Originally Posted by Turnbull
Originally Posted by OakAsFan

Yes, Turnbull, the scene in Mean Streets is great. Also "Florence" when they're driving to the pool hall. The biscuit song. "Pledging My Love" when Charlie is dancing with that girl after that vet loses it.


Yes, indeed, Oak, great picks! clap "Florence" by the Paragons going to the pool hall is my second-favorite among many great pairings in "Mean Streets." Notice how the guys are completely disoriented when they leave their neighborhood--a realistic touch for that era.
The "biscuit" song is "Rubber Biscuit" by the Chips--another New York Doo-Wop. "Pledging My Love" by Johnny Ace, is another great, and poignant, match--he died from an accidental, self-inflicted gunshot wound not long after that all-time make-out special.

Be My Baby and Jumpin Jack Flash are the most obvious choices. But in my opinion they're also the best. Each fit their respective scenes perfectly.


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