Pulp Fiction's soundtrack is one of the things that makes it so cool. The song choices are so on-point, whether it's Kool And The Gang's Jungle Boogie in the opening credits, Chuck Berry's You Never Can Tell for the celebrated Jack Rabbit Slims dance sequence (which Uma Thurman disliked originally) or Al Green's sultry Let's Stay Together. Music is important to Pulp Fiction and it is one of the reasons why the film is as effective as it is. Tarantino puts a lot of thought into his music choices and this film was no exception. He usually gets what he wants but on Pulp Fiction, one song eluded him. That song was The Knack's My Sharona, to be used in the scene where Butch and Marcellus Wallace are threatened with some uncomfortable penetration by Zed, his brother and the terrifying Gimp. The song never made it to the film, however, and instead ended up being used in Reality Bites (also released in 1994), as Tarantino explained in the book Quentin Tarantino: Interviews:
"The licensing people had to decide between us and Reality Bites. They ultimately made the good choice...the song ended up being too comical for Pulp. But it's got a good butt-f****** feel to it"
