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Assuming that the makers of The Wedding Singer planned on only one soundtrack and tacked on a second volume only when capitalistic opportunities inspired the move, the first installment is a good if not great reflection of both the movie and the music it features. One immediate strike against the selection scheme is kicking things off with a cover version of "Video Killed the Radio Star," which is especially strange considering that the Buggles' original version appears in the movie. Anyway, that's not a truly vital '80s song anyway, so let's move on. New wave and early alternative essentials are covered nicely with the inclusion of signature tracks from Culture Club, the Smiths, Psychedelic Furs, Thompson Twins and New Order. Beyond that, songs prominently employed in the film, Billy Idol's "White Wedding" and David Bowie's "China Girl,", are pleasant additions that round out the decade summary with a deft touch. But what really sets the first volume apart actually has little to do with the '80s. Adam Sandler's own composition, "Somebody Kill Me," generates one of the film's funniest moments and is a far better bonus feature than the tired Rappin' Granny track, Ellen Dow's rendition of "Rapper's Delight."

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Despite its rather cynical reason for existing, the supplemental volume of this soundtrack actually ends up exceeding the wholly respectable quality of Volume 1. Once you get past a couple of throwaway novelty tracks that were nonetheless difficult to avoid during the '80s (Kajagoogoo, Flying Lizards & Dead or Alive could muster little staying power, after all), there are some absolutely essential '80s tracks here that really need to be in any viable collection from the era. Spandau Ballet's excellent New Romantic ballad "True" has held up remarkably well over time, and it's really quite a joy to hear it again today. And I don't know if it's deliberate, but the collection has an uncanny knack for picking lesser-known but arguably higher quality tunes from artists unjustly remembered for other, inferior songs. Namely, A Flock of Seagulls' "Space Age Love Song," B-52s' "Private Idaho," and Hall & Oates' "You Make My Dreams" are standout tracks that measure up well next to anything the '80s had to offer. This can also be said for the J. Geils Band's "Love Stinks," featured also wonderfully in the film. But it's really nice to find tracks from these major '80s artists that are just a little off the beaten path.


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