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Stealers Wheel - “Stuck in the Middle”
from Stealers Wheel

There are other songs, not specifically composed for the purpose, that are strongly tied to the films they’re used in (Peter Gabriel’s “In Your Eyes” in Say Anything would be another example). I don’t think there’s an entire soundtrack like that, at least not for me, that isn’t Reservoir Dogs. Harry Nilsson’s “Coconut,” Joe Tex’s “I Gotcha,” George Baker Selection’s “Little Green Bag,” and Blue Swede’s “Hooked On a Feeling” all immediately make me think of that movie, even if I knew the song before I saw the movie.

And there’s not a single song with a scene as memorable as “Stuck in the Middle.”

Never seen the movie? Got a strong stomach? Here: enjoy.

♫ Well, I don’t know why I came here tonight
I got the feeling that something ain’t right ♫

Yeah, I’ll say.