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TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT Like, Giveaway, Dude!
You know what I love??? The 80′s! So naturally, I am completely… like… excited for TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT to come out on DVD and Blu-Ray on July 19th… I mean, who can resist… like… that radical soundtrack!
So, in honor of the DVD and Blu-Ray release of TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT, we figured… Why not have a totally tubular contest dude?!
OFFICIAL RULES:
1. YOU MUST BE A US RESIDENT WITH A US SHIPPING ADDRESS.
2. FILL OUT YOUR REAL NAME (FIRST IS FINE) AND EMAIL ADDRESS BELOW.
3. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION – WHAT 80′s SONGS SHOULD BE ON YOUR SOUNDTRACK AND WHY? Keep in mind, I love the 80′s… so wow me!
WINNERS WILL BE CHOSEN THROUGH A RANDOM DRAWING OF QUALIFYING CONTESTANTS. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. PRIZES WILL NOT BE SUBSTITUTED OR EXCHANGED, SO DON’T ASK.
SYNOPSIS:
As the summer of 1988 winds down, three friends on the verge of adulthood attend an out-of-control party in celebration of their last night of unbridled youth. Starring Topher Grace, Anna Faris, Dan Fogler and Teresa Palmer, Take Me Home Tonightis a raunchy, romantic and ultimately touching blast from the past set to an awesome soundtrack of timeless rock and hip-hop hits.
Recent MIT grad Matt Franklin (Topher Grace) should be working for a Fortune 500 company and starting his upward climb to full-fledged yuppie-hood. Instead, the directionless 23-year-old confounds family and friends by taking a part-time job behind the counter of a video store at the Sherman Oaks Galleria.
But Matt’s silent protest against maturity comes to a screeching halt once his unrequited high school crush, Tori Frederking (Teresa Palmer), walks into the store. When she invites him to an epic, end-of-summer party, Matt thinks he finally might have a chance with the girl of his dreams. With his cynical twin sister Wendy (Anna Faris) and best friend Barry (Dan Fogler), Matt embarks on a once-in-a-lifetime evening. From stealing a car to a marriage proposal to an indescribable, no-holds-barred dance-off, these friends share experiences that will change the course of their lives on one unforgettable night in the Go-Go ’80s.
TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT Comes To Blu-Ray and DVD July 19th
Living on a prayer and Don’t Stop Believing because they are both great songs and they are both story’s in song
“WHAT 80′s SONGS SHOULD BE ON YOUR SOUNDTRACK AND WHY?”
All I can say is, thank goodness for MP3 players (and not having to sit next to the radio with a blank tape hoping for your favorite song to come on anymore to tape it – knowing, of course, that the DJ will talk over the end of it and mess it up), because there’s just too many good songs! I’d have to say: Bust A Move (Young MC – very mellow head bobbing music), Don’t You Forget About Me (Simple Minds – Breakfast Club was awesome!), Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (Cyndi Lauper – great dance song), Hit Me With Your Best Shot (Pat Benatar – tough angry rebellious song), Hungry Like The Wolf (Duran Duran – was there a better group than Duran Duran? No), Jesse’s Girl (Rick Springfield – we all identified with that song), Like a Virgin (Madonna – icon of the 80s), Love Shack (B-52s – great radio song!), Maneater (Hall & Oates – let’s face it, there was one in every middle school), Obsession (Animotion – desperate love song), Pour Some Sugar on Me (Def Leppard – rock out song), Relax (Frankie Goes to Hollywood – iconic hit of the decade), Sunglasses at Night (Corey Hart – more head bopping music), Walking On Sunshine (Katrina and the Waves – wave your hands around like crazy dancing), We’re Not Gonna Take It (Twisted Sister – when your parents had you doing chores, a great anthem to have playing), Whip It (Devo – and yes, another head bopping song), You Shook Me All Night Long (ACDC – rock was never greater), and Wild Thing (Tone Loc – let’s do it!). Of course, I could go on and on, as 80′s songs were the best!
Tesla – Love Song
Ratt – Round and Round
Quiet Riot – Cum On Feel The Noize
Roxy Music – Avalon
ABC – Look of Love
Flock of Seagulls – I Ran
80′s songs are so much fun so it’s hard to choose just a few. Blondie’s The Tide is High because I love the lyrics, I’m not the kind of girl who gives up.. Belinda Carlisle “Mad About You’ because even in public it makes me dance around and lose myself.. in a singing into my hairbrush kind of way. Anything Depeche Mode really but I love Shake the Disease. Definitely some Thompson Twins because who doesn’t want to be Molly Ringwald at the END of 16 candles?! And of course A-Ha’s Take On Me because it’s an awesome sing along even though it’s out of most peoples range :)
Sweet dreams are made of this-Eurythmics
Jeesie’s Girl-Rick Springfield
8675309/Jenny-Tommy Tutone
Under Pressure-Queen and David Bowie
Girls Just wanna have fun-Cyndi Lauper
Don’t Stop Believin’-Journey
Walk this way-Run DMC
What I like about you-The Romantics
She blinded me with Science-Thomas Dolby
I love Rock n Roll-Joan Jett
Mickey-Tony Basil
Do You really want to hurt me-Culture Club
Down Under-Men at work
Eye of the Tiger DUH! One of the most epic songs ever made!
Pat Benetar “Love is a Battlefield” should be on the soundtrack to my life. My love life is like a handicap and the government should probably just go ahead and give me special parking because of it.
Beat It! From Michael Jackson’s Thriller!! :)
“Silly Girl” by the Descendents. That song reminds me of every girl–good, bad, or both–that I ever dated in the late 80′s.
Can I cheat a little and say the entire soundtrack of “Say Anything”? Jeez…what a perfect movie, with music that would seamlessly complement by exciting life.
cinderella- don’t know what you got til it’s gone, faster pussy cat- house of pain, bon jovi- never say goodbye, warrant- heaven, damn yankees- high enough, michael jackson- thriller & billie jean, poison- I won’t forget you, john cougar mellenkamp- hurts so good & play guitar, foreigner- juke box hero & I wanna know what love is, guns n roses- it’s so easy, van halen- jump & hot for teacher, dire straits- walk of life & so far away, tom petty & the heartbreakers- don’t do me like that, ratt- round and round, tesla- love song, billy squier- the stroke, l.a. guns- ballad of jane, yes- owner of a lonely heart, flock of seagulls- I ran, reo speedwagon- keep on loving you, bullett boys- smooth up in ya, phil collins- in the air tonight, skid row- 18 and life & I remember you, def leopard- photograph, duran duran- hungry like the wolf, the police- king of pain, the cars- you might think, zz top- gimme all your lovin’, the alan parsons project- sirius & eye in the sky, aerosmith- dream on, acdc- hells bells.
Eye of the Tiger for it gets you pumped up and ready to kick some butt every time.
Girls Just Want to Have Fun…because we do :)
Take On Me – A-Ha
Don’t You (Forget About Me) – Simple Minds
Bizarre Love Triangle – New Order
Because these were epic 80s songs (for me anyway) :D
Space Age Love Song- Flock of Seagulls
Obscene Phone caller-Rockwell
Angst In my Pants- Sparks
*Because I can’t get tired of them and they always make me feel good and start dancing…. =)
“I Will Dare” by the Replacements
“Enjoy the Silence” by Depeche Mode
“With or Without You” by U2
“I Know What I Know” by Paul Simon
I chose these songs because they’ re catchy, but also have lots of bits of truth and universal desires in them.
My oh my! I won an autographed poster signed by the cast of Take Me Home Tonight, I would love to win this too. I would totally pick the wedding singer soundtrack as my 80′s soundtrack.
Song Artist Scene Ranking Soundtrack
You Spin Me Like a Record Dead or Alive Movie opens with Robbie singing it. - 2
Do You Wanna Hurt Me Culture Club Backup singer a couple of times - 1
Der Kommisaar After The Fire Kitchen at wedding hall - -
Don’t Stop Believin’ Journey Robbie’s wedding theme - -
White Wedding Billy Idol On TV after being dumped - 1
99 Luftballoons Nena Julia is listening to it on her walkman - -
Pass the Dutchie Musical Youth Robbie’s best friend listens to it in his limo - 1
Boys Don’t Cry The Cure Robbie’s listening to it in bed in the dark - -
Holiday Madonna Robbie sings it at next wedding - 2
Love Stinks J. Geils Band Robbie’s follow up to Holiday - 2
Hold Me Now The Thompson Twins Plays as Robbie goes to babysit 2/25/84 #3 1
Too Shy Kajagoogoo Julia’s engagement party 5/21/83 #5 2
All Night Long Lionel Richie Julia’s engagement party 10/1/83 #1 -
That’s All Ricky Nelson Song Robbie sings at Bar Mahditvah while Drew Barrymore dances with chubby kid - -
It’s All I Can Do The Cars Background music after Bar Mahditvah - 2
Ladies Night Kool and the Gang Jon Lovitz performs it at his audition 11/10/79 #8 -
Somebody Kill Me Adam Sandler Performs it after Jon Lovitz - 1
Every Little Thing She Does is Magic The Police Played at ice cream shop 10/10/81 #3 1
You Make My Dreams Hall and Oates Shopping Spree 5/16/81 #5 2
Every Day I Write The Book Elvis Costello Robbie gets dropped after shopping scenes 10/15/83 36 1
Blue Monday New Order Club - 1
China Girl David Bowie Julia sings it at club 7/9/83 #10 1
Private Idaho The B-52′s Club - 2
Love My Way The Psychedelic Furs Outside club, and again in the bar - 1
Miami Vice Theme Jan Hammer Boyfriend’s DeLorean 9/2/85 #1 -
Do You Belive In Love? Huey Lewis and the News Morning after club 2/20/82 #7 -
Money The Flying Lizards After turned down for job - 2
Hungry Heart Bruce Springsteen Bar scene 11/8/80 #5 -
Jam On It New Cleus Bar scene, teaching bum moonwalk - -
How Soon Is Now The Smiths After getting beaten up - 1
Wake Me Up Before You Go Go Wham! Linda sings it to Robbie - -
Rappers Delight The Sugarhill Gang Little old lady sings it at her anniversary - 1
Grow Old With Me Adam Sandler Sings it on the plane - 2
True Spandau Ballet Sung by Steve Buscinni at end of movie - 2
Video Killed the Radio Star The Buggles Played during credits, performed by Presidents of the USA, originally by Bruce Woolley & The Camera Club - 1
Very hard to narrow it down – I love the 80s! Love the up-tempo fast moving songs, electronic synthesis, and creative lyrics and fantastic covers that outdid the original versions. Here are some songs:
Dancing With Myself – Billy Idol
Mony Mony – Billy Idol
Rebel Yell – Billy Idol
White Wedding – Billy Idol
Tainted Love – Soft Cell
Come on Eileen – Dexy’s Midnight Runners
I Wanna Be Sedated – The Ramones
You Might Think – The Cars
Brass in Pocket – The Pretneders
Our House – Madness
Sweet Dreams – Eurythmics
She Blinded Me With Science – Thomas Dolby
Rapture – Blondie
Call Me – Blodnie
Electric Avenue – Eddie Grant
You Spin Me Round – Dead or Alive
Like a Virgin – Madonna
You Shook Me All Night Long – ACDC
With or Without You – U2
Walk Like an Egyptian – The Bangles
Jump Van Halen
Girls Just Want to Have Fun – Cyndi Lauper
Burning Down the house – Talking Heads
It’s the End of the World as We Know It – REM
Love Shcak – B-52s
Every Breath You Take – The Police
Fight For Your Right to Party – Beastie Boys
Mickey – Toni Basil
These are the 80′s songs that I would put on my soundtrack because my brother and I would listen to the radio when we were younger and when all of these songs came on the radio our eyes would light up and we would sing along.
Glenn Frey/The Heat is On
Van HaVan Halen/Hot for Teacher
Bruce Springsteen/Dancing in the Dark
Whitesnake/Here I go again
Mr. Mister/Broken Wings
Michael Jackson/Billie Jean
crazy for you by Madonna
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