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These Ten Songs Lost Their Own Identity, Now All We Can Think Of Is The Movie They're From

Even when the song is a stone-cold jam on its own, an iconic use in film or a marketing campaign can rewrite our sense memory.

2 weeks ago · 18.8k reads ·

The clever use of a song in a film can turn a good scene into an all-timer, but that does have a knock-on effect. Once the movie hits a certain threshold of popularity, that starts to take over the song's original identity.

Redditor u/Dan__Glesak offered up a few of their own examples of this phenomenon, but cast a wide net for other songs associated strongly with a film. Strangers on the internet were quick to populate the list with other bangers that have taken on some celluloid significance.

Nearly 7,000 comments can be found in this thread, so rest assured that pretty much every song from a movie has been mentioned. Below are the the only the very best ones.

Warning: the embedded videos below contain content from R-rated movies.

'Layla' by Derek & The Dominos

Not so good, fellas.

'Hip To Be A Square' by Huey Lewis And The News

I have a splitting headache now.

'Kiss From A Rose' by Seal

You're making me thorny.

'Damn It Feels Good To Be A Gangsta' by Geto Boys

Just don't touch my stapler.

'All Star' by Smash Mouth

It isn't even the first movie soundtrack it's featured on.

'Where Is My Mind?' by Pixies

Do not talk about Pixies.

'What Is Love' by Haddaway

Baby, don't hurt me no more.

'Kiss Me' by Sixpence None The Richer

The most late '90s audiovisual experience imaginable.

'Mad World' by Michael Andrews & Gary Jules

Need a weird bunny suit to sing it.

'Goodbye Horses' by Q Lazzarus

It puts the lotion on its skin or else it gets the hose again.

Via u/Dan__Glesak.

[Image: Tima Miroshnichenko]

Comments

Fernando Garcia 2 weeks ago

How about Thus Spoke Zarathustra, by Richard Strauss, which is forever associated with Stanley Kubrick's 2001, a Space Odyssey.
Stephen McGloughlin 2 weeks ago

What about "Don't You Forget About Me" by Simple Minds in The Breakfast Club? Or "Take My Breath Away", "Lovin' Feeling" and "Danger Zone" in Top Gun? All great classics forever conjoined to their movie.
Paul Moreira 2 weeks ago

Almost Famous, Tiny Dancer. Say nomore!
Mark Jones 2 weeks ago

This list is okay, BUT you missed one that is MUCH bigger than most on the list….Pretty in Pink