Musical Montage: Weird Al “Jurassic Park”
Hitting the same year as the movie, Weird Al turned Jimmy Webb’s “MacArthur Park” into “Jurassic Park” for the main single off of the Alapalooza album.
Musical Montage: Weird Al Star Wars
It’s Weird Al Month for Musical Montage in May and, to kick things off, we’re featuring his two tributes to Star Wars.
Musical Montage: Three 6 Mafia “It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp”
The phrase “Academy Award Winners Three 6 Mafia” probably seemed like the ramblings of a madman before 2006 but at the 78th Annual Academy Awards, that phrase became a reality.
Musical Montage: Cyndi Lauper “The Goonies R Good Enough”
Cyndi Lauper goes on a quest to find treasure to save her family’s gas station from a trio of evil creditors/wrestlers in the epic two part music video for The Goonies theme song.
Musical Montage: 707 “Megaforce”
A movie as cheesy as Megaforce needs an equally as cheesy theme song and the band 707 delivered in spades.
Musical Montage: “Party All the Time” by Eddie Murphy
With help from Rick James, Eddie Murphy created the cheesy masterpiece that is Party All the Time, which took 80’s America by storm and hit number 2 on the Billboard charts.
Musical Montage: “Afternoon Delight” by the Channel 5 News Team
When Ron tries to explain love to his news team, the only way he can think of is with Starland Vocal Band’s “Afternoon Delight”.
Musical Montage: MacGruber
With a soundtrack to rival any of the cheesy 80’s action movies it’s parodying, MacGruber features songs from the likes of Mr. Mister and Eddie Money along with original songs from their resident songbird, Vicki St. Elmo (Kristen Wiig).
Musical Montage: “Best of the Best” by Stubblefield & Hall
You can’t have a martial arts/sports movie in the 80’s without an awesomely cheesy soundtrack and Best of the Best is no exception.
Musical Montage: Frozen
Winning two Oscars at the 86th Annual Academy Awards and crossing over $1 billion in ticket sales, Frozen is a juggernaut the likes of which we haven’t seen from Disney in a long time.
Musical Montage: The Disney Afternoon
For seven seasons, Disney brought two hours of awesome cartoons to you every day in the form of The Disney Afternoon. With a rotating lineup that included Ducktales, Talespin, Gargoyles, Darkwing Duck and more, it definitely holds a special place in the heart of every 90’s kid.