# Which long forgotten 70's song will pop up next in a mainstream movie? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 5, 2017, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-long-forgotten-70s-song-will-pop-up-next-in-a-mainstream-movie/783783 "2017-04-05T00:23:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![LLCoolL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/llcooll/32/3596_2.png) [@LLCoolL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LLCoolL)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2017, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-long-forgotten-70s-song-will-pop-up-next-in-a-mainstream-movie/783783/61 "2017-05-13T17:43:58Z")
> [@Marlonius](#): > > I’m seeing in my mind’s eye: [https://www.youtube.com/results?search\_query=love+is+the+answer](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=love+is+the+answer) > > “Love is the Answer” by England Dan and John Ford Coley, playing over the last scene of some drama in which the protagonists come to a new peace with mutual respect and understanding. The music volume gradually ramps up as the song gets kicking and the characters look at each other sheepishly. Oh my, they’re both thinking the same thing: we can make this work. A twinkle in his eye and a smirk at the corner of her mouth. They fall into each other’s arms and the chorus takes the song away as we fade to black. The lyrics are so damn cheesy. Simultaneously awesome and excruciating. ---
**Author:** ![LLCoolL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/llcooll/32/3596_2.png) [@LLCoolL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LLCoolL)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2017, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-long-forgotten-70s-song-will-pop-up-next-in-a-mainstream-movie/783783/62 "2017-05-13T17:54:19Z")
How about “And the Beat Goes On” by the Whispers: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/fOaxEa5ONJw/maxresdefault.jpg "The Whispers - And The Beat Goes On (1979)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOaxEa5ONJw) ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2017, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-long-forgotten-70s-song-will-pop-up-next-in-a-mainstream-movie/783783/63 "2017-05-13T18:18:50Z")
The next gritty reboot of a beloved crime investigator should have [Tavares’ Whodunit thrown in](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhwmtksGmpQ) for a bit of much needed comic relief. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2017, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-long-forgotten-70s-song-will-pop-up-next-in-a-mainstream-movie/783783/64 "2017-05-13T18:28:50Z")
[Our House](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fm-q0ELuk1A), (the Crosby, Stills & Nash song and not the Madness song because the Madness song isn’t 70’s) is such an obvious choice for so many rom-com, serious drama type movie that I’m sure it’s been used already. If not, then it should be in Paul Rudd’s next movie. ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2017, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-long-forgotten-70s-song-will-pop-up-next-in-a-mainstream-movie/783783/65 "2017-05-13T19:15:22Z")
I want to see Gamora bust out some moves to Leo Sayers’ **Long Tall Glasses**. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2017, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-long-forgotten-70s-song-will-pop-up-next-in-a-mainstream-movie/783783/66 "2017-05-14T17:54:55Z")
I bought the Vol. 2 soundtrack last week and it’s not nearly as good as the first one, not least because it’s simply trying too goddamned hard. ---
**Author:** ![Sefton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Sefton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sefton)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2017, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-long-forgotten-70s-song-will-pop-up-next-in-a-mainstream-movie/783783/67 "2017-05-14T22:24:42Z")
[Don’t Pull Your Love](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4X1ks2pKoo) by Hamilton, Joe Frank, & Reynolds ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2017, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-long-forgotten-70s-song-will-pop-up-next-in-a-mainstream-movie/783783/68 "2017-05-15T02:19:25Z")
I’m too late to the game. All of these are probably taken already, but… what the hell: [Baker Street.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-Yi762sQTo) Maybe a ship repair scene. semi-funny… [Ring My Bell](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8zuqsqdCAQ) (to a fight scene?) [Ain’t No Stoppin Us Now](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJTxnxXUMA0) at the end of an escape scene…? If there is a Love Conflict… [Turn To Stone](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDhJU_cNCZE)? For the Hard questions? [The Logical Song](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mh3Kk5tZSmo). For tracking down villains? [Shame.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JH9YWegGc3I) (no, the Other shame) This is kind of a vamp-step-off-the-ship song. [Flash-Light](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbYKFbD1Ysc). …and… if I can cheat a little bit… [Mamma Used To Say](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lepx24flhaI) and [In My House](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXBDDmYuz4g) ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2017, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-long-forgotten-70s-song-will-pop-up-next-in-a-mainstream-movie/783783/69 "2017-05-15T02:28:34Z")
too late to add: [(wish i could fly like) Superman](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ql_m-4jdZE&list=RDV3xi9lCmj-0)… kinks 1979 ---
**Author:** ![jrbor76](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9e8a1a/32.png) [@jrbor76](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jrbor76)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2017, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-long-forgotten-70s-song-will-pop-up-next-in-a-mainstream-movie/783783/70 "2017-05-19T00:41:08Z")
> [@Count\_Blucher](#): > > semi-funny… [Ring My Bell](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8zuqsqdCAQ) (to a fight scene?) Already done, back in 2010 by _The Book of Eli_ in an ACTUAL gun battle IIRC! I’ve got some good ones in mind myself, I’ll post em later. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2017, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-long-forgotten-70s-song-will-pop-up-next-in-a-mainstream-movie/783783/71 "2017-05-20T03:11:23Z")
[Angie Baby](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQKyGt_I5L4) by Helen Reddy Perfect for a psychological thriller or the right kind of horror movie. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-long-forgotten-70s-song-will-pop-up-next-in-a-mainstream-movie/783783.md?page=3)