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Best Soundtrack Song?

posted 9 years ago by vkowal121
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Mine would definitely Sleeping Angel. Very dramatic and some of Stevie Nick's best vocals. It's sad it was only in the background.

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[–] justanicknamed 9 years ago

My son heard the intro to Moving in Stereo and started looking around for a cop car. He then smiled when he realized it was from the song.

I, of course, was smiling for a different reason. 😎

But I'd chose Somebody's Baby over that song.

[–] Goranjake 9 years ago

Somebody's Baby will always be my favorite. I also like "Leave it Up To You" by Poco. I love this soundtrack.

[–] marshalllancaster 8 years ago

Great Poco song. Ravyns' track "Raised on Radio" is awesome. "So in Love" is great. Fantastic Henley and Walsh. It's loaded with Eagles solo songs.

[–] Goranjake 8 years ago

And I LOVE the Eagles. Maybe that's why I love this soundtrack too!

[–] pooka5472 8 years ago

Well, that's not really surprising, since co-producer Irving Azoff was also a former music manager, whom, at the time, had previously managed the Eagles as a collective unit, and was now managing the now broken up band members' solo careers.

[–] jtrip-45023 8 years ago

American Girl is my favorite of the soundtrack but when I think about this movie Somebody's Baby comes to my mind first.

[–] Goranjake 8 years ago

I still have the cassette of the soundtrack and American Girl isn't on it! Seems like they couldn't get the release rights or something, bummer.

[–] dioro 8 years ago

Amy Heckerling had great taste in music. Lots of great music in this film, but the obvious best has to be Moving in Stereo and its Phoebe Cates montage.

[–] PussyCrusher_Principal 8 years ago

We Got The Beat, at the beginning montage, was excellent. They made sure to play the song until they scream "Rond and round and round...WHOOO!!", getting the best part of a great song in, right before they faded it out. The Go-Gos were a great band from back then, especially that first album!

[–] csweetleaf2 (3722) 2 years ago

Don Felder's "Never Surrender" and Sammy Hagar's "Fast Times At Ridgemont High"

[–] liscarkat (19031) a year ago

Most of the songs were irritating. Considering what was available in 1981 when the movie was made, they could have done better.