An Open Letter to Jesse Lacey

After Michael posted Amy Klein's open letter to Conor Oberst, I was inspired to write my own letter of appreciation to the artists that made music actually mean something to me. Jesse Lacey, the lead singer, guitarist and chief songwriter of Brand New, is to me what Conor Oberst is to Amy Klein and these are my words of thanks to him.

Weekly Top 5: Song Titles Inspired by Movies

Have you ever been watching a movie and you hear a quote that you swear you've heard somewhere before? Then the next day you're cruising through your iTunes and there's a moment of clarity; the quote was used as a song title by some pop-punk or hardcore band. Needless to say, there were a lot of these moments in high school.

I've seen lists similar to this where they discuss songs that were inspired by movies. For instance, "Bad Moon Rising" was inspired by the film The Devil and Daniel Webster. This list will only be songs whose titles were lifted straight from a movie.

The only rule was one song per band and they were judged on both the quality of the quote and the quality of the song. Enjoy!

Honorable Mention
"San Dimas High School Football Rules" by The Ataris (taken from Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure)
"State Bird, The Mosquito" by Ever We Fall (taken from Wet Hot American Summer)