Hughes

If you haven't heard, John Hughes past away at age 59, leaving behind a legacy that spoke the most to, oddly enough, people who he shouldn't have understood. Speaking as someone who was just a baby when his major films hit the screen, it's crazy that I know who this guy is, or much less, care about his passing.

I do. His films spoke to generations before mine, and watching them now, I can't help but feel the times. John Hughes movies created the high school of myth...where the nerds, jocks and brats became underdogs, heroes and damsels in distress. I never attended High School in the 80's, but I have an impression that there was something. True or not, Hughes created an amazing place I got to be a part of, and I will miss him for that.

Of course, music played a major role in delivering what we youngins call a classic slice of the American pie, and for that I think it's best to mention some of the songs that made these movies so classic in the first place:

I Melt With You-Modern English

Karla Devito-We Are Not Alone

Do Wot You Do-INXS

If You Leave-Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (try saying that one time fast)

Left of Center-Suzanne Vega

Don't You (Forget About Me)-Simple Minds

Heart Too Hot To Hold-Jesse Johnson and Stephanie Spruill

Love of the Common People-Paul Young

And...well...my first experience with this guy came from being a little kid and watching Home Alone in the 90's so let's throw in some classic tunes that pretty much make me feel like Christmas:

Run Run Rudolph-Chuck Berry

Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree-Brenda Lee

Home Alone Theme (duh) thanks John Williams

Lastly, check out this video. The song is Lisztomania by a band called Phoenix. 2009 song, but someone paired it up with some scenes from these movies, and it fits. Testament to the timelessness of this man's work.

Rest In Peace