crappy songs made better by movies

like, songs that would otherwise suck, or be uninteresting to you but are good because of the way they were used in a movie

ill start:

Sting's "Shape of my Heart" not a 'bad' song, but not the kind of song i would give a second thought to if it werent in The Professional

holiday road: lindsay buckingham (national lampoons vacation)

Wowsers, am gonna have to agree with the first post. On it's own that song is but in Leon it sends chillssssss.

Er, perhaps Abide With Me as its used in 28 Days Later?

[Edited on Apr 22, 2006 by vodkahigh]

That one Smashmouth song would be pretty middle-of-the road, except it was perfect for Mystery Men.

Oh man..
I have so many of these...
but I am still drunk from last night
so I can't think of them.
Shit.
-D

Nowhere fast & Dan Hartman -I can dream about you
from:


I really do not what it is about this song-but to this day it is a guilty secret of mine because of that movie...

Can we have a subcategory for "crappy songs made better by Grand Theft Auto"?

"The Dreamers" had a couple of Doors songs - Maggie M'Gill and The Spy - which I wasn't real familiar with, but they sounded great in the movie. So I went out and bought Morrison Hotel, which I never had for some reason, after two decades + of listening to The Doors.

I was unable to recreate the feeling.

...because I really love Brian Adams "Run to You" because of that.

Have you ever heard the lou Barlow Sentridoh cover of that?
it would make anyone one love that song

You aren't the only one

ooh oohh..
thought of one.

Tiny Dancer, Elton John made better by its appearance in Almost Famous...
and
like the whole soundtrack to Boogie Nights because I now relate them to Dirk Diggler and Rollergirl.
-D

There should be a new thread for Awesome songs used to perfection in a movie.

Sorry, that's a great song regardless of the film.

Eye of the tiger or Getting strong Now....Rocky

Don't you forget about me by Simple Minds fromt he Breakfast Club

"Scotty doesn't know" - from Eurotrip. It's not a bad tune but without the movie it wouldn't be half as catchy or memorable

Check it out

The Touch by Stan Bush

You got the touch
You got the power

After all is said and done
You've never walked, you've never run,
You're a winner

You got the moves, you know the streets
Break the rules, take the heat
You're nobody's fool

You're at your best when when the goin' gets rough
You've been put to the test, but it's never enough

You got the touch
You got the power

When all hell's breakin' loose
You'll be riding the eye of the storm

You got the heart
You got the motion

You know that when things get too tough
You got the touch

You never bend, you never break
You seem to know just what it takes
You're a fighter

It's in the blood, it's in the will
It's in the mighty hands of steel
When you're standin' your ground

And you never get hit when your back's to the wall
Gonna fight to the end and you're takin' it all

You got the touch
You got the power

When all hell's breakin' loose
You'll be riding the eye of the storm

You got the heart
You got the motion

You know that when things get too tough
You got the touch

You're fightin' fire with fire
You know you got the touch

You're at your best when when the road gets rough
You've been put to the test, but it's never enough

You got the touch
You got the power

You got the touch
You got the power

(made better by Boogie Nights)

Boogie Nights
Transformers: The Movie.

Fuck that! That song was made better by its original appearance in Transformers: The Movie....Wahlberg's version was funny but give props to the orginoo.

good man.

Sorry Megatron

from Donnie Darko:
Head Over Heels - Tears for Fears
and dare I say "Notorious" by DuranDuran

Dare I say that those are NOT crappy songs.

I was going to say the same about "Mad World".

I went to the mall yesterday, and there was a group of 12 year old or so dancers performing. My first though: Sparkle Motion.