Bobby Fuller - References in Popular Culture

References in Popular Culture

  • "I Fought The Law" was background music in Dale's van in the Fox animated series King Of The Hill.
  • The 2002 novel The Dead Circus by John Kaye includes the murder of Bobby Fuller as a major plot point. At the end of the book, the main character decides that Fuller had been killed by Mafia henchmen trying to please Frank Sinatra.
  • The Rock*A*Teens refer to Fuller's alleged murder in the song "Who Killed Bobby Fuller?" on their 1995 eponymous debut. A different song with the same name was previously recorded by Irish rock band Black 47 in 1994.
  • Both Fuller and "I Fought the Law" are referenced in the song "Dirt" from Lou Reed's album Street Hassle.
  • Fuller is mentioned in "Li'l Cal's Big Mistake" by The Knack on their album Round Trip: "...Calvin thinkin' he was Bobby Fuller / Squealing and swinging / Don swore he was singing / A verse or two of 'I Fought The Law'..."
  • John Mellencamp refers to Bobby Fuller in "R-O-C-K In the USA", on Mellencamp's Scarecrow album.
  • An indie tribute cd compilation entitled A TRIBUTE TO THE BOBBY FULLER FOUR was issued in 1993 by Eugene Oregon based Blue Rose records. It featured bands from all over the U.S.A. (some with a BFF connection) as well as Canada and the U.K.
  • A Japan-only tribute album entitled Our Favorite Texan: Bobby Fuller Four-Ever! was released on CD in 1999 on #9 Records. It featured artists such as Marshall Crenshaw, Young Fresh Fellows, Fortune & Maltese, Bill Lloyd, Walter Clevenger, and Smithereens side project Buzzed Meg.
  • UK band The Clash covered "I Fought The Law" with great success and worldwide exposure. It became an important part of the band's repertoire and catalogue.
  • The song "A New Shade of Blue" plays in the background at the barroom meeting of Teena (Brandon) and Candice in the movie "Boys Don't Cry."
  • In Wes Anderson's animated film Fantastic Mr. Fox, "Let Her Dance" is used in the final sequence.
  • "Let Her Dance" is used as the theme tune to Frankie Boyle's Tramadol Nights
  • Battlefield Vietnam uses Fullers "I Fought The Law" in-game and on a select loading screen.
  • Indie rock band, Metric,refer to Bobby Fuller in their song, "Monster Hospital". "Monster movie, Daddy Warbucks up against Bobby Fuller and he beat him hands down. They put a little lead in, in his head."
  • Phil Seymour included a version of Let Her Dance on his debut album in 1981 which is now available on Fuel Records.

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