And the best closing credits song is...?
The Awl has a listicle (list + article = listicle) considering the best movie closing credits songs. Was surprised that "I'm a Believer" from Shrek, "La Vida Loca" from Shrek 2 and "Beyond the Sea" from Finding Nemo weren't included. Was even more surprised that "Nobody Does it Better," the theme song to The Spy Who Loved Me, was used in the opening rather than closing credits. Your favorite?
And the best closing credits song is...?
Carrie Rickey
The Awl has a listicle (list + article = listicle) considering the best movie closing credits songs. (Hat tip, A List of Things Thrown Five Minutes Ago) Was surprised that "I'm a Believer" from Shrek, "La Vida Loca" from Shrek 2 and "Beyond the Sea" from Finding Nemo weren't included. Was even more surprised when I checked that "Nobody Does it Better," the theme song to The Spy Who Loved Me, was used in the intro rather than outro credits.
Other personal faves that did not make The Awl's cut include: Stevie Wonder's "Beauty of the Land" from Jungle Fever, The Beach Boys' "God Only Knows" in Love, Actually, "(Build Me Up) Buttercup" in There's Something About Mary, "I'll Be Seeing You" as the coda to Crimes and Misdemeanors and "We'll Meet Again" serving as the outro to Dr. Strangelove.
Tricky thing, choosing a great outro. Sometimes irony works (think "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" sung by the crucifixion chorus in The Life of Brian). Other times, the song amplifies the theme of the film, as "I Believe When I Fall in Love" sums up High Fidelity (pictured). Your nominees?
Paint it Black from Full Metal Jacket; ELO's Livin Thing from Boogie Nights.— jeffal66- "Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life" at the end of Young Frankenstein.— Philly Ray
- or "My Way" at the end of GoodFellas.— Philly Ray
Comment removed.- Peter Wolf's "Nothing But the Wheel," from "The Ice Harvest," one of the more overlooked movies of The Aughts. "Dancing Queen" from "Dick."— wwolfe
- "CIA Man" from the Fugs > "Burn After Reading"; "First We'll Take Manhattan" from Leonard Cohen > "Watchmen"
- Three Dog Night's "Jeremiah Was a Bullfrog" closing out THE BIG CHILL. (But my favorite is still Stevie Wonder's "I Believe" from HIGH FIDELITY--perfect.) I can't remember: does THE FISHER KING end with "How About You?" or does it just form a musical thread throughout? Either way, it is a genius-musical stroke...— Nancy KC
- Tammy Wynette's "Stand by Your Man" at the end of The Crying Game.— LizzieB
- Donovan's "Season of the Witch" in To Die For.— bacbank
- "Stay Gold" by Stevie Wonder from The Outsiders and She's Got You High by Mumm-Ra from (500) days of Summer!!!— Kimberlyjj
- Elliott Smith's "Miss Misery" "Good Will Hunting"— KarenA
- All Summer Long by the Beach Boys, a great song by a great group, and was the closing song for my favorite movie of all time, "American Graffiti" my favorite movie of all time, even though it had Ron Howard in it.— LJM
I know it's not a movie, but I have always loved the outro song from "Peewee's Playhouse."— Professor Smart E. Pants, PhD.- dunno if it's the best, but i loved Tom Jones doing "She's a Lady" at the end of "Bound." Then there's "Misty" at the end (i think) of "Play Misty for Me." And i wish "The Social Network" had gone the way of "The Last of Sheila" and used Bette Midler's "Friends"— bob ickes
