# Songs indelibly linked to a movie **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 2, 2003, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-indelibly-linked-to-a-movie/158647 "2003-03-02T21:54:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2003, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-indelibly-linked-to-a-movie/158647/1 "2003-03-02T21:54:53Z")
I was at work today, and they played Seal’s “Kiss by a Rose” as the Muzak of the moment, and I noticed that whenever I hear that song, I always think of Batman. And, being the SDMB geek that I am, I thought, “Hey, that’ll make a good thread!” So… Aerosmith’s “I Don’t Wanna Miss a Thing”- _Armageddon_ Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody”- _Wayne’s World_ (showing my age, aren’t I?) Smashmouth’s “All-Star”- _Mystery Men_ George Thorogood’s “Bad to the Bone”- _Terminator 2_ ---
**Author:** ![II\_Gyan\_II](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bbe5ce/32.png) [@II\_Gyan\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/II_Gyan_II)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2003, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-indelibly-linked-to-a-movie/158647/2 "2003-03-02T22:14:37Z")
I’m not sure if these qualify… 1. Houston/I’ll Always Love You/Bodyguard 2. White/You Sexy Thing/Full Monty 3. Any “title” song e.g. Goldeneye, Die Another Day …etc ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_of\_Sandwhich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/91b2a8/32.png) [@Earl\_of\_Sandwhich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_of_Sandwhich)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2003, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-indelibly-linked-to-a-movie/158647/3 "2003-03-02T22:31:39Z")
“The Time of my Life” from “Dirty Dancing.” ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2003, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-indelibly-linked-to-a-movie/158647/4 "2003-03-02T22:32:48Z")
“Blue Velvet.” Song + movie. ---
**Author:** ![Hepcat421](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/34f0e0/32.png) [@Hepcat421](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hepcat421)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2003, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-indelibly-linked-to-a-movie/158647/5 "2003-03-02T22:44:40Z")
In your eyes - Say Anything ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2003, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-indelibly-linked-to-a-movie/158647/6 "2003-03-02T22:45:41Z")
_Ben_ - by Michael Jackson. Movie: _Willard_ Crisman Glover in the new version should be way cool. He is so weird. ---
**Author:** ![kiz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7feea3/32.png) [@kiz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kiz)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2003, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-indelibly-linked-to-a-movie/158647/7 "2003-03-02T23:21:43Z")
[ul]“As Time Goes By” - _Casablanca_ “The Power of Love” (Huey Lewis and the News) - _Back To The Future_ anything sung by Vikki Carr - _Moonstruck_[/ul] ---
**Author:** ![Trigonal\_Planar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/0ea827/32.png) [@Trigonal\_Planar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trigonal_Planar)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2003, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-indelibly-linked-to-a-movie/158647/8 "2003-03-02T23:38:11Z")
“Don’t You Forget About Me” (Simple Minds) - The Breakfast Club “Oh Yeah” (Yellow) - Ferris Bueller’s Day Off ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2003, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-indelibly-linked-to-a-movie/158647/9 "2003-03-02T23:49:53Z")
“Mrs. Robinson” – The Graduate “Old Time Rock 'n Roll” – Risky Business ---
**Author:** ![Joe\_Cool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecb155/32.png) [@Joe\_Cool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joe_Cool)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2003, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-indelibly-linked-to-a-movie/158647/10 "2003-03-02T23:51:00Z")
DAMN! You beat me by 10 minutes. I thought I’d get to be the first to mention Simple Minds. But, I’ll point out that Yello doesn’t have a ‘W’ in it. So there. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Fibber\_McGee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a6a055/32.png) [@Fibber\_McGee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fibber_McGee)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2003, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-indelibly-linked-to-a-movie/158647/11 "2003-03-03T00:00:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by NoClueBoy \* > \*\*_Ben_ - by Michael Jackson. Movie: _Willard_ > \*\* Actually, _Ben_ was the theme song to the sequel to _Willaerd_ also called _Ben_ “Unchained Melody” - _Ghost_ ---
**Author:** ![Treviathan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/838e76/32.png) [@Treviathan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treviathan)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2003, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-indelibly-linked-to-a-movie/158647/12 "2003-03-03T00:01:51Z")
I will always cringe when I hear “Stuck in the Middle With You” because of its placement in _Reservoir Dogs_. And at least that godawful “Can’t Fight the Moonlight” song by Leann Rimes will be forever linked with images of Piper Perabo dancing on a bar in _Coyote Ugly_. ---
**Author:** ![Fibber\_McGee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a6a055/32.png) [@Fibber\_McGee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fibber_McGee)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2003, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-indelibly-linked-to-a-movie/158647/13 "2003-03-03T00:07:24Z")
Not exactly the OP, but still related . . . “The William Tell Overture” - _The Lone Ranger_ "The Liberty Bell March - _Monty Python’s Flying Circus_ “Love and Marriage” - _Married . . . With Children_ ---
**Author:** ![Agrippina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8797f3/32.png) [@Agrippina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agrippina)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2003, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-indelibly-linked-to-a-movie/158647/14 "2003-03-03T00:08:00Z")
_Born to Be Wild_ = **Easy Rider** This may be a stretch, but now whenever I hear _Singin’ in the Rain_ I think of the rape scene in **A Clockwork Orange**. ---
**Author:** ![greenphan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c37758/32.png) [@greenphan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/greenphan)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2003, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-indelibly-linked-to-a-movie/158647/15 "2003-03-03T00:13:10Z")
Whenever I hear “Heart and Soul”, I think about **Big**. “Walking on Sunshine” by Katrina and the Waves will forever be associated with the god-awful pro-capitalism 1980s’ style Michael J. Fox movie **Secret of my Success**. –greenphan ---
**Author:** ![gonzalo\_de\_cordoba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/848f3c/32.png) [@gonzalo\_de\_cordoba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzalo_de_cordoba)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2003, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-indelibly-linked-to-a-movie/158647/16 "2003-03-03T00:17:02Z")
Wagner’s “Ride of the Valkyries” and Apocalypse Now and Fanfare for the Common Man (IIRC) and Space Odyssey ---
**Author:** ![look\_ninjas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b2d939/32.png) [@look\_ninjas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/look_ninjas)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2003, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-indelibly-linked-to-a-movie/158647/17 "2003-03-03T00:20:20Z")
I too think of A CLOCKWORK ORANGE when I hear “Singin’ in the Rain.” And there is a particular Phil Collins song (though I can’t recall the title at the moment) that will now forever be associated with AMERICAN PSYCHO in my mind. ---
**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2003, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-indelibly-linked-to-a-movie/158647/18 "2003-03-03T00:29:10Z")
**Roxanne** …as sang by Eddie Murphy in **48 Hrs** ---
**Author:** ![FabioClone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5f8ce5/32.png) [@FabioClone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FabioClone)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2003, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-indelibly-linked-to-a-movie/158647/19 "2003-03-03T00:33:55Z")
“Jessie’s Girl” -Rick Springfield Will now forever be associated with the crazy fireworks drug dealer in _Boogie Nights_. ---
**Author:** ![Joe\_Cool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecb155/32.png) [@Joe\_Cool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joe_Cool)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2003, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-indelibly-linked-to-a-movie/158647/20 "2003-03-03T00:34:45Z")
Only You - So I Married An Axe Murderer. (in 7 languages) So-Lo TU… [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-indelibly-linked-to-a-movie/158647.md?page=2)