Top 10 Overused Songs In Movies And TV

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  • @filippolandini9916
    @filippolandini9916 7 років тому +6641

    Every film based on Vietnam War use "fortunate son"

  • @Tuxita99
    @Tuxita99 9 років тому +2058

    the eye of the tiger?! where is it? it deserved at least an honorable mention!

    • @JacobBelanioProductions
      @JacobBelanioProductions 9 років тому +27

      It's up watch mojo's ass

    • @zacharypulliam29
      @zacharypulliam29 9 років тому +4

      Tuxita99 agree at least heard it 6 times from shows and movies

    • @Krevmikimouse18
      @Krevmikimouse18 9 років тому +17

      Could never be overused. Too awesome.

    • @MsBrownie968
      @MsBrownie968 9 років тому +8

      Tuxita99 this was the first thing I said when I saw this video

    • @EoCA777
      @EoCA777 9 років тому +7

      Tuxita99 I said "Eye of the Tiger's gonna be #1" maybe 100 times. Much disappointment

  • @ryanboman8211
    @ryanboman8211 3 роки тому +547

    "I Feel Good' by James Brown should be on this list.

  • @ACEGAMER120
    @ACEGAMER120 3 роки тому +117

    Honestly, I dont mind it when a film uses a song that fits perfectly with the moment regardless of how cliche it's become. I'd rather them use a popular song than try to use a song that doesnt work as well just for the sake of being original 🤷‍♂️

    • @shinkenger2011
      @shinkenger2011 3 роки тому +9

      You are absolutely spot-on with that! Hmmmm, they ever consider the mind-warping possibility that the songs are used that much _because they just work so well?_

  • @bobross8424
    @bobross8424 6 років тому +779

    You expect a lot of things in war... blood, carnage, sleepless nights... but nothing... nothing will prepare you for the incessant use of “Fortunate Son.”
    -Glenn Quagmire

  • @maartenl.1365
    @maartenl.1365 5 років тому +1909

    I'm clearly watching the wrong movies, totally expected "Eye of the Tiger" - Survivor & "Thunderstruck" - AC/DC to be in here or atleast in honorable mentionings.

    • @wokenpancake
      @wokenpancake 5 років тому +50

      You can’t really call it overused if it’s good.

    • @liekenabuurs9714
      @liekenabuurs9714 5 років тому +9

      Kickstart My heart?

    • @maritamarbut8615
      @maritamarbut8615 5 років тому +10

      Eye of the Tiger and Rocky were my thoughts.

    • @dillonandrews2735
      @dillonandrews2735 5 років тому +1

      Maarten Luijf that and at least Unfortunate son

    • @TheStompboxer
      @TheStompboxer 4 роки тому +11

      “Eye of the Tiger” was recorded specifically for Rocky III. I can’t think of any other movies it was used in. I’m sure it probably has been, as a direct parody/homage to RIII, but that one’s too associated with a specific movie to count, imo.
      “Stayin’ Alive” is usually used a parody of Saturday Night Fever, granted, but its use is much more ubiquitous.

  • @alexanderhamilton4793
    @alexanderhamilton4793 4 роки тому +666

    Okay, but where the hell is Back in Black?

  • @jdmoncada8205
    @jdmoncada8205 3 роки тому +101

    #1 should have been all the many covers of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah."

    • @Cicilo1983
      @Cicilo1983 3 роки тому +8

      Oh my God, I have reached such a level of resentment towards this song... Hard to believe it's not on that list.

    • @Redwoodtree34567
      @Redwoodtree34567 Рік тому +2

      @@Cicilo1983 why the resentment?

  • @lan911
    @lan911 7 років тому +4024

    You know what... I'm going to make a movie and use all of these songs.

  • @elzurdorodriguez6650
    @elzurdorodriguez6650 5 років тому +1176

    "let's get it on" by Marvin Gaye every time there's a sexy scene

    • @coreynance3874
      @coreynance3874 4 роки тому +5

      El Zurdo Rodríguez agreed they use that song way too much on tv shows when there's a sexy scene.

    • @daydoe40s
      @daydoe40s 4 роки тому +3

      Yes; way overused

    • @tayeb7031
      @tayeb7031 4 роки тому +17

      Don't forget careless whisper

    • @MeWe-fh1lu
      @MeWe-fh1lu 4 роки тому +1

      @@tayeb7031 I don't get that though like it's about cheating 😂

    • @hectormontiel4741
      @hectormontiel4741 3 роки тому

      Or the song got to give it up

  • @generalobiwankenobi8265
    @generalobiwankenobi8265 3 роки тому +181

    The unofficial anthem of the 60s is “Fortunate Son”. And Bad to the Bone is a great song and can be used anytime!

    • @joeroth1124
      @joeroth1124 2 роки тому

      Fortunate Son is probably my 3rd favorite CCR song.

    • @elijahlucas8999
      @elijahlucas8999 2 роки тому

      It’s also unofficial army theme song and every helicopter movie scene

    • @lokemannen101
      @lokemannen101 Рік тому

      Bad to the bone to a father seeing his child for the first time. Yeah sure, it fits anytime.

  • @dibassarkar2898
    @dibassarkar2898 4 роки тому +216

    Here are some more.....
    Careless Whisper - George Michael
    Hello - Lionel Richie
    Thunderstruck - AC/DC
    Time in a bottle - Jim Croce
    Take me home country road - John Denver
    Hurt - Johnny Cash
    Eye of the tiger - Survivor
    Raindrops keep falling on my head - BJ Thomas

    • @michaelcarranza24
      @michaelcarranza24 3 роки тому +8

      What else was Hurt in besides Logan?

    • @antacidchain3022
      @antacidchain3022 3 роки тому +10

      Hurt can’t be overused - it’s too fucking good

    • @agentg5233
      @agentg5233 3 роки тому

      I have never heard raindrops in any movie, what movies used that song?

    • @leonfoxworthy
      @leonfoxworthy 3 роки тому +1

      alot of acdc songs. highway to hell and back in black too

    • @charliesmodels647
      @charliesmodels647 3 роки тому +1

      AgentG5 butch cassidy and the sun dance kid

  • @jakeberube438
    @jakeberube438 7 років тому +288

    they didn't put a scene from Kung Fu Panda when they played "Kung Fu Fighting" ? why is that?

    • @ules5799
      @ules5799 7 років тому

      Im Zini Because Cartoons are for fucking kids.

    • @saturnlights5239
      @saturnlights5239 7 років тому +12

      The Throwing Channel Oh look we got a edgy angst teen up here!

    • @saturnlights5239
      @saturnlights5239 7 років тому +5

      The Throwing Channel You know there's something called adult cartoons, right?

    • @jakeberube438
      @jakeberube438 7 років тому +6

      The Throwing Channel it being for kids is irrelivant! "Kung Fu Fighting" is a overused song in movies but it is very much known from Kung Fu Panda by almost all people so there is a legitimate very good reason why they should've had it in there

    • @mikehawk5416
      @mikehawk5416 7 років тому +4

      The Throwing Channel keep in mind Madagascar was in this list

  • @victorkunchev6438
    @victorkunchev6438 8 років тому +535

    Not even a mention of I Feel Good?

  • @ethanbuzzard5010
    @ethanbuzzard5010 4 роки тому +401

    The honorable mention “Somebody to Love” clip actually features “White Rabbit”, another song by Jefferson Airplane. Come on, Mojo, I’m disappointed.

    • @angelamonteiromendes6846
      @angelamonteiromendes6846 3 роки тому +3

      I was thinking the exact same thing !!! White Rabbit, love this song !!!

    • @carpelunam
      @carpelunam 3 роки тому +1

      Yeah that was an atmospheric scene they don't know what their talking about

    • @Sidnfjdkdndfbd
      @Sidnfjdkdndfbd 3 роки тому +4

      I mean it is Watchmojo, I don't have high hopes going into most of these videos lol

    • @thomasglynn2282
      @thomasglynn2282 3 роки тому

      When MOJO but GVF as one of the worst performers on SNL their credibility went out the window for me

  • @OsorioThomaz1
    @OsorioThomaz1 3 роки тому +60

    There is a good reason why these songs appear in so many things. These are damn good.

  • @jennisney2757
    @jennisney2757 6 років тому +827

    You cant really complain about sweet home alabama being used in the movie NAMED sweet home alabama.....

    • @metalabsynth
      @metalabsynth 5 років тому +16

      Jennisney the fact that they used a shitty cover version of it begs to differ

    • @mirai8759
      @mirai8759 4 роки тому +1

      Can't believe they didn't just ask Skynyrd

    • @bumbledyke
      @bumbledyke 4 роки тому

      Same for "Stand By Me", written for the movie Stand By Me.

    • @mattal722
      @mattal722 4 роки тому

      They also complained about chariots of fire being used in the movie chariots of fire

  • @HouseOfHoops1
    @HouseOfHoops1 8 років тому +3235

    uhhh....James Brown - I Feel Good???

    • @LetsStopThisSong
      @LetsStopThisSong 8 років тому +10

      YES

    • @jlprizm
      @jlprizm 8 років тому +6

      +House Of Hoops Good one!

    • @RiceOreo
      @RiceOreo 8 років тому +3

      Idk

    • @BollocksUtwat
      @BollocksUtwat 8 років тому +23

      +House Of Hoops Its hard to get tired of the funk though.

    • @christianali5431
      @christianali5431 8 років тому +9

      I think you'll find that only white people are annoying in our PC world, So James Brown doesn't count.

  • @havens3345
    @havens3345 4 роки тому +61

    They may be over used but we still love them. They bring back memories of the movies that were actually great and worth watching.

  • @natfoote4967
    @natfoote4967 3 роки тому +32

    Always walk to the tempo of "Stayin' Alive." Walk like you have a purpose, someplace to be and something to do.

    • @darrellvanfleet6256
      @darrellvanfleet6256 2 роки тому +1

      Always remember that “ Stayin Alive” has been scientifically proven to save lives because of CPR.

  • @BalticVendetta
    @BalticVendetta 9 років тому +314

    Where's "Who let the dogs out"? It has truly become a pain in the ass over the years...

    • @0rcryst
      @0rcryst 9 років тому +34

      To be fair, it always was.

    • @BalticVendetta
      @BalticVendetta 9 років тому

      True.

    • @malcasablanca
      @malcasablanca 9 років тому +6

      BalticVendetta Don't you mean "over the minutes"?

    • @RoninDave
      @RoninDave 9 років тому

      BalticVendetta what movies was it played in ie the point of this whole video?

    • @private3700
      @private3700 9 років тому

      Ronin Dave well we don't have a team of researchers just sitting around waiting for something to do , and Ronin has the concept of this video , as a whole, I'm sure he wouldn't mind letting us know what movies, get back to us RD, we'll give you a couple days. Thanks, the dawgs are in your hands

  • @zoltanmencser387
    @zoltanmencser387 4 роки тому +2023

    Smash Mouth - All Star ?
    Bonnie Tyler - Holdin' out for a Hero?
    Survivor - Eye of the tiger?
    Europe - Final Countdown?

  • @nedandtheneedlefishvevo575
    @nedandtheneedlefishvevo575 3 роки тому +39

    I’m always happy to hear Stayin Alive any movie, regardless of how overused it is.

  • @sebastianm6695
    @sebastianm6695 3 роки тому +102

    King Fu Fighting is one of those songs you're not even mad when it's in every movie you see

    • @AidenPerera
      @AidenPerera 3 роки тому +11

      Like it's so corny but at the same time it puts a little kid smile on your face 🕺

  • @greenday21331
    @greenday21331 9 років тому +453

    Was I the only one who noticed that it was white rabbit playing when it was actually supposed to be somebody to love

    • @sambegley2487
      @sambegley2487 9 років тому +48

      You're not alone there, pissed me off

    • @motorpatrick1419
      @motorpatrick1419 9 років тому +40

      That's the whole reason I looked to the comments. I wanted to make sure I wasn't the only one that caught it.

    • @KaitharVideo
      @KaitharVideo 9 років тому +9

      Urg, so annoying ¬_¬

    • @kelderan18
      @kelderan18 9 років тому +2

      if you are talking about the fear and loathing honourable mention then you're wrong

    • @KaitharVideo
      @KaitharVideo 9 років тому +17

      kelderan18 uh, no... the fear and loathing honourable mention at 11:56 is definitely White Rabbit... it's not a song easily misidentified. Do a youtube search for the two songs if you don't believe us.
      The part playing starts just before this section, so you can clearly hear the first two lines:
      When logic and proportion
      Have fallen sloppy dead
      And the White Knight is talking backwards
      And the Red Queen's off with her head
      Remember what the dormouse said
      Feed your head
      A good example of Somebody to love, that they've actually used in another video, is the Cable Guy.

  • @MIZORAM_mafaka_hnamte
    @MIZORAM_mafaka_hnamte 7 років тому +538

    can I add another -
    I'VE GOT THE POWER (Snap)
    WE ARE FAMILY (Sister Sledge)
    I FEEL GOOD (James Brown)
    THIS WILL BE (Natalie Cole)

    • @softcrab3361
      @softcrab3361 7 років тому +1

      TRUE!!!!!

    • @afteryouknowme4642
      @afteryouknowme4642 7 років тому

      Not including Family guy. Name one show that used "Don't stop believing"

    • @RickyAraoz
      @RickyAraoz 7 років тому

      AfterYouKnowMe glee

    • @afteryouknowme4642
      @afteryouknowme4642 7 років тому

      That's two. now give me a third. I've never really herd it used. and I feel glee doesn't count, because the whole show is music.

    • @rudiokmala876
      @rudiokmala876 7 років тому +4

      Fortunate Son (Creedence Clearwater Revival) also not include

  • @tristankingcooldudewhite8392
    @tristankingcooldudewhite8392 4 роки тому +49

    The song in “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” was “White Rabbit”, not “Somebody to Love”. Just letting you know.

  • @donnabreedlove6862
    @donnabreedlove6862 3 роки тому +10

    Bad Moon Rising was PERFECT for "American Werewolf in London". I can't imagine any other song that would fit so perfectly in that scene. The soundtrack for the movie was one the the most appropriate for a movie. This song might be overplayed but not in"American Werewolf in London".

  • @TheKingnathan98
    @TheKingnathan98 7 років тому +905

    so basically, the entire forrest Gump soundtrack.

    • @theycallthatadefense5051
      @theycallthatadefense5051 7 років тому +4

      TheKingnathan98 yea

    • @Comuzzy
      @Comuzzy 7 років тому +52

      TheKingnathan98 But we love that movie anyway.

    • @jackchandler5410
      @jackchandler5410 7 років тому +77

      TheKingnathan98 yes but that is one of the best films ever so we'll let it slide

    • @iAsbestos
      @iAsbestos 5 років тому

      look who's talking*

    • @stevenreadicker2777
      @stevenreadicker2777 5 років тому +1

      Alot of them were in Joe Dirt as well

  • @yooka3505
    @yooka3505 8 років тому +348

    Um....Where's we will rock you (Queen)

    • @philmercury7482
      @philmercury7482 8 років тому +4

      I was waiting for a comment like this

    • @lasteen4787
      @lasteen4787 8 років тому +13

      +Stan Stanminson And We Are The Champions

    • @rich64000064
      @rich64000064 8 років тому +8

      +Stan Stanminson What about Back in Black?

    • @motherofchaos5519
      @motherofchaos5519 8 років тому +3

      +Rich Halley I was just looking to see if anyone else had mentioned "Back in Black", because I was going to mention it myself if no one else had.

    • @LukeyBill2001
      @LukeyBill2001 8 років тому +1

      +Revonda Ball yeah so was I 😂😂

  • @christianconniff2445
    @christianconniff2445 4 роки тому +38

    what about "Dream Weaver" by Gary Wright whenever someone sees love at first sight

    • @alfloxxddy
      @alfloxxddy 3 роки тому +4

      My favorite is Wayne’s world
      “She will be mine , oh yes ...she will be mine”

  • @Rameon
    @Rameon Рік тому +8

    I think the songs are used so much because they’re iconic songs, I wouldn’t say they’re overused but they became more than songs and are now tone indicators.

  • @Toastymarshmallow80
    @Toastymarshmallow80 5 років тому +430

    Where's "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"?
    I've heard this song in so many movies.

  • @ECL28E
    @ECL28E 7 років тому +1411

    No "Don't Stop Believin", "All Star", "Sound of Silence" or "Hallelujah"?

  • @carjay7
    @carjay7 4 роки тому +91

    Never Gonna Give You Up? Come On. Careless Whisper.

  • @zadiannelovessnakes8899
    @zadiannelovessnakes8899 4 роки тому +27

    Take a shot whenever a clip from the movie Forrest Gump is shown.

  • @ndnbane
    @ndnbane 5 років тому +784

    The entire Forrest Gump soundtrack

    • @Reggie2000
      @Reggie2000 5 років тому +34

      I can remember sitting in the theater with my friends, and at some point we said to each other, we have got to buy this soundtrack. Its all amazing hits. Top 5 soundtrack all time.

    • @cincinnatireds1729
      @cincinnatireds1729 4 роки тому +9

      Yea that soundtrack is really good

    • @stanley3119
      @stanley3119 4 роки тому +6

      The entire Robert Zemeckis Filmography

    • @ar_lkac7237
      @ar_lkac7237 4 роки тому +2

      ndnbane
      ...is overrated 🤨😉

    • @mingsnoodles4748
      @mingsnoodles4748 4 роки тому +4

      AR_ LKAC underrated

  • @nikkispears1928
    @nikkispears1928 4 роки тому +858

    Sunshine of your love
    Eye of a tiger
    Don’t stop believing
    Thunderstruck
    Back n black
    Twist and shout
    Highway to hell

  • @someoldguyplays
    @someoldguyplays 4 роки тому +20

    I feel good... na-na na-na na-na na

  • @dylanwade5829
    @dylanwade5829 4 роки тому +19

    Mötley Crüe- Kickstart my heart

    • @jschn7074
      @jschn7074 4 роки тому +1

      YES

    • @murphyjack90
      @murphyjack90 4 роки тому +4

      I know! Recently they've been using it for a lot of kids trailers and shit. Sucks because it's a really good song too.

    • @ethanzimmerman1967
      @ethanzimmerman1967 3 роки тому +2

      @@murphyjack90 if only the kids knew it was about nikki sixxes overdose 🤣🤣

    • @bladaned376
      @bladaned376 3 роки тому +1

      And the amount of chicks Vince Neil banged

  • @frandsenphilip1
    @frandsenphilip1 9 років тому +145

    "Fortunate Son" by CCR - seems like it's in every show about Vietnam...and usually there's a helicopter.

    • @nimbru428
      @nimbru428 9 років тому

      I'd include that too.

    • @frandsenphilip1
      @frandsenphilip1 9 років тому

      Sienisoft Thanks!

    • @guywiththeface001
      @guywiththeface001 9 років тому

      i was thinking the same lol

    • @RedPinGamez
      @RedPinGamez 9 років тому +2

      I was a little upset when bad moon rising was mentioned, but not Fortunate Son

    • @IAssassinII
      @IAssassinII 9 років тому

      Ride of the Valkyries too.

  • @tloz9715
    @tloz9715 4 роки тому +185

    Honestly "Staying Alive" is always used in homage to Saturday Night Fever.

  • @nadszzify
    @nadszzify 4 роки тому +6

    You forgot the most iconic scene in cinema - CPR Training in The Office uses Staying Alive. You should have included that in the example

  • @reythejediladyviajakku6078
    @reythejediladyviajakku6078 3 роки тому +8

    What about “Ride of the Valkyries”? That one pops up quite a few times

  • @JonHoexx
    @JonHoexx 7 років тому +132

    Once you mention Vietnam War in any movie, Creedence Clearwater Revival comes outta nowhere :D

  • @R3ymond23
    @R3ymond23 9 років тому +269

    Says "Somebody To Love" while playing "White Rabbit"

    • @jammel3891
      @jammel3891 9 років тому +17

      Nut_Burger Glad I wasn't the only one who noticed that.

    • @AkaneHanaFlower
      @AkaneHanaFlower 9 років тому +5

      Nut_Burger Yeah, I was utterly confused by the wrong title since I also recognized White Rabbit.. at least the band name was right ;D

    • @BV14_04
      @BV14_04 9 років тому +7

      Nut_Burger I was looking in comments for that x'D I was like "Wait ? What ? No ?" And you just saved me ^^

    • @Ragnarok3000
      @Ragnarok3000 9 років тому +3

      Nut_Burger I was FURIOUS WHEN I SAW THIS ERROR! I am glad I am not the only one who spotted it out.

    • @DavidAlkemaTheKid
      @DavidAlkemaTheKid 9 років тому

      Nut_Burger I was beginning to think that maybe white rabbit was the intro for somebody to love kind of like how "The Happiest Days of our Lives" is used for the intro for "Another Brick in the Wall part two" but they got that completely wRoNG!!

  • @ldgfootage
    @ldgfootage 4 роки тому +8

    “I can see clearly now the rain is gone”
    Must be in 10 movies easy

  • @dennisaustin2115
    @dennisaustin2115 Рік тому +3

    For anyone over 40 years old; these songs were in the soundtracks of our lives. Hendrix; Stones and CCR cover not only Vietnam Era but also played a lot in the backgrounds of our current conflicts. They are Olden Played Goldies on Armed Forces Network.

  • @3DDuDeRuLeZ
    @3DDuDeRuLeZ 9 років тому +341

    Highway to Hell by ACDC, Eye of the Tiger by Survivor, Dead or Alive by Bon Jovi, I Believe I Can Fly, Dont Stop Believing by Journey, We are the champions by Queen, Schools out for summer by Alice Cooper

    • @MegaMoose1989
      @MegaMoose1989 9 років тому +13

      Smooth Criminal by Michael Jackson, Symphony for the devil by Rolling Stones, Sound of Silence by Simon and Garfunkel

    • @UltimateMaxMan
      @UltimateMaxMan 9 років тому +1

      True

    • @jerempillot5348
      @jerempillot5348 9 років тому +7

      Careless Whisper by george micheal, sound of silence...

    • @wildethang93
      @wildethang93 9 років тому +8

      Welcome to the Jungle has got to be on that honorable mention list for sure

    • @Oaksoh
      @Oaksoh 9 років тому +4

      Forever Young is on there for sure.

  • @JuanGomez-ri9ok
    @JuanGomez-ri9ok 6 років тому +628

    The list is incomplete, just like a Vietnam movie without "Fortunate Son"

    • @rucebajer9361
      @rucebajer9361 6 років тому +4

      Very true!

    • @gg454lune
      @gg454lune 5 років тому

      It's a top 10.

    • @phililpb
      @phililpb 5 років тому +5

      Vietnam movie also equals "paint it black"

    • @foxtrot1962
      @foxtrot1962 5 років тому

      But Full Metal Jacket doesn't include Fortunate Son

    • @Neddyfram
      @Neddyfram 5 років тому

      FMJ does have paint it black though so

  • @arthurwise5178
    @arthurwise5178 3 роки тому +7

    “You Make my Dreams” Hall & Oats?!? I mean how is the ultimate montage song Not on this list?!!

  • @Darkhound1116
    @Darkhound1116 4 роки тому +12

    I remember Over The Rainbow being there in the animated movie called simply "9". That movie was too depressing for an animated movie and it had this song being played in the background in one of the many depressing scenes in the movie.

  • @phantomhawk8282
    @phantomhawk8282 5 років тому +1203

    "Don't Stop Believin'" Journey should have been on this list.

    • @noahtyre2535
      @noahtyre2535 5 років тому +19

      Phantom Hawk as great of a song that is, that should be in a video called most overused songs in everyday life

    • @leesfamilybreaks6089
      @leesfamilybreaks6089 5 років тому +1

      It should have TOPPED the list! Also, my word, I do not like journey...

    • @luiscalderon7383
      @luiscalderon7383 5 років тому

      Noah Tyre and fortunate son

    • @Ethan-en2ij
      @Ethan-en2ij 5 років тому

      Hats the one sign I thought would be guaranteed to top the list

    • @connorniemiec8785
      @connorniemiec8785 4 роки тому +1

      Journey is by far one of my least favorite bands. I am completely sick of hearing it.

  • @sinfullife8219
    @sinfullife8219 6 років тому +107

    I came here looking for Fortunate Son...
    I got every song that was used in Forrest Gump except Fortunate Son.....

    • @intorainbowzOG
      @intorainbowzOG 6 років тому +2

      Maybe you are too young but that 2 disk soundtrack was just one of the best ever made

  • @rand0ms0fia
    @rand0ms0fia 4 роки тому +7

    10-like
    9-like
    8-like
    7-like
    6-like reminds me of despecible me
    5-like
    4-love
    3-Classic
    2-love😭
    Hornable mentions is somebody to love from queen i couldnt hear it right
    1-love

    • @Danlows1
      @Danlows1 3 роки тому

      Wrong “need somebody to love”.

  • @Reaper_03-01
    @Reaper_03-01 3 роки тому +12

    I think the only time I've seen Staying Alive not used as a track for a shot of someone walking was during the Goofy Movie.

  • @ilydowa
    @ilydowa 8 років тому +247

    Make a movie with only and all of these songs.

    • @EffieHollow
      @EffieHollow 8 років тому +3

      I was thinking the same thing

    • @redgijane
      @redgijane 8 років тому +1

      Look Who's Talking comes very close!

    • @hyperems4819
      @hyperems4819 8 років тому +6

      Forrest Gump has most of these songs in it. Come to think of it, that movie has an absolutely spectacular soundtrack

    • @emmalahti8205
      @emmalahti8205 8 років тому

      Which is why i added many of the songs from there to my soundlist, as well as from Supernatural, Mafia 2 (PC-game), and many others.
      Because if you seek especially good songs from a very good album (by critics), you'll propably find one, maybe two.

    • @emmalahti8205
      @emmalahti8205 8 років тому +2

      Too many are even one hit bands.

  • @austinbernard7223
    @austinbernard7223 5 років тому +3214

    Where’s fortunate son?

    • @connor6178
      @connor6178 5 років тому +100

      Not even an honorable mention...

    • @kirby7294
      @kirby7294 5 років тому +91

      Lost deep within the jungle...deep within 'Nam...with the talking trees.

    • @wolfiemx2358
      @wolfiemx2358 5 років тому +8

      Siosiua He Running through the jungle..

    • @Deavastator
      @Deavastator 5 років тому +15

      Anything made in the 60's is an overused

    • @edwardlaba
      @edwardlaba 5 років тому +10

      That was what I was thinking

  • @jamiecollis9462
    @jamiecollis9462 3 роки тому

    What was the first song that played on this vid with the trumpets

  • @tomriener9267
    @tomriener9267 4 роки тому +10

    Creedence Clearwater Revival-Fortunate Son....every Vietnam movie!!!!

  • @VIPeRduDe02
    @VIPeRduDe02 8 років тому +284

    Final Countdown? Staying Alive? Eye Of The Tiger? no? okay.....

    • @GiordanDiodato
      @GiordanDiodato 8 років тому +20

      the Final Countdown is barely used
      Staying Alive is on the list
      Eye of the Tiger, YES.

    • @zanyogerres4506
      @zanyogerres4506 8 років тому

      tell me where is staying alive?

    • @GiordanDiodato
      @GiordanDiodato 8 років тому

      Zanyo gerres Honorable mentions, I think.

    • @zanyogerres4506
      @zanyogerres4506 8 років тому

      nope

    • @GiordanDiodato
      @GiordanDiodato 8 років тому

      Zanyo gerres I don't remember.

  • @GuitarGuy5000000000
    @GuitarGuy5000000000 8 років тому +1395

    Eye Of The Tiger by Survivor? I feel like I've heard that in tons of movies.

    • @wilts8965
      @wilts8965 8 років тому +20

      +GuitarGuy5000000000 You are right. I think by far it is the most overplayed

    • @user-su7yb4kf5o
      @user-su7yb4kf5o 8 років тому +23

      Ikr that was the song i was expecting the most

    • @pokefan1003
      @pokefan1003 8 років тому +6

      +GuitarGuy5000000000 Most overused song in movies, TV, videos and practically anything.

    • @randomgamer7682
      @randomgamer7682 8 років тому +3

      +GuitarGuy5000000000 but the only thing is that no matter how many times you hear it is always amazing

    • @GuitarGuy5000000000
      @GuitarGuy5000000000 8 років тому

      RandomGamer76 We may have to agree to disagree on that one :)

  • @Sthuthukile
    @Sthuthukile 3 роки тому +3

    I don't know what it's called, but it goes "One way or another.. I'm gonna get you get you one way"
    Whenever a character's plotting against someone

    • @velvetdarksoul8741
      @velvetdarksoul8741 3 роки тому

      @Larger than life oh God you people are morons how the hell do you not know who Blondie is the song is literally called One Way or Another
      The current generation really is screwed

  • @Talisker83
    @Talisker83 4 роки тому +33

    "Bad to the bone" is just perfect for only one man to use in a scene - AL BUNDY!!!

    • @melissacooper4282
      @melissacooper4282 3 роки тому +1

      I remember they played that song on Married With Children. They played it when Al was dressed in his apron and chefs hat getting ready to cook out on the grill. Then in another episode when Al ate bad Mexican food then stunk up the bathroom upstairs!

    • @kdospapaj
      @kdospapaj 3 роки тому

      Nah it's good especially in terminator

    • @metube3489
      @metube3489 2 роки тому +1

      Also when al accidentally gets a vasectomy then emerges from the garage after his recovery period and points at peg to go to the bedroom ! He takes the whole door off the hinges. I cry laughing everytime !

    • @nicholasheredia4235
      @nicholasheredia4235 2 роки тому

      @@kdospapaj Especially for Grave Digger. ☠️🏴‍☠️🟣🟢

    • @nicholasheredia4235
      @nicholasheredia4235 2 роки тому

      I like to think about it as a tribute to Grave Digger. ☠️🏴‍☠️🟣🟢

  • @pissedoff_crocop7650
    @pissedoff_crocop7650 7 років тому +171

    They give 'Somebody to Love' an honorable mention... so they play 'White Rabbit'

    • @reesebonin4302
      @reesebonin4302 7 років тому

      life of the party by chris young

    • @AuspexAO
      @AuspexAO 7 років тому +8

      "When it comes to that fantastic note...when the rabbit bites it's own head off...I want you to toss that thing in the tub!" It's a fantastic scene too.

    • @toncinho
      @toncinho 7 років тому

      0:37 same movie, but with the correct song. Maybe that was the reason they changed at the honorable mention...

  • @nonokayakjack
    @nonokayakjack 7 років тому +342

    WOW did they leave out a doozy. James Brown's "I Feel Good." It is ridiculously overused. Even in trailers.

    • @DeadlyDeadlyBeees
      @DeadlyDeadlyBeees 7 років тому +2

      I know!! I thought it would be on the list for sure.

    • @warren218
      @warren218 7 років тому

      Nutty Professor and many more used it

    • @Thagy1973
      @Thagy1973 3 роки тому

      absolutely!!

  • @zanethind
    @zanethind 4 роки тому +4

    No matter how many times movies overuse a song it never gets old cuz it fits the movie scene

  • @wimpie133
    @wimpie133 4 роки тому +2

    Honorourable mentions: Jefferson Airplane - Somebody To love. While showing a movie fragment where White Rabbit is played :-)

  • @Noodles4Anime
    @Noodles4Anime 9 років тому +624

    No "Eye of the Tiger"?

    • @maxnewcomb7245
      @maxnewcomb7245 9 років тому +2

      Yup

    • @ronnied6367
      @ronnied6367 9 років тому +12

      There has to be its so overused

    • @mightybitchy
      @mightybitchy 9 років тому +3

      Ron DeMaria Agreed. It's the kind of songs I don't own, because I know they will use it somewhere. And of course, have me growing tired of it, lol.

    • @tanyabluved
      @tanyabluved 9 років тому +8

      Eye of the Tiger should have definitely been number one

    • @RaiceGeriko
      @RaiceGeriko 9 років тому +6

      Noodles4Anime I gotta be honest on this one... I actually have never seen a movie use this song except Rocky 2 - which is the movie it was made for. I could be mistaken.
      What other movies use it?

  • @FinbarGallagher
    @FinbarGallagher 7 років тому +262

    Oh come one
    no Survivor-Eye Of The Tiger!?!?!?!?!

  • @jayde5874
    @jayde5874 3 роки тому +6

    Can't believe they didn't show Kung-Fu Panda for "Everybody was Kung Fu fighting"

  • @LAOCHPadre
    @LAOCHPadre 3 роки тому +4

    Gin Blossoms anytime a movie needs to express 90's angst in a soft way.

  • @olivialeighanne7210
    @olivialeighanne7210 6 років тому +601

    Best use of Stayin Alive was the CPR scene on The Office, change my mind.

    • @danlc95
      @danlc95 6 років тому +3

      Yes!

    • @jtoland2333
      @jtoland2333 6 років тому +13

      That was in our CPR training class at work. Pretty much the only thing I remember.

    • @olivialeighanne7210
      @olivialeighanne7210 6 років тому +1

      Jenniferlyn Toland Lol same we had it in CPR class at school.

    • @bonesofeao3968
      @bonesofeao3968 5 років тому +10

      If you dont like Stayin Alive, you can also use Another One Bites The Dust.

    • @michaeljohn1462
      @michaeljohn1462 5 років тому +1

      I rate it was in Saturday Night Fever

  • @JosePromis
    @JosePromis 7 років тому +84

    when you show "Somebody To Love" as an honorable mention you're actually playing "White Rabbit"

    • @unrealdude82
      @unrealdude82 7 років тому +9

      IKR, I was like fucking WM they're too dumb for this shit.

    • @balladsnowfox7714
      @balladsnowfox7714 Рік тому

      I was wondering if someone else realised
      I was confused cause I did recognise it but assumed it was a somebody to love I didn't know
      I mean both Somebody To Love by Queen
      And White Rabbit by Jefferson Airplane are commonly used songs so maybe some editor got wires crossed

  • @juliehankinson4891
    @juliehankinson4891 2 роки тому +2

    My all time favorite usage of Walking on Sunshine was in the Futurama episode Jurassic Bark. I love, love, love this episode and the song really enhanced it.

  • @TubeDupe
    @TubeDupe 4 роки тому

    1:01 "We're excluding purely instrumental songs and film scores so don't expect to see (sic) songs like Oh fortuna!"
    Cue choir from O fortuna from Carl Orff's Carmina Burana which isn't a film score.

  • @dylan_da_lfx4979
    @dylan_da_lfx4979 8 років тому +347

    highway to hell by acdc?

    • @leon6937
      @leon6937 8 років тому +3

      +DylanDaDominator love your profile pic

    • @dylan_da_lfx4979
      @dylan_da_lfx4979 8 років тому

      LEON BLAKEY thx

    • @joeblack3451
      @joeblack3451 8 років тому +7

      And Back in Black

    • @CharlieVay
      @CharlieVay 8 років тому +1

      +Joe's music and Darude - Sandstorm

    • @saradelcarmenn
      @saradelcarmenn 8 років тому +1

      I thought that song should've been on the list

  • @allylilith5605
    @allylilith5605 7 років тому +400

    The main aspect of ' O Fortuna' is the singing, so I can't really understand why you classify it as purely instrumental. Latin is a language, you know?

    • @cuttle9901
      @cuttle9901 7 років тому +16

      _takes latin_ unfortunately

    • @aesinam
      @aesinam 7 років тому +11

      Allylilith aegwynn unfortunately these mojo people always make such faux pas

    • @chataclysm2112
      @chataclysm2112 7 років тому +2

      Carmina Burana isn't even Latin, it's a weird archaic mix of languages and faux-Latin.

    • @allylilith5605
      @allylilith5605 7 років тому +1

      chataclysm2112 are you sure about that? I never learned latin unfortunately, but it would remain singing and not a purely instrumental work anyways

    • @svracak
      @svracak 6 років тому +4

      Yes it is latin, medieval latin. Legit language.

  • @fckyeahgallavich1459
    @fckyeahgallavich1459 4 роки тому +5

    Y'all put "Somebody to Love" by Jefferson Airplane but it was "White Rabbit"
    Somebody to Love WOULD be a great honorable mention tho

  • @roeidayan699
    @roeidayan699 3 роки тому +3

    "All along the watchtower" was in Lucifer too, but there it was changed and better

  • @YoungBuk
    @YoungBuk 5 років тому +269

    Not mentioning The Office during "Stayin Alive" was a sin

    • @dw9822
      @dw9822 4 роки тому +2

      Or sherlock. Because i also have it as a ring tone like moriarty

    • @antelopethecantaloupe1725
      @antelopethecantaloupe1725 4 роки тому +5

      First I was afraid I was petrified

    • @DYogendraRao
      @DYogendraRao 4 роки тому +1

      Haha, I was looking for the same clip :D

    • @Reaper_03-01
      @Reaper_03-01 3 роки тому +2

      Ding!
      oh wait wrong channel.

    • @loblit05
      @loblit05 3 роки тому

      And That 70's Show

  • @chiefballsohard5819
    @chiefballsohard5819 7 років тому +267

    You forgot Back in Black

  • @Kuriooouuus
    @Kuriooouuus 3 роки тому

    i spotted a lil mistake. At 0:43, that scene isnt from "Ted" (2012).. It is from "Airplane" (1980) !

  • @sponge540
    @sponge540 4 роки тому +3

    When the guitar starts playing "For what's worth"
    *My foot starts playing vietnamese*

  • @mhymyk4022
    @mhymyk4022 9 років тому +227

    Back 'n Black by AC/DC? that one is WAY overused in sequel commercials/ comeback scenes.

    • @matokaste9562
      @matokaste9562 9 років тому +25

      You really can't overuse AC/DC, can you?

    • @hakuluvsharuko
      @hakuluvsharuko 9 років тому +10

      Fabtastic Actually I think the Iron Man movie series has just basically killed AC/DC for a lot of people, me included. I can't stand to hear Back in Black, Thunderstruck, Hells Bells, Highway to Hell, etc. It makes watching a lot of the Marvel themed movies difficult and half of Little Nicky. I am only glad they haven't kill Queen completely. And you can't blame Highlander(both movies and TV show) for Queen's prominent use, they were technically contracted to do the complete soundtrack for both which worked amazingly.

    • @visaman
      @visaman 9 років тому +1

      hakuluvsharuko
      So, don't watch Marvel themed movies?

    • @hakuluvsharuko
      @hakuluvsharuko 9 років тому +1

      Ur Afail That's true, they use it for a lot of football themed movies.

    • @shawarmageddonit
      @shawarmageddonit 9 років тому +8

      Ur Afail Are we thinking about the same "The Boys Are Back in Town"? Because the one I'm thinking of I'm fairly certain was by Thin Lizzy.

  • @MichaelSouhoka
    @MichaelSouhoka 7 років тому +400

    More often used songs in the movies and TV:
    Survivor - Eye of the Tiger
    Blondie - Call Me
    The Mamas and The Papas - California Dreamin'
    Queen - We Are Champion / Another One Bites The Dust (mostly in Asian movies and TV shows)
    Queen - Under Pressure / We Will Rock You
    Sam The Sham - Wooly Bully
    Jerry Lee Lewis - Great Balls of Fire
    Kool and the Gang - Celebration
    Earth Wind and Fire - Shining Star
    Edith Piaf - La Vie En Rose

    • @salma4193
      @salma4193 7 років тому +1

      Michael Souhoka where have I been, I've never heard we are the champions or another one bites the dust in a movie, other things yes

    • @MichaelSouhoka
      @MichaelSouhoka 7 років тому

      Oh so sorry... Queen songs I have mentioned is often used at Asia in many TV shows. I should've mentioned about it.

    • @gurujackburton
      @gurujackburton 7 років тому +7

      I agree Queen is way overused. If it is a movie about football, sports or cheerleading, We Are The Champions will be in it. Besides that, it's played in every sports arena around the world, making it quite possibly one of the most overused songs ever.

    • @bobyce5123
      @bobyce5123 7 років тому +2

      Probably "Under Pressure" is more often used (songs like "we are the champion" or "We will rock you" are too "Cliché" and Another one bites the dust, I think anytime I heard it was on TV series as a bad joke regarding the lyrics)

    • @MichaelSouhoka
      @MichaelSouhoka 7 років тому +3

      La Vie En Rose has been used many times, it is heard on Bull Durham, Natural Born Killers, French Kiss, Sabrina, Love Me If You Dare, X-Men: First Class... and more. It is not always using Edith Piaf version, but some are covered either with the other artists or by the movie version themselves.
      As for Shining Star by Earth Wind and Fire, some of the movies are not using the original cut, but they covered with their own versions, such as The Muppets from Space.
      About Queen, yes I should mentioned "Under Pressure" too, and if there are any movies which used Vanilla Ice's rap hit "Ice Ice Baby", I might include them as using the Queen's cut because that song is a sample from Under Pressure.

  • @generalstory9938
    @generalstory9938 2 роки тому

    What is this Charlie Character that Forest and Major Payne were referring to?

  • @lisagil4749
    @lisagil4749 2 роки тому +2

    I thought "Happy Birthday" was # one, but I knew it's obviously an international special one-in-a-year time must song.

  • @nickmilhaupt3191
    @nickmilhaupt3191 5 років тому +1304

    How does Queen not have one song in this list?! Under Pressure? We Will Rock You? We Are The Champions?? Every movie throughout the 90s had AT LEAST one of those songs in it

    • @aydenjenkins8760
      @aydenjenkins8760 5 років тому +44

      Honestly though. Got pretty sick of Queen because of it being over used.

    • @lucal6280
      @lucal6280 5 років тому +50

      They are often used but still not often enough

    • @radicalrapscallion
      @radicalrapscallion 5 років тому +89

      Because Queen is too good to be put on this stupid list of amazing songs

    • @Dela-ku8ej
      @Dela-ku8ej 5 років тому +6

      Nick Milhaupt thanks for this comment. I came to this list to see if queen was on it, but now I know it’s not

    • @Basyahh
      @Basyahh 5 років тому +1

      Nick Milhaupt bohemian rhapsody is by queen

  • @trudy__taylorandjorjamummy
    @trudy__taylorandjorjamummy 7 років тому +215

    Staying Alive by the Bee Gees is the song you should sing when doing chest compressions

  • @moonfallfan6933
    @moonfallfan6933 4 роки тому +6

    Does anyone else notice that look who’s talking has most of the songs on this list

  • @amangoyal923
    @amangoyal923 3 роки тому +8

    Instead of blabbering, they could've just quietly presented a compilation of scenes from movies with that particular song playing in right order!

  • @zoeychevalier5132
    @zoeychevalier5132 9 років тому +1010

    I think Back in Black - AC/DC should have been on the list somewhere.

    • @boxierdrop3419
      @boxierdrop3419 9 років тому +52

      +Zoey Chevalier ac/dc highway to hell also should have been mentioned

    • @betorockmetal
      @betorockmetal 9 років тому +4

      +Zoey Chevalier OMG really? name the movies please

    • @TheStgmp44
      @TheStgmp44 9 років тому +1

      +Betorockmetal X Grudge Match and Ironman

    • @MeganGi
      @MeganGi 9 років тому +5

      +Zoey Chevalier Supernatural!!!

    • @dylankessler123
      @dylankessler123 8 років тому

      +Betorockmetal X Considering that song was also in Megamind, they should have put that in.

  • @Linty
    @Linty 5 років тому +780

    Top 1 overused video formats on UA-cam:
    Number 1: this

    • @TyBrezzy11
      @TyBrezzy11 5 років тому +10

      Linty everybody loves top 10 lists

    • @MTheGrey
      @MTheGrey 5 років тому +1

      @@TyBrezzy11 Not WatchMojo

    • @donaldwestfall6143
      @donaldwestfall6143 5 років тому +5

      @@MTheGrey Then why are they the most subscribed top 10 listers..? 🤔

    • @chrisheese4674
      @chrisheese4674 5 років тому +2

      I would say anything about Marvel movies rather than top ten lists being an over used topic.

    • @DarkownerMinimalist
      @DarkownerMinimalist 5 років тому +1

      fucking annoying channel

  • @lawnmicrowave3483
    @lawnmicrowave3483 4 роки тому

    Thanks. I was looking for O’ Fortuna

  • @flamesamurai6315
    @flamesamurai6315 3 роки тому +6

    Truth be told, I'm surprised that Eye of the Tiger wasn't on this list.

  • @OldAussieAds
    @OldAussieAds 8 років тому +132

    Forest Gump and The Wedding Singer can't be counted. They've both used overused songs on purpose .
    And The "Staying Alive" song really doesn't count either. That song is generally used to send up that one Saturday Night Fever scene. It's not an overused song as such, but an over used satire.

    • @dendrobatez90
      @dendrobatez90 8 років тому +5

      I agree with the first two points, as for staying alive I like its use as a parody of the staying alive scene but when its only used because they just need a disco song I don't care for it

    • @paveladamek3502
      @paveladamek3502 8 років тому +4

      Agreed! The Bee Gees song is "made for walking" :))

  • @thebantabrigade9130
    @thebantabrigade9130 6 років тому +837

    Why is fortunate son not on this list

    • @rucebajer9361
      @rucebajer9361 6 років тому +53

      I know! Basically every war movie uses this.

    • @luna0434
      @luna0434 6 років тому +2

      The Banta Brigade that's exactly what I thought

    • @brandonbuck13
      @brandonbuck13 6 років тому +1

      EXACTLY!!

    • @HouseDJMusic
      @HouseDJMusic 6 років тому +5

      Was about to suggest this in the comments, when I saw this comment.

    • @heeheedrippler5956
      @heeheedrippler5956 6 років тому +11

      Because fortunate son is a good song.

  • @cageprevost5129
    @cageprevost5129 3 роки тому +1

    the song a wonderful world by Louis Armstrong was played at my grandpas funeral because he could do a amazing job sing it so it is extra emotion for me when I hear it

  • @bridges4232
    @bridges4232 4 роки тому +1

    0:42
    Shows a clip from airplane
    TED 2012