What Movie was the song Love Shack in

Not much is to be heard about this band at this point and time, but throughout the years their music has made a splash in several films and created a pleasing level of nostalgia for viewers that can remember when they were particularly hot. While you might think that one of their hottest hits, Love Shack, would easily make this list, you might be surprised. It’s an easy, surefire song to remember, but in films it’s actually kind of elusive. So here instead are a few songs you might recognize but don’t listen to quite as often.

The B-52’s definitely have a unique sound, so let’s see how many of these appearances you remember.

5. Planet Claire – Monsters Vs. Aliens

Amidst the hilarity you might have missed their classic sound, but they are a part of this film without a doubt. The movie didn’t open to rave reviews but it’s still regarded as one of the more quirky and fun pieces to have featured multiple star talents. It’s got a definite goofy side despite being a good old fashioned slugfest between monsters and aliens. You know, if such a thing was remembered from earlier films.

4. Rock Lobster – Knocked Up

This song kind of fits in the discordant and otherwise haphazard film. It’s not a bad movie really, but it does feature the typical man-child that needs to get a life and somehow lucks out by getting to be with one of the most gorgeous women on the planet. I mean that’s totally true to real life, right? In any case the film is funny enough to carry it’s own weight, and the song provides a good counterpoint to the strange way it kind of glides and dips along.

3. D2 The Mighty Ducks – Good Stuff

A lot of people don’t like to hear that “boys will be boys”, but in the time period that this film was made there were still young boys that were just devious enough to pull such a prank as this. It’s kind of daring to do so in such an obvious fashion, but it does happen to lend a humorous moment to the film even though one has to assume that the store owner would want to check with the boys’ source before actually letting them in.

2. The Bedrock Twitch-The Flintstones

The first Flintstones was definitely innovative as it brought the beloved cartoon to life and allowed it to roam on the big screen. This was exciting because the B-52’s actually got to be a part of the act as well as the musical guest. While it didn’t create a whole lot of buzz outside the hype that was initially created the movie still gets remembered as a rather good attempt at creating a live event from a favored cartoon.

1. Summer of Love – Earth Girls Are Easy

Well, yeah, wow. The song fits and the movie is, fairly ridiculous, but it was meant to be at least. As far as alien films go this one is fairly low key and doesn’t go too far out of bounds. It describes its premise within the title and doesn’t really stray too far from the overall plot. As far as being simple it’s about as goofy as it sounds, and no doubt gained a lot of its continued cult following from this fact.

The B-52’s are known for lending their music to a lot of mediocre to flat out weird shows, but that’s part of the charm. Not all songs have to be epic or overly dramatic. Some of them can just be a lot of fun.

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What Movie was the song Love Shack in

What Movie was the song Love Shack in

The song Love Shack, performed by The B-52's, was featured in movies like Cathouse 2: Back in the Saddle, Frankie and Johnny, Rising Sun and De rouille et d'os. What Movie makes the best use of Love Shack in it's soundtrack?

Cathouse 2: Back in the Saddle Frankie and Johnny Rising Sun De rouille et d'os

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For the 2010 film, see Love Shack (film).

"Love Shack" is a single by new wave band The B-52's. Originally released in 1989 from their album Cosmic Thing, the single was the band's biggest hit song and first million-copy seller.[3] It was also the band's first song to reach the Billboard Top 40 charts, peaking at number 3,[4] also reaching number 2 on the UK Singles Chart, and was number 1 for eight weeks in Australia, number 1 for 4 weeks in New Zealand, number 1 in the Republic of Ireland and also number 1 on the US Modern Rock Tracks chart.

Produced by Don Was,[5] the song's inspiration was a cabin around Athens, Georgia, complete with tin roof, where the band conceived "Rock Lobster", a single from their first album; it is often said to have been located off "the Atlanta Highway", as the first verse implies. B-52's singer Kate Pierson lived in the cabin in the 1970s, and the cabin existed until 2004, when it burned down.[4] "Tin roof...rusted," wailed by lead singer Cindy Wilson, was originally an outtake added to the track, and is perhaps the song's most memorable line. Fred Schneider also provides some memorable lines, including his notable boast of having a Chrysler that is "as big as a whale" and "seats about twenty". It has come to mean many things to different listeners.[6]

The video was directed by Adam Bernstein and shot at the home and studio of ceramic artists Philip Maberry and Scott Walker in Highland, New York.[7][8] The song was a comeback of sorts following the band's decline in popularity in the mid 1980s coupled with the death of their guitarist, Ricky Wilson, in 1985.[9]

The song received a number of accolades following its release. Named as one of the 365 Songs of the Century in 2001,[10] the video for the song received an award from MTV as the Best Group Video, and was named the Best Single of 1989 by Rolling Stone.[3] Additionally, it was ranked #246 in Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.[11]

Track listing

The single release contained various tracks depending on the country it was released in. The United States had a B-side of "Roam", a song that would later reach number 3 as well, and other countries had singles with either "Channel Z" or a live version of "Rock Lobster" as the B-side.[12] In 1998 and 1999, the single was released again with a number of remixes, including one by DJ Tonka, but the re-release did not chart in the United States, although it did enter the United Kingdom charts.[13]

UK single

  1. "Love Shack" (Single Version) — 4:20
  2. "Love Shack" (LP Version) — 5:21

US 12" single / CD maxi-single

  1. "Love Shack" (12" Remix) — 8:00
  2. "Love Shack" (Remix/Edit) — 4:07
  3. "Channel Z" (12" Rock Mix) — 6:24
  4. "Love Shack" (12" Mix) — 6:10
  5. "Love Shack" (A Capella) — 3:56
  6. "Love Shack" (Big Radio Mix) — 5:31

Chart performance

  • "Love Shack" was played in the third-season finale of Full House, where Stephanie danced to the song at the "We Love Our Children" telethon.[30]
  • Alvin and the Chipmunks and The Chipettes covered the song for their 1996 album Club Chipmunk: The Dance Mixes.
  • In a 2015 episode of The Muppets, "Pig Out", the song is performed by Gonzo, Rizzo, and Pepe.
  • The Simpsons parodied the song in the 1999 episode "E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt)" with a song titled "Glove Slap" over a montage of Homer challenging Springfield residents to a duel with gloves, as well as the end credits. This parody was also sung by the B-52's.
  • The song is heard in the 1991 film Frankie and Johnny, when Johnny (Al Pacino) interrupts Frankie's (Michelle Pfeiffer) bowling league, vying for her affections, to her dismay.
  • The song was performed on Glee as the finale of the Season Three episode 13 entitled "Heart".

See also

References

  1. Wilkerson Daily Corporation, ed. (1990). The Hollywood Reporter, Volume 315, N° 1 to 17.
  2. "The B-52s". B-52s. Retrieved 28 July 2013. "From groundbreaking songs like "Rock Lobster," ... to chart-topping hits like "Love Shack" ... the B-52s' unforgettable dance-rock tunes start a party every time their music begins."
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 David Mansour, From Abba to Zoom: A Pop Culture Encyclopedia of the Late 20th Century. Andrews McNeel Publishing, 2005.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "B-52's 'Love Shack' burns down". The Associated Press. Today.com. 16 December 2004. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  5. Fred Bronson. Billboard's Hottest Hot 100 Hits. Watson-Guptill, 2003.
  6. "Love Shack by The B-52's". Songfacts. Tonemedia.com. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  7. "Emmy Nominated Director's Strange Trip: From Sir-Mix-a-Lot's 'Baby Got Back' to 'Fargo'". TheWrap.com. 30 July 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  8. "HOUSE PROUD; Thrill Rides on the Color Wheel". The New York Times. 1 May 2003. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  9. Richie Unterberger, Samb Hicks, Jennifer Dempsey. Music USA: The Rough Guide. Rough Guides, 1989.
  10. "Songs of the Century". Archives.cnn.com. Cable News Network LP, LLLP. 7 March 2001. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  11. "Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time". Rolling Stone. April 2010. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  12. "The B-52s Unofficial Discography: Love Shack". Theb52s.de. Retrieved 24 January 2007.
  13. "The B-52s Unofficial Discography: Love Shack 99". Theb52s.de. Retrieved 24 January 2007.
  14. "Australian-charts.com – The B-52's – Love Shack". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  15. "Ultratop.be – The B-52's – Love Shack" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  16. "Love Shack - B-52'S". VRT (in Dutch). Top30-2.radio2.be. Retrieved 28 July 2013. Hoogste notering in de top 30 : 9
  17. "Dance/Urban - Volume 51, No. 10, January 20, 1990". Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  18. "Retail Sales - Volume 51, No. 7, December 16, 1989". Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  19. "Top Singles - Volume 51, No. 7, December 16, 1989". Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  20. "Lescharts.com – The B-52's – Love Shack" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  21. "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". IRMA. Retrieved 28 July 2013. Only one result when searching "Love shack"
  22. "Nederlandse Top 40 – The B-52's - Love Shack" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  23. "Dutchcharts.nl – The B-52's – Love Shack" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  24. "Charts.nz – The B-52's – Love Shack". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 "B-52's". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 26.3 "Cosmic Thing awards at Allmusic". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  27. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.6684&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=mhe12pta2k83e08udtq66ot062
  28. "Billboard Top 100 - 1989". Billboard. The Longbored Surfer. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  29. "Billboard Top 100 - 1990". Billboard. The Longbored Surfer. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  30. "Stephanie's dance to Love Shack Baby". YouTube. 29 April 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2015.

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