# Cheesy pop songs that worked well in movies.

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**Created:** [April 22, 2007, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheesy-pop-songs-that-worked-well-in-movies/401152 "2007-04-22T04:42:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2007, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheesy-pop-songs-that-worked-well-in-movies/401152/21 "2007-04-23T23:59:22Z")

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I am trying to think of an example but Nena’s 99 Red (Luft) Balloons has good movie power (especially the German version).

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**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2007, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheesy-pop-songs-that-worked-well-in-movies/401152/22 "2007-04-24T00:10:49Z")

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[QUOTE=ArchiveGuy]  
I’ll be specific for ya:

“You Sexy Thing” & “Jessie’s Girl” from _[Boogie Nights]_  
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And don’t forget _Sister Christian_.

_Head Over Heels_ by Tears For Fears was used to good effect in the opening school sequence of **Donnie Darko**.

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**Author:** ![randwill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@randwill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randwill)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2007, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheesy-pop-songs-that-worked-well-in-movies/401152/23 "2007-04-24T00:15:26Z")

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Hows about \*Just Got Lucky \* in **The 40 Year-Old Virgin**.

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