Here's the rules as originally set by Takara:

OK, Whilst in bed for lots I had this great idea for a new game. You post a song and someone needs to guess the movie. For example if I posted Berlin - Take my breath away the answer would be Top Gun. The only ones you can post are: written for a film, star the band in a brief cameo, or the song will always be linked to the film, like Kenny Loggins - Dangerzone. I and many people will automatically say to themselves...... "yeeeehah, Jesters dead...." from Top Gun. You cant post say Coldplay - Clocks just because it was used in Confidence.
And it's apparently T2Bruno's turn.

Last Dance -- Donna Summer

Wow, no takers? This even won an Oscar for Best Original Song in the late 70's.

Shaft?

No, not shaft. This is a movie about an evening at a Los Angeles night club -- complete with a performance by the Commodores.

Edit: I win! I don't think anyone is going to get the Donna Summer song.

I'll try another:

How do I Live by Trisha Yearwood.

Trivia: The song was originally recorded by Leann Rimes, but the producers of the movie didn't like her pop/little girl sound and Leann refused to re-record it -- so they brought in Trisha Yearwood for a more mature version to be used with the movie. Leann released her version after hearing the Yearwood version on the radio.

[ June 28, 2007, 15:18: Message edited by: T2Bruno ]

Hint: The song lost to 'My Heart Will Go On' from Titanic for best original song.

Con Air. Didn't see your edits.

Your turn Takara.

Here's a song I think was witten for this movie. It's my favourite guitar instrumental by FAR.

Edward & Alex Van Halen - Respect the Wind

Ok, this song plays during the end credits. A mini hint is in the song title. Maybe this film has something to do with wind...

You'll Know this song but I bet you just can't place its name. Mega hint time, the wind in particular is tornados

Twisters?

Yup. It is Twister. I bought the soundtrack for £2 just because it had this song on it.

Like Lovers Do - Heather Nova

Serendipity?

That was quick and that was right.

huh, who'dve thunk haha, I never win this game :D

okay.. Haddaway - What is love

I think I know the song. Can hum it. Hint to the film? I'm sure i've seen this film but can't think of it straight out. :(

after seeing this film, its impossible to hear the song and NOT see a couple of actors bopping their heads to one side :D

Heh, might be impossible for you but obviously not for me.

hehe okay, seeing as how you're the only one that even has a feeling about it, i'll give you another hint:

the 2 main characters of the movie originated from an SNL (Saturday Night Live) skit. The 2 actors playing them were also regular cast members at one time or another on SNL.

and the head-bopping comment was a hint too. everytime the 2 would start to dance, the first move would be to bop their head to one side over and over. to the left side iirc haha but I'm not sure.

Kevin And Perry go large?

Wayne's World?

hmm, didn't think this one would be a stumper although I did see it on cinemax...

the 2 characters in question are brothers (one short, one tall) and they both try hitting on girls with the dumbest lines. The taller brother is the dumber one.

Damn, I've seen this one, or at least a bit of it, on TV a few years back. Too bad it was so bad I didn't bother to find out what it was called.

I can see the bopping heads and hear the song in my head now and it's haunting me. :bang:

A night at the Roxbury? That could be it...

bingo!

Doug and Steve Butabi hehe, wish I could see this movie again. "I was, like, "Emilio!"" :D

I know the song, not the film. No idea why I thought I did.

Gnarff... it's been four days...

IJ time. Billy Idol - White wedding

Wedding Singer?

You got it. :D

Stan Bush - The Touch

;)

c'mon, nobody knows this one?? :confused:

fine, hintage:

This was an in-continuity movie version of a popular series. (Read: one those ______:The Movie types of titles :p )

IIRC they played the song a couple of times throughout the movie, but they played practically (if not the whole song) in the final battle, after the protagonist stopped getting his ass handed to him and started to win the fight.

Power Rangers - the movie? No clue but i've never seen ANY tv show made into a movie.

nope, think late 80s-early 90s Tak ;)

I'm not sure how popular this was over there in Europe, but it was extremely popular in the U.S and, as a result, here in the Philippines as well.

It also launched a couple of spin-offs and even a 3D spinoff iirc. It's still around now I believe, but its been so revamped from the original that I can't bear to watch any of the new stuff. Never bothered with the spinoffs either.

wow, can't believe no takers :confused:

okay, last hints, if still nobody gets it from these i'll declare a stumper and post another.

The series in question was a cartoon and although this song was played in the "cartoon movie" version, a live action movie was released afterwards. The live action movie has it's own story and is not in-continuity.

Based on your hints, not the song, I guess:

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Transformers... The Movie?

I believe there's now a 3D cartoon, but I don't remember a live-action movie.

you've got it Carcaroth.

And the live-action movie I was referring to was the one that came out just last month :D I just phrased it that way so that it wouldn't be too obvious.

I remember seeing the cartoon film at the cinema for one of my friends birthdays. Or was that Battle of the Gobots...

"Keep Holding On"
Avril Lavigne

Bad bad movie, and not a particularly suitable song.

Hint?

Jeremy Irons, John Malkovich and Robert Carlyle all should have known better.

Dayam! Good actors! But that clue, whilst outstanding, is no help, obviously haven't seen it.

Dragons

Based on a book written by a kid

Eragon?

Based on the hints I can confirm that is Eragon. And yes, that movie was a giant turd.

woo-hoo, give it to the giant eye-ball.

IJA time. Big Pig - I can't break away. On hearing this you can't fail to know the movie!

Well, the band name might not help. A friend from Australia was playing them once, doesn't mean they're from Australia. It plays in the opening credits to this film. You should all know the film, heh I can post almost every song off the soundtrack, you might not know the group, but you'll know the song if you heard it.

Aaargh. Big Pig are terrible. I would have mentally blocked any film that had a Big Pig song in it. That Breakaway song is unbearable.

You think so? I really like it. ok then i'll give you another from same movie. Powertool - Two heads are better than one

Texas Chainsaw Massacre - that crappy re-done version?

Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey

No and No, almost starfox, almost...

Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure? Been too long since I saw that movie but I vaguely recall Big Pig bring played in a scene set in their future

Yup, it was when the phone booth first came in as a gold cone during the opening credits.

Okay, well due to a brainfreeze, here's a pretty easy one...

"Stuck In The Middle With You" by Stealer's Wheel

What about "Back in Time" by Huey Lewis and the News for Back to the Future? Huey Lewis played Marty's music teacher in 1985 (he was a judge for the battle of the bands), and I think The News played back-up.

Sir Bel, ???

Aldazar's is Resevoir Dogs.

Of course...

"Falling"

Angelo Badalamenti and someone else whose name whould give the game away even more easily.

More famous for the cult TV series?

"Falling in Love" being the lyric.

[ August 24, 2007, 11:04: Message edited by: Carcaroth ]

Still no help Carcaroth.

Well, it's been over a week sicne he logged in, so i'll follow the movie scene game ands IJ.

Staying Alive by the Bee Gees.
I know this was written and made for Saturday Night Fever, but this was used in a very memorable scene in a very funny film.

Sorry, was on Holiday.

It was Fire Walk with Me - i.e. Twin Peaks.

It confuses me that this hasn't been got straight away. You'll all definately know the film! The scene was a joke on the film Saturday night fever.

Airplane

You got it. :) I found that scene hilarious.

Tracks of My Tears - Smokey Robinson

Well, it was in Platoon... but it's also been in several others. You should give a hint for a song that has been in several movies.

Oooops, sorry, I didn't know it was in a lot of movies. But you actually got it, I was thinking about Platoon.

Somewhere Out There - Linda Ronstadt

Hint: Oscar nominated song from a 1986 animated film about a mouse.

The secret of NIMH?

Oooh, very close. But not quite.

The only one I can think of is The Great Mouse Detective, but that doesn't seem to be right to me.

Wow, I can't believe this one is still open. Just the song should have done it for the 'experts' here. Me, I am very bad with song/artist names so I usually do not have a chance with this game. But the second hint nails it. Took me a whole day to remember the title so I thought sure it would be gone. Hope this is right:

An American Tail

Chas - you're right. How did that stay unanswered for so long? Even I could have got that (if I'd noticed it earlier)

Yes, Chas is correct.

I thought it would be an easy one for everyone.

Like I said in my answer above, I am not good at this game so this should be a freebie to the first reader:

The first movie associated with Shirley Bassey

(Can't give the song title for obvious reasons and I did not realize that she did 3 JB until I just looked her up to verify the spelling)

Goldfinger?

Of Course. Let your golden fingers type in a new game.

"Kiss Me" by Sixpence None the Richer

GARR! I know the song, and I have seen a film it was used in... what is it? GAH!

Edit: All i'm thinking of right now is in Austin Powers where he dances to destroy the Fem bots, but i'm sure it's not that.

[ September 09, 2007, 17:54: Message edited by: Takara ]

I'm sure I've seen that movie with the "Kiss Me" song but I just can't remember... hint.

A lot of responses here, but no actual answers.........

Face Off

Ah, no. Not Face/Off......

She's All That?

Of course. Freddie Prinze Jr's finest hour. Your turn, nior.

An easy one...

A Love Before Time - Coco Lee

uh.. mulan? haha

Right nationality but wrong movie.

I went on to itunes to hear the song and see if it conjured up any memories, and it said the film name. Saw it once a while ago, didn't really like it so wouldn't have got it. But since I saw the film name it disqualifies me from guessing/posting the film.

The only Chinese movie I know...

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Right you are Bruno.

Going for easy here...

Chim, Chim, Cher-ee (I'm not telling who sings it). :p

Mary Poppins?

Takara has it.

I was thinking "You gotta be joking" hence the question mark. :lol:

The Timewarp by, well saying the actors names will give it away dead quick.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

You got it. :D

Total softball -

Jackson Browne, Somebody's Baby

fast times at ridgemont high?

Yup.

cool, i never win here haha :D

Kula Shaker - Hush

I vaguely recall hearing this in one of the "recent" teen-slasher/thriller films along the lines of the Last Summer trilogy, the Scream trilogy, Disturbing Behaviour etc, gonna guess "I Know What You Did Last Summer"

hint?

oh, crap sorry I totally forgot about this one :doh:

Aldazar is correct.

About time!

Anyway, here's another (probably) easy one, from a really bad movie I saw on the weekend - I was bored:

"Can't Take My Eyes Off You" performed by one of the main actors
I know this song has been in a few movies but this time around there's about half a dozen different takes on it in the one performance

10 things i hate about you?

Nope, it's a sequel

When a song has been in multiple movies, the hint should either ensure there is only one answer or an answer from ANY of the movies is correct.

Aldazar, you should have supplied some information in your original hint to differentiate it. Enagonios provided a correct answer and he should go.

Your hint could also have been correctly answered with The Fabulous Baker Boys or Scooby-Doo (plus whatever movie you have in mind with the second hint).

I understand all that T2Bruno, that's why I added in my first posting that there are about half a dozen different versions of the song performed in the one sequence, I thought that would make sure to differentiate this particular film from all the rest where it's one straight performance by the particular artist in the one style in any other movie that this song appears in, hence:
I know this song has been in a few movies but this time around there's about half a dozen different takes on it in the one performance Anyway, I don't mind either way, if Enagonios wants to go by all means go, otherwise a glaring hint: Jamie Kennedy, Alan Cumming

its okay, I'll pass on it, don't have a song prepared myself haha.

Give a different hint as that conjures absolutely nothing?

Well, since I probably won't be back for a few days:

This is the sequel to a Jim Carrey movie which was infinitely better than this sequel

The only Jim Carrey sequal I can think of, and seen, is Ace Ventura 2: When nature calls, but it didn't have Jamie Kennedy and Alan Cumming, so i'm stumped.

Edit: Just looked on imdb. They made a sequal to this film, and you watched it?? FREAK!

[ October 25, 2007, 16:59: Message edited by: Takara ]

Solely based on the hints, I'm guessing Mask 2, which I fortunately never saw.

Well, since Aldazar said he won't be back for a few days, probably, I can confirm you are correct DMC.

I'm here briefly, got called in to work so I can pop in for a quick visit, and yes, it is The Mask 2 (or Son Of The Mask as it's known here)

Dream Weaver, Gary Wright

Wayne's World. They played the song whenever they showed Cassandra (Tia Carrere).

Right movie, but it was shown with the blond waitress.

That was Foxy Lady by Jimi Hendrix, I thought...

Next clue, possible softball, maybe not...

"Open Arms" by Journey.

Contrary to the title, Open Arms was in Heavy Metal (early 80's). It's been in several movies since then.

Your are right, Bruno, That's the one I was thinking of.

You're up.

I Wanna Be Like You by Louis Prima (swing and jazz musician)

A hint: The movie was recently re-released on DVD (a big 2 dvd anniversary edition).

A recent re-release was the Jungle book, but seriously I have no clue.

It is Jungle Book. Your turn Takara.

Hehe, haven't seen that in YEARS!

lol now for one I thought of recently. Every sperm is sacred by some children who sang it for this film.

Must resist... must resist....

Bing!

Monty Python's The Meaning of Life.

Indeed it is. :) Weird, and funny, song.

"Paranoid" by Black Sabbath.

Been used in many films. Dazed and Confused being one.

That's teh one I was thinking of. You're up.

Cool. Okey doke. Windmills of your mind by Noel Harrison

The original Thomas Crown Affair. It was covered by Sting for the remake (entirely unnecessary).

Hehe, you got it.

We Have All the Time in the World Sung by Louis Armstrong

lol, too easy, but i'll let someone else to for it. :)

I know the main character but not which movie...

Unlike most songs in related movies, this one does not 'tell it like it is.' In fact, they have no more time together at all.

On Her Majesty's Secret Service.

That would be it, Gnarff.

"Immortally Insane" by Pantera.

A hint perhaps?

It's an animated film that features voices of Michael Ironside and Billy Idol.

I thought someone would have got this by now...

Heavy Metal 2000.

Yes, that's the one. You're up.

Diadems by Megadeth

Oh for ****'s sake. :) It was Tales from the Crypt Presents: Demon Knight.

Freebie.

I'll take the freebie... an easy one.

Suicide Is Painless - Johnny Mandel

M*A*S*H

Right on Bruno.

Ol' Time Rock and Roll -- Bob Segar and the Silver Bullet Band.

Risky Business?

Your turn, dmc.

Here's a meatball:

Iris, Goo Goo Dolls

That would be City of Angels.

That would indeed.

An easy one:

Cavatina - Stanley Myers version

Evidently, not that easy... hint?

Guess I was wrong about it being easy. Here's a hint.
The movie introduced "Russian roulette" to a lot of viewers.

Deer Hunter?

Yup, it is the Deer Hunter.

Probable Softball:

"Who Made Who" by AC/DC

Frankenweenie

No. It's from the 1980's.

Weird Science....

Again, no. This movie was a Horror movie.

Nightmare on Elm street?

No. It's a Stephen King Movie...

Carrie?

Okay, so you've narrowed it down to ~20 movies. Are you going to give a substantial hint or make Tak list every one. ;)

For crying out loud, the Album "Who Made Who" is the soundtrack for the movie...

Besides, I thought Carrie was fromt he 1970's...

We're obviousoly not AC/DC fans. :p Searched for the album and saw the film name. Never saw it, so wouldn't have guessed it, even with hints.

The only movie with AC/DC song I know is "Maximum Overdrive". That would be my wild guess.

You should go nior... wiki says you're right.

Yeah, and I can also confirm nior is right.

Yikes, I scored a hit.

Next song is a give-away if you happen to read my other posts:

Bird Gerhl by Antony and the Johnsons

Figures the day I miss is trhe day someone gets it right...

Hints: The lead male character's face was never shown in the entire movie, while the lead female got her hair shaved.

V for Vendetta

Guy Fawkes mask goes to T2.

I don't know the song, woulda gotten it if I saw the hint though :P

I only got it from the hint as well.

White Christmas -- Bing Crosby. The movie the song was written for please.

The song was played during V and Evey's dance. It was kind'a subdued in the movie.


No idea with T2's entry.

So... was it not written for the film "White Christmas", starring... Bing Crosby?

Actually, the movie 'White Christmas' was written for the song -- which had huge appeal since it's introduction in a movie 12 years earlier (which also starred Bing Crosby).

In fact, the movie and song were so popular, a chain of hotels was named after the movie to cash in on the name recognition....

Hilton? I don't know if there's a movie called Hilton, just thinking of hotel chains. My knowledge of Bing Crosby is zip!

Holiday Inn

Splunge has it. I should know better than to do Christmas stuff....

Moving in Stereo - The Cars

Visualizing....

Phoebe Cates was really something....

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Yep.

Nobody Does it Better -- Carly Simon

Good ol' Bond. The spy who loved me.

Your turn Takara.

So many to choose from... Carly Simon - let the river run

Rain Man?

I once had a cassette tape with lesser-known songs-from-movies on it, this was one of those songs and that's the only movie I actually remember from the tape, though I think it may have had a song from Scrooged on it

Interesting, but sadly no. This song won Carly Simon an oscar for songs written for films. I loved it ever since I saw this film, so got it on my comp to play often.

This is quite surprising. Only Aldazar has made an intresting, but wrong, guess. Ok, hints: This was for a movie in late 80s, and it was based in New York. At the beginning, and end, of the film you see the world trade centre as this song is playing. Such a horrendous act to destroy it on 9/11.

:doh: Working Girl.

You got it. Tsk Tsk, took you long enough. :lol:

You'll be in My Heart -- Phil Collins.

Hint: Disney.

Well, I know it as I saw the film name when looking to hear the song on itunes. Never saw it, and wouldn't have got it anyway.

tarzan

Enagonios has it.

cool.

J Ralph - Kansas City Shuffle

How about a hint.

hmmm, okay. This was released in the first quarter of 2006 and according to imdb it received 4 wins and 3 nominations. It has a star-studded cast and the song is quite prominent in the movie.

Aside from the whole song being played in the last scene and finishing during the credits, it also played during the movie's trailer. More significantly, the definition of a "Kansas City Shuffle" is discussed by one of the movie's lead actors at the beginning of the movie, and its mentioned a couple of times later in the movie towards the end as well.

Right, I killed it. Anyway, the movie in question was Lucky Number Slevin. A surprisingly entertaining movie imo.

This next one is a lay-up for the next person.

Aqua - Turn Back Time

I have a feeling Takara's gonna get this :D

LOL! I just guessed this movie in the movie scene game. Sliding Doors. :lol: I don't know if they used this in the film, or just the trailer. But i've used a trailer song myself before.

New song to guess: I will find you by Clannad

haha I remember it from the trailer also. I saw you make the guess in the scene game and just used it. I figured, if I'm gonna toss one in the air, it might as well be a sure catch :D

Was a very good song to post. I'd never have thought of posting that one in a million years. :grin:

That HAS to be from The Last Of The Mohicans, the scene after the girls have been taken by Magwa and they are being pursued by Chingachgook Uncas and Hawkeye

Yup, you got it. I love that song, and I love that film. :D

Ditto, never fails to bring a tear to my eye...and I always cheer when, after seeing Uncas die at Magwa's hand, Chingachgook does his roll under Magwa's swing and then absolutely hammers him with that spiked axe-thing

Anyway, hopefully this is a softball:

"After Dark" by Tito and Tarantula

On hearing this it does ring a bell, but i'm not sure where from. My mind is saying Tarantino. Probably not, but i'll guess Jackie Brown?

You're close on the Tarantino connection, he's definitely involved in this film both behind the scenes and in front of the camera, Not Jackie Brown though

Resevoir Dogs? I'd have guessed Pulp Fiction, but he doesn't star in that one.

No on both counts, though he does have a role in Pulp Fiction, he plays Jimmy, the guy Jules and Vincent take the car to after Marvin gets shot in the head, right track still though, he did have a hand in writing this film

From Dusk Till Dawn? I know i've seen a film using this song!, gah! is it when Salma Hayek is doing the dance?

Indeed it is! I have both the DVD and the CD soundtrack and that track is often on repeat for an hour or so every few days, I can't honestly say I've ever seen anything in a movie which even comes close to oozing so much so much sex appeal.

Anyway, take it away Takara

When I went on to itunes to try and hear a snippet of the track, I was like :bang:. I knew i'd heard it. My brain was saying Tarantino, but also dancing. I thought Strictly Ballroom was out, so I thought Jackie Brown when DeNiro is in the van with dancy Bridget Fonda. The brain canh be a harsh misstress sometimes! :(

Since that has knackered me out, i'll make mine a bit easier then I would have.
All Saints - Pure Shores

Not The Beach is it? The one with Leo DiCaprio?

Yeah, that it is. :D

Ok, another likely softball, only cos I'm stuck for slightly harder ones:

Iirc it's called something like "Morena De Mi Corazon" by Los Lobos, also accompanied by a very cool performance by the main actor in the film

La Bamba

Nope, a little bit more recent this one, about 5 years after La bamba I think

I guess another hint may be in order, Antonio Banderas appears in this film

Desperado?

Shrek 2?

Take it Takara, It's the opening song in Desperado

Really? Only saw it.... once or twice. I figured Mexican or Spannish song with Antonio Bandereras, I started to think Desperado. Next i'd have guessed Once upon a Time in Mexico.
OK: Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps by Doris Day

Heh, Kuemper would probably get this real quick. If you've seen this film, on hearing this song then you can't fail to picture the two leads dancing.

Well, you saw the hint about this song playing whilst the leads dance, this film is set in Australia, and is imo Baz Luhrmann's best film.

Well, seems i've defeated you. Is Strictly Ballroom. When the two are dancing whilst Tina Sparkle is on the dancefloor, it's wonderful. An easier one, You shook me all night long by Ac/DC. And this was performed by them during this film.

Private Parts. (the Howard Stern movie).

Indeed it is. :lol: such a funny movie.

While we're on the theme of actually performing the sone in the movie:

"Feed My Frankenstein" by Alice Cooper.

Wayne's World... :cool:

"We're not worthy! We're not worthy!"

That's right. Man was that quick.

Okay:

The Beatles "Twist And Shout"

This may be in other movies than the one I'm thinking of so in this film it's "performed" by the lead character in the middle of a packed street

Ferris Bueller's Day Off?

It is indeed