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[Unfriendly TimeTraveler]

Two songs that are in the same movie and anytime I hear them I think of that movie is Under Your Spell by Desire and Real Hero by Electric Youth in the movie Drive. such perfect fits that its hard not to listen to those songs without thinking of drive or immediately thinking of those songs when the movie gets brought up in any way. Could really say that whole soundtrack but those are the two that first come to my mind

 

[Skiesofwonder]

Everytime I hear "Don't you want me baby" this commercial plays in my mind:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Yz4u8XXUgxA

 

[TS-08]

CW likely used it because it was already a huge hit. OP is asking for songs that rely on other pieces of media for popularity. Imagine Dragons definitely do not rely on anything else.

To be fair, almost no one is following that criteria in this thread.

 

[Blues1990]

Jim Croce's Time in a Bottle, which was used in the film "X-Men: Days of Future-Past" in the following scene:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1NnyVc8r2SM

 

[retroman]

I don't know if this counts, but the performance of I'm So Excited by a caffeine pill-addicted Jessie Spano in Saved By The Bell was pretty memorable.


I'm so excited, I'm so excited, I'm so...scared!

 

[offtopic]

That was written especially for the movie.

The Frey´s How To Save A Life and Grey´s Anatomy

The Goo Goo Dolls´s Iris and City Of Angels

Yeah I realize that but the thread seemed to have drifted into a more generalized direction.

 

[chris121580]

In the Air Tonight - Miami Vice(tv show)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1o-NWNmQLM

Snatch - Golden Brown
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nG_Nwp0wZc0

You're the Best Around - The Karate Kid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oomCIXGzsR0

No Easy Way Out - Rocky IV
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwPb7g_BlXQ

Fight to Survive - Bloodsport
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCYgQR5PEzA

Shadow on the Sun - Collateral
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DKX-2pa-UE

 

[Bleepey]

Don't Stop Believing by Journey in the final scenes of The Sopranos. Can never listen to it now without thinking about that.

Spoilers, obviously:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnT7nYbCSvM

Spoiler

Nothing fucking happens. What a waste of time.

 

[chris121580]

Driveway - Friday Night Lights from the episode The Son. Do not watch this clip if you haven't seen the show

Spoiler

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAIHgF45Itk

 

[Mortimer Brewster]

Relax - Frankie goes to Hollywood

I know the movie had a remix, but I still think of Zoolander every time.

I think Body Double when I hear Relax.

 

[mclem]

For me personally, thanks to deadpool, "You are the inspiration" no longer conjures sad images of a little girl with a dead father.

She just wanted a teddy for Christmas! And I! Will! Not! Let! Her! Down!

 

[CloudWolf]

Sia's Breathe Me and Six Feet Under

That was written especially for the movie.

The Goo Goo Dolls´s Iris and City Of Angels

Also written for the movie.

 

[Shy Fingers]

I think Do you feel it? from Chaos Chaos, got some popularity because of Rick and Morty.

Also, all the various neo-80s bands, kind of blew up after Drive (and Hotline Miami later).

I am guilty of both of these, more specifically with Do You Feel It?, it was instantly added to my standard playlist even never hearing of the band before.

 

[tr00per]

Imogen Heap - Hide and Seek, I can only laugh when I hear it now.

The OC - Shooting Scene

SNL bit

Wow. I've never seen that until now. What a random reference.

Spoiler

the oc had such potential

 

[massoluk]

I can't listen to Final Countdown without imagining a guy waiting for his microwave lunch in a cafeteria now... Thank Geico. Thanks a fucking lot

 

[TheLetdown]

I haven't seen Midnight Cowboy and the truly iconic use of "Everybody's Talkin'" performed by Nilsson.

Trivia time: it could've been "Lay Lady Lay" by Bob Dylan but he didn't finish the song in time. I don't know that it would've worked as well.

 

[MontyMarx]

"Make Your Own Kind of Music" - LOST premiere, Season 2

 

[kavanf1]

Spoiler

Nothing fucking happens. What a waste of time.

You serious? Tony

Spoiler

gets murdered. He is the show. The show ends when his life ends.

It's one of the best endings of any show.

 

[Glass Shark]

Driveway - Friday Night Lights from the episode The Son. Do not watch this clip if you haven't seen the show

Spoiler

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAIHgF45Itk

thanks im crying again

Honestly so much of FNL is defined by its music... especially Devil Town, Stokkseyri, Devil Knows You're Dead, etc.

As for me, I can never hear I Ran without thinking of the Vice City trailer.

 

[Pejo]

Everyone's got the Wayne's World thing covered, so I'll say more recently for me, Free Bird in Kingsman. Every time I hear that song now, I think of that awesome fight scene and it pumps me up. Which is weird considering how many things Free Bird has been used in.

 

[PayOffWizard]

Saturday Night Fever - You should be Dancing & Night Fever

How hasn't this been mentioned yet?

 

[levious]

Don't You (Forget About Me) - Simple Minds

Obviously from The Breakfast Club

That song didnt really have exposure outside of or prior to the movie though. Pretty sure the soundtrack was it's first release.

 

[Agent Gibbs]

Don't you (forget about me) - that episode of futurama with Fry's brother......I'm already welling up

obviously the breakfast club too but still

And

I will Wait for You - Connie Francis - Futurama Jurassic Bark - that damn dog breaks my heart every damn time

 

[sixteen-bit]

Lux Aeterna and the Inception soundtrack became defacto film trailer music, lol.

 

[jstripes]

That song didnt really have exposure outside of or prior to the movie though. Pretty sure the soundtrack was it's first release.

Simple Minds didn't even want to record the song. They did it as a favour for their label, in a single afternoon, after Billy Idol turned it down.

They also resented that it became their biggest hit.

 

[cw_sasuke]

Don't Stop Believing by Journey in the final scenes of The Sopranos. Can never listen to it now without thinking about that.

Spoilers, obviously:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnT7nYbCSvM

Yup - thats the one.

 

[Lord_Balkan]

Tubular Bells and The Exorcist.

 

[nillapuddin]

Holy Fuck how did I Forget

the movie

Chumscruber

Sleep Song - Rooney

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdcOngiPTgA

I guarantee nobody has ever heard that song elsewise

 

[levious]

Simple Minds didn't even want to record the song. They did it as a favour for their label, in a single afternoon, after Billy Idol turned it down.

They also resented that it became their biggest hit.

Can you imagine the vindication the original writer(s) must feel?

 

[kiguel182]

Imogen Heap - Hide and Seek, I can only laugh when I hear it now.

The OC - Shooting Scene

SNL bit

I never saw the sketch. So good.

 

[LakeEarth]

Sarah McLachlan has forever ruined her music, as I can't hear it without thinking about abused animals and starving African children.

Similarly, Imogen Heap’s “Hide and Seek.” is forever ruined by The OC and SNL's "Dear Sister" parody.

 

[LoneTraveler]

I'm pretty sure there's very few people who lived the 90's that don't associate this song with Dawson's Creek.

And i'm pretty sure that you know what song I'm talking about without even clicking on the link.

 

[Sotha_Sil]

No one knows "Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30", but everyone's heard "that music from the opening of 2001: A Space Odyssey".

This is the absolute most correct answer. I'm yet to meet a non-classical music listener who knew it existed before "2001".

 

[Robdraggoo]

We will rock (quack) you

Mighty ducks 2

 

[Geist-]

I read the entire thread and maybe I missed it(sorry if I did), but I can't believe no one has mentioned any of songs in Guardians of the Galaxy. I mean, it's the best part of the movie.

Especially the intro.

 

[chris121580]

I read the entire thread and maybe I missed it(sorry if I did), but I can't believe no one has mentioned any of songs in Guardians of the Galaxy. I mean, it's the best part of the movie.

Especially the intro.

Truth. His mix is so awesome

 

[Psykoboy2]

Moby - Extreme Ways - cause end credits

 

[ZackieChan]

"These are a few of my favorite things" at the beginning of Fear and Loathing is pretty amazing. Definitely what I think of when I hear that song.

 

[Jason Frost]

CW likely used it because it was already a huge hit. OP is asking for songs that rely on other pieces of media for popularity. Imagine Dragons definitely do not rely on anything else.

Sorry, I was just trying to talk about the use of the song and not the popularity of the band itself before that.

 

[lamaroo]

I just thought of another great one:

Toto's Africa, by Jeffster!

Maybe even Mr. Roboto for that matter.

 

[thebeeks]

Hooked on a Feeling - Ally McBeal

Even during GotG I was thinking of that dancing baby.

 

[Zackat]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7K72X4eo_s

This for me, the House theme song. Damn this video is weird.

This show had other themes for other countries though.

 

[DeployThatPizza]

I was going to do Eye of the Tiger and Rocky, but I didn't know that the song was specifically made for Rocky, so I guess that's out.

The next thing that comes to mind is Wayne's World and Bohemian Rhapsody.

 

[Ronabo]

Duran Duran - Ordinary World is forever ruined by this scene in Layer Cake.

 

[MisterHero]

Forget Me Nots repurposed as the Men in Black theme

 

[Jay Shadow]

Moby - Extreme Ways - cause end credits

Kinda amazing how it went from failed radio single to iconic franchise song.

 

[Light Hobo]

Wild Thing and Uncle Buck

also:
Can't Stop Rocking and TMNT III

 

[ZackieChan]

Wild Thing and Uncle Buck

I'll take that and raise you this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5miXR-BaQM

Then there's Hudson Hawk singing Swinging on a Star while robbing an art museum - simply amazing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8KvM3vZo0w

 

[opoth]

Sister Christian - Boogie Nights.

This whole sequence including 99 Luftballoons and Jessie's Girl, yes. So good.

 

[Surface of Me]

Sorry, I was just trying to talk about the use of the song and not the popularity of the band itself before that.

It's cool, you're far from the only one misinterpreting what the OP is asking for.