Songs About Movies

This list doesn't include songs in the movies themselves or on their accompanying soundtracks. It is not an all-encompassing list, but rather just some of the best songs about movies or movie characters:

 

 

"A New Hope"
Blink-182 (about the popular Princess Leia from the Star Wars movies)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Bette Davis Eyes"

Kim Carnes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Candle in the Wind"

Elton John (about Marilyn Monroe)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Carlotta Valdez"

Harvey Danger (about the woman in the classic movie Vertigo)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Casablanca"

Bertie Higgins (ode to one of the all-time classic movies)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Cinderella Man"

Rush (About the movie Mr. Deeds Goes to Town)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Clint Eastwood"

Gorillaz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Ghost of Tom Joad"

Bruce Springsteen (about the movie The Grapes of Wrath)

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Godzilla"

Blue Oyster Cult (about the monster in the Godzilla movies)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Home"

Breaking Benjamin (about the movie The Wonderful Wizard of Oz)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"James Dean"

Eagles (about the popular movie star)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Key Largo"

Bertie Higgins (ode to the great Humphrey Bogart & Lauren Bacall movie)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"King Kong Song"

ABBA (about the popular monster of the King Kong movies)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Michael Caine"

Madness (about the great actor)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"One"

Metallica (about the movie Johnny Got His Gun)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Saturday Night at the Movies"

Drifters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Steve McQueen"

Sheryl Crow (about the popular 70's actor)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Theme from Rocky"

Maynard Ferguson (not included in either the movie or the soundtrack album)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Theme from Star Wars"

Meco (not included in either the movie or the soundtrack album)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"The Union Forever"

White Stripes (about the movie Citizen Kane)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Vogue"

Madonna (pays tribute to several actresses)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Yoda"

Weird Al Yankovich (about the classic Jedi Master of the Star Wars films)