Theres Something About Mary [Soundtrack]

1. There's Something About Mary - Jonathan Richman

2. How to Survive a Broken Heart - Ben Lee

3. Every Day Should be a Holiday" - The Dandy Warhols

4. Everything Shines - The Push Stars

5. This Is the Day" - Ivy

6. Is She Really Going Out With Him?" - Joe Jackson

7. True Love Is Not Nice" - Jonathan Richman

8. History Repeating (featuring Miss Shirley Bassey" - Propellerheads

9. If I Could Talk I'd Tell You" - Lemonheads

10. Mary's Prayer" - Danny Wilson

11. Margo's Waltz" - Lloyd Cole

12. Speed Queen" - Zuba

13. Let Her Go Into the Darkness" - Jonathan Richman

14. Build Me Up Buttercup" - The Foundations

From Amazon.co.uk
There was a nice way of incorporating music into this film's humour. Composer Jonathan Richman kept appearing on-screen (first of all in a tree) to sing a ditty. It had the effect of making it seem like a tongue-in-cheek fairy tale. There are three of the songs here, with the last ("Let Her Go Into the Darkness") being an unexpected assassination attempt on him--his singing isn't that bad! The inclusion of "Mary's Prayer" by Danny Wilson shows a sense of humour in the Music Supervision department. It's used for a dreamy montage, and is enormously cheesy. A couple of classics suggest an ear for the peculiar, such as "Margo's Waltz" (Lloyd Cole) and "Build Me Up Buttercup" (The Foundations). Something like "Is She Really Going Out With Him" (Joe Jackson) is included to encapsulate half the plot for anyone not paying attention. Amongst the more recently penned songs is the best thing The Propellerheads ever wrote--"History Repeating". Many comedy albums think it's essential to do the jokes to death with dialogue tracks, but thankfully there are none here. --Paul Tonks

Entertainment Weekly
The Dandy Warhols are the only '90s guys here who manage half the energy of timeless classics by the Foundations....

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Most helpful customer reviews   This soundtrack rocks, April 25 2004 By  Redman (Compton, Los Angelas) - See all my reviews This soundrack is excellent. Its hotter than Mary. Actually I take that back Mary is hotter. If you saw this movie and you liked it then you would love this CD. Its definately something to buy. Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   Looking for "The Way", Nov 14 2001 By A Customer Awesome soundtrack. Looking for the song at the end as the credits roll. It's called "The Way", but not sure who performs it. Gotta get this song! Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   The best Pop CD ever!, Jun 3 2001 By  "xander82" (Sheffield, England) - See all my reviews This CD has the finest collection of pop tunes I've yet to find! It's got the classics: Build me Up Buttercup, Is She Really Going Out With Him and Mary's Prayer along with other greats like Everyday Should be A Holiday, Speed Queen etc. Every song is an instant classic and the 'intermission' tracks from Johnathan Richman 'True Love is not nice' etc are just amazing. Possibly the most fun and entertaining CD out there, it makes you glad to be alive! Buy it now! Was this review helpful to you? (Report this) Share your thoughts with other customers:  › See all 27 customer reviews...		Most recent customer reviews A good mix of music If you love this movie, you will love this soundtrack. It's every bit as wacky, and fun, but also has touching moments. Read more Published on Nov 30 2000 by G. Sawaged LOOKING FOR A SONG BY THE SONS!!!!!!!! THERE IS A SONG ON THIS SOUNDTRACK BY A BAND CALLED THE SONS. IT IS CALLED ALL THESE DAYS. IT PLAYS DURING THE SCENE WHILE TED AND DOM ARE DRIVING IN THE CAR DOWN TO FLORIDA. Read more Published on Oct 2 2000 Simply the Best ..... This is one of the very few excellent music I ever heard. It was before watching the movie, that I went for its music. Read more Published on Sep 27 2000 by Meeta One of my favorite movies and soundtracks I got this soundtrack without really knowing much about the music. I'd seen the movie a couple of times and loved it, especially the part where ... nevermind. Read more Published on Jul 22 2000 by Sara Looking for more music This soundtrack was great, as well as the movie. I want to know how I can get ahold of some of the score music. Read more Published on Oct 30 1999 Good CD but Missing The One Song I Really Want! Good selection of music. Enjoyed it all. But I really want a copy of the song "The Way" by Billy Goodrum that plays over the credits of TSAM at the end. Read more Published on Oct 25 1999 by Teresa Owens This Soundtrack is funny as hell!!!!!! This soundrack has the best and funniest songs i have ever heared!!! Especially the song, "Buttercup Baby" That is my favorite song ever!!!!! Read more Published on April 25 1999 terrific Soundtrack has the terrific tune of "build me up buttercup" by the foundations!! Published on April 4 1999 Jonathan Richman, A Great Rocker from Way Back Even though only 3 songs on the soundtrack belong to this Modern Lover, he breathes life into this fairly typical conglomeration of old stand-bys and soon-to-be new stand-bys. Read more Published on Feb 11 1999 by Joe Teeples (teeples@erols.com) A soundtrack as sweet as Mary's personality!! This soundtrack is a great companion to the movie. Just like the knock-your-socks-off first impression Mary gives everyone in the film, the music is no less appealing. Read more Published on Nov 23 1998 Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews › See all 27 customer reviews...

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