The Minions soundtrack is the first so far in the franchise not to feature the songwriting skills of Pharrell Williams.  Being more of a comedic "period piece" (set in the late 1960s) most of the songs on this soundtrack are original works by great rock bands of the British Invasion.  Naturally, there are also some amusing interpretations by the minions themselves of famous sixties songs, and of the Universal Pictures theme (from the beginning of the movie).  These minions renderings don't have quite the spark of individuality and humor that others on the previous two movie soundtracks do, however (and that may be due to the absence of Pharrell Williams' talents).  Completing the soundtrack are several tracks from the movie score, composed by Heitor Pereira (who scored the previous franchise movie scores as well).

 

Soundtrack Titles

1. Universal Fanfare - The Minions

2. Happy Together - The Turtles

3. I'm A Man - The Spencer Davis Group

4. You Really Got Me - The Kinks

5. My Generation - The Who

6. Mellow Yellow - Donovan

7. Revolution - The Minions

8. Minions Through Time - Heitor Pereira

9. Kevin, Stuart and Bob - Heitor Pereira

10. Minions Run Amok - Heitor Pereira

11. Tortellini - Heitor Pereira

12. The VNC - Heitor Pereira

13. Minions In The U.S.A. - Heitor Pereira

14. Orlando - Heitor Pereira

15. Scarlet Overkill - Heitor Pereira

16. Ruby Fight - Heitor Pereira

17. Make 'em Laugh - The Minions

18. Scarlet's Fortress - Heitor Pereira

19. Traveling Tribe - Heitor Pereira

20. Tower of London - Heitor Pereira

21. Hair - The Minions

22. Fighting The Crown Keeper - Heitor Pereira

23. King Bob - Heitor Pereira

24. Theme From The Monkees - The Minions

25. Dungeon Mayhem - Heitor Pereira

26. Goodbye Fabrice - Heitor Pereira

27. Minion Mission - Heitor Pereira

28. Sneaking In - Heitor Pereira

29. King Kong Kevin - Heitor Pereira

30. Our Hero Is Back - Heitor Pereira

31. Minions Victory - Heitor Pereira

32. Greatest Renegade Unveiling (Gru) - Heitor Pereira

 

---

SONG LYRICS

Here are the lyrics of several original sixties songs from the soundtrack:

Happy Together
Imagine me and you, I do
I think about you day and night, it's only right
To think about the girl you love and hold her tight
So happy together

If I should call you up, invest a dime
And you say you belong to me and ease my mind
Imagine how the world could be, so very fine
So happy together

I can't see me lovin' nobody but you
For all my life
When you're with me, baby the skies'll be blue
For all my life

Me and you and you and me
No matter how they toss the dice, it had to be
The only one for me is you, and you for me
So happy together

I can't see me lovin' nobody but you
For all my life
When you're with me, baby the skies'll be blue
For all my life

Me and you and you and me
No matter how they toss the dice, it had to be
The only one for me is you, and you for me
So happy together

Ba-ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba-ba
Ba-ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba-ba

Me and you and you and me
No matter how they toss the dice, it had to be
The only one for me is you, and you for me
So happy together

So happy together
How is the weather
So happy together
We're happy together
So happy together
Happy together
So happy together
So happy together (ba-ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba-ba)

I'm A Man
Well, my pad is very messy
And there's whiskers on my chin
And I'm all hung up on music
And I always play to win

I ain't got no time for lovin'
'Cause my time is all used up
Just to sit around creatin'
All that groovy kind of stuff

But I'm a man, yes I am
And I can't help
But love you so

But I'm a man, yes I am
And I can't help
But love you so

Well, if I had my choice of matter
I would rather be with cats
All engrossed in mental chatter
Movin' where our minds are at

And relatin' to each other
Just how strong our wills can be
I'm resisting all involvement
With each groovy chick we see

Well, I'm a man, yes I am
And I can't help
But love you so

But I'm a man, yes I am
And I can't help
But love you so

I got to keep my image
While suspended from a throne
That looks out upon a kingdom
Full of people all unknown

Who imagine I'm not human
And my heart is made of stone
I never had no problems
And my toilet's trimmed with chrome

I'm a man, yes I am
And I can't help
But love you so, no no

I'm a man, yes I am
And I can't help
But love you so

You Really Got Me
Girl, you really got me goin'
You got me so I don't know what I'm doin' now
Yeah, you really got me now
You got me so I can't sleep at night

Yeah, you really got me now
You got me so I don't know what I'm doin' now
Oh yeah, you really got me now
You got me so I can't sleep at night

You really got me
You really got me
You really got me

See, don't ever set me free
I always want to be by your side
Girl, you really got me now
You got me so I can't sleep at night

Yeah, you really got me now
You got me so I don't know what I'm doin' now
Oh yeah, you really got me now
You got me so I can't sleep at night

You really got me
You really got me
You really got me
Oh no

See, don't ever set me free
I always want to be by your side
Girl, you really got me now
You got me so I can't sleep at night

Yeah, you really got me now
You got me so I don't know what I'm doin' now
Oh yeah, you really got me now
You got me so I can't sleep at night

You really got me
You really got me
You really got me

My Generation
People try to put us d-down (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
Just because we get around (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
Things they do look awful c-c-cold (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
I hope I die before I get old (Talkin' 'bout my generation)

This is my generation
This is my generation, baby

Why don't you all f-fade away (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
Don't try to dig what we all s-s-s-say (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
I'm not trying to 'cause a big s-s-sensation (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
I'm just talkin' 'bout my g-g-g-generation (Talkin' 'bout my generation)

My generation
This is my generation, baby

Why don't you all f-fade away (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
And don't try to d-dig what we all s-s-say (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
I'm not trying to 'cause a b-big s-s-sensation (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
I'm just talkin' 'bout my g-g-generation (Talkin' 'bout my generation)

This is my generation
This is my generation, baby
My my my generation

People try to put us d-down (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
Just because we g-g-get around (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
Things they do look awful c-c-cold (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
Yeah, I hope I die before I get old (Talkin' 'bout my generation)

This is my generation (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
My generation (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
This is my generation, baby (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
This is my generation (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
This is my generation (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
This is my generation (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
This is my generation (Talkin' 'bout my generation)

Mellow Yellow
I'm just mad about Saffron
Saffron's mad about me
I'm just mad about Saffron
She's just mad about me

[Chorus: ]
They call me mellow yellow
(Quite rightly)
They call me mellow yellow
(Quite rightly)
They call me mellow yellow

I'm just mad about Fourteen
Fourteen's mad about me
I'm just mad about Fourteen
She's just mad about me

[Chorus]

Born high, forever to fly
Wind velocity nil
Want to high, forever to fly
If you want your cup our fill

[Chorus]

(So mellow, he's so mellow)

Electrical banana
Is gonna be a sudden craze
Electrical banana
Is bound to be the very next phase

They call it mellow yellow
(Quite rightly)
They call me mellow yellow
(Quite rightly)
They call me mellow yellow

[Chorus]

(Oh so mellow, oh so mellow)