The Most Overused Songs In Film

[Benjamin]

That song in the beginning of The Graduate? I'm blanking of the name now, but that song is in like every movie.

Also, Funkytown. And I Need A Hero. Basically every song in a Shrek film, actually.

[TKz]

The Inception Soundtrack. >_>

[HC]

"All Star" by Smash Mouth.

I swear this was tacked onto every light hearted film from like 1999-2001.

That, and "Who Let the Dogs Out?"

[Benji]

"Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen or any cover.

[MalaCloudy Black]

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.

Eh, you wouldn't be able to tell them apart anyway, so may as well just go on using those same 2-4 songs.

[LL!]

"Mr. Blue Sky" by Electric Light Orchestra

[GoGo Yubari]

The Inception Soundtrack. >_>

You mean "BWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMP" by Hans Zimmer?

[EddieG]

"How you like me now" from the Heavy.

[C-MIL]

Walking On Sunshine has to be up there too...

[Walker]

Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol was just about in every film a few years ago.

Oh and

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[Josh]

"Mr. Blue Sky" by Electric Light Orchestra

A friend of mine said something similar on Facebook (he volunteered the full ELO catalog), and maybe I just haven't seen the right stuff, but I'm not seeing how this one's overused. He named a list of films (that I mostly had not seen), but that list referred to "Don't Bring Me Down" - which is admittedly a more pervasive song.

[LL!]

Yes. Don't Bring Me Down is also a song that I see a lot in movies. But Mr. Blue Sky can be found in many movies involving the sad male protagonist that either gets used too often or is looking to change his life.

[GoGo Yubari]

I remember it in Eternal Sunshine. I'm sure it's been used in a bunch more stuff too. Maybe the Will Ferrell one where he's a character in a book?

[Josh]

Stranger Than Fiction, yeah. I'm pretty sure it runs over the credits, but can't recall if it plays within the narrative.

[Colly]

There was a spell over here where Mr Blue Sky seemed to have a massive resurgence, couple of adverts and that naff Peter Kay episode of Doctor Who.

[LL!]

With good reason, though. ELO is fucking awesome.

[Josh]

You gotta slow down, sweet talkin' LL.

[CobraKaiEnTai]

I swear I've heard Macklemore's "Can't Hold Us" in a bunch of TV ads and movies (Jobs and RIPD for starters) lately.