Bonnie Tyler was a force in the '80s, but her 1984 classic didn't chart high. However, it gained a remarkable second life in many films over the decades.
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The song or piece of orchestration underneath a trailer's action sets its tone, establishes its pace, and has the power to elevate the clip to instant virality.
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The best soundtracks can make movies even more unforgettable. These are some of the most iconic rock songs that take movie scenes to a new height.
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These five rock biopics looking at the lives of musicians like Bob Dylan, Elton John, Brian Wilson, and others, should be seen at least once by true fans.
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"Bad Moon Rising," "Goo Goo Muck," and "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" are just a few rock songs that will forever be associated with classic horror films.
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Phil Spector has died. He was known in the 1960s for hits like "You've Lost That Loving Feeling," today he is mostly remembered for a murder conviction in 2009
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Here's the true story behind the theme song of the iconic 1970s and 1980s sitcom "Happy Days" and the three versions that were used on the show.
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Britney Spears music is often used by the British Navy to deter Somali pirates, since the pirates hate the sound of Western music.
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Stevie Nicks' had a near-death experience while filming a music video for her solo hit "Stand Back" in the early days of MTV.
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Nothing helps build up the vibe of a superhero film quite like a tailor-made rock song for its soundtrack -- and several found mainstream commercial success.
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From singers on a hilltop wanting to teach the world to a pithy one-liner that started as a pop song, these jingles went on to make corporations even richer.
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The music industry suffered two particularly harrowing blows in the 1960s when high-profile deaths occurred in both 1963 and 1969.
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Jimi Hendrix, Courtney Love, Ozzy Osbourne, and these other artists got the last laugh after their early rock bands showed them the door.
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If you've ever heard of AC/DC, Van Halen, Prince, or the Runaways, it's despite the best efforts of Deep Purple, Journey, Rick James, and Rush, respectively.
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Chuck Norris inspired many a songwriter, but these are the most ridiculous, or ridiculously over-the-top, Chuck-centric lyrics we could find.
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Thanks to a resurgence in cassette popularity, younger folks can experience music on tape. And TV shows have played a hand in that revival.
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Chuck Norris was best known as Walker, Texas Ranger, and he even sang the theme song for the series. However, he had hoped a pro singer would take it on.
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Each song in "Love Story: JFK Jr. & Carolyn Bessette" offers a blast of nostalgia for anyone who was around in the '90s, from the Breeders to the Beastie Boys.
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From an iconic gangster film to dancing gremlins, these musicians had their own reasons for saying no to Hollywood, and it wasn't always about the money.
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Not only was this chart-topping song a huge hit in 1972, it also beat all other songs that year for the longest time in the No. 1 position.
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Celebs mingled with the non-famous, and people of all genders, persuasions, and ethnicities danced the night away, usually under the influence of substances.
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For a front-row seat to a defining era of classic rock, look no further than "Dazed and Confused," "The Last Waltz," and the other films on this list.
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Some of these artists had built fanbases over not just years, but decades, only to suddenly switch to seemingly incompatible genres later on.
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Every good car ad needs a catchy tune, but what if the song becomes the star? From new acts to a superstar, these artists found out how selling out can cash in.
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How much cable viewers came to want their MTV cannot be understated, and it all started amid the many strange things that happened in the network's early days.
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Van Morrison. Paul Simon, and Peter Gabriel are just three of the classic rock artists who made it to the Oscar nominees list but never the podium.
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Some classic rock artists segued from making epic songs you can still hear on the radio today to creating movie tunes that won them the Oscar.
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