Musical Montage: Goldfinger “More Today Than Yesterday”
The Waterboy turns 25 today, originally released in theaters on November 6th, 1998. Along with a soundtrack full of classic rock from the likes of Rush, The Allman Brothers, and Credence Clearwater Revival, the punk rock band Goldfinger performed a cover of the song “More Today Than Yesterday”, which played over the movie’s credits. Originally performed by The Spiral Staircase in 1969, the original song was a charting hit, reaching #12 on the Billboard charts and seeing many covers over the years. Goldfinger were no strangers to performing cover versions, with one of their biggest being a cover of “99 Red Balloons” which appeared in several movies and the game Gran Turismo 3 A-Spec. They also had songs like “Superman” that appeared in Meet the Deedles the same year as The Waterboy and they became a staple of the Tony Hawk series. To promote the song and the movie, a music video for “More Today Than Yesterday” was shot, which features the guys from Goldfinger taking a ride on the Goodyear blimp while clips from the movie appear on the blimp’s center console, with most of the clips featuring the scenes between Adam Sandler and Fairuza Balk. You can check out the music video below.
