Sandra Bullock hand-picked a song by Australian band

Daily Telegraph

Sandy loves Spiderbait
By Jonathon Moran
March 17, 2005
HOLLYWOOD actor Sandra Bullock hand-picked a song by Australian band Spiderbait for her latest film, Miss Congeniality 2 - Armed and Dangerous.

Spiderbait's cover of Leadbelly's Black Betty features in a fighting scene in the film and on the motion picture soundtrack.
"Without that song, the scene wouldn't be what it was and it rocks," Bullock, who also produced the film, said in Sydney today before attending its Australian premiere.
"The song just laid in perfectly and it was one of those moments where the gates of heaven open, thanks to Spiderbait, who rock."
The three musicians who make up Spiderbait - bassist Janet English, drummer Kram Maher and guitarist Damian "Whitt" Whittey - all hail from the small NSW town of Finley.
They got together in the early 1990s and built up a strong following through touring and the release of their first label album, The Unfinished Spanish Galleon of Finley Lake.
Their fifth album, Tonight Alright, was released last year, featuring Black Betty.
That song put Spiderbait back in the ARIA charts, sitting at number one for three weeks.
For Miss Congeniality 2, the song provides the music for a scene where Bullock's character, FBI agent Gracie Hart, gets in a fight with another agent, Sam Fuller (Regina King).
"It is hard when you have that many elements to sort of tie together and one song is supposed to represent all of those things," Bullock said of choosing the right music for the film.
While choosing the soundtrack to Miss Congeniality 2, the sequel to the hit 2000 comedy Miss Congeniality, Bullock worked with music supervisor John Houlihan.
"You literally sit in a room with stacks of music, from old-school to new bands," she said. "As soon as something works well, the whole scene comes alive."
It is not the first time Spiderbait has gained exposure in the US.
The band's song Shazam featured in an episode of Sex in the City last year when Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica-Parker) had to deal with a case of "sweaty knickers" on the catwalk.
Spiderbait songs have also been used for films such as Ten Things I Hate About You, Ice Age and Sugar and Spice.
Speaking about Spiderbait's renewed successes, Janet English said the group was just enjoying the ride.
"It has been an incredible year," English said recently.
"We have just been riding it. We didn't have any kind of grand plan and it has always been a bit of a strange trip and here we are."
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