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movies with an original hit song that has culturally separated itself from the movie

Hit tracks that are popular individually, so new generations likely don’t immediately associate with a movie.

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  • Holiday Inn
  • Neptune's Daughter
  • The Man Who Knew Too Much
  • Blue Hawaii
  • The Harder They Come
  • Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
  • Car Wash
  • You Light Up My Life
  • Thank God It's Friday
  • American Gigolo
  • Honeysuckle Rose
  • Nine to Five
  • Rocky III
  • The Woman in Red
  • Desperately Seeking Susan
  • White Nights
  • Under the Cherry Moon
  • Mannequin
  • Beaches
  • Cocktail
  • The Bodyguard
  • Above the Rim
  • Reality Bites
  • Dangerous Minds
  • Space Jam
  • Up Close & Personal
  • City of Angels
  • Quest for Camelot
  • Coyote Ugly
  • Romeo Must Die
  • 8 Mile
  • Cradle 2 the Grave
  • EuroTrip
  • The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
  • Curious George
  • Step Up 3D
  • Despicable Me 2
  • The Great Gatsby
  • Fifty Shades of Grey
  • Ballerina
  • Suicide Squad
  • Trolls
  • Fifty Shades Darker