 The Smithereens were commissioned by Cameron Crowe (qv) to write  the theme song for the movie, and they came up with "A Girl Like  You." Crowe thought that the lyrics were too leading (they outline  the entire plot), so he rejected it in favor of  Peter Gabriel (qv)s "In Your Eyes." "A Girl Like You" went on to  be included in the Smithereens next album, "11."