Short List: 7 Songs About Movies

There’s no shortage of movies named after songs, but strangely, there don’t seem to be a whole lot of songs about specific movies. If you can think of one I haven’t listed here, be sure to leave it in the comments!

1. King Kong (Daniel Johnston, 1983) - Film referenced: King Kong

2. Breakfast at Tiffany’s (Deep Blue Something, 1996) - Film referenced: Breakfast at Tiffany’s

3. Debaser (Pixies, 1989) - Film referenced: Un chien andalou

4. Mildred Pierce (Sonic Youth, 1990) - Film referenced: Mildred Pierce

5. Frodo, Don’t Wear the Ring (Flight of the Conchords, 2007)- Films referenced: Lord of the Rings Trilogy

6. Night of the Living Dead (Misfits, 1982) - Film referenced: Night of the Living Dead

*Also see: almost every other Misfits song

7. Science Fiction Double Feature (The Rocky Horror Picture Show, 1973 [stage play] and 1975 [film]) - Films referenced: Too many to mention–complete list here