Movie Marathon (Part 3)

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Thanks Kenobi; I wish Knoodler had said WHY it wasn’t appropriate, instead of just suggesting it might not be.

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I’ll try: up til then, the entries were songs that were made popular (again) by being included in later movies; I wasn’t aware “Singin’ In the Rain” was popular before it was included in the eponymous movie. I’ll withdraw my opinion.

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Great songs made more famous after being used in a movie

  1. “Polk Salad Annie” by James Burton - Ford v Ferrari
  2. “Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen - Wayne’s World
  3. “Unchained Melody” by The Righteous Brothers - Ghost
  4. “Hallelujah” by John Cale — Shrek
  5. “Singin’ in the Rain” - Gene Kelly
  6. “The Promise” by When In Rome - Napoleon Dynamite
  7. “Dies Irae” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - X2: X-Men United
  8. “Stuck in the Middle with You” by Stealers Wheel - Reservoir Dogs
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Great songs made more famous after being used in a movie

  1. “Polk Salad Annie” by James Burton - Ford v Ferrari
  2. “Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen - Wayne’s World
  3. “Unchained Melody” by The Righteous Brothers - Ghost
  4. “Hallelujah” by John Cale — Shrek
  5. “Singin’ in the Rain” - Gene Kelly
  6. “The Promise” by When In Rome - Napoleon Dynamite
  7. “Dies Irae” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - X2: X-Men United
  8. “Stuck in the Middle with You” by Stealers Wheel - Reservoir Dogs
  9. “Freebird” by Lynyrd Skynyrd – Kimgsman: The Secret Service

It may not have made the song any more popular than it already was, but people cannot talk about this movie without referencing the “Freebird” scene.

-“BB”-

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Great songs made more famous after being used in a movie

  1. “Polk Salad Annie” by James Burton - Ford v Ferrari
  2. “Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen - Wayne’s World
  3. “Unchained Melody” by The Righteous Brothers - Ghost
  4. “Hallelujah” by John Cale — Shrek
  5. “Singin’ in the Rain” - Gene Kelly
  6. “The Promise” by When In Rome - Napoleon Dynamite
  7. “Dies Irae” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - X2: X-Men United
  8. “Stuck in the Middle with You” by Stealers Wheel - Reservoir Dogs
  9. “Freebird” by Lynyrd Skynyrd – Kingsman: The Secret Service
  10. “The Politics of Dancing” by Re-Flex - Atomic Blonde

Let’s keep it going!

Even more great songs made more famous after being used in a movie

  1. “In Dreams” by Roy Orbison - Blue Velvet
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Even more great songs made more famous after being used in a movie

  1. “In Dreams” by Roy Orbison - Blue Velvet
  2. “I Will Always Love You” - The Bodyguard
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Even more great songs made more famous after being used in a movie

  1. “In Dreams” by Roy Orbison - Blue Velvet
  2. “I Will Always Love You” - The Bodyguard
  3. “Mr. Blue Sky” by Electric Light Orchestra - Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

Director James Gunn had to work hard to get rights to use the song, especially after he had had to cut a scene from the first GotG film which would have used ELO’s “Livin’ Thing” – Gunn has been quoted as saying that he considers ELO to be the Guardians’ “house band,” as their sound perfectly captures the 1970s vibe he shoots for in those films. The song made for a great opening scene for the sequel, and led to “Mr. Blue Sky” charting again in the U.S.

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Even more great songs made more famous after being used in a movie

  1. “In Dreams” by Roy Orbison - Blue Velvet
  2. “I Will Always Love You” - The Bodyguard
  3. “Mr. Blue Sky” by Electric Light Orchestra - Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
  4. “Mad World” by Tears For Fears - Donnie Darko

Gary Jules covered the version used in the movie.

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Even more great songs made more famous after being used in a movie

  1. “In Dreams” by Roy Orbison - Blue Velvet
  2. “I Will Always Love You” - The Bodyguard
  3. “Mr. Blue Sky” by Electric Light Orchestra - Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
  4. “Mad World” by Tears For Fears - Donnie Darko
  5. .“The Entertainer” by Scott Joplin (although personally I liked the most poifnanr, plaintive song, “Solace”) – its use in The Sting reintroduced the works of Scott Joplin to an entirely new audience

-“BB”-

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Well, “Singin’ in the Rain” was made popular on Broadway, and as a pop song, before there even were sound films, but I understood the category to be “popular songs” by any means, not just a previous movie.

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  1. “In Dreams” by Roy Orbison - Blue Velvet
  2. “I Will Always Love You” - The Bodyguard
  3. “Mr. Blue Sky” by Electric Light Orchestra - Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
  4. “Mad World” by Tears For Fears - Donnie Darko
  5. .“The Entertainer” by Scott Joplin
  6. “Stand by Me” by Ben E. King, #4 on the top 100 charts in 1961; became a hit again in 1986 after the release of the movie with the same title, featuring the song.
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  1. “In Dreams” by Roy Orbison - Blue Velvet
  2. “I Will Always Love You” - The Bodyguard
  3. “Mr. Blue Sky” by Electric Light Orchestra - Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
  4. “Mad World” by Tears For Fears - Donnie Darko
  5. .“The Entertainer” by Scott Joplin
  6. “Stand by Me” by Ben E. King, #4 on the top 100 charts in 1961; became a hit again in 1986 after the release of the movie with the same title, featuring the song.
  7. “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” by The Tokens got a bump after Timon and Pumbaa sang it in The Lion King
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Even more great songs made more famous after being used in a movie

  1. “In Dreams” by Roy Orbison - Blue Velvet
  2. “I Will Always Love You” - The Bodyguard
  3. “Mr. Blue Sky” by Electric Light Orchestra - Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
  4. “Mad World” by Tears For Fears - Donnie Darko
  5. .“The Entertainer” by Scott Joplin
  6. “Stand by Me” by Ben E. King, #4 on the top 100 charts in 1961; became a hit again in 1986 after the release of the movie with the same title, featuring the song.
  7. “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” by The Tokens got a bump after Timon and Pumbaa sang it in The Lion King
  8. “As Times Goes By” - Casablanca

It was a hit for Rudy Vallee in 1931 but nearly forgotten until the movie. Lots of popular versions in the decades after Casablanca, but Dooley Wilson’s version from the movie wasn’t released as a single until 1977.

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Even more great songs made more famous after being used in a movie

  1. “In Dreams” by Roy Orbison - Blue Velvet
  2. “I Will Always Love You” - The Bodyguard
  3. “Mr. Blue Sky” by Electric Light Orchestra - Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
  4. “Mad World” by Tears For Fears - Donnie Darko
  5. .“The Entertainer” by Scott Joplin
  6. “Stand by Me” by Ben E. King, #4 on the top 100 charts in 1961; became a hit again in 1986 after the release of the movie with the same title, featuring the song.
  7. “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” by The Tokens got a bump after Timon and Pumbaa sang it in The Lion King
  8. “As Times Goes By” - Casablanca
  9. “Lust For Life” - Trainspotting
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Even more great songs made more famous after being used in a movie

  1. “In Dreams” by Roy Orbison - Blue Velvet
  2. “I Will Always Love You” - The Bodyguard
  3. “Mr. Blue Sky” by Electric Light Orchestra - Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
  4. “Mad World” by Tears For Fears - Donnie Darko
  5. .“The Entertainer” by Scott Joplin
  6. “Stand by Me” by Ben E. King, #4 on the top 100 charts in 1961; became a hit again in 1986 after the release of the movie with the same title, featuring the song.
  7. “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” by The Tokens got a bump after Timon and Pumbaa sang it in The Lion King
  8. “As Times Goes By” - Casablanca
  9. “Lust For Life” - Trainspotting
  10. “Singing in the Rain” - A Clockwork Orange

Science fiction movies made after 2001: A Space Odyssey and before Star Wars: A New Hope. (1968 to 1977, which I consider the golden age of science fiction movies.)

  1. Logan’s Run
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Science fiction movies made after 2001: A Space Odyssey and before Star Wars: A New Hope. (1968 to 1977, which I consider the golden age of science fiction movies.)

  1. Logan’s Run
  2. Westworld
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Science fiction movies made after 2001: A Space Odyssey and before Star Wars: A New Hope. (1968 to 1977, which I consider the golden age of science fiction movies.)

  1. Logan’s Run
  2. Westworld
  3. Soylent Green
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Science fiction movies made after 2001: A Space Odyssey and before Star Wars: A New Hope. (1968 to 1977, which I consider the golden age of science fiction movies.)

  1. Logan’s Run
  2. Westworld
  3. Soylent Green
  4. The Andromeda Strain

-“BB”-

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Science fiction movies made after 2001: A Space Odyssey and before Star Wars: A New Hope. (1968 to 1977, which I consider the golden age of science fiction movies.)

  1. Logan’s Run
  2. Westworld
  3. Soylent Green
  4. The Andromeda Strain
  5. THX 1138
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Science fiction movies made after 2001: A Space Odyssey and before Star Wars: A New Hope. (1968 to 1977, which I consider the golden age of science fiction movies.)

  1. Logan’s Run
  2. Westworld
  3. Soylent Green
  4. The Andromeda Strain
  5. THX 1138
  6. The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes