Friday, February 04, 2011

Top 5: 80's Horror Movie Rock Songs

The rules for this list were simple:

1.  The movie had to be from the 1980's.
2.  Horror movie.
3.  Rock song.
4.  The song had to be written specifically for the movie's soundtrack, ideally referencing the movie's title or plot in the lyrics.

And wow, there were a LOT to choose from.  Apologies to The Cramps' "Surfin' Dead" from Return of the Living Dead, which I would have included if I could find a streaming version of it anywhere.  But I could not (at least not in the 30 seconds of energy I was willing to devote to the task).

5.  Alice Cooper, "He's Back (The Man Behind the Mask)", from Friday the 13th, Part 6: Jason Lives
Fun Fact: First film in the franchise to gross less than $20 million.

4.  Dokken, "Dream Warriors", from A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: The Dream Warriors
Fun Fact: Patricia Arquette's film debut.

3.  The Dickies, "Killer Klowns", from Killer Klowns From Outer Space
Fun Fact: Anyone who had cable in the 80's hates clowns because of this film.

2.  The Ramones, "Pet Sematary", from, you guessed it, Pet Sematary
Fun Fact: This director's most recent credit is the Tiffany/Debbie Gibson vehicle Mega Python vs. Gatoroid.

1.  AC/DC, "Who Made Who", from Maximum Overdrive
Fun Fact: To date, the only film directed by Stephen King himself.

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