His dancehall reggae jam “Whiny Whiny” is about and the whole thing is a damn groove. You were THIS close to power pop perfection.įun fact: Willi One Blood was the visual inspiration for Gary Oldman’s Drexl Spivey character in True Romance. The song is so tastefully composed with lush instrumentation and hilarious vocal delivery (“Sure am gleeed I chose mah SWEEAAter”) but its shine is dulled by an extended bridge and instrumental section that just don’t go anywhere. Hearing the brothers Reid crooning “I’m on mah weeeeee” over a Smokey Robinson sex jam is adorable.Īt over five minutes, “Too Much of a Good Thing” is just too much of a good thing. What happens when the rock band famous for walking 500 miles covers a 70s soul classic? You get a competent cover sung with the most delightful Scottish accent. What happens when a techno crew famous for “Groove is in the Heart” covers a 70s soul classic? Unfortunately, you get this sterile lounge mix that feels terribly empty compared to the horned up Hot Chocolate original. Great band name, completely uninspiring songwriting. Just an awful hodgepodge of 90s britpop compost. As such, they will not be reflected in the rankings below. Notably, Nick Cave‘s “Red Right Hand”, “The Rain, The Park & Other Things” by The Cowsills” and “Boom Shack-A-Lak” by Apache Indian. Unfortunately the official soundtrack release was missing a few choice cuts from the film. For absolutely no reason at all, let’s listen to the Dumb & Dumber soundtrack and rank each song. I purchased a copy of the soundtrack for $1 at a Half Price Books at some point in the 90s and then again in the 2000s after I wore out the first copy.
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Today, it is still one of my favorite films. As a child, Dumb & Dumber was one of my favorite films. Dumb & Dumber reflected several themes that the duo would mine throughout their next four (also brilliant) movies: a madcap journey across the country, bodily fluids aplenty, and a slick soundtrack packed to the brim with tuneful power pop and indie rock. In 1994, Peter and Bobby Farrelly dropped their directorial debut on an unsuspecting world.
Let’s listen to the soundtrack of one of the finest films ever made.