Musical Montage: Al Green & Annie Lennox “Put A Little Love in Your Heart”
While Bill Murray’s Frank Cross leads a version of “Put A Little Love in Your Heart” after he’s filled with the Christmas spirit in 1988’s Scrooged, Annie Lennox and Al Green provided the version for the movie’s soundtrack, which spent 17 weeks on the music charts.
Musical Montage: Thurl Ravenscroft “You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grinch”
Animated by the legendary Chuck Jones, the 1966 version of How the Grinch Stole Christmas has never been topped and Thurl Ravenscroft’s version of “You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grinch” has been a holiday staple for decades.
Musical Montage: Dick Tracy
As part of the absolute onslaught of promotions for 1990’s Dick Tracy, there was not one, not two, but three different music albums inspired by or related to the film, including a normal soundtrack album, the score by Danny Elfman and Madonna’s I’m Breathless album, featuring “Vogue”.
Musical Montage: Dan Hartman “Talking to the Wall”
A frequent contributor to 80s soundtracks, Dan Hartman was featured on the soundtrack for the 1985 aerobics drama(?) Perfect, starring John Travolta and Jamie Lee Curtis, with the song “Talking to the Wall”.
Musical Montage: Ann Wilson “The Best Man in the World”
With music by the legendary Bond composer John Barry, Ann Wilson of Heart contributed the opening credits song “The Best Man in the World” to 1986’s The Golden Child, starring Eddie Murphy.
Musical Montage: Melissa Manchester “Let Me Be Good to You”
As Disney+ launches this week, we can revisit classics like 1986’s The Great Mouse Detective, which features possibly the single most horny song in Disney history, the burlesque number “Let Me Be Good to You” by Melissa Manchester.
Musical Montage: Dan Hartman “Get Outta Town”
Dan Hartman had massive success with his contribution to the Streets of Fire soundtrack, “I Can Dream About You”, but unfortunately his contribution to the Fletch soundtrack in 1985, “Get Outta Town”, didn’t have the same success.
Musical Montage: Ramones “Chain Saw”
Coming off their debut album, Chain Saw is the Ramones tribute to the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre, which debuted two years before the album released in 1976,
Musical Montage: Rob Zombie “Living Dead Girl”
Like most Rob Zombie songs, 1999’s Living Dead Girl is packed with references and homages to classic horror movies and the music video is a tribute to silent horror films, most notably The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.
Musical Montage: Jay Chattaway and Peter Levin “Maniac Cop Rap”
Closing out the bloody and ridiculous carnage of Maniac Cop 2, composer Jay Chattaway and Peter Levin delivered the wonderfully cheesy “Maniac Cop Rap” over the end credits, which basically goes over the entire premise of the series with funky beats and ridiculous rhymes.
Musical Montage: Vincent Price “Monster Mash”
At the peak of Disco madness, horror legend Vincent Price lent his distinctive voice to a new, funky version of “Monster Mash”, which was also featured a few years later in the 1981 Vincent Price movie, The Monster Club.