Best use of a "popular" song in a movie?

[MartyMcFly3]

I don't mean movie scores, as there are MANY quality ones. Whats the best use of a song you would hear on a radio in a movie?

I say "Power of Love" by Huey Lewis and the News.
Its impossible to hear it and NOT think of Back to the Future.

Honorable Mention goes to Stealer's Wheel's "Stuck in the Middle with You" and Reservoir Dogs.

 

[MrChad]

Yello - Oh Yeah in Ferris Bueller's Day Off

EDIT:
Also, Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me) in The Breakfast Club

 

[anxi80]

kenny loggins - danger zone (top gun)

Originally posted by: MartyMcFly3
Honorable Mention goes to Stealer's Wheel's "Stuck in the Middle with You" and Reservoir Dogs.

guess you can go ahead and add 'misirlou' by dick dale from pulp fiction

 

[dbk]

The Hills intro

 

[Tweak155]

Bittersweet Symphony at the end of Cruel Intentions.

 

[MartyMcFly3]

Originally posted by: anxi80
kenny loggins - danger zone (top gun)

"Too close for missiles, I?m switching to guns?
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSE!

 

[Vegitto]

Bang Bang - Rammstein in xXx..

 

[Tweak155]

Originally posted by: MartyMcFly3

Originally posted by: anxi80
kenny loggins - danger zone (top gun)

"Too close for missiles, I?m switching to guns?
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSE!

Kenny Loggins for the well known animal movie.

 

[bigrash]

Eye of a Tiger by Survivor. They couldn't have picked a better song than that for Rocky

 

[cyclohexane]

Originally posted by: MartyMcFly3

Originally posted by: anxi80
kenny loggins - danger zone (top gun)

"Too close for missiles, I?m switching to guns?
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSE!

ding ding ding!

 

[BrokenVisage]

The Breakfast Club, maybe?

damn, already said

 

[glenn beck]

GOLD DIGGER Kanye West

The bank manager's ring tone in Inside Man

 

[ATLien247]

Every time I hear a Cyndi Lauper song I think of The Goonies, even if it isn't the song that was in the movie.

 

[irishScott]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9u5cGyqmww

Not really popular, but... :laugh:

and it's a walk off!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNNFbR3ziTY

 

[Aikouka]

Originally posted by: MartyMcFly3
I say "Power of Love" by Huey Lewis and the News.
Its impossible to hear it and NOT think of Back to the Future.

I think "Back in Time" by the same artist represents the movie more. Although, Power of Love was featured (essentially) in the beginning and made it stand out a bit more than Back in Time (the ending theme I believe?). Back in Time, the title alone, reminds you of BTTF. Speaking of BTTF... I want that on HD .

Originally posted by: Vegitto
Bang Bang - Rammstein in xXx..

You mean Feuer Frei? (The song does go "FEUER FREI... BANG BANG! BANG BANG!"... which is probably why you're calling it the wrong name).

 

[FP]

Public Enemy - Sophisticated Bitch

 

[Pugnax]

Collateral and Oakenfold's Ready Steady Go when Cruise lights up the club (what an awesome scene I might add). Although, they don't play the korean remix here.

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: anxi80
kenny loggins - danger zone (top gun)

no matter what kenny loggins song i hear i think of Footloose

 

[Vegitto]

Originally posted by: Aikouka

Originally posted by: MartyMcFly3
I say "Power of Love" by Huey Lewis and the News.
Its impossible to hear it and NOT think of Back to the Future.

I think "Back in Time" by the same artist represents the movie more. Although, Power of Love was featured (essentially) in the beginning and made it stand out a bit more than Back in Time (the ending theme I believe?). Back in Time, the title alone, reminds you of BTTF. Speaking of BTTF... I want that on HD .

Originally posted by: Vegitto
Bang Bang - Rammstein in xXx..

You mean Feuer Frei? (The song does go "FEUER FREI... BANG BANG! BANG BANG!"... which is probably why you're calling it the wrong name).

Oh yeah, that's it.. I forgot the name, I haven't listened to Rammstein for so long.. It's still a kick-ass song though.

 

[gsellis]

Wildthing - Major League

Bohemian Rhapsody - Wayne's World

eh... Danger Zone became a popular song as part of a movie soundtrack. I think it was written for the movie. Right? Never was a big Loggins fan until then.

 

[BurnItDwn]

Banana Boat Song - Beetlejuice.

 

[mikej007]

Everything in its Right Place by Radiohead in the beginning of Vanilla Sky. Yes the movie was kinda shitty, but that scene with the totally abandoned Times Square and that song playing was really cool.

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: mikej007
Everything in its Right Place by Radiohead in the beginning of Vanilla Sky. Yes the movie was kinda shitty, but that scene with the totally abandoned Times Square and that song playing was really cool.

i really liked that movie and i hate radiohead lol

 

[broon]

In Pacific Heights Matthew Modine is watching MTV and they play Soundgarden - Hands All Over. At the peak of the song, Michael Keaton sneaks up behind him and beats the crap out of him with a golf club. I went and bought the Soundgarden CD after that movie.

 

[Pugnax]

Originally posted by: Vegitto

Originally posted by: Aikouka

Originally posted by: MartyMcFly3
I say "Power of Love" by Huey Lewis and the News.
Its impossible to hear it and NOT think of Back to the Future.

I think "Back in Time" by the same artist represents the movie more. Although, Power of Love was featured (essentially) in the beginning and made it stand out a bit more than Back in Time (the ending theme I believe?). Back in Time, the title alone, reminds you of BTTF. Speaking of BTTF... I want that on HD .

Originally posted by: Vegitto
Bang Bang - Rammstein in xXx..

You mean Feuer Frei? (The song does go "FEUER FREI... BANG BANG! BANG BANG!"... which is probably why you're calling it the wrong name).

Oh yeah, that's it.. I forgot the name, I haven't listened to Rammstein for so long.. It's still a kick-ass song though.

Haha yes! Awesome song.