Scene Stealing Songs Part II

Way Back in November 2010 I wrote this post on scene stealing songs and promised that I would write a follow up post with other awesome scene stealing songs. Now the time has come. See the new scene stealing songs below and comment on your favorites.

1. Wayne’s World use of Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen: It’s hard not think of Wayne and Garth singing the ultimate road trip song. In fact every time I hear this AMAZING Queen song, I feel the urge to rock my long hair back and forth and rock out just like these guys do in the clip below.  

2. She’s All That’s use of Sixpence None the Richer’s Kiss Me:  I was literally just telling my nieces and my husband that they must watch this movie immediately. I mean this movie WAS my 1999. Iv’e seen it a bajillion times and yes, its cheesy, but its cheesiness is what makes it great. Also Freddy Prinze Jr. was at the peak of his attractiveness and popularity; Younger generation read: he was the Taylor Lautner of his time.

3. Back to the Future’s use of Johnny B. Good by Chuck Berry: Growing up I actually heard this song a lot in my house, but it is this scene which I am constantly reminded of every time I hear it. Yea, no one can be sure that Michael J Fox is singing (he probably isn’t), but his delivery is definitely funny. Especially when one of the Starlighters (Marvin Berry) calls up his cousin Chuck to update him on a possible new sound for him.  

4. Napoleon Dynamite’s use of Jamiroquai’s Canned Heat:  I first heard this song in the amazing and also terrible film Center Stage. But it is this Napoleon Dynamite scene which makes it so memorable to me. The entire oddity of the movie leads up to this one culmination of a scene where Napoleon dances for his school in lieu of a speech to “vote for Pedro,” much to everyone’s surprise he kicks ass! 

5. 500 Days of Summer’s use of Hall and Oats’ You Make My Dreams:  What would a list of mine be without Hall and Oats present? I pretty much love everything about this movie, and would go so far as to call it my generations Annie Hall. This scene just proves the movie knew how to laugh and have fun. Joseph Gordon Levitt steps out onto the street and is overjoyed. His enthusiasm soon turns into an all out flash mob including a cartoon bird that lands happily on his shoulder. 

6. Ferris Beuller’s Day Off’s use of Wayne Newton’s Danke Shoen/ and the Beatles’ Twist and Shout: Ah the infamous float scene. Yes, I love this movie. Not only does it hold a serious place in my heart because I watched it hundreds of times while either being sick or pretending to be sick while at home from school, but it also taught me a valuable lesson: Life moves pretty fast, perform in a random parade while you can.