Songs that feel like Alfie (1966)
Swinging sixties hedonism hiding a cold, hollow cynicism and sudden moral reckoning.
- Alfie by Cher: It shares the exact narrative DNA and moral questioning of the film's title character.
- Dedicated Follower Of Fashion by The Kinks: Captures the vain, sharp-suited swagger and superficial posturing of London playboys.
- You're My World by Cilla Black: Provides that soaring, melodramatic 60s British pop wall of sound that soundtracked broken hearts.
- It's My Life by The Animals: Channel's Alfie's defiant working-class individualism and selfish independence.
- Smiling Faces Sometimes by The Undisputed Truth: Reflects the thematic deceit and hidden malice behind charming, grinning facades.
- I'm Not Like Everybody Else by The Kinks: Echoes the protagonist's arrogant justification for living by his own rules.
- Walk on By by Dionne Warwick: The ultimate song about casual abandonment and the lingering guilt of leaving someone behind.
- Needles and Pins by The Searchers: Mirrors the sudden pricks of conscience and regret that pierce through a carefree lifestyle.
- Elusive Butterfly by Bob Lind: Captures the fleeting, uncatchable nature of romance and pleasure that Alfie chases.
- A House Is Not a Home by Dionne Warwick: Summarizes the desolate reality awaiting a man who values charm over genuine human connection.
