Slow Ride Award

Best needle drop/music cue.

Slow Ride Award has run in 11 episodes. The most recent 11 are listed below — open any episode at its timestamp to hear the segment.

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The 'I want what I want' needle drop

Inner City Blues when it kicks in during the shooting scene, and Bernadette in the bar

Bernadette in the bar - the Four Tops song that starts midway through with just the vocal popping in

The Bird Cage strip club scene at the end, also mentioned the first location at Doones Bar as a possibility

The King Mai Hotel scene

'Don't You Forget About Me' in the final medley when Jesse does the Breakfast Club arm raise

Mentioned the audition scene with 'Since You've Been Gone' and the bus scene where they sing 'Party in the USA' and Anna Kendrick joins in

'Blame It on the Boogie' scene with the black college group at the competition

The score during the explosion scene

When Slow Ride drops on the closing credits

The clacking percussion score when Daniel is carrying H.W. back to the shack

Slow ride - 'you can't have another thing but slow ride'

Episode	Host	Answer
‘Wild Things’	Mallory Rubin	The 'I want what I want' needle drop
‘Zodiac’	Bill Simmons	Inner City Blues when it kicks in during the shooting scene, and Bernadette in the bar
‘Zodiac’	Chris Ryan	Bernadette in the bar - the Four Tops song that starts midway through with just the vocal popping in
‘Another 48 Hrs’	Bill Simmons	The Bird Cage strip club scene at the end, also mentioned the first location at Doones Bar as a possibility
‘Another 48 Hrs’	Chris Ryan	The King Mai Hotel scene
‘Pitch Perfect’	Jodi Walker	'Don't You Forget About Me' in the final medley when Jesse does the Breakfast Club arm raise
‘Pitch Perfect’	Juliet Litman	Mentioned the audition scene with 'Since You've Been Gone' and the bus scene where they sing 'Party in the USA' and Anna Kendrick joins in
‘Pitch Perfect’	Kate Halliwell	'Blame It on the Boogie' scene with the black college group at the competition
‘There Will Be Blood’	Bill Simmons	The score during the explosion scene
‘There Will Be Blood’	Chris Ryan	When Slow Ride drops on the closing credits
‘There Will Be Blood’	Sean Fennessey	The clacking percussion score when Daniel is carrying H.W. back to the shack
‘Top Gun: Maverick’	Bill Simmons	Slow ride - 'you can't have another thing but slow ride'