The Summer of Sam (1999)

About this title: Spike Lee has never shied away from controversy, but Summer of Sam seems like one picture that didn't warrant the undue attention it received. Labeled as exploitation before it even hit the theaters, the film captured the frenetic, paranoia that infused New York during 1977, when the serial killer David Berkowitz was loose. Summer of Sam was about the summer of 1977, so it's only appropriate that his soundtrack was filled with songs from that summer. True, he bends the rules a bit, but only by including oldies (besides, it's hard to argue that the Who's "Baba O'Riley" was not used effectively ... read more

Tracks:

1. Got to Give It Up [Gaye]
2. Dancing Queen [Andersson/Anderson/]
3. Baba O'Riley [Townshend]
4. Running Away [Ayers/Birdsong]
5. Everybody Dance [Edwards/Rodgers]
6. La Vie en Rose [David/Louiguy/Piaf]
7. Let No Man Put Asunder [Gray/Hawes]
8. Fooled Around and Fell in Love [Bishop]
9. There But for the Grace of God Go I [Nance/Darnell]
10. Best of My Love [McKay/White]
11. Dance With Me [Brown/Rans]
12. Don't Leave Me This Way [Gamble/Huff/Gilbert]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.