Take the songs away from a film and they often don’t stand up but The Big Lebowski soundtrack does stand all on its own and can be enjoyed for its own sake. However, it’s the placing of each song that enhances scenes in the 1998 movie. The star is Jeff Bridges who plays an unemployed ‘slacker’ character called Jeffrey. He prefers to be addressed as The Dude. His best friend Walter, played by John Goodman, is a Vietnam War veteran with issues. Their co-stars were Steve Buscemi, Philip Seymour Hoffman, John Turterro and Julianne Moore.

Bob Dylan’s The Man in Me, originally on his New Morning album from 1970 is played as the movie begins and during a hallucination scene. The Clash also covered this song. The annual Lebowski Festival that celebrates the movie in different US cities features live music and the The Dude (Jeff Bridges) took to the stage at one festival to perform the song, much to the fans’ delight.