tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3811529631867477864.post2414883391569064650..comments2023-10-15T05:31:42.180-04:00Comments on The Powdered Wig: Twenty-five Songs which might form part of a "forty minute classic rock block" or equivalent, but would rarely be heard in any other contextAkshay Ahujahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07728111336477554136noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3811529631867477864.post-76403698411479021052007-06-14T07:02:00.000-04:002007-06-14T07:02:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3811529631867477864.post-53496554045225548852007-05-25T13:39:00.000-04:002007-05-25T13:39:00.000-04:00Yes, movie soundtracks do often feature such songs...Yes, movie soundtracks do often feature such songs, although I think that a movie like <I>Dazed and Confused</I> can perhaps be exempt, as being a period piece with a soundtrack that more or less is a 40 minute classic rock block.<BR/><BR/>Also, you've seen "Ghost Rider"?Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05009426117638986845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3811529631867477864.post-42815398799336025732007-05-25T11:02:00.000-04:002007-05-25T11:02:00.000-04:00Brilliant list. But it's amazing how much of this...Brilliant list. But it's amazing how much of this dreadful classic rock sludge slips into other pop culture forms -- especially movie soundtracks. "Renegade" is featured in 'Billy Madison'; "You're My Best Friend" in the opening credits of 'The Break-Up'; and of course "Tush," "Slow Ride" and "Rock and Roll Hootchie Koo" are all in the Dazed and Confused Sountrack. "Slow Ride" is also one of the songs Elaine dances to in Seinfeld (although she does hear it on the radio, possibly as part of a classic rock block). <BR/><BR/>"Tush," a truly loathesome song, has managed to get itself into the new Nick Cage "Ghost Rider" movie (not a huge surprise), but also "The Perfect Storm," "Private Parts," "Sgt. Bilko", and an episode of the Sopranos. Not bad. A bit of poking around on IMDB reveals that Steven Soderborough's 1999 film "The Limey" has one of the best classic rock block soundtracks of all time: "China Grove," "Magic Carpet Ride," "Smokin'" by Boston, and "The Seeker" by the Who -- where else can you hear that tune?Matt Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18438682788288318306noreply@blogger.com