Originally Posted by Turnbull
Originally Posted by OakAsFan
He knew rock and roll was where it was at. The Stones "Tell Me" makes the Volpe's introduction scene work to this day. I hear millennials praising it.

The soundtrack is a big part of what makes "Mean Streets" great. My favorite: Charlie looking adoringly at himself in the mirror while putting on the monogrammed shirt his mother bought him, while the Chantels are singing, "I Love You So." Also, Charlie, Tony and Jimmy driving to Joey Catucci's pool room while the Paragons are singing "Florence" --quintessential New York Doo Wop.



Scorsese relies too heavily on soundtracks, in my opinion. His movies would not stand up well without all the songs played throughout them. Mean Streets is occasionally referred to as low budget, but he had Rolling Stone and other big songs such as you mentioned in that film, and they must have cost big money.