Some Kind Of Wonderful: Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack [Soundtrack]

some kind of wonderful: music from the motion picture soundtrack [soundtrack]

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While most '80s soundtracks offer collections of radio-friendly hits from haircut bands, the Some Kind of Wonderful soundtrack features quirky non-hits from bands like the Jesus & Mary Chain, Flesh for Lulu, and the Apartments. This delightfully non-mainstream soundtrack features Stephen Duffy's "Lonesome," the March Violets' unforgettable cover of the Rolling Stones' "Miss Amanda Jones," and Pete Shelley's "Do Anything." The highlight of the CD is unquestionably Lick the Tins' gravel-voiced, tin-whistle-driven cover of "Can't Help Falling in Love." Just listening to this CD can throw you into a John Hughes nostalgia tailspin that you may not want to come out of. --L.A. Smith

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Some Kind Of Wonderful: Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack [Soundtrack]

Average customer rating:

Soulrevivor
get it for furniture's "brilliant mind"
"Totally awesome!"
Little known songs by little known artists - but still great
The problem is what's NOT on this CD.

Some Kind Of Wonderful: Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Mca
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002O58
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Do Anything - Pete Shelley
Brilliant Mind - Furniture
Cry Like This - Blue Room
I Go Crazy / Flesh For Lulu
She Loves Me - Stephen Duffy
The Hardest Walk - Jesus And Mary Chain
The Shyest Time - Apartments
Miss Amanda Jones - March Violets
Can't Help Falling In Love - Lick The Tins
Turn To The Sky - March Violets

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While most '80s soundtracks offer collections of radio-friendly hits from haircut bands, the Some Kind of Wonderful soundtrack features quirky non-hits from bands like the Jesus & Mary Chain, Flesh for Lulu, and the Apartments. This delightfully non-mainstream soundtrack features Stephen Duffy's "Lonesome," the March Violets' unforgettable cover of the Rolling Stones' "Miss Amanda Jones," and Pete Shelley's "Do Anything." The highlight of the CD is unquestionably Lick the Tins' gravel-voiced, tin-whistle-driven cover of "Can't Help Falling in Love." Just listening to this CD can throw you into a John Hughes nostalgia tailspin that you may not want to come out of. --L.A. Smith

Customer Reviews:

Soulrevivor.......2006-02-15

This is one of the best 80's films and one of the best soundtracks, if you grow up in that decade you have to own this CD and buy the DVD.

Here is a classic example of Non-famous band music at his best, the only negative thing I have to say about is that they didn't include the Charlie Sexton - Beats So Lonely that play in the confrontation between Keith and Amanda Boyfriend at his House when Elias Koteas enters to fight and when Amanda and Keith enter the museum that plays Catch my Fall from The Hell raiser himself Billy Idol.

get it for furniture's "brilliant mind".......2005-03-22

there's a scene in the movie where a song is playing on a boombox and one of the characters walks over and presses "stop." No! I stopped the DVD and played those few seconds again and again to hear the song. it turned out to be furniture's "brilliant mind," a hard to find single from 1986 that made the british charts. it's an understated, moody, and sophisticated song in the mold of the lotus eaters, talk talk, late roxy music & bryan ferry, or seona dancing. it begins with a world weary lament: "I'm at the stage where everything I thought meant something seems so unappealing, I'm ready for the real thing but nobody's selling" the song portrays the stuggle to find life's offerings worthwhile, and to the advice everyone around him offers, the singer replies "you must be out of your brilliant mind." it's a masterpiece of romantic new wave crooning.

the rest of the CD also offers some hard to find songs that give a better sense of the depth of 80s music than your average 80s comp. especially great and rare is the song by australian group the apartments. the flesh for lulu, stephen "tin tin" duffy, and jesus and mary chain songs are also great. I'm not as enchanted by the march violets and lick the tins as others seem to be, but in just 10 songs this CD offers a nice corrective to stereotypical 80s comps (including other john hughes soundtracks).

"Totally awesome!".......2005-03-05

This movie was so good, but what really made this movie was the soundtrack. March Violets "Turn To The Sky" was amazing in the club scene! I definetely recomend this soundtrack, and while your at it, pick up the movie too!

Little known songs by little known artists - but still great.......2004-03-30

I love this CD and I especially like I Can't Help Falling in Love with You (why do I always like cover versions better than Elvis' orignials?). None of these bands were big in the 80s and that's odd for a John Hughes film. I always thought that maybe he was hoping one of these bands would make it huge based on their inclusion in the movie soundtrack. Alas, it was not to be. All of the songs are upbeat and different. One of my favorite soundtracks; second only to She's Having a Baby.

The problem is what's NOT on this CD........2004-03-15

BEWARE: The climactic song, Charlie Sexton's "Beat So Lonely" is NOT on this CD.

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