Movies and Pop Songs With the Same Name Part 3 Quiz

Answer: What's Love Got to Do With It

Tina Turner's song was number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks in 1984. It won the Grammy for Song of the Year, and it was rated number 309 on Rolling Stones All-Time 500 songs list. It was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2012. It is off the album "Private Dancer".

The movie garnered Academy Award nominations for Angela Bassett and Laurence Fishburne, Best Actress and Best Actor respectively. Angela Bassett won the Golden Globe award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy.

Answer: Blue Velvet

The song was first recorded by Tony Bennett in 1951 and reached number 18 on the Billboard charts in the USA. Vinton's version hit number one on the Billboard charts, the first version to do so. It is off the album "Blue on Blue", where all the songs have to do with the color blue!

The movie is not for the faint of heart. It has some violent and sexually charged situations, especially when Dennis Hopper is involved. The movie got a 93 percent rating from Rotten Tomatoes, and made several lists as one of the best movies of the 1980s. David Lynch received an Academy Award nomination for Best Director for the film.

Very tiny spoiler alert! Laura Dern's in movie dream about birds has an interesting relationship to the end of the movie.

Answer: E.T.

Spielberg's movie was both a critical and box office hit. It was the number one grossing movie in 1982, and passed "Star Wars" as number one box office all-time until "Jurassic Park" passed it in 1993. It won four Academy Awards, ranked 24th best movie of all-time by the American Film Institute, and AFI's fifteenth best quote, "E.T., phone home". It also made lots of money for the Hershey Company because of the use of Reese's Pieces in the movie.

The Katy Perry song was downloaded digitally over six million times, a record at the time. It is off the album "Teenage Dream", and features a rap by Kanye West.

Answer: The Final Countdown

The group Europe formed in Stockholm, Sweden. The song was a number one hit on the UK Singles chart, and peaked at number eight in the US on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2015, the group and song were featured in a US insurance company's TV commercial. They perform the song as we watch the countdown for a microwave burrito to finish!

The movie fires my imagination about the military possibilities. A modern aircraft carrier with jets at the early stages of WW II. The ending raises the usual questions about disturbing the space-time continuum. The ending has something to do with that idea.

Answer: Jumpin' Jack Flash

The song was released initially as a single only by the Stones. It reached number one on the UK Singles chart and number three on the US Billboard Hot 100. According to Keith Richards,the title was inspired by his gardener whom he called "Jumpin' Jack".

The movie gets going when Goldberg receives a coded message. Chases ensue until the resolution dealing with the message. The film was directed by Penny Marshall.

Answer: Sweet Home Alabama

The song peaked at number eight on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, and only number 44 on the UK Singles chart. The song was written by Ed King, Gary Rossington, and Ronnie Van Zant.

While the movie was not a critical success, it did well at the box office with over $150 million world wide.

Answer: The Freshman/Freshmen

The movie gets going when Broderick's character is picked up by a "wise guy", played by Bruno Kirby, and taken to meet Brando's Godfather-like character. The relationship that develops between both makes the movie memorable, right up to the Komodo Dragon scene. The film was a mild box office success, about $21 million in box office. It was well received critically, garnering a 93 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

The song was written by Brian Vander Ark over guilt he had for an ex-girlfriend committing suicide. The song was originally recorded as an acoustic number, but re-recorded for the 1996 album "Villains". It peaked at number five on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Answer: The Magnificent Seven

The song was inspired by New York City rap groups like the Sugarhill Gang and Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. It peaked at number 34 on the UK Singles chart. In the USA，you had to listen to college radio or stations like LA's KROQ to hear the song. The "Sandinista!" album was rated number 404 in 2003 on Rolling Stones 500 Greatest All-Time Albums list.

The movie also starred Robert Vaughn, Horst Buchholz, and Brad Dexter as the rest of the seven. The film won the Academy Award for Best Score by Elmer Bernstein. It was based on the Kurosawa movie "The Seven Samurai".

Answer: You Can't Hurry Love

The song was written by legendary songwriters Holland Dozier Holland. It is from the album "The Supremes A Go-Go". It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number three on the UK Singles chart.

The movie was neither a box office nor critical success. David Leisure had gained a measure of fame in the US doing automobile ads for Isuzu. His alter ego in the ads was called Joe Isuzu.

Answer: One Fine Day

The Chiffons were from the Bronx, New York. The song reached number five on the US Billboard chart and number 29 in the UK. It was ranked number 460 on the Rolling Stone's 500 All-Time Songs list. It was written by the famous partners Carol King and Gerry Goffin.

The movie was directed by Michael Hoffman. While getting so-so reviews, it did well at the box office, grossing over $97 million worldwide.