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Most movie musicals have a track that’s most associated with them, but not all have theme tunes as such. The resulting track, all abrasive Elvis-dissing lyrics, thundering loops and unexpected sax solos, was an all-time classic, topping the Village Voice’s Pazz & Jop poll, and becoming an African-American anthem. I thought right away of Public Enemy,” then coming off their classic second record, It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back. Has there even been a more perfect match of movie and pop song than Spike Lee’s classic “ Do The Right Thing” and Public Enemy’s furious fuck-you anthem “Fight The Power”? The director wanted a song that would recur throughout the film, most notably when played on the boombox of crucial character Radio Raheem ( Bill Duke), saying that he “wanted it to be defiant, I wanted it to be angry, I wanted it to be very rhythmic. “Fight The Power” – Public Enemy – “Do The Right Thing” (1989) The song also turned out to be the biggest seller of the year. Instead, Debbie Harry and Blondie teamed up with Moroder: the result, “Call Me,” provided the perfect introduction to Schrader’s film, the Doctor Who bassline and growly Harry vocals helping bring viewers into a new 1980s of Jerry Bruckheimer-produced excess.
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“Call Me” – Blondie – “American Gigolo” (1980)Īs with so many of the songs on this list, “ Call Me” might not even exist had someone else not turned down work: electronic legend Giorgio Moroder, who was composing the score for Paul Schrader’s “ American Gigolo,” initially approached Stevie Nicks to write a song for the soundtrack, but contractual issues prevented the Fleetwood Mac star from coming through. The song was a monster hit, the second biggest selling of that year, and even went on to inspire its own film, 1986’s Gary Busey vehicle of the same name. The band delivered: their inspirational “Eye Of The Tiger” will forever be associated with the franchise, even if it’s the most memorable part of the third film (the one that features Mr. When his request to use “Another One Bites The Dust” was turned down by Queen, Sylvester Stallone needed an inspirational theme for the third in his boxing franchise, and turned to relatively little-known rock band Survivor, whose first Top 40 hit “Poor Man’s Son” had caught the writer/director/star’s ear. “Eye Of The Tiger” – Survivor” – “Rocky III” (1982) It caused friction with another 80s soundtrack idol: Huey Lewis sued over similarities to his track “I Want A New Drug,” the matter eventually being settled out of court). Penned and performed by erstwhile Raydio frontman Ray Parker Jr, it topped the Billboard charts for three weeks, and was nominated for an Oscar (though lost to Stevie Wonder’s “I Just Called To Say I Love You” from “ The Woman In Red“). “Ghostbusters” – Ray Parker Jr – “Ghostbusters”Įssentially inseparable from the film from which it came (try and look at the logo or DVD cover without hearing a snippet from the song), the theme tune to the fantasy comedy smash is undoubtedly one of the best known theme tunes in cinema history, even if it is (whisper it), a bit naff. Watch, listen, and disagree below, and for more on “Ghostbusters,” check out our retrospective piece from a few years back. The only rule: they had to be songs written specifically for the film, and not released prior to the movie, ruling out cover versions and the like. 14 of these best instrumentals are original top 20 hits listed here.So, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of “Ghostbusters” and Parker Jr’s song, we’ve trawled through the archives to select 20 of the best, or at least most memorably iconic, theme songs from 1980s movies, because we ain’t afraid of no ghosts. The other three were very popular too.ġ8 best instrumental songs of the 1970s. 15 of these are original top 20 hits listed here. The other 7 were all top 20 near miss songs.ġ8 pop-soul best instrumental songs of the 1960s. 12 are original top 20 songs listed here. The other three were big instrumentals too.ġ8 best instrumental songs of the 1960s. Instrumental Downloads Click on the album covers to goġ5 best instrumental songs of the 1950s and 1960s. The number one instrumental is also the overall top song of the entire decade of the sixties.ĭennis Coffey And The Detroit Guitar BandĪll Instrumental Top 20 Songs Four pages with all top 20 instrumentals since 1960, in tune timeline order with information on the best instrumentals. The top 100 most popular instrumentals since 1960 based on the weekly pop chart archive, linked to all the weekly charts.