Playlist: Songs in Films (Obviously)

I love when popular music and films meet to make great results. Sometimes these hybrids become so unforgettable that we become guilty of saying "oh yeah I love that song...it's from Juno isn't it!". So here's a playlist I made (yeah I'm one of those people) of movie soundtracks I really enjoy.

1) Somebody to Love - Jefferson Airplane (A Serious Man)
Heard during: During the opening credits and throughout the film mainly through Danny's Earphones.

2) Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime - Beck (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind)
Heard during: When Joel is driving/having a breakdown during the start of the movie

3) I'm Shipping Up To Boston - Dropkick Murphys (The Departed)
Heard During: The opening credits (which in true Scorsese fashion occur about 20 minutes into the film) which is a montage scene also.

4) Perfect Day - Lou Reed (Trainspotting)
Heard During: Renton's drug trip where he sinks into the floor. Lovely.

5) Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon - Urge Overkill (Pulp Fiction)
Heard During: Vince Vega & Mia Wallace return to the Wallace residence post-dinner, post-dance contest, pre-overdose.

6) Don't You Forget About Me - Simple Minds (The Breakfast Club)
Heard During: At the start of the movie when the brat pack are all strangers to each other and then at the end when they become more than acquainted with each other.

7) Paper Planes - M.I.A (Slumdog Millionaire)
Heard During: A montage of the brothers traveling India via the country's notoriously busy trains.

8) Sea of Love - Cat Power (Juno)
Heard During: Juno giving birth in all it's slo-mo montage glory. Okay the scene probably isn't all that but this a beautiful rendition of the Phil Philips classic.

9) Just Like Honey - Jesus & the Mary Chain (Lost in Translation)
Heard During: Bob is on his way back to the airport when he spots Charlotte walking away in the distance. He catches up with her and murmurs those words that me and you will never know.


10) Across 110th Street - Bobby Womack (American Gangster)
Heard During: Montage of Lucas's Blue Magic taking over the streets of Harlem.

11) The End - The Doors (Apocalypse Now)
Heard During: The intro. Probably the greatest and most effective use of visual imagery and popular music ever.