- Audio CD (21 Sep 1998)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Soundtrack
- Label: EMI
- ASIN: B000007TEK
- Other Editions: Audio Cassette
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 39,807 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. There's Something About Mary - Jonathan Richman |
| 2. How To Survive A Broken Heart - Ben Lee |
| 3. Every Day Should Be A Holiday - The Dandy Warhols |
| 4. Everything Shines - The Push Stars |
| 5. This Is The Day - Ivy |
| 6. Is She Really Going Out With Him - Joe Jackson |
| 7. True Love Is Not Nice - Jonathan Richman |
| 8. History Repeating - Propellerheads |
| 9. If I Could Talk I'd Tell You - The Lemonheads |
| 10. Mary's Prayer - Danny Wilson |
| 11. Margo's Waltz - Lloyd Cole |
| 12. Speed Queen - Zuba |
| 13. Let Her Go Into The Darkness - Jonathan Richman |
| 14. Build Me Up Buttercup - The Foundations |
Product Description
Amazon.co.uk Review
There was a nice way of incorporating music into this film's humour. Composer Jonathan Richman kept appearing on-screen (first of all in a tree) to sing a ditty. It had the effect of making it seem like a tongue-in-cheek fairy tale. There are three of the songs here, with the last ("Let Her Go Into the Darkness") being an unexpected assassination attempt on him--his singing isn't that bad! The inclusion of "Mary's Prayer" by Danny Wilson shows a sense of humour in the Music Supervision department. It's used for a dreamy montage, and is enormously cheesy. A couple of classics suggest an ear for the peculiar, such as "Margo's Waltz" (Lloyd Cole) and "Build Me Up Buttercup" (The Foundations). Something like "Is She Really Going Out With Him" (Joe Jackson) is included to encapsulate half the plot for anyone not paying attention. Amongst the more recently penned songs is the best thing The Propellerheads ever wrote--"History Repeating". Many comedy albums think it's essential to do the jokes to death with dialogue tracks, but thankfully there are none here. --Paul Tonks
Product Description
ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK Theres Something About Mary (1998 UK 14-track original soundtrack CD album includes tracks by Propellerheads Jonathan Richman The Dandy Warhols Joe Jackson and The Foundations Cameron Diaz picture sleeve)
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Classical film ..... classic album,
By chuffy99@aol.com (Peterborough, Cambs) - See all my reviews
This review is from: There's Something About Mary (Audio CD)
This is a brilliant album. An amazing collection of established and original songs which will make you laugh almost as much as the film did. Songs such as 'Build Me Up Buttercup', 'Is She Really Going Out With Him' and 'Mary's Prayer' are all here alongside new songs from the film like Jonathon Richman's 'True Love Is Not Nice'. I have seen films with original songs that just bomb...but here they really work.I would recommend this album to everyone who appreciates classic feel good songs - even if you haven't seen the film. P.S. If you haven't seen the film....get out there and rent it!!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
I bought this for only one song...,
This review is from: There's Something About Mary (Audio CD)
This was the only album that I knew of that contained 'Mary's Prayer' by Danny Wilson - a serious throwback to the 80's. So I bought it, and found several other great songs into the bargain. Great film, great soundtrack.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Just Like the Movie,
By K K Scott (Orkney) - See all my reviews
This review is from: There's Something About Mary (Audio CD)
Happy, trippy tunes. Jonathan Richman's contributions are a lot of fun. It is the soundtrack to the ever popular film so you know what you are getting.
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