FEAR, "New York's Alright if You Like Saxophones": Belushi was a huge punk rock fan, and was talking about doing a movie where he'd be a music reporter following the punk scene before he died. His favorite punk act was FEAR. He made a deal with them. If they let him play drums at a gig, he'd put them on SNL, a deal they accepted. "New York" was one of the songs they played, and it seemed most appropriate. FEAR later appeared on the soundtrack for Belushi's film Neighbors.
Oasis, "Don't Look Back in Anger": We've never seen any indication that Oasis connected this song in anyway with Belushi, but Don't Look Back in Anger was the name of a short film for SNL, directed by Tom Schiller, that featured a 90-year-old Belushi visiting the graves of his former castmates. Something about that image and Oasis' tune just match up in an eerie, slightly funny way.
Blues Brothers, "She Caught the Katy": We'll let Belushi himself take us out with our favorite Blues Brothers tune.
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