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 NAMES OF ACTORS IN SONGS  
Names of actors mentioned in song titles or lyrics


First updated: Sunday 14 March 2004.

ADJANI, ISABELLE
Forever J-TERRY HALL (LP Home, 1994)

ANN-MARGARET aka ANN MARGRET
I m turning into Elvis-BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (bootleg)

APPLEGATE, CHRISTINA
Set a drift on memory bliss-P.M. DAWN (LP Of the heart, of the soul & of the cross, 1991)

ARQUETTE, ROSANNA
Rosanna-TOTO (1983 / Rosanna was Steve Lukather s girlfriend)

ASTAIRE, FRED
Die Sennerin vom Koenigssee-KIZ (German No 3, 24-2-1983)
Hello-BELOVED (LP Happiness, 1989)
Vogue-MADONNA (US No 1, 12-5-1990)

BACALL, LAUREN
Freeze tag-SUZANNE VEGA (LP Suzanne Vega, 1985)
Key Largo-BERTIE HIGGINS (LP Just another day in paradise, 1982)

BARDOT, BRIGITTE
Brigitte Bardot-CORO E ORCHESTRA
We didn t start the fire-BILLY JOEL (LP Storm front, 1989)

BAYLISS, LILY
Pictures of Lily-WHO, D. BOWIE (inspired by a picture of vaudeville star Lily Bayliss)

BERGMAN, INGRID
Good as gold-BEAUTIFUL SOUTH (LP Miaow, 1994)

BOGART, HUMPHREY
Bogart-NIK KERSHAW (LP Human racing, 1984)
Casablanca-BERTIE HIGGINS (LP Just Another Day In Paradise, 1982)
Freeze tag-SUZANNE VEGA (LP Suzanne Vega, 1985)
Key Largo-BERTIE HIGGINS (LP Just another day in paradise, 1982)
Kino-NENA (LP Nena, 1983)
Vienna calling-FALCO (LP Falco 3, 1986)
Year of the cat-AL STEWART (LP Year of the cat, 1977)

BOW, CLARA
Condition of the heart-PRINCE (LP Around the world in a day, 1985)

BRANDO, MARLON
Advertising Space-ROBBIE WILLIAMS (2005)
China girl-DAVID BOWIE (LP Let s dance, 1983)
Goodbye Marlon Brando-ELTON JOHN (LP Reg strikes back, 1988)
Mambo Italiano-FLABBY featuring CARLA BONI (1998)
Vogue-MADONNA (US No 1, 12-5-1990)

BRYNNER, YUL
One night in Bangkok-MURRAY HEAD (OST Chess, 1984)

BURTON, RICHARD
Getting away with it-JAMES (LP Pleased to meet you, 2001)

CAINE, MICHAEL
Michael Caine-MADNESS (LP Keep moving, 1984)

CATES, PHOEBE
Phoebe Cates-FENIX TX (LP Lechuza, 2001)

CHAPLIN, CHARLIE
Born to be sold-TRANSVISION VAMP (LP Velveteen, 1989)

CHRISTIE, JULIE
Julie Christie-SPEARMINT (LP Different lifetime, 2001)

COOPER, GARY
Puttin on the ritz-TACO (1983, written by legend Irving Berlin in 1929)

COSTNER, KEVIN
Mambo Italiano-FLABBY featuring CARLA BONI (1998)

CRUISE, TOM
Through the wire-KANYE WEST (LP The College dropout, 2004)

D'ARBANVILLE, PATTI
My lady D'Arbanville-CAT STEVENS (LP Mona Bone Jakon, 1970)

DAVIS, BETTE
Bette Davis eyes-KIM CARNES (US No 1, 16-5-1981 / LP Mistaken identity, 1981)
Vogue-MADONNA (US No 1, 12-5-1990)

DAY, DORIS
Something special-DE PHAZZ (LP Death by chocolate, 2001)
Wake me up before you go go-WHAM (LP Make it big, 1984)
We didn t start the fire-BILLY JOEL (LP Storm front, 1989)

DE NIRO, ROBERT
Robert De Niro s waiting-BANANARAMA (LP Bananarama, 1984)

DEAN, JAMES
All that jazz-BREATHE (LP All that jazz, 1988)
American pie-DON McLEAN (LP American pie, 1971)
Five get over excited-THE HOUSEMARTINS (LP The people who grinned themselves to death, 1987)
Freeze tag-SUZANNE VEGA (LP Suzanne Vega, 1985)
I m lost and then I m found-THE GODFATHERS (LP More songs about love and hate, 1989)
Jack and Diane-JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP (LP American fool, 1982)
Kino-NENA (LP Nena, 1983)
Ridin with James Dean-JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS (LP Up your alley, 1988)
Rockstar-NICKELBACK (LP All The Right Reasons, 2005)
These days-BON JOVI (LP These days, 1995)
Walk on the wild side-LOU REED (LP Transformer, 1973)
We didn t start the fire-BILLY JOEL (LP Storm front, 1989)
Vogue-MADONNA (US No 1, 12-5-1990)

DEREK, BO
Frustration-SOFT CELL (LP Non-stop erotic cabaret, 1981)

DIETRICH, MARLENE
Freeze tag-SUZANNE VEGA (LP Suzanne Vega, 1985)
Marlene on the wall-SUZANNE VEGA (LP Suzanne Vega, 1985)
Vogue-MADONNA (US No 1, 12-5-1990)
Where do you go to my lovely-PETER SARSTEDT (UK No 1, 26-2-1969)

EASTWOOD, CLINT
Clint Eastwood-GORILLAZ (LP Gorillaz, 2001)
Iron man-SIR MIX-A-LOT featuring METAL CHURCH (a Black Sabbath cover / LP Swass, 1988)

FONDA, JANE
Baby got back-SIR MIX A LOT

GARBO, GRETA
Bette Davis eyes-KIM CARNES (US No 1, 16-5-1981 / LP Mistaken identity, 1981)
My Name Is Jack-MANFRED MANN (1967)
Perfect skin-LLOYD COLE AND THE COMMOTIONS (LP Rattlesnakes, 1984)
Right before your eyes-AMERICA (LP View from the ground, 1982)
These foolish things-BRYAN FERRY (1973, from Bryan's solo debut LP with the same title / originally by Billy Ward his Dominoes)
Vogue-MADONNA (US No 1, 12-5-1990)

GERE, RICHARD
Crying at the discotheque-ALCAZAR (2001, based on the 1979 hit Spacer by Sheila and B Devotion)

GIBSON, MEL
Forever J-TERRY HALL (LP Home, 1994)

GRANT, CARY
Kino-NENA (LP Nena, 1983)
Sounds like a melody-ALPHAVILLE (LP Forever young, 1984)

HAIM, COREY
Whatever happened to Corey Haim-THE THRILLS (2004)

HARLOW, JEAN
I ve never been to me-CHARLENE (UK No 1, 26-6-1982)
Vogue-MADONNA (US No 1, 12-5-1990)

HAYWORTH, RITA
Vogue-MADONNA (US No 1, 12-5-1990)

HOPE, BOB
Goodnight Saigon-BILLY JOEL (LP The nylon curtain, 1982)

HOPPER, DENNIS
Lullaby-SHAWN MULLINS (1998)

KAUFMAN, ANDY
Man on the moon-R.E.M. (OST Man on the moon, 1999)

LAKE, RICKI
Hole in the head-SUGABABES (LP Three, 2003)

LEWIS, EMMANUEL
Fire water burn-BLOODHOUND GANG (LP One fierce beer coaster, 1996)

LORRE, PETER
Year of the cat-AL STEWART (LP Year of the cat, 1976)

LOVETT, LYLE
Bad touch-BLOODHOUND GANG (LP Hooray for boobies, 1999)

LUGOSI, BELA
Bela Lugosi s dead-BAUHAUS (debut single, 1979)

MacLAINE, SHIRLEY
Ballad of me and Shirley MacLaine-DANNY WILSON (LP Beebop Moptop, 1989)

MANSFIELD, JAYNE
Because I can-KATY ROSE (LP Because I can, 2004)
Hey Jane Mansfield Superstar-SIGUE SIGUE SPUTNIK (LP First generation, 1996)

MINEO, SAL
Bernadette-PAUL SIMON (LP Songs from the Capeman, 1997 / Cast recording of the Broadway musical)

MONROE, MARILYN
Born to be sold-TRANSVISION VAMP (LP Velveteen, 1989)
Candle in the wind-ELTON JOHN (LP Goodbye yellow brick road, 1973)
I m gonna be alright-JENNIFER LOPEZ featuring NAS
It s a miracle-CULTURE CLUB (single, 1984 / LP Color by numbers, 1983)
Remember the good times-SCORPIONS (LP Unbreakable, 2004)
Vogue-MADONNA (US No 1, 12-5-1990)

MOSS, KATE
Intuition-JEWEL (2003)

MURPHY, EDDIE
I got five on it-LUNIZ (LP Operation stackola, 1995)
Living In America-JAMES BROWN (OST Rocky IV, 1986)

NEWMAN, PAUL
All that jazz-BREATHE (LP All that jazz, 1988)

PHOENIX, RIVER
California-BELINDA CARLISLE (LP A woman and a man, 1996)
Sacred life-THE CULT (LP The Cult, 1994)

PITT, BRAD
That don t impress me much-SHANIA TWAIN (LP Come on over, 1997)

REEVES, KEANU
Keanu eyes-MARIT BERGMAN (LP 3.00 AM Serenades, 2002)
Kenuweehead-VOODOO QUEENS (1992)

SAINT, EVE MARIE
Rattlesnakes-LLOYD COLE AND THE COMMOTIONS (LP Rattlesnakes, 1984)

SCHWARZENEGGER, ARNOLD
Jump around-HOUSE OF PAIN (LP House of pain, 1992 / Also in the movies Mrs Doubtfire and Rookie)

SHEEN, CHARLIE
Intuition-JEWEL (2003)

SHEEN, MARTIN
Nothing really ends-DEUS (LP No more loud music, 2001)

SPACEY, KEVIN
Song for a Kevin Spacey movie-THE BICYCLE THIEF (LP You come and go like a pop song, 2001)

TAYLOR, LIZ / ELIZABETH
My baby just cares for me-NINA SIMONE (1957 / check out OST Stealing beauty, 1996)

TRAVOLTA, JOHN
Getting away with it-JAMES (LP Pleased to meet you, 2001)

TURNER, KATHLEEN
The kiss of Kathleen Turner-FALCO (LP Emotional, 1986)

TURNER, LANA
My baby just cares for me-NINA SIMONE (1957 / check out OST Stealing beauty, 1996)

VALENTINO, RODOLFO / RUDOLPH
Manic Monday-BANGLES (LP Different light, 1986)
Right before your eyes-AMERICA (LP View from the ground, 1982)

WALKEN, CHRISTOPHER
Hackensack-FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE (OST Just Friends, 2005)

WAYNE, JOHN
John Wayne is big leggy-HAYSI FANTAYZEE (LP Battle hymns for children singing, 1983)
Spain-THE STRANGLERS (LP Aural sculpture, 1984)


ALSO: ACTORS APPEARING IN VIDEO CLIPS


Cloudbusting-KATE BUSH (1985 / DONALD SUTHERLAND)
Crazy-AEROSMITH (1994, LIV TYLER and ALICIA SILVERSTONE)
Dancing in the dark-BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (1984, COURTNEY COX)
Don't get me wrong-THE PRETENDERS (1986 / PATRICK MacNEE, on footage by an Avengers episode)
Don't look back in anger-OASIS (1996 / PATRICK MacNEE)
Dreamgirl-DAVE MATTHEWS BAND (2005, JULIA ROBERTS)
Heartbreaker-MARIAH CAREY (1999, JERRY O'CONNELL)
I drove all night-ROY ORBISON (1992, JASON PRIESTLEY and JENNIFER CONNELLY)
In demand-TEXAS (2000, ALAN RICKMAN)
Jenny from the block-JENNIFER LOPEZ (2003, BEN AFFLECK)
Kiss my eyes-BOB SINCLAR (2003, JEAN-CLAUDE VAN DAMME)
Liberian girl-MICHAEL JACKSON (1989, ALL STAR TEAM)
Little by little-OASIS (2002, ROBERT CARLYLE)
Mary Jane s last dance-TOM PETTY (1993 / KIM BASINGER)
Material girl-MADONNA (1985, KEITH CARRADINE)
Miserable-LIT (2000, PAMELA ANDERSON)
On a night like this-KYLIE MINOGUE (2000 / RUTGER HAUER)
Papa don't preach-MADONNA (1986 / DANNY AIELLO, ALEX McARTHUR)
Remember the time-MICHAEL JACKSON (1992 / EDDIE MURPHY, IMAN and MAGIC JOHNSON)
Rush rush-PAULA ABDUL (1991, KEANU REEVES)
Spitting in the wind-BADLY DRAWN BOY (2003, JOAN COLLINS)
Weapon of choice-FAT BOY SLIM (2001, CHRISTOPHER WALKEN)
You can call me Al-PAUL SIMON (1986, CHEVY CHASE)


ACTORS AND THEIR HITS IN MUSIC


CATES, PHOEBE _ Paradise (1982)
GREENE, LORNE _ Ringo (US Nr 1, 5-12-1964)
HARRIS, RICHARD _ MacArthur Park (US Nr 2, 22-6-1968)
KENSIT, PATSY (EIGTHTH WONDER) _ I'm not scared (UK Nr 7, 1988)



LEWIS, JERRY _ Rock-a-bye your baby with a dixie melody (US Nr 10, 1956)
MURPHY, EDDIE _ Party all the time (US Nr 2, 28-12-1985)
SAVALAS, TELLY _ If (UK Nr 1, 8-3-1975 / originally by Bread)
SOUL, DAVID _ Don't give up on us (US Nr 1, 16-4-1977)
SWAYZE, PATRICK _ She's like the wind (featuring Wendy Fraser / OST Dirty dancing, 1988)
WILLIS, BRUCE _ Respect yourself (originally by The Staple Singers)
and also
CORLEY, AL _ Square rooms (1984) / Remember (1984, a duet with Shirley Bassey)
HASSELHOFF, DAVID _ Knight rider theme (see also: Night rocker) / Looking For Freedom
JOHNSON, DON _ Heartbeat (LP Heartbeat, 1986 / originally by Helen Reddy from her 1983 LP Imagination) & Tell It Like It Is (originally by Aaron Neville)
NIELSEN, BRIGITTE _ Body Next To Body (1987, featured as Falco meets Brigitte Nielsen)



STALLONE, FRANK _ Far from over (OST Staying alive, 1983)


Related link:
http://www.pure80schat.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=4978.0


ACTORS MAKING GUEST APPERANCE IN SONGS


ANTONIO BANDERAS / In Your Wildest Dreams-TINA TURNER (1996, European version)
KIM BASINGER / Shake Your Head-WAS (NOT WAS) (1992)
RICHARD BURTON / The Eve Of War-JEFF WAYNE (1978)
MICHAEL CAINE / Michael Caine-MADNESS (1984)
VINCENT PRICE / Thriller-MICHAEL JACKSON (1983)
KATE MOSS / Some Velvet Morning-PRIMAL SCREAM (2003)



ACTORS APPEARING ON SINGLE OR ALBUM SLEEVES


JAMES DEAN (single This Charming Man-SMITHS, 1984)




ALAIN DELON (LP The Queen Is Dead-SMITHS, 1986)




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