Editor’s Note: The Albumism staff has selected what we believe to be the 100 Greatest Soundtracks of All Time, representing a varied cross-section of films and musical genres. Click “Next Soundtrack” below to explore each soundtrack in the list or for easier navigation, view the full introduction & soundtrack index here.
Some Kind of Wonderful
Geffen (1986)
Selected by Terry Nelson
The comparisons between Some Kind Of Wonderful and Pretty in Pink are numerous. Each of these movies and their accompanying soundtracks are often pitted against each other. Without shame, I am definitely in Camp Some Kind Of Wonderful.
Listening to this soundtrack is like being in a very cool record store that no one else really knows about. You spend hours digging in the bins, occasionally asking the clerk to play something you find. Pete Shelley, Stephen Duffy, and The Jesus and Mary Chain were probably the best known artists at the time. The big semi-hit from this album was Flesh for Lulu's "I Go Crazy", which was featured in the original trailer for the movie along with a cover of Elvis Presley’s “Can't Help Falling in Love" by Lick the Tins. The one other cover song in this collection is "Miss Amanda Jones" by the March Violets, originally done by the Rolling Stones on their 1967 release Between the Buttons.
This tragically overlooked soundtrack works from the first track to the last. It's like time traveling back to 1986 and finding an awesome college radio station to listen to.
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