There are some songs which just fit perfectly into a movie. The trouble is, some songs fit so well that they end up featuring in one title too many. Here are five songs which are overplayed in film.
Bad To the Bone (George Thorogood and the Destroyers)
‘Bad To The Bone’ is a raunchy, badass track which lets you know that the character in question does not play by the rules.
Features in: Hawaii Five-O, Megamind, The Muppets, 3000 Miles to Graceland, Firehouse Dog, Terminator 2: Judgement Day and Joe Dirt.
Born To Be Wild (Steppenwolf)
‘Born To Be Wild’ is another track for motorcyclists and rebels. If the characters are about to be liberated and the film has a ’60s feel, we’d put our money on this song being played.
Features in: One Crazy Summer, Las Vegas, Six Feet Under, The Wonder Years, Problem Child, Wild America, Easy Rider and Borat.. to name a few.
White Rabbit (Jefferson Airplane)
If the characters are about to get wavy, the producers will let you know by playing White Rabbit by Jefferson Airplaine.
Features in: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, The Holiday, Circuit, Love and Music, Go Ask Alice, Coming Home and Singularity Is Near.
Sweet Home Alabama (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
We get it, you’re taking the movie to the South. You don’t always need to play this song for us to figure that out.
Features in: The Mask, Forrest Gump, The Girl Next Door, The Simpsons, Despicale Me and understandably, Sweet Home Alabama.
Hallelujah (Lenoard Cohen)
When things get tough and the protagonist feels all is lost, you can trust Leonard Cohen’s iconic track to come on.
Features in: The West Wing, Without a Trace, Feast of Love, Lord of War, Crossing Jordan and of course, Shrek.
