Songs In Movies About The Movie

The movie is over and the song that plays over the credits is oddly specific to the movie you just watched. It's a strange sub genre of song that, as we discover, has lots of layers. The "wrap up rap", the "opener", the rare but interesting "middle of the movie plot drop" we look at them all in a very musical episode of The Launchpad Podcast. Spotify Playlist:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/79QEl45cwQfRnDsoWdiJoO?si=pNWW-x_ISAimzZA1cgUyTwSong Credits“Dream Warriors” - Dokken - A Nightmare on Elm Street 3 (1987)“Nightmare On My Street” - DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince - Unaffiliated“Ready For Freddy” - The Fat Boys - A Nightmare on Elm Street 4 (1988) “The Blob” - The 5 Blobs and Burt Bacharach - The Blob (1958)“Arthur’s Theme” (The Best That You Can Do) - Christopher Cross - Arthur (1981) “Ben” - Michael Jackson - Ben (1972)“Ballad of Harry Warden” - Paul Zaza - My Bloody Valentine (1981)“Killer Klowns” - The Dickies - Killer Klowns From Outer Space (1988)“Adam’s Groove” - MC Hammer - Adam’s Family (1991)“Men in Black” - Will Smith - Men in Black (1997)“Wild Wild West” - Will Smith - Wild Wild West (1999)“Deepest Bluest” - LL Cool J - Deep Blue Sea (1999)“Ninja Rap” - Vanilla Ice - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991)“TURTLE Power” Partners in Kryme - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)“Party Time” - 45 Grave - Return of the Living Dead (1985)“Cleaning Up the Town” - The Bus Boys - Ghostbusters (1984)“Ghostbusters” - Ray Parker Jr - Ghostbusters (1984)“Lose Yourself” - Eminem - 8 Mile (2002)“Venom” - Eminem - Venom (2018)“Pet Sematary” - The Ramones - Pet Sematary (1989)“Theme from Shaft” - Isaac Hayes - Shaft (1971)“Man Behind the Mask (He’s Back!)” - Alice Cooper - Friday the 13th Part IV: Jason Lives (1986)“Friend Like Me” - Will Smith and DJ Khaled - Aladdin (2019)

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