The Wedding Singer Volume 2: More Music From The Motion Picture [SOUNDTRACK]

Various Artists - Soundtracks - 1998

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 21, 1998)
• Original Release Date: July 21, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Maverick
• ASIN: B000009D1V
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (49 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #5,349 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
Is it forgivable that the second volume of songs from Adam Sandler's mid-'80s-revival comedy begins with Kajagoogoo's famously limp "Too Shy"? Not really, but the rest of the disc does a good job of recapitulating worthy memories from the era of torn-sweatshirt necks and mulletheads--not just with new-wave novelties but with Madonna and Hall & Oates staples ("Holiday" and "You Make My Dreams," respectively) as bouncy and glossy as anything the also-present Depeche Mode ("Just Can't Get Enough") and Dead or Alive ("You Spin Me Round [Like a Record]") ever put on the radio or MTV. The Cars' "It's All I Can Do" and the J. Geils Band's "Love Stinks" encapsulate the Sandler character's romantic frustrations, while the star's own "Grow Old with Me" actually points toward a serious career as a singer/songwriter for our boy. Eek. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally found it!, February 24, 2006

By	Amber Lausted (Estes Park, CO USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Aahh...the uniqueness of 80s music. Been looking for the Flying Lizards "Money" song since then. It's been on several movie sound tracks however it never made it on the 'sound track CD' until now. "Leisure Rules"

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Soundtrack I really wanted, October 2, 1998

By A Customer

I bought the original Soundtrack album, and then was disappointed that many of the songs I heard in the movie, and wanted, weren't on it.

It turns out I just needed to get this one instead! This was the music I grew up with, along with big hair, ripped denim, and the CD revolution...I'm soooo glad it's coming back, since my record collection is pretty useless!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars More 80s music that you wouldn't lump together, July 22, 1998

By A Customer

While one laments the omission of 'Jam on it' by Newcleus and the chopping up of Adam Sandler's 'Grow Old With You' (if you sneeze the song is over), the soundtrack pretty much includes all the songs that people complained were missing from the first soundtrack, including 'Private Idaho', 'Money' and the aforementioned 'Grow Old With You'. Plus, how often do you see Hall & Oates on an 80s related soundtrack? Not as good as the first but still cool. Of course, I am biased having seen the movie 8 times, and would have bought this soundtrack had it contained pure drivel.