The Songs
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Racking your brain to recall the name of that that song you heard covered by the chorus in YOUNG@HEART? We thought you might be. Here we’ve got a list of the music in the film, in the order the songs are heard. Click the links to listen to the original songs or watch video clips.
“Should I Stay or Should I Go” — The Clash
From the Clash’s legendary punk album, Combat Rock, this song was written in 1981 and became the band’s only Number one single.
“Doo-Wah Diddy” – Manfred Mann
Originally written and recorded by The Exciters, Manfred Mann’s version in 1964 went to Number one in the UK and the U.S.
“Schizophrenia” — Sonic Youth
This song appeared on Sonic Youth’s 1987 album Sister.
“I Got You (I Feel Good)” — James Brown
James Brown’s biggest hit peaked at number three on the Billboard charts.
“I Wanna Be Sedated” — The Ramones
This 1978 single appeared on The Ramones’ album Road to Ruin.
“Just Because” — Elvis Presley
Originally written and recorded by The Shelton Brothers, “Just Because” was a hit for the accordion-playing bandleader Frank Yankovic in 1948. In 1954 Elvis recorded a version on his first album.
“Life During Wartime” — Talking Heads
This peppy song about an imaginary civil insurrection in the U.S. appeared on two Talking Heads albums, including a popular live version on Stop Making Sense.
“Yes We Can Can” — Allen Toussaint
This song by New Orleans legend Allen Toussaint was made popular by the Pointer Sisters in 1973.
“Golden Years” — David Bowie
Bowie’s 1975 single was purportedly originally written for Elvis Presley, who turned it down.
“Fix You” — Coldplay
This mournful dirge appears on Coldplay’s 2005 album X&Y.
“Somebody to Love” — Jefferson Airplane
This 1967 single was written by Grace Slick’s brother-in-law, Darby Slick, of the band The Great! Society.
“Road to Nowhere” — Talking Heads
Talking Heads lead singer David Byrne says he added the choral introduction to this 1985 single because he felt like the song was embarassingly simplistic without it.
“Dancing in the Dark” — Bruce Springsteen
This track was the first hit single from Springsteen’s mega-hit 1984 album Born in the U.S.A.
“Forever Young” — Bob Dylan
If you think this 1974 song sounds an awful lot like the Rod Stewart song of the same name that came out in 1988, you’re not alone. Stewart responded to accusations of plagiarism by acknowledging that he subconsciously borrowed bits of the lyrics and melody from the earlier song, and agreed to share royalties with Dylan.
“Stayin’ Alive” — The Bee Gees
This catchy disco single from the 1977 film Saturday Night Fever is also used by CPR instructors to help student pace their chest compressions to about 100 per minute.
“Nothing Compares 2 U” — Sinead O’Connor
Penned by the artist currently known as Prince, O’Connor’s version — and its spare and startling video — catapulted the young, iconically bald Irishwoman to brief international superstardom in 1989.
“She’s Not There” — The Zombies
This jazz-influenced 1964 folk-rock song was The Zombies’s first top 10 hit in the United States.
“Every Breath You Take” — The Police
This simple, repetitive love song written by Sting won the Song of the Year Grammy Award in 1984.
"(Ghost) Riders in the Sky" — Johnny Cash
A classic cowboy ditty, "Riders in the Sky" was originally written in 1948 by Stan Jones. Peggy Lee, Marty Robbins, and Elvis Presley all recorded popular versions.
“Purple Haze” — The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Possibly Hendrix’s most recognizable song, this guitar-laden 1967 jam is reputed to be a hymn to the hallucinogenic properties of psychedelic drugs.
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