{"id":22888,"date":"2014-09-01T08:55:56","date_gmt":"2014-09-01T13:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/?p=22888"},"modified":"2014-09-01T08:59:40","modified_gmt":"2014-09-01T13:59:40","slug":"6-overused-movie-songs-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/6-overused-movie-songs-time\/","title":{"rendered":"The 6 Most Overused Movie Songs of all Time"},"content":{"rendered":"

The music we listen to in movies make up very much of the atmosphere of the picture. It is a meta-message meant to hit right into the viewer\u2019s subconscious. It makes us cry, it makes us laugh, and music also adds extra-context and meaning to what is being seen on the screen. But some songs are definitely overused, there\u2019s no doubt about that. This post is meant to walk you through the 6 most overused movie songs of all time.<\/p>\n

1. Let\u2019s Get it On<\/i><\/b> – Marvin Gaye<\/b><\/h1>\n

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This starts singing every time the weirdo character gets the girl. This song was already featured in movies like T<\/i>he Change-up, Marmaduke, The Bounty Hunter, Frankie and Alice, Blades of Glory, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, Something\u2019s Gotta Give, Crossroads, High Fidelity, Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, Love Stinks, The Taking of Beverly Hills, Nine Months. <\/i>I reckon originality at its peak.<\/p>\n

2. What a Wonderful World<\/i><\/b> \u2013 Louis Armstrong or other more recent adaptations<\/b><\/h1>\n

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This song might as well be used on both sad and pathetic situations, but on happy and emotional ones as well. It\u2019s a guaranteed jackpot.<\/p>\n

It was used in movies such as: How to Lose Friends and Alienate People, W, Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay<\/i>, Madagascar, Son of the Mask, Going the Distance, Freaky Friday, What a Girl Wants, Finding Forrester, Meet Joe Black<\/i>?Twelve Monkeys, Michael, Good Morning, Vietnam, Bowling for Columbine, Women Talking Dirty<\/i>. And it was also used in over 136 TV appearances. But I think this figure is way bigger.<\/p>\n

3. Sweet Home Alabama<\/i><\/b> – Lynyrd Skynyrd<\/b><\/h1>\n

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This has become such a kitschy movie song that it turned into an actual film starring Reese Witherspoon, a film that obviously has the same title as the song, and it features this exact song as its musical theme, so that we really become hopelessly fed up with it.<\/p>\n

You can also listen to it in other pictures like: Despicable Me, The Girl Next Door, Sahara, An American Carol, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Sweet Home Alabama, 8 Mile, Excess Baggage, Con Air, To Die For, Crimson Tide, Forrest Gump, Outside Providence. <\/i>Make sure to buy all the soundtracks as well.<\/p>\n

4. Kung Fu Fighting \u00ad<\/i><\/b>\u2013 Carl Douglas<\/b><\/h1>\n

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This song has about the same faith as the one above. It\u2019s got its own movie named after it, the only difference being that the movie is about pandas, so you\u2019d have to add them to the title as well.<\/p>\n

So here they are: Kung Fu Panda, Rush Hour 3, Epic Movie, Roll Bounce, Child Star, Daddy Daycare, City of God, Beverly Hills Ninja, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie, I\u2019m Gonna Git you Sucka.<\/i><\/p>\n

5. Stayin\u2019 Alive<\/i><\/b> \u2013 Bee Gees<\/b><\/h1>\n

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This song is heard every time there\u2019s a plan to be followed, and the protagonists are on their way to its fulfillment. It\u2019s like a \u201cthe best is yet to come\u201d universal theme. Life is hard, but wonderful and through repeated struggles, we manage to stay alive.<\/p>\n

Sing along to it in The Bounty Hunter, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, Meet Dave, Young at Heart, Chicken Little<\/i>, Madagascar, Strange Bedfellows, Baby Geniuses, A Night at the Roxbury, Mars Attacks!, Swingers, Grumpier Old Men<\/i>, Let it be Me, Naked Gun 33 1\/3: The Final Insult, Mr. Saturday Night, Supercop, Honey I Blew up the Kid, Cadillac Man<\/i>, Look Who\u2019s Talking.<\/i><\/p>\n

6. Over the Rainbow <\/em><\/b>– Israel Kamakawiwo’ole version<\/h1>\n

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It\u2019s a very touching song indeed, but come on now, we\u2019ve listened to it too many times. Judy Garland\u2019s Wizard of Oz<\/i> version was very impressive indeed, but we should\u2019ve moved on a long time ago.<\/p>\n

This universal anthem was used in the following movies so far: 9, Fred Claus, Little Nicky, Made in America, Finding Forrester, Alpha Dog, Milk, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, 50 First Dates, You\u2019ve Got Mail, Meet Joe Black, Contact, Face\/Off, Selena, One Fine Day, Unconditional Love, Sleepless in Seattle, Made in America, International Velvet, Pink Panther Strikes Again, Dr. Phibes Rises Again<\/i> and probably thousands of TV shows or documentaries. Somewhere over the rainbow is where filmmakers should find their musical inspiration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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