spoonful
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What are your thoughts on the lovin’ spoonful

(Photo from the appearance on the Ed Sullivan show)

Well I always thought of them as light ways compared to their contemporaries in folk rock genre, like The Byrds but their episode on the 500 greatest songs podcast actually opened my eyes to how influential they actually are. They inspired Paul McCartney to write ”Good day sunshine” for instance.

It made me go deeper into their stuff and actually take time and listen, not brushing them of. And I kind of love it. It’s so happy go lucky, you can’t help but smile.

What are your thoughts on the band that inspired Lennons choice of glasses ?

u/Ok_Isopod_8478 — 6 hours ago
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Is it a hot take to say that Macklemore's hits were big because of the co-singer, not Macklemore himself rapping

Like, I don't like "Same Love". I like "She Keeps Me Warm".

"Thrift Shop" is fun, but in a danceable way instead of an actual rapper way. And the best part of "Can't Hold Us" is the chorus, plus it's another "party" song that could have easily been pop or r&b or another genre.

I'm not a rap fan-- I like rap songs, but I'm not into the genre as a whole-- so, I'm not the best person to analyze this. But, it feels like Macklemore is one of those guys who wasn't a particularly amazing poet/rapper when it comes to actual lyrics. Just good beats and fun moods. It's 2010s dance pop made into rap. It feels like he was destined to be a blip, like LMFAO or Far East Movement.

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u/Gallantpride — 14 hours ago
Songs that weren't written for movies but sound like they could've been?
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Songs that weren't written for movies but sound like they could've been?

Very mild Project Hail Mary spoilers, as in they revealed this as part of Ryan Gosling's monologue when he hosted SNL, but in the movie there's a scene where a character sings "Sign of the Times" by Harry Styles at a karaoke party and the lyrics wind up fitting the moment so incredibly well it sounds like the song could've been written specifically for that moment.

Any other moments in movies where they use an already-existing song this well?

u/206-Ginge — 12 hours ago
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Thoughts on Aerosmith?

I've been listening to Aerosmith for the first time in a while, and I forgot how good they were. They were huge in the 70s but then had one of rock's biggest comebacks in the 80s and 90s, they're one of the very few acts to have hits in three or four different decades, well into their 40s and 50s.

They're shat on constantly on Reddit and among music nerds, I guess they're blamed for inspiring every terrible cock rock/sleaze rock band that followed, but IMO Aerosmith did it way better than anyone else, their rockers are funky as fuck and their ballads are wrenching, more so than the Stones IMO, they're great songwriters and musicians.

What are your thoughts, do you like them or do they deserve to be shat on online?

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u/dweeb93 — 11 hours ago
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Why is Shakedown by Bob Seger seen as a bad song?

Is it just because as Bob Seger with synths? I’ve always thought it was a fun song even did it at karaoke before lol but people in this sub hate the song. And in other music forums I visit it seems to be detested as well.

Strangely, in real life, most people I know are fine with the song, lol or don’t have strong opinions on it. And when I did it at karaoke, the crowd was singing along so. 😂

I mean it’s not a groundbreaking song or anything, but I just noticed that this sub and other music subs seems to really detest it for some reason

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u/Awkward_Question_602 — 12 hours ago
Video Suggestion for June: World Cup Songs
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Video Suggestion for June: World Cup Songs

I'm not sure of Todd's interest in Soccer, but given the World Cup is taking place in the US this year I think it might be fun for him to have a look at some of the best and worst world cup songs released over the years. While there's a few gems (Three Lions, World In Motion), most of them have that mix of cheese, naffness and desperate relevance that Todd could have a field day with. Ally's Tartan Army, The German Squad teaming up with the Village People in 1994 for example.

What do you guys think.

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u/karl100589 — 22 hours ago
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