Big Daddy: Music from the Motion Picture [SOUNDTRACK]

Various Artists - Soundtracks - 1999, Adam Sandler

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 22, 1999)
• Original Release Date: June 22, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B00000JBED
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (56 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #18,019 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
Adam Sandler plays an immature 32-year-old who adopts a son to prove to the girlfriend who just dumped him that he can be responsible. Those familiar with Sandler's Saturday Night Live shenanigans won't be surprised by his behavior, and several of the movie's bits are interspersed throughout the soundtrack. For the music, it's a mix of straightforward rock (Garbage with "When I Grow Up," which sounds suspiciously like Vanity Fair's "Hitchin' a Ride"), unexpected covers (Sheryl Crow refining Guns N' Roses' "Sweet Child o' Mine," Everlast and the White Folx tripping out on Neil Young's "Only Love Can Break Your Heart"), '70s kitsch (Styx's "Babe" and Yvonne Elliman's disco anthem "If I Can't Have You"), and inquisitive singer-songwriters (Rufus Wainwright, Shawn Mullins, who asks the George Harrison question "What Is Life?"). Melanie C (Scary Spice) surprises with the rock-oriented "Ga Ga." Just in case things seem too serious, Tim Herlihy ends things with the Mr. Rogers-like "The Kangaroo Song." --Rob O'Connor

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Parts Outweigh the Bad, December 8, 1999

By	Robert Iracane (Charlottesville, VA) - See all my reviews

Although there are a few terrible songs on this album (Everlast's nonsense, Limp Bizkit's sad attempt, and Mel C), there are some great tracks: Garbage's now-ubiquitous When I Grow Up, Styx's classic Babe and BAD II's also-classic Rush. Also, if you don't know Rufus Wainwright, he's actually an interesting singer worth hearing. The dialogue clips also make this a must-buy for fans of the film.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's all about Rufus Wainwright, Raise the Rufus, June 24, 1999

By A Customer

I have no idea why Rufus would have a song on this inane movie's soundtrack, but he does. This is the main reason to buy this CD. Garbage is great as well, and Sheryl Crow is ok, I like her cover of "Sweet Child of Mine", but she will never rock it like Axl Rose. Keep trying, maybe she can cover Motley Crue "Shout at the Devil" next. MAIN POINT, RUFUS IS DA MAN.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A lot of great songs, a few mediocre ones. Great overall., October 11, 2000

By	"neeterskeeter27" (http://www.neeterskeeter.com/new) - See all my reviews

All right, I admit: I`m partial towards this album especially because it has a song ("When I Grow Up") by Garbage, my favorite band. However, there are many more great numbers on it, and I`m sure you will enjoy it even if you aren`t as Garbage-obsessed as I am. Sheryl Crow does an incredible remake of Guns and Roses' "Sweet Child of Mine", Limp Bisket rocks the album with "Just Like This", Shawn Mullins (of "Lullabye" fame), appears with "What is Life", and Melanie C. (whoever she is ;) does a cute little number called "Ga Ga". The last track, "The Kangaroo Song", will give those of you who've seen the movie smiling memories of that adorable little boy demanding to watch his favorite movie. My favorite parts of the album, though (except for Garbage's number, of course) are the dialogues from the movie that are inserted between the songs. They are laugh-out-loud funny no matter how many times you listen to them. If Adam Sandler and "Big Daddy" make you laugh, buy this CD to keep the laughter coming, and enjoy great music at the same time.