Top 30 Most Overused Songs in Movies and TV

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Got a Vietnam-era scene? Legally, you must use "Fortunate Son." Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re looking at specific songs that have appeared in dozens of shows and movies throughout the years. Our countdown includes songs by Marvin Gaye, The Bee Gees, Katrina & The Waves and more! What are some other songs that get too much screen time? Cue up in the comments.
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  • @WatchMojo
    @WatchMojo3 ай бұрын

    What are some other songs that get too much screen time? Cue up in the comments. For more content like this, click here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/laeW2duqZZbgdqg.html Don't forget to play our Live Trivia (www.watchmojo.com/play) games at 3pm EST for a chance to win cash! The faster you answer, the more points you get!

  • @mylsyl

    @mylsyl

    3 ай бұрын

    Paranoid by Sabbath Never gonna give you up Free bird Chariots of fire theme Tiny dancer

  • @HornedSerpent86

    @HornedSerpent86

    3 ай бұрын

    I really can't stand the song stay alive. Is every single time I hear that song it brings back a bad memory from middle school that I want to forget

  • @jerseytomato100

    @jerseytomato100

    3 ай бұрын

    Rescue Me Signed Sealed Delivered

  • @TimLoyalToWifeHaterFreeZoneA

    @TimLoyalToWifeHaterFreeZoneA

    3 ай бұрын

    Love It WatchMojo.

  • @tiananesbitt7156

    @tiananesbitt7156

    3 ай бұрын

    Really? Shame on you! Gaynor! Oh “As long as I know how to love I know I will stay alive!” The most played for as long as the BeeGees! 😮 Not even a mention??

  • @Jeremiah_Rivers76
    @Jeremiah_Rivers763 ай бұрын

    What they don’t prepare you for… is the incessant use of “Fortunate Son.”

  • @sonicguyver7445

    @sonicguyver7445

    3 ай бұрын

    I just realized your clothes kind of look like the jungle.

  • @janel.8921

    @janel.8921

    3 ай бұрын

    I remember Old Navy used it for a TV ad for their patriotic tee shirts. People were waving flags to “Some people are born to wave the flag.” They didn’t play much of the rest of the song.

  • @DaleGribbletheCat

    @DaleGribbletheCat

    3 ай бұрын

    You know i could swear i heard those trees speek vietnamese

  • @coco2.2

    @coco2.2

    3 ай бұрын

    well it is #10 on the list 🤷‍♀️

  • @JacobLS199

    @JacobLS199

    3 ай бұрын

    Family guy made fun of fortunate son. Quagmire got ptsd from listening to it his whole deployment

  • @hardmodefbl
    @hardmodefbl3 ай бұрын

    *Long Tall Sally - Little Richards* *Careless Whisper - George Michael* *Sympathy for the Devil - The Rolling Stones* *Welcome to the Jungle - Guns N' Roses* *I'm Too Sexy - Right Said Fred* *Dust in the Wind - Kansas* *AND MANY, MANY MORE!!!...*

  • @loganbyrne3054

    @loganbyrne3054

    3 ай бұрын

    Hands down, Careless Whisper. My vote also.

  • @christophermoore5007

    @christophermoore5007

    3 ай бұрын

    Money that's what I want by Barrett strong.

  • @yakshakingu
    @yakshakingu3 ай бұрын

    These songs have been and will continue to be played. They are timeless and are better than most of the music today. Just because you guys are swifties doesn't mean good music should be put to rest.

  • @ARIXANDRE
    @ARIXANDRE3 ай бұрын

    Vietnam=Fortunate Son, by Creedence. My friend literally calls it "the Vietnam song"😅

  • @nordin7509

    @nordin7509

    3 ай бұрын

    Helicopter scene in the beginning of a Vietnam war movie😂

  • @AJDaniels99

    @AJDaniels99

    3 ай бұрын

    I first knew it as the song from Live Free Die Hard

  • @jessifer23f

    @jessifer23f

    3 ай бұрын

    Battlefield Vietnam game has it.

  • @paulsparks771

    @paulsparks771

    3 ай бұрын

    There is a switch on all Hueys that plays Fortunate Son when you flip it, or at least that's what I've been told. 😂

  • @nicktaylor2657

    @nicktaylor2657

    3 ай бұрын

    It's in Vietnam movie but it's a anti war song about rich kids getting out of service in the military

  • @kaseywashington1477
    @kaseywashington14773 ай бұрын

    ...I don't care if they are overused, I love all these golden oldies. "Walking on sunshine" never fails to lift my spirits whenever I hear it playing❤

  • @starscreamthecruel8026

    @starscreamthecruel8026

    3 ай бұрын

    "I can see clearly now the rain has gone", has the same feel good feeling too. Cant remember who sings it though. Just remember it was in the movie ANTZ when they found insectopia :D

  • @kaseywashington1477

    @kaseywashington1477

    3 ай бұрын

    @@starscreamthecruel8026 it was written and performed by Johnny Nash. There've been other renditions by other artists over the years of course. You're right though, it's a beautiful song, very uplifting ❤️❤️❤️

  • @BassPlayerSusan

    @BassPlayerSusan

    3 ай бұрын

    @@kaseywashington1477 Jimmy Cliff did a great version too.

  • @kaseywashington1477

    @kaseywashington1477

    3 ай бұрын

    @@BassPlayerSusan I hadn't listen to his version. Thanks for the recc❤️

  • @Celestial7Heavens

    @Celestial7Heavens

    2 ай бұрын

    Same! I can’t get enough of Jefferson Airplane’s “White Rabbit”. 🐇 My favorite movie soundtrack covers are from: Sucker Punch (2011) Matrix Resurrections (2021) Resident Evil Extinction (2007) Alice In Wonderland (2010)

  • @matthewpaul6904
    @matthewpaul69043 ай бұрын

    "At Last" by Etta James is also VERY overused in shows, movies and even commercials. It's a nice song but if I hear it one more time used in pretty much the same way, I'm gonna scream.

  • @paulcarpenter7844

    @paulcarpenter7844

    3 ай бұрын

    At laaaaassstttt

  • @Emily-cw7tj

    @Emily-cw7tj

    3 ай бұрын

    Agreed

  • @TheCaptainAmelia

    @TheCaptainAmelia

    3 ай бұрын

    It's pretty

  • @giorgiopalmas7934

    @giorgiopalmas7934

    2 ай бұрын

    Rain Man was the first I remember.

  • @peggyknecht5551

    @peggyknecht5551

    9 күн бұрын

    I actually sang it in concert.

  • @bennettdavishoff
    @bennettdavishoff3 ай бұрын

    No Frank Sinatra? I feel like New York and My Way have been overused too many times in media.

  • @itssharktime6560
    @itssharktime65603 ай бұрын

    Honorable mention: Dream Weaver (Gary Wright): the chorus is used constantly in romantic scenes.

  • @cassiopeia36
    @cassiopeia363 ай бұрын

    Baby Got Back. There was a time you couldn't see a comedy or a family film without this song showing up.

  • @Emily-cw7tj

    @Emily-cw7tj

    3 ай бұрын

    Yup

  • @kenrickeason

    @kenrickeason

    2 ай бұрын

    Yep.. Till this day too..

  • @Emily-cw7tj

    @Emily-cw7tj

    2 ай бұрын

    @@kenrickeason agreed

  • @Larry_Ibarra

    @Larry_Ibarra

    Ай бұрын

    What gets me is it's used in numerous family films despite being about a sexual fetish. People just hear "I like big butts" and think "ha ha, big butts are funny!"

  • @cuddyfox6973
    @cuddyfox69733 ай бұрын

    I think All-Star from Smashmouth should be on the list. Hear it a lot in movies and TV since the song came out.

  • @simba123935

    @simba123935

    3 ай бұрын

    Hey now

  • @pressplayulysses

    @pressplayulysses

    2 ай бұрын

    SOME-

  • @jasminejohnston6393
    @jasminejohnston63933 ай бұрын

    They played Don’t Stop Believing at my graduation ceremony when I graduated from high school. They didn’t even play Pomp And Circumstance

  • @DominicDiMaria-fq1oh

    @DominicDiMaria-fq1oh

    3 ай бұрын

    Sounds like a w

  • @WatchMojo

    @WatchMojo

    3 ай бұрын

  • @rickyrosay33977

    @rickyrosay33977

    2 ай бұрын

    I love journey but i rather have pop and circumstance while I'm graduating good thing it appeared on mine ​@DominicDiMaria-fq1oh

  • @ManekiNeko1972

    @ManekiNeko1972

    2 ай бұрын

    During the warmup, they played "Another One Bites The Dust" at mine.

  • @gloria88246

    @gloria88246

    15 күн бұрын

    that's awesome 💯

  • @sasamichan
    @sasamichan3 ай бұрын

    Nine minuets and thirty in I'll list songs I hear too often in films 1. Prety Woman 2. Bad to the bone 3. Dude looks like a lady 4. Im a believer re-recording 5. Born to be wild 6. Here's to you Mrs. Robenson 7. Who let the Dog's Out? 8. we will rock you 9 Its the end of the world and we know it. 10. Just the two of us 11. What if God was one of us? 12 I feel good 13. Saturday Night Feaver 14 New york new york 15 Sugar Rush 16 Macarena 17. Some thing or an other by Barry White 18. Ive had the time of my life 19. Opps I did it again 20 Kung Fu Fighting 21 welcome to the jungle 22. Ave Maria Basically any song connected to the moment in the movie by ONE lyric being SORT OF related

  • @kenrickeason

    @kenrickeason

    2 ай бұрын

    Didn't I blow your mind this time by The Stylistics My Girl by The Temptations Shout by The Isley Brothers California Love by 2Pac featuring Dr. Dre No woman don't cry - Bob Marley In Da Club - 50 Cent We are family - The Stable Sisters Give it to me - Rick James

  • @venkman1221
    @venkman12213 ай бұрын

    Best use of Staying Alive has to be the CPR scene from The Office

  • @nativecree1

    @nativecree1

    2 ай бұрын

    Ironically, a lot of First Aid/CPR instructors reference that song, if you ever find yourself actually performing chest compressions in an emergency situation.

  • @koriw1701

    @koriw1701

    2 ай бұрын

    @@nativecree1 I came in this thread to make that very comment!

  • @peggyknecht5551

    @peggyknecht5551

    9 күн бұрын

    @@nativecree1 That is how I learned it. The instructor said to use to beat of "Staying Alive".

  • @muddyotterspottery569
    @muddyotterspottery5693 ай бұрын

    “Life is a Highway,” by Tom Cochrane and later by Rascal Flatts for anytime the characters take a road trip. Ravel’s Bolero used whenever there’s a seduction scene. “Luck Be a Lady,” composed by Frank Loesser. Any time gambling or luck is involved. “I Feel Pretty,” written by Stephen Sondheim and Leonard Bernstein from the 1957 musical West Side Story. Used in so many movies, T.V. Shows in parodies, for the most part. There are so many classic songs used in film. Thing you have enough to make a part two.

  • @sonicguyver7445

    @sonicguyver7445

    2 ай бұрын

    I laughed at "Life is a Highway." On Spotify now there is "Joe Swanson's Ultimate Playlist" with nothing but covers of "Life is a Highway." Joe even tried to argue it was a Christmas song because "It's about Santa going down the highway and delivering presents."

  • @jacobmaverickbueller.671
    @jacobmaverickbueller.6713 ай бұрын

    Most of these songs are my absolute favorites! GOATs!

  • @kingneptune1971
    @kingneptune19713 ай бұрын

    The alvin and the chipmunks “stayin alive” reference was RIGHT THERE!! 😂

  • @ademaviper
    @ademaviper3 ай бұрын

    Should have been a top 100 list but to name a few Highway to Hell Dream Weaver Sympathy for the Devil Start me up Iron man Thunderstruck Higher And so many more

  • @TylerMcNamer
    @TylerMcNamer3 ай бұрын

    Oh gosh, make it stop! This list is way too accurate! Whenever I work on projects, I enjoy finding music that breaks the overplayed trend.

  • @BeYounique...Maryanne

    @BeYounique...Maryanne

    3 ай бұрын

    I'm an author and used lyrics to two songs I never heard in movies. I paid Hal Leonard Publishing for the rights to use lyrics from "Love Cats" by The Cure; and "Mass Production" by Iggy Pop.

  • @chrisrj9871

    @chrisrj9871

    3 ай бұрын

    @@BeYounique...Maryanne - "Mass Production" sounds kind of ironic when you think about it!

  • @BeYounique...Maryanne

    @BeYounique...Maryanne

    3 ай бұрын

    @@chrisrj9871 Yes! But I used it because it's the ultimate break up song and I'm so surprised it was never used in a film before. (It's like pre-Joy Division). Check out the lyrics: Before you go Do me a favor Give me a number Of a girl almost like you With legs almost like you I'm buried deep in mass production You're not nothing new I like to drive along the freeways See the smokestacks belching Breasts turn bronw So warm and so brown Though I try to die You put me back on the line Oh damn it to hell Back on the line, hell Back on the line Again and again I'm back on the line Again and again And I see my face here And it's there in the mirror And it's up in the air And I'm down on the ground By the way I'm going for cigarettes And since you've gotta go Won't you do me that favor Won't you give me that number Won't you get me that girl Yeah, she's almost like you Yes, she's almost like you And I'm almost like him Yes, I'm almost like him Yes, I'm almost like him Yeah, I'm almost like him

  • @MDCSWildcats86

    @MDCSWildcats86

    3 ай бұрын

    How about "Anarchy X" by Queensryche for a college football/NHL Hockey teams's entrance music?

  • @user-cr1ec4qb3y
    @user-cr1ec4qb3y3 ай бұрын

    I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor

  • @andrewreyes4624
    @andrewreyes46243 ай бұрын

    I am amazed at how many of those songs were in Forrest Gump, yet every time I hear one of those, I instantly think of that classic and great movie

  • @matthewvorwald7169
    @matthewvorwald71693 ай бұрын

    Terminator 2 was the first movie that introduced me to Bad to the Bone, and every time I hear it, I always think of that scene. Iron Man 1 and 2 introduced me to AC/DC, and later it would be Supernatural that made fall in love with classic rock and also introduced me to what has now become my favorite song of all time thanks to Supernatural, Carry On Wayward Son. You can't say no to the classics, both movies, TV shows, and songs. Speaking of which, that was so cool hearing Watchmojo lady singing at the end there. Watchmojo and their other channels should do a video of them singing. I would totally watch that.

  • @WinsberryEntertainment

    @WinsberryEntertainment

    3 ай бұрын

    It was The Parent Trap that introduced me to Bad to the Bone.

  • @GermanSpongeBobVeteran01
    @GermanSpongeBobVeteran013 ай бұрын

    In my opinion "I need a Hero" is also such overused that it bothers me.

  • @definitelynotapervert5602

    @definitelynotapervert5602

    3 ай бұрын

    It's not even the best version of the song, the Jennifer Saunders version in Shrek 2.

  • @pearvoz

    @pearvoz

    3 ай бұрын

    eh tbf, to me, it is a very enjoyable song even when overused

  • @DeviemTwen

    @DeviemTwen

    3 ай бұрын

    It peaked in Shrek 2 and hasn’t since

  • @grayshigami6797

    @grayshigami6797

    3 ай бұрын

    It felt out of place in the Mario movie

  • @Gnomelotte

    @Gnomelotte

    3 ай бұрын

    Well, they could always replaced it with 'Holding Out For A Hero'.

  • @robertsaul234
    @robertsaul2343 ай бұрын

    Paint it Black by the Rolling Stones. Still a great song though.

  • @WinsberryEntertainment

    @WinsberryEntertainment

    3 ай бұрын

    Definitely heard it in a few. Most recently, John Wick 4.

  • @CleetusVanDamme530
    @CleetusVanDamme5303 ай бұрын

    Born to Be Wild by Steppenwolf for sure

  • @WinsberryEntertainment

    @WinsberryEntertainment

    3 ай бұрын

    While I know the song. I don't remember hearing it in any movies. Mr. Blue Sky would have been #1 for me.

  • @grippygecko6843
    @grippygecko68433 ай бұрын

    Another lazy shorthand for "it's the late 1960s" is Time of the season by the Zombies. Also overused: The Power - Snap The Devil Went Down to Georgia (we in the South/hick county signal) There Must be an Angel (Playing with my Heart) - the Eurythmics.

  • @Freakears
    @Freakears3 ай бұрын

    Don't Stop Believin' is one of the most overused songs period, not just in movies and TV.

  • @PAZO2FAN

    @PAZO2FAN

    3 ай бұрын

    agreed. I could go the rest of my life without hearing that song again and be ok with it

  • @paulcarpenter7844

    @paulcarpenter7844

    3 ай бұрын

    Can't stand it 😂

  • @crazieanimefan1
    @crazieanimefan13 ай бұрын

    Fortunate Son was also in Operation Dumbo Drop, it was the beginning song I believe. Jack Black and Ce-Lo Green did a cover of Kung Fu Fighting as well for Kung Fu Panda. And Walking on Sunshine I heard in Look Who's Talking and Supernatural. lol Speaking of Supernatural...ya'll forgot when Jensen did that iconic Eye of the Tiger gag!!!

  • @ItsMe-ov4vg

    @ItsMe-ov4vg

    26 күн бұрын

    Yes ... Charlie in the elevator just dancing away to Walking on Sunshine was funny as hell, and Dean doing Eye of the Tiger had me rollin.

  • @trinaq
    @trinaq3 ай бұрын

    It's as if the Filmmakers can't think of any better songs to play over a scene set in wartime Vietnam, so "For What It's Worth" is basically a shorthand.

  • @DaleGribbletheCat

    @DaleGribbletheCat

    3 ай бұрын

    It's good song tho

  • @juliusfrauenglass2411

    @juliusfrauenglass2411

    2 ай бұрын

    Filmmakers are somewhat lazy so using a song that immediately indicates to the audience when and where a film is set saves time looking for more original stuff and the rights to some of those songs might be cheap.

  • @user-mu9cw8xe4r

    @user-mu9cw8xe4r

    Ай бұрын

    (For what it's worth) FWIW is not really an anti war protest song. It was originally written by Stephen Stills in 1966 at the height of the 'Hippie Riot' on Sunset Strip evolving from a 10pm curfew being enforced to keep the growing young music goers from congregating around the other local businesses and crowding the streets. The Whiskey A Go Go and other clubs were being hassled for being too rowdy. Pandora's Box was forced to close by 1967 because of pressure by city officials.. Just thought it was worth mentioning cuz the song is (in a sense?) misused in movies as an anti Vietnam war song. Apparently more than legend has it the main night of protesters included a rebellious Jack Nicholson and Peter Fonda (Fonda actually handcuffed). Kind of interesting, no?!

  • @themr_wilson
    @themr_wilson3 ай бұрын

    [pre-watch] Thor: Ragnarok used "Immigrant Song" twice

  • @karlsmith2570

    @karlsmith2570

    3 ай бұрын

    It was also used in "School Of Rock" and used in the opening credits for the English Language version of "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo"

  • @gamewiz720

    @gamewiz720

    3 ай бұрын

    It was also used in Shrek the Third when Snow White uses it to summon her animal friends.

  • @seanbigay1042

    @seanbigay1042

    3 ай бұрын

    So who has dibs on this song anyway, Thor or Wonder Woman?

  • @jobrakai9395
    @jobrakai93953 ай бұрын

    Next do Top 20 Most Overplayed Songs of All Time

  • @isabelled.7732
    @isabelled.77323 ай бұрын

    You Make My Dreams by Hall and Oates- basically whenever a movie wants a “feel good” moment.

  • @Jygerthe2nd
    @Jygerthe2nd3 ай бұрын

    ...Umm, I Need A Hero and Take On Me? Where are they?

  • @coco2.2

    @coco2.2

    3 ай бұрын

    yup and Sympathy for the Devil

  • @DevilrMusic
    @DevilrMusic3 ай бұрын

    "I Got You" by James Brown. I swear every movie from 1997 to 2000 had that in the ad or movie.

  • @areasevenpro
    @areasevenpro3 ай бұрын

    You forgot these: - "All Star" by Smash Mouth - "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen - "Jump" by Van Halen - "The Final Countdown" by Europe - "Danger Zone" by Kenny Loggins - "Orinoco Flow" and "Only Time" by Enya

  • @AdamG1983

    @AdamG1983

    3 ай бұрын

    "Danger Zone" is iconic and will never be considered to be overplayed

  • @trinaq
    @trinaq3 ай бұрын

    I love "Heroes" by David Bowie, but I find it to be a tad overused at times.

  • @kamsismith

    @kamsismith

    3 ай бұрын

    I don't remember them overusing Heroes, but the one David Bowie song they play to death is Changes, especially in movies.

  • @karlsmith2570

    @karlsmith2570

    3 ай бұрын

    ​@kamsismith it was used in 2 separate movies that starred 2 former cast members of the Harry Potter series: "Horns," which starred Daniel Radcliffe and "The Perks Of Being A Wallflower", which co-starred Emma Watson

  • @RandomRay1
    @RandomRay13 ай бұрын

    Another song that should've been mentioned is in the air tonight by Phil Collins, the song has been used in Miami vice, risky business, the hangover series, the new guy, shameless, suits, paid in full and not to mention several times in family guy

  • @robertbourke7935
    @robertbourke79352 ай бұрын

    Excellent review and commentary of the emotions that each song portrays. Very well done and they are all great songs.

  • @NickCC23
    @NickCC232 ай бұрын

    My favorite use of "Staying Alive" is in "Airplane!" (yeah I'm that old)

  • @SanFranita
    @SanFranita2 ай бұрын

    This vid cut to an ad that played “Mr Blue Sky” No joke!!

  • @vulpixfairy1985
    @vulpixfairy19853 ай бұрын

    It’s a travesty to leave out The Super Mario Bros movie for the song “Mr Blue Sky”…

  • @sootsrichmore6421
    @sootsrichmore64213 ай бұрын

    Lapdance by N.E.R.D. was making its rounds in the early 2000s

  • @DericMyersYT

    @DericMyersYT

    3 ай бұрын

    I’m having a brain fart. Aside from Daredevil and The Girl Next Door, what else was it in?

  • @diesel101raw

    @diesel101raw

    3 ай бұрын

    That got got so overused I still HATE that song till this day 😫🥲

  • @HornedSerpent86
    @HornedSerpent863 ай бұрын

    We are champions was also played in Mighty Ducks 2

  • @MichaelClark-pc2nn
    @MichaelClark-pc2nn3 ай бұрын

    I was really expecting Two Princes to be at the top of the list… anytime a movie/tv show needs to establish it’s the 90’s, it immediately starts

  • @marshallmcdonald7309
    @marshallmcdonald73093 ай бұрын

    I can't believe you left out AllStar by Smashmouth Seems like I have heard that in so many different shows in its relatively short time since release.

  • @robertsaul234
    @robertsaul2343 ай бұрын

    Without watching, I'm guessing "Bad to the Bone".

  • @fromthehaven94

    @fromthehaven94

    3 ай бұрын

    That has to be in the Top 5.

  • @sourpatchkid394
    @sourpatchkid3943 ай бұрын

    Credence Clearwater “fortunate son” is the most over used! To me And Leonard cohens “hallelujah” the one that was in watchmen is one of my favorite.. bad to the bone make me think of problem child.

  • @jerseytomato100
    @jerseytomato1003 ай бұрын

    ~Signed, Sealed, Delivered ~Rescue Me ~Mama Said There’d Be Days Like This

  • @duncancurtis5108

    @duncancurtis5108

    3 ай бұрын

    Live it Up by Mental as Anything

  • @Dreadavelithegod8388
    @Dreadavelithegod83883 ай бұрын

    Where's Lenny Kravitz It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over it was in almost every 90's movie

  • @tylergoodman3560
    @tylergoodman35603 ай бұрын

    Personally, I like Don't Stop Believing. 🎉

  • @nancywyatt821

    @nancywyatt821

    3 ай бұрын

    They completely missed that it was used in the award winning "Monster", 2003.

  • @alisoncassidy3255

    @alisoncassidy3255

    3 ай бұрын

    I like most of these songs but that doesn't mean they aren't overused!

  • @jgllover

    @jgllover

    3 ай бұрын

    Same. I love me some Journey😊😊

  • @PAZO2FAN

    @PAZO2FAN

    3 ай бұрын

    I dont like the song either

  • @kandipiatkowski8589
    @kandipiatkowski85893 ай бұрын

    We Are the Champions is also in Revenge of the Nerds!

  • @Markimark151
    @Markimark1513 ай бұрын

    I’m tired of every Vietnam protest song in movies, shows, commercials! Fortunate Son, For What’s It’s Worth, Gimme Shelter! Ken Burns is guilty of using those same songs in his Vietnam miniseries! Also GnR’s Welcome to the Jungle, Turtles Happy Together, and John Lennon’s Imagine are songs that are so overplayed that they ruined the songs!

  • @jennifer_m.8613
    @jennifer_m.86133 ай бұрын

    "Stop! In the Name of Love" by The Supremes has been used in at least 2 movies I've seen (one I love - One Magic Christmas; one I wasn't crazy about - a Robin Williams movie where he portrayed a priest) - and in both films, it was being performed as karaoke (playing on the radio) while someone was in the shower.

  • @phillylilmermaid7802
    @phillylilmermaid78023 ай бұрын

    I came here to see if Mr Blue Sky would be here, and I was not disappointed. Should in the top ten though.

  • @treypyle4565
    @treypyle45653 ай бұрын

    The refrain from Layla. Since Goodfellas it's like in every mob movie or anything satirizing mob movies.

  • @futurecanadian
    @futurecanadian3 ай бұрын

    Loved the use of EWF's September in Babel

  • @jgllover
    @jgllover3 ай бұрын

    The Funeral by Band of Horses just popped in my head. Heard in the trailer for the movie 127 Hours, and probably many other TV shows. Great song

  • @user-mu9cw8xe4r
    @user-mu9cw8xe4rАй бұрын

    I'm surprised more people just haven't said Frank Sinatra songs: (Specifically) My Way; New York; and Summer Wind (I do like Summer Wind as a Sinatra best) tidbit: Summer Wind was originally a German song performed in 1965. Wayne Newton first recorded English version written by Johnny Mercer. (wikipedia comes in handy sometimes.) hit for Frankie in '66.

  • @ElverGobbi
    @ElverGobbi3 ай бұрын

    (Don't Fear) the Reaper....

  • @bluegold1026

    @bluegold1026

    3 ай бұрын

    Agreed. There should have been an honorable mentions list in this vid.

  • @AndreaDoesYoga
    @AndreaDoesYoga3 ай бұрын

    🎥🎵 So true, I always notice these songs in movies! 🍿🎬

  • @dutchesswb
    @dutchesswb3 ай бұрын

    Yall just made every oldies station program director extremely nervous 🤣🤣🤣 but how y'all forget Purple Haze?!? That's the automatic "our hero is about to make a huge mistake involving drugs and/or alcohol"

  • @mikememine1423
    @mikememine14233 ай бұрын

    Whenever I hear Katrina and the Wave, I think of New Orleans and Hurricane Katrina

  • @Carlanga3533
    @Carlanga35333 ай бұрын

    Rebecca singing at the end was awesome haha

  • @geviesanta3631
    @geviesanta36313 ай бұрын

    Walking on Sunshine was my childhood song 😁

  • @1rhpsfan
    @1rhpsfan3 ай бұрын

    No "Tequila"?

  • @alex4863
    @alex48633 ай бұрын

    “Staying Alive” by the Beegees should be in more movies/ tv shows, I’ve seen it been played in fighting/gun scenes and “moment” dancing scenes. Really makes it notable.

  • @ErichoTTA
    @ErichoTTA3 ай бұрын

    Where's "I Like Big Butts And I Cannot Lie"? That was in "Kung Pow: Enter The First", "A Shark Tale", "Yogi Bear" and "Alvin And The Chipmunks: The Road Chip"!

  • @ghw7192

    @ghw7192

    3 ай бұрын

    And the trailer for "Sheek".

  • @Sailor11Sedna

    @Sailor11Sedna

    2 ай бұрын

    The song is called Baby Got Back by Sir Mixalot. It’s overused but fun anyway.

  • @kiniburk
    @kiniburk2 ай бұрын

    I need to make a Spotify play list of these songs. Thanks!

  • @mayaeiland
    @mayaeiland3 ай бұрын

    you forgot the Wild thing by tone loc!

  • @matthewweng8483
    @matthewweng84832 ай бұрын

    In defense of Shrek using 'Hallelujah', it was pretty much the one that opened the floodgates.

  • @StephenHernandez-or1yh
    @StephenHernandez-or1yh10 күн бұрын

    ALL OF THESE SONGS ARE SO GOOD, GOLDEN, HEART-RENDING, HARD-DRIVING AND HAUNTING! 😁😁😁😁😁😂😂😂😂😂😎😎😎😎😎😍😍😍😍😍😭😭😭😭😭🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎺🎺🎺🎺🎺🎷🎷🎷🎷🎷🎻🎻🎻🎻🎻🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🏄🏄🏄🏄🏄🌇🌇🌇🌇🌇🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈

  • @loganbyrne3054
    @loganbyrne30543 ай бұрын

    Zombie by the Cranberies. Someone watching me, Ray Parker Jr. and I need a hero, Bonnie Tyler.

  • @dannyaraya8017
    @dannyaraya80173 ай бұрын

    "Groove Is In The Heart" and or "Ice Ice Baby" when there's a 90's flashback eference in a movie

  • @nickyengland2568
    @nickyengland25683 ай бұрын

    It's louie not Lewis Armstrong xx

  • @juliusfrauenglass2411

    @juliusfrauenglass2411

    2 ай бұрын

    It is actually Louis Armstrong, he did not like being called Louie and only allowed it at white clubs where he had no control over his billing.

  • @nickyengland2568

    @nickyengland2568

    2 ай бұрын

    @@juliusfrauenglass2411 he called himself louie, my grandad used to jam with him in the late 50s early 60s, I've even got a note from him to my grandad , Louis probably was his birth name but he went by louie to friends and fans alike x

  • @shan5963
    @shan59633 ай бұрын

    I am so tired of Sweet Home Alabama I could literally scream. Movies have destroyed that song for me.

  • @Emily-cw7tj

    @Emily-cw7tj

    3 ай бұрын

    Me too

  • @johnheinlein139
    @johnheinlein1393 ай бұрын

    Given the post-intestine matter that passes for music today, what do you suggest that we replace them with?

  • @RobScenity

    @RobScenity

    2 ай бұрын

    I guess more classic Rock would help wash the colonic aftermath from our collective mouth...

  • @WordslingingStephen
    @WordslingingStephen3 ай бұрын

    Dare I include The Band's "The Weight"? Somebody take that load off Fanny! (hee hee hee!)

  • @anthonyj9226
    @anthonyj92262 ай бұрын

    I first heard White Rabbit at the end of season 1 episode 7 down neck of the Sopranos. Still can't get it out of my head.

  • @davinp
    @davinp3 ай бұрын

    What a wonderful World was used in an episode of the '90s sitcom Home Improvement when Randy got sick

  • @KatieFord-mp9ng
    @KatieFord-mp9ng3 ай бұрын

    We are the champions is used in D2 mighty ducks btw …..

  • @Fifi_Is_My_Name-O
    @Fifi_Is_My_Name-O6 күн бұрын

    American Woman - The Guess Who Under Pressure - Queen & David Bowie Bohemian Rhapsody, You're My Best Friend & Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen There's got to be an Elton John song on there... like I'm Still Standing, Rocket Man or Your Song

  • @BenelliAkimbo
    @BenelliAkimbo3 ай бұрын

    Kickstart my heart by Motley Crue this probably doesn't count but I hear this song quite often in commercials and couple of movies

  • @neomamuro
    @neomamuro3 ай бұрын

    Not sure if this falls on this category, but Schubert's Ave Maria.

  • @grahamdamberger7130
    @grahamdamberger71303 ай бұрын

    There's gotta be other hits to play during fight sequences besides Kung Fu Fighting, whether it be a street fight, a bar room brawl (or the setting's equivalent of such), a martial arts tournament, or whatever calls for physical combat.

  • @RobScenity

    @RobScenity

    2 ай бұрын

    Ballroom Blitz springs readily to mind.

  • @grahamdamberger7130

    @grahamdamberger7130

    2 ай бұрын

    @@RobScenity I wish that one was used more. Only time I heard it being used for a movie was during a Suicide Squad trailer back in 2016.

  • @adamtrue6588
    @adamtrue65883 ай бұрын

    Surprised "Welcome to the Jungle" by GnR isn't on this list. My eyes roll back into my head every time I hear it on screen.

  • @jasonrandom372
    @jasonrandom3723 ай бұрын

    Make your own kind of music by the late Momma and Papa member Cass Elliot. I heard that song in Lost, Dexter, Resurrection, Free Town, and so much more movies and t.v shows.

  • @manchesterunitedno7
    @manchesterunitedno73 ай бұрын

    It's unwritten law to have a button on Huey that play directly to "Unfortunate Son". No matter what war era you were in.

  • @Sailor11Sedna
    @Sailor11Sedna2 ай бұрын

    O Fortuna, I’m Never Gonna Dance Again, Take on Me, Ride of the Valkyrie, and probably Time of Your Life by Green Day. That one definitely gets overplayed at graduation season. I’d give an honorable mention to every Christmas song ever written.

  • @TomnTammi
    @TomnTammi2 ай бұрын

    We are The Champions was also used in The Mighty Ducks movies

  • @Spikero2
    @Spikero23 ай бұрын

    All Star?

  • @mike80sfan
    @mike80sfan3 ай бұрын

    Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) by Green Day

  • @markbeebe125
    @markbeebe1253 ай бұрын

    Yellows oh yeah is the first one that I think about, just started watching this list and I'm shocked to think that you could possibly find 28 that are used more often than this one.

  • @jackmackakaheavyguyhaiku545
    @jackmackakaheavyguyhaiku5453 ай бұрын

    Mike and Molly get a pass for their rendition of September. Revenge Of The Nerds used We Are The Champions to perfecttion.

  • @haweater1555
    @haweater15552 ай бұрын

    When I started playing this, I thought the two top ones would be "Sweet Home Alabama" and "Magic Carpet Ride" .

  • @coco2.2
    @coco2.23 ай бұрын

    a few of them are in Guardians of the Galaxy and Forrest Gump (great soundtracks tho ❤) other ideas: Sympathy for the devil, I need a hero, Life is a highway…

  • @nicktaylor2657
    @nicktaylor26573 ай бұрын

    Ironically Hulk Hogan used Eye of the Tiger in his early Hulkamania run since he was in Rocky 3 as wrestler Thunderlips It was eventually replaced by Real America probably due to copyright law

  • @skydelight
    @skydelight3 ай бұрын

    30:32 there's also Alexandra Burke's version that was released when she won XFactor UK.

  • @davkatjenn
    @davkatjenn3 ай бұрын

    Surrealistic Pillow is one of the greatest rock albums of all time and White Rabbit is a gem.

  • @ToABrighterFuture
    @ToABrighterFutureАй бұрын

    Sarah McLachlan's "Angel" was overplayed for a while, until it got supplanted by "Hallelujah" as the go-to mawkish moment song.

  • @BeYounique...Maryanne
    @BeYounique...Maryanne3 ай бұрын

    I can imagine going through record collections of Hollywood filmmakers. They would be made up of just Greatest Hits albums. 🤣

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