Pretty in Pink: Michael Gore: Amazon.ca: Music

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1. If You Leave - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

2. Left of Center - Suzanne Vega w/ Joe Jackson

3. Get To Know Ya - Jesse Johnson

4. Do Wot You Do - INXS

5. Pretty In Pink - The Psychedelic Furs

6. Shell-Shock - New Order

7. Round, Round - Belouis Some

8. Wouldn't It Be Good - Danny Hutton Hitters

9. Bring On The Dancing Horses - Echo & The Bunnymen

10. Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want - The Smiths

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Few filmmakers managed to capture the awkward coming-of-age catastrophes of '80s teens the way John Hughes did, just as few soundtracks encapsulate the sound of an era better than this one does. It's not the best 1986 had to offer, but it's a cohesive whole, transporting the listener to that other time, imagined or otherwise. There's enough variety to ensure that it doesn't become wallpaper, and very little filler. "Left of Center" by Suzanne Vega, with Joe Jackson on piano, is tremendous and transcends generations. Psychedelic Furs frontman Richard Butler has long been bemused about Hughes not taking Molly Ringwald's character's name from the title song, which inspired the film, but everyone was paying too much attention to what Ducky was wearing to notice anyway. --Scott Wilson

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5.0 out of 5 stars Brings Back Beautiful Sweet Memories, Dec 18 2003

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Catherine Ann McGowan (Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pretty in Pink (Audio CD)

I thoroughly enjoyed watching Pretty In Pink and I am now enjoying listening to the soundtrack. Two of my favorites are, If You Leave and Wouldn't It Be Good. This cd brings back the beautiful sweet memories of my life with my husband and raising our two boys during the 80s decade. I'm a sentamentalist...what more can I say. ;)

If you enjoyed the movie, you should enjoy this CD. Well worth the price for a bit of time-travelling.

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4.0 out of 5 stars This album will bring you back..., Aug 19 2003

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Beth Cholette "doctor_beth" (Upstate NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pretty in Pink (Audio CD)

My husband and I attended both high school and college in the 80s, resulting in us being huge fans of the decade's music for life--we even had all 80s music at our recent wedding! This album is part of our vast 80s music collection; it's such a must-have that we bought a replacement when our old CD player destroyed our original copy. The songs wil take you back both to the movie and to the decade, starting with the title track, "Pretty in Pink," a huge mainstream hit by a non-mainstream group, the Psycedelic Furs. Other hits from the album include OMD's "If You Leave" and "Left of Center" by Suzanne Vega. My favorite, however, is "Wouldn't it Be Good," a Nik Kershaw tune nicely covered here by the Danny Hutton Hitters. Finally, fans of more obscure 80s groups such as New Order are likely to enjoy the remaining songs on this tape. For the sake of both nostalgia and the music itself, this album is a must-have addition to any 80s collection.

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5.0 out of 5 stars great buy, but don't give it away, Jun 11 2003

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Mary Goldsmith (Appleton, Wi ,United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pretty in Pink (Audio Cassette) (Audio Cassette)

I had the tape once and gave it to a friend..stupid mistake!
The songs are great on here. My favorites are if you leave (omd), shellshock (new order), wouldn't it be good (a nik kershaw cover by danny hutton hitters), please please please let me get what I want (the smiths...A song that is constantly covered over and over again by artists and one of david bowie's favorite songs. You are crazy not to buy this album and I pray that you are not as stupid as I was to give it away to one of your friends.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A Good 'Mix Tape'
A pretty good sampler of New Wave pop, if that's your thing. Plenty of nostalgia here for anyone who was a youth in the eighties. Read more

Published on Oct 24 2002 by The Orange Duke

3.0 out of 5 stars love the 80's
i enjoyed the album but it was missing 2 good songs the first one was "rudy"by talk back, and the other one was rave up/shut up, by the rave ups. Read more

Published on Jun 2 2002 by kathy