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Posted by Osi Osgood (Member # 424) on June 14, 2017, 11:19 AM:

Hey! try to say that title to this series of posts five times quickly, (it's hard ... but it's not the trivia) ...

OK, here's some fun ...

Name films that were made, due to the success of a song!

Now, I'm not including films that HAD a song as they're soundtrack, (for instance, "Love Is A many Splendored Thing"), that was made for the feature, but songs that EXISTED before the feature film, and then, because of the success of the song, they made a feature film in honor of the song ...

I can think of four from the 60's to the 70's alone ....

Harper Valley P.T.A.
Convoy
You Light Up My Life
Car Wash

What films can YOU come up with?

Posted by Mathew James (Member # 4581) on June 14, 2017, 11:26 AM:

Grease?

Born Free

Mickey Mouse Disco [Smile]

Posted by Joe Balitzki (Member # 438) on June 14, 2017, 12:54 PM:

The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia (1981)

Posted by Ty Reynolds (Member # 5117) on June 14, 2017, 01:28 PM:

Across The Universe
I Wanna Hold Your Hand
Yellow Submarine
My Girl
Peggy Sue Got Married
Singin' In the Rain
The Gambler

Posted by Brian Fretwell (Member # 4302) on June 14, 2017, 02:13 PM:

Not individual song but The Wall and Quadrophenia should count.

Posted by Janice Glesser (Member # 2758) on June 14, 2017, 03:54 PM:

Fun topic Osi [Smile]

Here are some I found in my library:

Someone Like You (2001)
My Blue Heaven (1990)
One Fine Day (1996)
Chances Are (1989)
Can't Buy Me Love (1987)
Frankie & Johnny (1991)
It Takes Two (1995)
Just Like Heaven (2005)
Return to Me (2000)
Save the Last Dance (2001)
Pocket Full of Miracles (1961)
Simply Irresistible (1999)
Shall We Dance (2004)

Posted by Ty Reynolds (Member # 5117) on June 14, 2017, 06:18 PM:

PS I Love You
Blue Velvet
Stand By Me
Sixteen Candles
Sweet Home Alabama
Johnny Be Good
When a Man Loves a Woman
Walking On Sunshine
Paper Moon
Stand By Me
Jumpin'Jack Flash
Pretty Woman
Only the Lonely

Then there's Pompatus of Love (1995), which takes its title from a line from an old song in the movie.

Posted by Patrick Walsh (Member # 637) on June 14, 2017, 08:04 PM:

Walk The Line

Posted by Melvin England (Member # 5270) on June 15, 2017, 07:03 AM:

Sgt.Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

....... That Bee Gees thing...

Posted by Ty Reynolds (Member # 5117) on June 15, 2017, 10:45 AM:

Helter Skelter

A lot of Beatles tunes in this list

Posted by Greg Perry (Member # 5177) on June 15, 2017, 11:14 PM:

How about:

"Take this job and Shove It"

Johnny Paycheck song first and then a film with Robert Hays, Art Carney and Barbara Hershey....

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