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Post by dukelightning on Oct 31, 2016 18:43:18 GMT -5
Charlie Van Dyke brought this up in the 11/1/86 show. There were several movies whose title was the same as a top 40 hit from the past. Might be 100 of these by now? Anyway, here are the 8 that he listed that were out in 1986.
Stand By Me *
Blue Velvet
Jumpin Jack Flash *
Soul Man
Peggy Sue Got Married
That's Life
Twist and Shout *
Dancing in the Dark
* Top 40 hits in 1986 too.
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Post by doofus67 on Dec 3, 2016 3:42:15 GMT -5
Sweet Home Alabama, starring the wonderful actress, Reese Withersthingy.
(I knew that would get censored. Next time we go whale hunting, remind me to bring my harthingy. And the latest issue of National Lamthingy magazine.)
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Post by OnWithTheCountdown on Dec 3, 2016 4:18:10 GMT -5
"What's Love Got To Do With It" - the autobiographical film of Tina Turner, released in 1993. Her song of the same title hit #1 in 1984.
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Post by doofus67 on Dec 3, 2016 4:43:37 GMT -5
American Pie
La Bamba
Staying Alive
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Post by dth1971 on Dec 3, 2016 7:04:46 GMT -5
"You Can't Hurry Love"
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Post by johnnywest on Jul 6, 2018 7:22:23 GMT -5
Girls Just Want To Have Fun
I Can Only Imagine
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Post by OldSchoolAT40Fan on Jul 7, 2018 17:45:39 GMT -5
"Jack and Diane" was a #1 song by John Cougar Mellencamp in 1982, and also the title of a 2012 horror film. Ironically, the song was never featured in the film nor did the song inspire the film.
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Post by trekkielo on Jul 7, 2018 19:05:28 GMT -5
Strange Magic
Twilight
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Post by johnnywest on Jul 19, 2018 7:53:23 GMT -5
I Know What You Did Last Summer
Psycho
Skyscraper
Superfly
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Post by johnnywest on Jun 30, 2024 19:34:38 GMT -5
How about "Bad Boys" by Inner Circle.
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Post by OldSchoolAT40Fan on Jun 30, 2024 23:03:30 GMT -5
"Cars" by Gary Numan, a top ten hit in 1980. Also the title of a 3-D computer animated film from 2006.
"Die Another Day", a #4 hit in 2002 by Madonna. Also the title of a James Bond movie from late 2002.
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Post by trekkielo on Jul 1, 2024 9:30:45 GMT -5
"Die Another Day", a #4 hit in 2002 by Madonna. Also the title of a James Bond movie from late 2002. Both are one and the same, released in October and November of 2002 respectively. |
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Post by LC on Jul 1, 2024 10:05:28 GMT -5
Then we have movie titles which were later top 40 hit titles: Silent Running & The Final Countdown
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Post by trekkielo on Jul 1, 2024 10:20:43 GMT -5
Then we have movie titles which were later top 40 hit titles: Silent Running & The Final Countdown Mike Rutherford named the song after the 1972 film Silent Running "because I remembered that film so well, and our song had a spacey feel to it." - Casey Kasem's American Top 40 from February 15, 1986.  PS-A name extension was given when the song was chosen to appear in the 1986 movie On Dangerous Ground. |
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Post by dth1971 on Jul 1, 2024 11:25:06 GMT -5
And we remember the 2018 Queen/Freddie Mercury biopic "Bohemian Rhaspody" and the 2019 Elton John biopic "Rocket Man".
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