# songs forever spoiled or warped by a later movie **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 11, 2009, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-forever-spoiled-or-warped-by-a-later-movie/489106 "2009-03-11T19:22:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-forever-spoiled-or-warped-by-a-later-movie/489106/41 "2009-03-12T16:27:36Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > Yet it is now known to an entire generation only as “The Theme from _Ghost_” ☹ An odd outcome for “The Theme from _Unchained_”, but you’re right. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-forever-spoiled-or-warped-by-a-later-movie/489106/42 "2009-03-12T16:27:46Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I’m surprised I’m the first person who admits to wanting to yell “Hiho Silver” everytime I hear the William Tell Overture. Lark cigarettes used this theme for their TV commercials (have a Lark, have a Lark, have a Lark today). The last commercial had a Lark cigarette smoker being tapped on the shoulder by the Loan Ranger, asking him what gave him the right to use this song. Then someone taps the Loan Ranger on the shoulder, he turns around to face William Tell saying “I’m asking you the same question.” Billy Vera’s “At This Moment” is always identified with Alex & Ellen on “Family Ties,” and Green Day’s “Good Riddance” with Seinfeld. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-forever-spoiled-or-warped-by-a-later-movie/489106/43 "2009-03-12T16:32:26Z")
Huh. I hear “At This Moment” and I think _Blind Date_, that execrable Bruce Willis-Kim Basinger flick. ---
**Author:** ![TWDuke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e495f1/32.png) [@TWDuke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TWDuke)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-forever-spoiled-or-warped-by-a-later-movie/489106/44 "2009-03-12T17:30:57Z")
When I hear _O Fortuna_, I think of **Excalibur** , which I suppose is fortunate considering it’s been used in about a quadrillion movies, TV shows, and promotional campaigns before and since. It’s probably in the top three of cliched musical cues along with Also Sprach Zaruthustra and Ode to Joy. Pachelbel’s _Canon in D_ makes me think of **Ordinary People** (and GE soft white light bulbs, but that’s off topic). ---
**Author:** ![panamajack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/47e85d/32.png) [@panamajack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panamajack)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-forever-spoiled-or-warped-by-a-later-movie/489106/45 "2009-03-12T17:46:09Z")
I find it kind of funny, I find it kind of sad that Gary Jules’s cover of **Mad World** is inextricable from _Donnie Darko_. **Little Green Bag** is also stuck with _Reservoir Dogs_. **Lust for Life** makes me think of _Trainspotting_ (but also cruise ships). I can’t hear **Only You** without wondering how many languages it’s going to be sung in (_So I Married an Axe Murderer_). And you can’t listen to [Soul Bossa Nova](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSFwD3vlyiM) without thinking of another Mike Myers movie. ---
**Author:** ![Arglefraster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3bc359/32.png) [@Arglefraster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arglefraster)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-forever-spoiled-or-warped-by-a-later-movie/489106/46 "2009-03-12T18:02:29Z")
> [@jk1245](#): > > Not so much a movie, but I can’t hear “Don’t Fear the Reaper” without picturing Will Ferrell playing the cowbell in a too small shirt. Me too. Just last week that song came on the radio, and I started doing the over-enthusiastic cowbell banging motions Well Ferrell did in that skit. My husband (who had never seen it) looked at me like I was nuts. 😃 Another one for me is Inagodadavida (or however you spell it) from Manhunter. Also, there are a number of classical/opera tunes that will always, always make me think of Bugs Bunny. (Kill the wabbit! Kill the wabbit!) ---
**Author:** ![johnspartan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a183cd/32.png) [@johnspartan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnspartan)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-forever-spoiled-or-warped-by-a-later-movie/489106/47 "2009-03-12T18:07:30Z")
How about I Say A Little Prayer For You being corrupted by _My Best Friend’s Wedding?_ ---
**Author:** ![Doody\_Pants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@Doody\_Pants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doody_Pants)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-forever-spoiled-or-warped-by-a-later-movie/489106/48 "2009-03-12T18:10:36Z")
Tubular bells - The Exorcist (and to a lesser extent AT&T). Inna Gadda Da Vida - Manhunter, as the killer goes after the blind woman in his house. We Have All the Time In The World - On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, as Bond’s wife is killed just after their wedding ceremony. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-forever-spoiled-or-warped-by-a-later-movie/489106/49 "2009-03-12T18:27:10Z")
I can’t hear the 12 Days of Christmas without thinking of John Denver and the Muppets BA-DA-BUMP-BUMP ---
**Author:** ![GargoyleWB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gargoylewb/32/199_2.png) [@GargoyleWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GargoyleWB)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-forever-spoiled-or-warped-by-a-later-movie/489106/50 "2009-03-12T18:31:41Z")
> [@Argent\_Towers](#): > > _Don’t Stop Believing_ by Journey will NEVER be the same after The Sopranos. > . When I hear any _Journey_ song, I picture Rodney Dangerfield hitting the play button on his golf bag and dancing. ---
**Author:** ![kasuo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8c91f0/32.png) [@kasuo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kasuo)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-forever-spoiled-or-warped-by-a-later-movie/489106/51 "2009-03-12T18:32:59Z")
Adagio for Strings -\> Lorenzo’s Oil Everybody’s Gotta Learn Sometimes [Beck cover] -\> Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Hip to Be Square -\> American Psycho Relax -\> Zoolander Walking on Sunshine -\> Futurama (I know it’s a TV show) ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-forever-spoiled-or-warped-by-a-later-movie/489106/52 "2009-03-12T18:55:41Z")
This one won’t be popular on this board, but I don’t think I’ll ever again be able to hear “All Along the Watchtower” without thinking of secret Cylons awakening. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-forever-spoiled-or-warped-by-a-later-movie/489106/53 "2009-03-12T19:02:02Z")
> [@johnspartan](#): > > And of course, if you’ve ever seen _Reservoir Dogs_, “Stuck in the Middle With You” just isn’t quite the same anymore. I haven’t even seen this movie, but I have a vague idea what happens in the film, and every time I hear this song I want to throw up. On a lighter note, Cyndi Lauper’s ‘‘Time After Time’’ immediately brings me back to the goofy slow dancing scene in _Romy and Michelle’s High School Reunion_. God I love that movie. ---
**Author:** ![shiftless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@shiftless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shiftless)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-forever-spoiled-or-warped-by-a-later-movie/489106/54 "2009-03-12T19:02:02Z")
\*Surfin’ Bird \*by the Trashmen. If you’ve every seen _Pink Flamingos_ then that song will bring back images one of the most bizarre scenes every set to music. ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-forever-spoiled-or-warped-by-a-later-movie/489106/55 "2009-03-12T19:08:34Z")
> [@Arglefraster](#): > > Another one for me is Inagodadavida (or however you spell it) from Manhunter. > > Also, there are a number of classical/opera tunes that will always, always make me think of Bugs Bunny. (Kill the wabbit! Kill the wabbit!) In the Garden of Eden honey. [Rev. Lovejoy voice] Isn’t that rock and or roll?[/RLJ] ---
**Author:** ![davekhps](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@davekhps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davekhps)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-forever-spoiled-or-warped-by-a-later-movie/489106/56 "2009-03-12T19:31:43Z")
> [@Stauderhorse](#): > > “Time is on my Side” by the Rolling Stones was used to great effect in _Fallen_, but won’t ever be quite the same for me. I never even saw the movie, but the trailer for it was played so many times, I _still_ think of the movie when I hear the song, so strong was the association. ---
**Author:** ![davekhps](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@davekhps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davekhps)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-forever-spoiled-or-warped-by-a-later-movie/489106/57 "2009-03-12T19:36:37Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > This one won’t be popular on this board, but I don’t think I’ll ever again be able to hear “All Along the Watchtower” without thinking of secret Cylons awakening. Dude, I totally agree with you. The moment the song came on in “Watchmen,” I turned to my BSG-loving friends and said, “Great, masked heroes are now Cylons, wonderful.” ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-forever-spoiled-or-warped-by-a-later-movie/489106/58 "2009-03-12T19:50:53Z")
> [@jk1245](#): > > Not so much a movie, but I can’t hear “Don’t Fear the Reaper” without picturing Will Ferrell playing the cowbell in a too small shirt. > > I 2nd the “Stuck in the Middle with You” mention too. Right beside you on Ferrell. Madsen made “Middle” for me, though. Before that the song was just a song. I can even see Mike dancing around whenever I hear it. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-forever-spoiled-or-warped-by-a-later-movie/489106/59 "2009-03-12T19:54:05Z")
> [@flodnak](#): > > Weeee’ll (boom) meet again, > Don’t know where (boom), > Don’t know wheeeeen (boom), > But I know we’ll meet again (boom) > Some sunny daaaaaayyyy…(boom) > > Thank you, _Dr Strangelove._ Amen! Chill Bump City. Best irony in movies. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-forever-spoiled-or-warped-by-a-later-movie/489106/60 "2009-03-12T20:05:26Z")
For my money, every selection in _Pulp Fiction_ began with _Pulp Fiction_, especially _Miserlou_. Tarantino ranks near the very top of the list of folks who pick _the right music_ for their movies. My contribution has to be Sinatra’s _The Summer Wind_ and _The Pope of Greenwich Village_ back when Mickey Rourke had a face, and Eric Roberts had all his thumbs. 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-forever-spoiled-or-warped-by-a-later-movie/489106.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-forever-spoiled-or-warped-by-a-later-movie/489106.md?page=4)