John Hughes Movies = Great Music

My friend Brian Combs put together this playlist from John Hughes films:

“Here’s what I ended up with:

If You Leave – OMD (Pretty in Pink)
Blitzkrieg Bob – The Ramones (Vacation)
Danke Shoen – Wayne Newton (Ferris Bueller)
Don’t You (Forget About Me) – Simple Minds (Breakfast Club)
If You Were Here – Thompson Twins (Sixteen Candles)
Lenny – SRV (Sixteen Candles)
Rebel Yell – Billy Idol (Sixteen Candles)
True – Spandau Ballet (Sixteen Candles)
Try a Little Tenderness – Otis Redding (Weird Science)
Turning Japanese – The Vapors (Sixteen Candles)
Weird Science – Oingo Boingo (Weird Science)
Wild Thing – Tone Loc (Uncle Buck)
Young American – David Bowie (Sixteen Candles)
Tenderness – General Public (Weird Science)
Oh Yeah – Yello (Ferris Bueller)

I’m sure I’m missing some classics!”