Come to think of it, The Looters from the same movie were pretty awesome, considering it was Ray Winstone with Steve Jones, Paul Cook and Paul Simonon.
"The Wilson Sisters" (Pointer Sisters) in Car Wash, bringing the gospel of Daddy Rich (Richard Pryor) to bear on Abdullah Mohammed Akbar / Duane (Bill Duke). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQyv_1Qo…
- That Thing You Do
Spinal Tap, of course.
Otis Day and the Knights
Eddie and the Cruisers
Stillwater
The Barbusters (Joan Jett and MJF!)
But c'mon, the obvious winner is Citizen Dick. Support your city people.
Buckaroo Banzai and the Hong Kong Cavaliers
Sex Bob-Bomb from Scott Pilgrim
Ellen Aim and the Attackers from Streets of Fire
The Blues Brothers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwykvrwv…
"Times Square" is one of those changed-my-life kind of films. Those girls fucking ruled.
I also loved "Streets of Fire" around the same time, but I can't believe how awful Ellen Aims and the Attackers are when I watch it today.
Also: the Fabulous Stains and the Soggy Bottom Boys
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzANAr1V…
Velvet Goldmine had such an incredible cast. One of my favorite movies.
Can't find the clips onine that actually play their music, but you'll catch Steve Howe and the dudes here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3HISEM-…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AirZDtI…