Brits Say 'Blues Brothers' Best Soundtrack

08/06/2004 9:34 AM, AP


"The Blues Brothers" was rated the best movie sound track in a British straw vote. It nipped the sound tracks of "Pulp Fiction" and "Trainspotting" in a vote conducted for British Broadcasting Corp. digital radio.

"It's a 'Sound of Music' for hipsters, a film that lives and breathes music," said Andrew Collins, who drew 10,000 voters for his survey.

The stars of the 1980 film, John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd , sang several of the songs including "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" and the theme from "Rawhide." Guest appearances included Ray Charles in "Shake Your Tailfeather," James Brown in "The Old Landmark," Aretha Franklin in "Think" and Cab Calloway with "Minne the Moocher."

Not one of the top 10 in the BBC vote placed in a similar survey done three years ago by British radio station Classic FM, in which "Star Wars" came in first, followed by "Gone with the Wind" and "Lawrence of Arabia."

The BBC vote for best film sound track (with vote share):

1. "The Blues Brothers" (19 percent)

2. "Pulp Fiction" (18)

3. "Trainspotting" (17)

4. "Saturday Night Fever" (11)

5. "Dirty Dancing" (10)

6. "Grosse Point Blank" (8)

7. "Kill Bill" Vols. 1&2 (6)

8. "The Royal Tenenbaums" (4)

8. "Lost In Translation" (4)

10. "Fight Club" (3)

(rb-jl)