Way Back 2025

July 5, 2025 - Ben E., Les B., Ronnie, Neil and Nilsson Perform Current Movie Tunes

Now playing on large public screens: Ben E. King's 1961 classic "Stand By Me" has a moment in box office leader Jurassic World: Rebirth, the seventh in the dino-packed Jurassic film series. Across the hall at the cineplex, "Taboo," the lead track from Les Baxter's 1956 album Caribbean Moonlight, helps heighten the mood in scary-doll sequel M3GAN 2.0.

Materialists, Oscar nominee Celine Song's directorial follow-up to Past Lives, features three '60s singles on its soundtrack. "So Young," a 1964 Phil Spector production by Veronica (a.k.a. Ronnie Spector), was included on the album ...presenting The Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica later that year. Two hits from '69 are also heard in the film: "Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good)" by Neil Diamond and "I Guess the Lord Must Be in New York City" (referencing the romantic comedy's setting) by Harry Nilsson.


May 26, 2025 - Sixth Final Destination Outing Serves Up Surprising Musical Selections

Final Destination: Bloodlines, currently riding high at the box office, has pulled up a diverse group of singers for its soundtrack. Connie Francis, currently enjoying a resurgence in popularity on TikTok, is represented by her sassy, tightrope-walkin' '58 hit "Fallin'." Johnny Cash is heard doing his own precarious walk through a "Ring of Fire" and Creedence Clearwater Revival continues to envision a "Bad Moon Rising." Bobbie Gentry's cover of the B.J. Thomas smash "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" and "Spirit in the Sky" by Norman Greenbaum figure into the action while The Isley Brothers' 1959 hit "Shout" gives the horrorfest a party vibe...are you game?




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