Listen on Spotify Vincent meets Mia - Son of a Preacher Man Complete with breezy whammy bar effects and no unnecessary vocals, it's easy to see why surf rock made a comeback off Pulp Fiction's success. Playing while Vincent procures heroin from Lance, you can practically hear the ocean in this 1962 offering from California surf band The Tornadoes. Listen on Spotify Vincent buys drugs - Bustin' Surfboards Green initially was not keen on the song and its gentle vocals, but shot straight to number one on the US Billboard chart and has been covered frequently since, most notably by Tina Turner. Listen on Spotify Butch meets Marcellus - Let's Stay TogetherĪl Green's signature song plays when Marcellus Wallace tells Butch Coolidge to throw his boxing match, with the camera focused firmly on Bruce Willis and his reaction - certainly an ironic choice given where the film takes the two characters. The song did feature on the original 1994 soundtrack, likely as it is only heard very briefly in the film as Jules and Vincent walk through the hallway to Brett's apartment - but finally got its due when Tarantino featured the track in length in his 1997 hit Jackie Brown. The song reached number five on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and number one on the US Soul Singles Chart, and was even pressed on a red strawberry scented vinyl. Strawberry Letter #23 was originally written and composed by Shuggie Otis in 1971, but it was the 1977 cover by funk and R&B band The Brothers Johnson that really blew up. Listen on Spotify Vincent and Jules talk - Strawberry Letter #23 The song is not quite as symbolic of Pulp Fiction as its predecessor but has remained popular on its own terms, and has been sampled by the likes of The Beastie Boys and Madonna since its 1973 release. Not content with just one iconic opening credits song, Tarantino served us a second only halfway through Misirlou - transitioning us from the '60s to the '70s, keeping the excitement going but adding a bit of funk. Listen on Spotify Opening Credits - Jungle Boogie
Originally a Mediterranean folk song, the song gained worldwide popularity when Dick Dale recorded a surf-rock version in 1962, and again when the Black Eyed Peas sampled the tune in 2006's Pump It - but for many the song will forever be associated with Pulp Fiction, and one of the coolest film intros in history. There are few more exciting ways to start a film than Dick Dale's iconic guitar solo, which perfectly set up the rollercoaster ride that was to come - and did it in style.
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