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TIL “Electric Eye” by heavy metal band Judas Priest was in the temp score for “Toy Story 3”. Before it was cut, the song blared from the Aliens’ car in the opening scene. The song’s lyrics describe a satellite watching a surveillance state, foreshadowing (intentionally or not) the movie’s plot.

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