The Most Overused Songs In Film

[Josh]

I was watching part of Major Payne in passing, and heard Aretha Franklin's "Respect." That's got to be one of the most overused and abused songs in film (though I'm admittedly blanking on other specific examples.)

So I was wondering if we could compile a list - though not necessarily one of the voted upon kinds. Just an informal survey: what do you feel are the most overused songs in film? They can be classical, pop, whatever.

Two others that come to mind: Thin Lizzy's "The Boys Are Back In Town" and Bachman Turner Overdrive's "Takin' Care of Business."

All three of those songs just feel like the laziest choices now.

[GA!]

These days, anything by AC/DC. Licensing must have suddenly become cheap from them.

[Josh]

I think the thing that bothers me most about the AC/DC songs being used is that they use the same 2-4 songs, when like 20 other songs from their catalog would achieve the same purpose.

[Your Mom]

More Human than Human. That may be just previews but you used to hear that in like every action movie preview when I was younger

[Josh]

I specifically remember the Broken Arrow trailer featuring it, but yeah, I think a ton of late 90s films used it.

[METALMAN]

All those Scorsese films with Gimme Shelter.

Sweet Home Alabama

Born To Be Wild

[ROC]

IT AIN'T ME IT AIN'T ME

I AIN'T NO SENATOR'S SON, NAW

IT AIN'T ME IT AIN'T ME

I AIN'T A FORTUNATE ONE

[Matt]

"London Calling" in any film that involves going to London.

[GoGo Yubari]

WELL I HEARD THERE WAS A SECRET CHORD THAT DAVID PLAYED AND IT PLEASED THE LORD

BUT YOU DON'T REALLY CARE FOR MUSIC, DOOO YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[New Damage]

TAKE ME DOWN TO THE PARADISE CTY

WHERTHE GRASS IS GREENA DNAGNIKNHLH;NJERJHDJ

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

The most famous track from Requiem for a Dream which is used on a ridiculous number of trailers and films.

[Sousa]

TAKE ME DOWN TO THE PARADISE CTY

WHERTHE GRASS IS GREENA DNAGNIKNHLH;NJERJHDJ

TAKE

ME

HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOME, YEEAH YUUUUUH

[C-MIL]

"All Star" by Smash Mouth.

[Josh]

TAKE ME DOWN TO THE PARADISE CTY

WHERTHE GRASS IS GREENA DNAGNIKNHLH;NJERJHDJ

TAKE

ME

HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOME, YEEAH YUUUUUH

*gasps for air*

*mobbed by Jimmy Fallon*

[livid]

The most famous track from Requiem for a Dream which is used on a ridiculous number of trailers and films.

To be fair, that's mostly the same composer just recycling it.

[Josh]

ROC's choice makes me think: there's a whole sub-set just for "And Now, the 60s" or "Enjoy Some Vietnam."

WHEN I DIE AND THEY LAY ME TO REST
GONNA GO TO THE PLACE THAT'S THE BEST

*DUM* *DUM* *DUM*

THERE MUST BE SOME KINDA WAY OUTTA HERE
SAID THE JOKER TO THE THIEF

[METALMAN]

The Blondie cover of One Direction's One Way Or Another has been in loads of films.

ROC's choice makes me think: there's a whole sub-set just for "And Now, the 60s" or "Enjoy Some Vietnam."

WHEN I DIE AND THEY LAY ME TO REST

GONNA GO TO THE PLACE THAT'S THE BEST

*DUM* *DUM* *DUM*

THERE MUST BE SOME KINDA WAY OUTTA HERE

SAID THE JOKER TO THE THIEF

This soundtrack pretty much collected them all together -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boat_That_Rocked_(soundtrack)

[Mick]

These days, anything by AC/DC. Licensing must have suddenly become cheap from them.

Probably. They released Stiff Upper Lip and nobody cared. Suddenly, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Black Ice...they become Aerosmith .

I "know" the songs but I don't know the songs. If it's a coincidence, that's fine, but I hate it when they do shit in blatant parodies.

[tomroe]

I'm a bit tired of No Church In The Wild and Power in every trailer

[Schlitzbrille]

There was a really shit remix of Kid Rock's Bawidiba (or however it's spelled because I can't be bothered to look up the proper spelling) that was used way too much a while ago.