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Some songs become so deeply linked to iconic movie scenes that we can't hear them without visualizing the film. Join us as we count down the tunes forever associated with unforgettable cinematic moments! From epic dance sequences to emotional climaxes, these songs have become inseparable from the scenes they soundtrack. Which movie-music pairing gives you chills every time?
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00:00Hooked on a Feelin', Blue Swede, 1973, that song belongs to me!
00:05Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the songs that have become synonymous with scenes from films.
00:11Quicksilver is among the speediest Marvel superheroes around.
00:31However, his appearances in the X-Men movies wisely slow things down for us mere mortals.
00:36His debut appearance in Days of Future Past sees the mutant take down a kitchen full of guards
00:40as Jim Croce's 70s classic Time in a Bottle plays.
00:48The contrast between the nearly frozen surroundings and Quicksilver's light-hearted rapid-fire defense of the others
00:54helped make the scene an instant classic.
00:56Sure, Croce's folk tune is sweet and tender,
00:58but it has become cemented in our collective minds as being the anthem of a speedster kicking butt.
01:03Quicksilver almost pulled it off again in the sequel with Sweet Dreams Are Made of This,
01:07but that song's a bit more known from other things.
01:10Number 29, I Say a Little Prayer, My Best Friend's Wedding
01:17There have been many singers associated with this R&B song,
01:29from Dionne Warwick to Aretha Franklin to Diana King,
01:32the last of which even features in this movie.
01:34However, the most memorable performance of I Say a Little Prayer is by actors.
01:40At a wedding lunch, George, who is pretending to be Jules' fiancé,
01:49launches into a performance of the song.
01:51He's soon joined by practically the whole wedding party,
01:54who managed to put on a surprisingly great rendition of the hit.
01:57Together, forever, that's how it must be to live.
02:00It's almost like they had rehearsed it beforehand.
02:03Regardless, we'll think of this scene when we hear the song Forever and Ever.
02:08You would only be hungry for me.
02:16Number 28, Canned Heat, Napoleon Dynamite.
02:19English band Jamiroquai is famous enough in their own right,
02:29and they have never let themselves be tied down by Jara.
02:31I have no reason to be carefree, no, no, no,
02:35until I took a trip to the other side of town.
02:38However, perhaps their most famous song is Canned Heat,
02:41and probably from this scene alone.
02:43To promote his buddy Pedro's class president campaign,
02:46the titular Napoleon Dynamite performs a dance set to Jamiroquai's disco number.
02:57Napoleon seems to lose himself in the dance,
02:59and his dorky yet skilled moves inspire nearly everyone to vote for Pedro.
03:03The dance may have been improvised by actor John Heater in the moment,
03:07but it's now forever impossible to separate from Canned Heat.
03:13Number 27, Don't Stop Me Now, Shaun of the Dead.
03:36Where the hell did he come from?
03:38I don't know.
03:39Tonight, I'm gonna have myself.
03:41Who the hell put this on?
03:44It's all random.
03:44We doubt Freddie Mercury had a zombie comedy in mind when he wrote Don't Stop Me Now,
03:49but the upbeat rock anthem has nevertheless become associated with this cult classic.
03:54How about pool?
03:56Stop me now.
03:58While trapped in a pub,
04:00Sean and his friends are short on weapons
04:01and decide to use pool cues against the zombified bartender
04:04as Queen's hit song plays on the jukebox.
04:06I'm running through the sky.
04:08I can't find this question.
04:10Get the fuses.
04:10From their hits being timed along with the song
04:15to the improvised light show with the fuses being lit,
04:18the scene makes perfect use of Don't Stop Me Now
04:20to the point where we don't want it to stop at all.
04:25Number 26, Shout, Animal House.
04:27The original National Lampoon movie is a classic for many reasons,
04:37not the least of which is because it features a scene
04:40that has become inseparable from the Isley Brothers song, Shout.
04:47Performed by Lloyd G. Williams and lip-synced slash acted out by the fictional Otis Day and the Knights,
04:52this rendition gets all of Delta House's party singing, shouting, and turtling along with it.
04:59The call and response nature of the tune practically begs you to get involved
05:03and throw your hands up any time it plays,
05:05but we will always associate it with a bunch of drunk college students in togas.
05:09Number 25, Stayin' Alive, Saturday Night Fever.
05:22The opening scene to this 70s disco drenched dance movie is iconic
05:26and was made so by this song by the Bee Gees.
05:34Stayin' Alive plays as John Travolta's Tony Monero
05:36struts his way through the streets of Brooklyn.
05:43Sure, the song was written for the movie,
05:45but the Bee Gees went on to great success with the disco number
05:48and even had their own music video for it.
05:50And yet, it's this intro and Monero's effortless charisma
05:53that have helped Stayin' Alive stay alive in our minds
05:56for over half a century.
06:06Number 24, Layla, Goodfellas.
06:11Given that it's an epic seven-minute song by Eric Clapton,
06:15Layla has a lot of moods throughout.
06:17However, its final portion features a wistful piano
06:20that you might associate with a going-away party or graduation.
06:22Months after the robbery, they were finding bodies all over.
06:26Honestly, Martin Scorsese's mob movie Goodfellas
06:29surprisingly manages to maintain that impression.
06:31Except in this case, the song plays over a montage
06:34of the discovery of gangsters who have been whacked.
06:36Hi! Mom, where are you?
06:38Oh, here I am.
06:39And while protagonist Henry Hill may not be among the dead,
06:43Layla helps make it clear that the party's over now.
06:46But what will never be over is our association of the song
06:49with dead wise guys in meat trucks.
06:51Number 23, The Sound of Silence, The Graduate.
06:55Hello, darkness, my old friend.
06:59I've come to talk with you again.
07:03While the song and especially its opening lyrics
07:05have since become associated with various means,
07:08it remains inextricably tied to this regret-filled ending.
07:11And the vision that was planted in my brain
07:17still remains.
07:21Benjamin interrupts his ex-girlfriend Elaine's wedding,
07:24leading them both to escape her wedding
07:25and joyfully board a departing bus.
07:27But after a few moments, it hits them.
07:30Now what?
07:30The sound of silence, indeed.
07:32Within the sound of silence.
07:36Using a pre-existing popular song in a film
07:40wasn't common at the time,
07:42but The Graduate proved a trendsetter for movies going forward
07:44and helped make us remember this melancholy conclusion
07:47whenever we hear the Simon and Garfunkel tune.
07:49And touch the sound of silence.
07:55Number 22, Stuck in the Middle with You, Reservoir Dogs.
08:05Director Quentin Tarantino's jukebox soundtracks
08:07are a well-known part of his style,
08:09and it all started with his first theatrical film.
08:16There are plenty of scenes to choose from,
08:18but thanks to the sadistic Mr. Blonde,
08:20we can no longer think of Steeler's Wheels
08:22Stuck in the Middle with You
08:23without thinking of a cop getting tortured
08:24and getting his ear cut off.
08:29Mr. Blonde's theatrical singing along with the tune
08:31before engaging in the most savage barbarity
08:34is just the kind of thing that epitomizes Tarantino's oeuvre.
08:37And has this scene stuck in our heads
08:39right along with this song.
08:43Number 21, Twist and Shout, Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
08:47This song has been covered many, many times,
08:55perhaps most famously by the Beatles.
08:57And while the fab form may have produced
08:58the version performed here,
09:00it's Ferris Bueller lip-syncing the words.
09:06His energetic performance and charisma
09:08are so infectious,
09:09it gets the entire parade,
09:11the crowd, and bystanders singing along
09:13and performing dances,
09:14both impromptu and clearly choreographed.
09:17The unadulterated joy throughout the scene
09:22has become entangled completely with Twist and Shout
09:25to the point where practically everyone
09:27will think of Bueller, Bueller,
09:29whenever they need to shake it on out.
09:38Number 20, A Thousand Miles, White Chicks.
09:41Let's admit it,
09:53most of us immediately think of Terry Crews
09:55the moment we hear the opening notes of this song.
09:58Two decades since the film's release,
10:00Crews has become synonymous with
10:01Vanessa Carlton's breakout hit.
10:03While Carlton originated the song,
10:05Crews brought it to life.
10:06His character's over-enthusiastic reaction,
10:18the way he plays out each lyric,
10:19and the overall absurdity of it all
10:21make for a truly unforgettable moment.
10:23Sure, our first response would be similar
10:25to how Marlon Wayans reacts in the scene.
10:37But Crews' energy and wholesome charm
10:41quickly add an endearing quality to his performance.
10:43Today, the song's legacy stretches far beyond the film,
10:47with Crews dropping multiple other renditions
10:49over the years.
11:00Number 19, Shake a Tail Feather, The Blues Brothers.
11:03Originally recorded in 1963 by the Five Dew Tones group,
11:06this foot-stomping banger of a song
11:08is generally linked with Ray Charles.
11:10In his cover for this cult classic film,
11:12the singer plays a music store owner
11:14with the power to get anyone grooving.
11:16Shake it out, baby!
11:19Here we go, Luke-D-Lot!
11:22I know I'll let me see you shake it to your feather.
11:25Its irresistible beat compels everyone around
11:27to start dancing like their lives depend on it.
11:29And it's not just the characters on screen.
11:32With Charles in full flow,
11:33we can't help but hip to the jive ourselves.
11:36The scene inspires us to leave all care behind
11:38and submit to the vibe,
11:40tying into the overall theme of The Blues Brothers.
11:43Come on, let's do the trick!
11:44Number 18, Eye of the Tiger, Rocky III.
11:57Want to feel like a winner?
12:09One listen to this timeless masterpiece will do the trick.
12:12Eye of the Tiger doesn't just pump you up,
12:14it inspires you to reach for your dreams
12:16no matter how wild they may be.
12:17Don't lose your grip on the dreams of the past
12:21You must fight just to keep them alive
12:25It's the Eye of the Tiger, it's the middle of the fight
12:30Passing up to the challenge of our father
12:34The Rocky franchise excels at soundtracks
12:36evoking the central theme of each installment
12:38and this one definitely doesn't miss.
12:41Fittingly, we get a montage of Rocky making it big
12:43while Clubber Lang moves up the ranks to challenge him.
12:46The parallels between the characters
12:47and how they apply to real life
12:49amplify the song's powerful message.
12:51Each build-up to the chorus convinces us
12:53that just like Rocky,
12:55we can punch our tickets to the top.
12:56And the last of the survivors
12:59knows he's praying the night
13:00and he's watching the snow and sea
13:04of the tiger.
13:13Number 17. Mr. Blue Sky
13:15Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
13:17If you're in the mood for some classic
13:19yet underrated songs,
13:20the Guardians series has you covered.
13:22Each film opens with a track that sets the mood
13:24and Mr. Blue Sky does the honors for the second entry.
13:30On the face of it,
13:45battling a violent space monster
13:46doesn't exactly sound like the setup for a good time.
13:49But with soft, upbeat tunes
13:50from Electric Light Orchestra keeping us company,
13:52we can see why Baby Groot's having so much fun.
13:55He might be a tiny baby alien,
13:57but Groot shows us how to dance all our troubles away.
13:59Welcome to the human race
14:02It's a bracer
14:04It's the blue skies up there waiting
14:06And today
14:08It's the day we've waited for
14:10The song matches the team's knack
14:12for landing themselves into trouble
14:14while capturing their ability
14:15to find a way out every time.
14:18Number 16.
14:19Day-O
14:19The Banana Boat Song
14:20Beetlejuice
14:21Day-O
14:23Day-O
14:26Day-O
14:27Day-O
14:28Day-O
14:29Day-O
14:30Day-O
14:31It's cute, Dillian.
14:32Ever find yourself cutting loose to a song that just gets you?
14:35Something sort of like that happens in Beetlejuice.
14:38Hoping to scare off the house's new residents,
14:40ghostly duo Adam and Barbara take them for a wacky musical ride.
14:44Before anyone knows it,
14:45they're compelled to sway along to wherever Harry Belafonte's vocals take them.
14:48Day-O
14:49Day-O
14:49Day-O
14:50Though as bizarre as intended,
14:59its vibe provides a sense of peace we can't shake off.
15:02It also helps that everyone seems to be having the time of their life.
15:05Thanks to the cast's eccentric choreography,
15:08fans now associate the song with the wonderfully weird world of Beetlejuice.
15:11Day-O
15:12Day-O
15:13Day-O
15:15Day-O
15:16Day-O
15:17Day-O
15:18Number 15
15:20Old-Time Rock and Roll
15:21Risky Business
15:22Tom Cruise's death-defying stunts have cemented him as an action icon.
15:27But for many fans,
15:28he'll always be the boy singing and dancing his heart out to Bob Seger's ode to rock and roll.
15:32Cruise had previously appeared in a few notable roles,
15:35but Risky Business catapulted him into the big leagues.
15:37And if there's any scene immortalized from this movie,
15:41it has to be this one.
15:42Just take those old records off the shelf
15:45I said listen to him by myself
15:49For many teenagers,
15:50getting the house to themselves is like a wonderful dream come true.
15:53Here, Cruise's character portrays that sense of freedom,
15:56embodying an infectiously relatable youthful energy.
15:59That kind of music just soothes my soul
16:02I reminisce about the days of old
16:06With that old time of rock and roll
16:10Thanks to the actor's iconic moves,
16:12the song has come to symbolize the carefree spirit
16:15that reminds us to live in the moment.
16:17Number 14
16:18All-Star
16:19Shrek
16:19Somebody once told me the world is gonna roll me
16:24I ain't the sharpest tool in the shed
16:28You couldn't ask for a better song to launch the Shrek franchise.
16:32The intro encapsulates everything that makes Shrek,
16:35well, Shrek.
16:35This ogre is as unapologetically himself as the track that accompanies the scene.
16:40Smash Mouth's chart-topping hit blends mischief with a whole lot of fun,
16:44setting viewers up for the series' brand of humor.
16:46So much to do, so much to see,
16:47so what's wrong with taking the back streets?
16:50You'll never know if you don't go
16:52You'll never shine if you don't glow
16:54Because of its meme-able quality,
16:57All-Star has remained alive and kicking decades later.
16:59But the song owes much of its popularity to Shrek himself,
17:02as the protagonist's antics bring out the song's oomph factor.
17:06His unfiltered charm and rebellious spirit springboarded the song
17:09into its own corner in pop culture history.
17:11Hey now, you're an all-star
17:13Get your game on, go play
17:16Hey now, you're a rock star
17:18Get the show on, get paid
17:20And all that little is gone
17:23Number 13
17:25I've Had the Time of My Life
17:27Dirty Dancing
17:28Nobody puts baby in a corner
17:30Patrick Swayze's classic quote
17:35leads into an equally unforgettable performance.
17:38While the song is about young love blossoming,
17:40it was Swayze and Jennifer Grey
17:41who inspired an entire generation to follow their hearts.
17:44The film's climactic scene hits all the right notes,
17:47with the protagonists bearing their love for the world to see.
17:50So I'll tell you something
17:53This could be love
17:57Because
17:58I had
18:01The time of my life
18:04I never felt this way before
18:08The marriage between music and dance strikes an emotional chord,
18:12and that sentiment persists to this day.
18:15By the time the curtain falls on their triumphant performance,
18:17the actors had permanently etched their names in film history.
18:21Because
18:22I
18:23The time of my life
18:27Though I never felt this way before
18:32This I swear
18:34This I swear
18:35It's your truth
18:36And I
18:38Owe it all to you
18:39For mine
18:41Number 12
18:43Oh Pretty Woman
18:44Pretty Woman
18:45Not going with the song would have been a big mistake
18:48Big
18:48Huge
18:49Especially since it inspired the film's title
18:51Fast forward a few decades though
18:53And the first person you think of with the song is Julia Roberts
18:56Set against the backdrop of her character's makeover,
18:59Vivian overcomes her fears
19:00And embraces the finer life that Beverly Hills offers
19:03Pretty Woman
19:04It's optimistic, celebratory vibe mirrors Vivian's character arc,
19:19putting her on the path to reinventing herself.
19:21The song's old-time charm exudes a sense of class that her heroine demonstrates,
19:25turning heads along the way.
19:27Pretty Woman
19:28Talk a while
19:30Pretty Woman
19:32Give Your Smile
19:34To Me
19:35While all that glitz and glamour plays its part,
19:39it's her newfound self-confidence that truly makes this woman pretty,
19:43inside and out.
19:44I was in here yesterday, you wouldn't wait on me?
19:47Oh, you work on commission, right?
19:49Uh, yes.
19:51Big mistake.
19:52Big.
19:53Huge.
19:54I have to go shopping now.
19:55Pretty Woman
19:58Don't walk on bikes
20:01Pretty Woman
20:02Number 11.
20:04Johnny B. Goode
20:05Back to the Future
20:06How do you make an old song feel new?
20:08You hop back 30 years on a time-traveling DeLorean, that's how.
20:12With the central conflict resolved,
20:13Marty finally gets to play the type of music he's passionate about.
20:16Alright guys, listen to some blues riff and be,
20:19watch me for the changes and try and keep up, okay?
20:21Of course, he gets a bit too enthusiastic about it,
20:24as his rendition of Chuck Berry's Johnny B. Goode goes off the rails.
20:27Berry's original was already a classic by the time of Back to the Future's release.
20:31Way down in Louisiana, down in New Orleans,
20:34Way back up in the woods among evergreens,
20:37There stood a long cabin made of earth and wood,
20:40Where lived a country boy named Johnny B. Goode,
20:42Who never ever learned to read or write so well,
20:45He could play the guitar just like he's ringing a bell, go, go.
20:48But its inclusion in the film cemented its legacy for future generations.
20:53Marty's unrestrained, electrifying performance perfectly sums up the song's thematic qualities.
20:58And if it ever gets too much for you,
21:00just remember, your kids are definitely gonna love it.
21:03I can't guess you guys aren't ready for that yet.
21:07But your kids are gonna love it.
21:09Few directors use music in their films to such iconic success as Quentin Tarantino.
21:26His music selection is as varied as it is perfect for each scene.
21:30It's because of Mr. Tarantino that whenever Chuck Berry's You Never Can Tell starts to play,
21:38our body automatically starts to do the twist.
21:47Followed by some pretty impressive hand swipes in front of our eyes moves as well.
21:51Not only did Pulp Fiction rejuvenate John Travolta's career,
21:54it also gave audiences a chance to see him dancing again.
22:00And that dance and that song are now forever linked.
22:10Number 9. Try a Little Tenderness, Pretty in Pink.
22:23Without a doubt, the greatest performance of Otis Redding's Try a Little Tenderness
22:27is by Andrew Strong and the rest of the band in the 1991 film The Commitments.
22:41However, as amazing as it was,
22:43our forever connection to the song had already been imprinted in our movie minds
22:46five years earlier with the release of the film Pretty in Pink.
22:49And while John Cryer, unlike the Commitments band, doesn't actually sing the song,
23:01his lip-sync performance around the record store was one for the ages.
23:05As if we needed another reason to love Ducky, right?
23:22Number 8. Wise Up, Magnolia.
23:25For some people, it's jarring in musicals when characters randomly break into song.
23:32When I was nine, I fell in love with this Peace Corps guy.
23:37So imagine when it happens in a film that isn't a musical.
23:40It's not good to start till you wise up.
23:50Well, at least in the case of Paul Thomas Anderson's 1999 masterpiece Magnolia,
23:55it's both jarring and mesmerizing, and completely unforgettable.
24:11At first, it appears like it might just be one character singing in her apartment.
24:16But then, as we cut to another person, and another, and another,
24:19Prepare a list for what you need before you sign away the deed
24:26Cause it's not going to stop
24:31The reality of the situation dissipates, and the cinematic artistry grabs hold.
24:36Hearing Amy Mann's Wise Up will always bring to mind the images of this grief-filled sing-along.
24:41No, it's not going to stop
24:44So just give up
24:48Did you know that the famous boombox scene from Say Anything
25:02was originally scored with the song Question of Life by the brilliant band Fishbone?
25:06And while it might be a good song, we agree with Cameron Crowe, who, after watching the scene,
25:18decided that it just didn't work.
25:19That's when Crowe decided to go with Peter Gabriel's In Your Eyes,
25:22and the rest is movie music history.
25:25As Gabriel himself has even admitted,
25:37he and John Cusack are now, quote,
25:39sort of trapped together in a minuscule moment of contemporary culture.
25:42Unchained Melody was originally written for the 1955 prison movie Unchained.
26:01Time goes by so slowly,
26:08and time can do so much.
26:13And until 1990,
26:15there might have been movie fans who couldn't separate the song from that film from decades earlier.
26:19But in overall pop culture,
26:21those unchained associations went out the window with the release of Ghost,
26:24and one now legendary scene.
26:39You know the one.
26:40What are you doing?
26:41And not only did the film forever cement our associations with this beautiful song,
26:45particularly the Righteous Brothers version,
26:47it has also forever heightened our appreciation for the romantic power of working with clay.
26:52Who knew that pottery could be so darn sexy?
26:57Oh no.
26:58I hope it wasn't a masterpiece.
27:01Well, it's not now.
27:05I hope.
27:07Yeah.
27:09Number 5.
27:10Bohemian Rhapsody.
27:11Wayne's World.
27:12I think we'll go with a little Bohemian Rhapsody, gentlemen.
27:15Good call.
27:16Why do so many 90s kids know the lyrics to Bohemian Rhapsody?
27:19Why do we always headbang during the guitar solo?
27:22Two words.
27:26Wayne's World.
27:29And we have Mike Myers to thank for this one.
27:38Both the studio and Lauren Michaels were pushing for a Guns N' Roses song
27:42to be used for the now iconic headbanging car scene.
27:44But Myers was not having it.
27:46No way.
27:47Way.
27:47He even threatened to quit the movie if they didn't use Bohemian Rhapsody for the scene.
28:06Obviously, he got his way,
28:07and we got one of the greatest moments in comedy, movie, and music history combined.
28:11Oh no.
28:12Mamma mia, mamma mia.
28:14Mamma mia, let me go.
28:15Be Elzebub.
28:17As a devil gonna cycle me.
28:20Number 4.
28:21Tiny Dancer.
28:22Almost Famous.
28:23Ballerina.
28:24Elton John's beautiful song has been a part of the pop culture landscape since its release in 1971.
28:34However, it was the song's inclusion in the film Almost Famous,
28:38almost three decades after its initial release,
28:40that has since ingrained it into our cinematic subconscious.
28:42And director Cameron Crowe knew he had something from the first take.
28:58As he said in an interview,
28:59quote,
28:59Indeed, they could feel it on set,
29:04and we can feel it each and every time we watch the scene.
29:07Looking on,
29:10she sings a song,
29:12the words she knows,
29:15the tune she hunts.
29:18And since then,
29:19every time we hear the song,
29:21we're back on that bus.
29:22To paraphrase Penny Lane,
29:24we're home.
29:24Hold me closer, tiny dancer.
29:29I have to go home.
29:31Count the headlights on the highway.
29:36You are home.
29:37Number 3.
29:38Where is my mind?
29:39Fight Club.
29:40Everything's gonna be fine.
29:41Yes, we know the first two rules.
29:47The first rule of Fight Club is,
29:49you do not talk about Fight Club.
29:51But for this next song,
29:52we have to talk about Fight Club.
29:54With your feet on the air,
29:56you're running all the power.
30:00Because since 1999,
30:01we haven't been able to hear
30:03Where is my mind by Pixies,
30:04and not think about,
30:06remember,
30:07contemplate,
30:08talk about Fight Club.
30:09Try to stick and spin it.
30:12Yeah.
30:13Particularly that last scene
30:15over which the song plays,
30:16as Edward Norton and Helena Bonham Carter
30:18stand there holding hands,
30:20watching the city explode around them.
30:21It might have been a strange time
30:23in Norton's character's life,
30:24but whenever we hear Where is my mind,
30:26we immediately go back to that time in our lives
30:29when we watch this movie.
30:30And if you haven't seen it yet,
30:32you will too.
30:32There are so,
30:46so many things we love about rom-coms.
30:48Do you even know my name, Screwboy?
30:51I know a lot more than you think.
30:52But one of the best tropes these films provide
30:54is the big apology and or declaration of love scene.
30:57Cat, it wasn't like that, okay?
31:00Really, what was it like?
31:00A down payment now and then a bonus for sleeping with me?
31:02No, I didn't care about the money, okay?
31:04I cared about you.
31:07And in 1999's 10 Things I Hate About You,
31:10we get one from each of our main characters.
31:13From Julia Stiles' Katarina Kat Stratford,
31:15we get the famous poem from which the film gets its name.
31:18I hate it when you're not around
31:20and the fact that you didn't call.
31:22But mostly I hate the way I don't hate you.
31:25Not even close.
31:26Not even a little bit.
31:28Not even at all.
31:29And from Heath Ledger's Patrick Verona,
31:32we get his grand rendition of Can't Take My Eyes Off You
31:35with the help of the high school marching band.
31:36I love you, baby.
31:39And if it's quite alright, I need you, baby.
31:43You're on the lonely night.
31:45For a generation of teen rom-com lovers,
31:48this song will always go hand-in-hand with Ledger dancing,
31:51singing, and eventually running from security in the stands.
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32:16Whether you're a brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess, or a criminal,
32:27if you've seen The Breakfast Club,
32:30then the Simple Minds song Don't You Forget About Me
32:32will always be emotionally attached to said film.
32:34Don't you forget about me
32:38The song plays, and it's an almost involuntary action that our right arms make,
32:44fist-pumping into the air like Judd Nelson's does in the final moments of the movie.
32:48Don't, don't, don't, don't, don't you forget about me
32:55The movie and song are so entwined with each other
32:58that Pitch Perfect honored the pairing in their climactic musical scene some 27 years later.
33:03Is there a song you always associate with a movie that we forgot to include?
33:16We won't stop you now.
33:17Share your picks in the comments.

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