Thursday, September 20, 2018

familiar, but foreign

I just love to be surprised by a movie!
Sometimes, that surprise is in the form of a plot twist, but lately, it's the music.
I'll be tuned in to the movie, all senses 'GO!', then a discrepancy will hit.
My body is responding to the melody in a knowing way...
but my mind is all "Say what?!"
That'll be because the tune has been redone in another language.
Surprise!
Now, let's play a game, shall we?
Akin to the movie quotes of the past, or those other "GOTG:V2" games, this one will involve matching a song to a movie.
Please bear in mind that these songs may have been sung in a different language in the film.
To make things a bit more fair, I've included the name of the artist that made the song well-known, whether they wrote it or not.
As always with these games, some answers may match more than one listing.
To keep it interesting, of course!
(smile!)

Songs:

1) Coldplay's "Yellow"

2) Nancy Sinatra's "These Boots Are Made For Walkin' "

3) Sinead O'Connor's "Nothing Compares 2 U"

4) The Beatles' "Money (That's What I Want)"

5) Jack Gold's "It Hurts To Say Goodbye"

6) Extreme's "More Than Words"

7) Madonna's "Material Girl"

8) Toni Basil's "Hey Mickey"

9) Bob Crewe Generation's "Music To Watch Girls Go By"

10) Louis Armstrong's "La Vie En Rose"

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Movies:

A) 2018: "Crazy Rich Asians"

B) 2008: "Forgetting Sarah Marshall"

C) 2018: "A Simple Favor"

D) 2018: "The Meg"

E) 2018: "Mission Impossible: Fallout"


Okay, give it a go!

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Ready for some answers?
Okay, here they are, in condensed form.

1) A
2) B
3) B
4) A
5) C
6) B
7) A
8) D
9) C
10) E

Well, THAT was fun!
I didn't quite end up with "Abacab", but that's just fine...
neither did Genesis, when their song was finalized!
(smile!)

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