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- The Simon & Garfunkel song "The Only Living Boy in New York" was written by Paul Simon as a thinly-veiled message to Art Garfunkel when he went to Mexico to make the film. Simon was left alone in New York writing songs for the album Bridge Over Troubled Water, hence the lonely feelings of "The Only Living Boy in New York." Simon refers to Garfunkel in the song as "Tom," referring to their early days when they were called Tom and Jerry, and encourages him to "let your honesty shine . . . like it shines on me".
- The song “Survivor Guilt” by punk rock band Rise Against (many of whose lyrics are anti-war like Catch-22) features samples of dialog from the movie at the beginning and in the midsection; specifically, the discussion between Nately and the old man about the fall of great countries and potential fall of the USA, and their argument about the phrase “It’s better to live on your feet than die on your knees.” The exact same excerpts of the film were previously used by lead singer Tim McIlrath, in the song, "Burden" with his former band, Baxter.
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