overused songs

[electrogirl]

'Don't give up' by Kate Bush and 'Trouble' by Coldlpay are always used on sad telly montages.

 

[albionism]

Born to be Wild whenever there is an unlikely old dude riding
a motorbike

 

[Silva]

Bentley's Gonna Sort You Out! by BRA. Adverts, fashion shows, posh late-night TV shows, shop music... Most people fail to name the song, but everyone knows it. Most of Röyksopp's Melody A.M. fit into this category, too.

 

[smmudge]

The third movement of Chopin's Piano Sonata no. 2.

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

I agree about Angel - great track, but overused.

A lot of Craig Armstrong's tracks are really overused too, coincidentally a lot of that album reused stuff he'd also done with Massive

 

[El Jefe]

any Penguin Cafe Orchestra, especially Music For A Found Harmonium

 

[LindaR]

Drive, by The Cars, has been overused since it came out in the 80s.
And it wasn't that good to start with.

 

[rubbershoes]

bits of DJ Shadow crop up all the time on the bbc

 

[skyscraper101]

Wot no mention of 'The La's - There She Goes' yet?????1!

 

[albionism]

about 2 years ago many BBC documentaries were using Joy Division tracks.
I recall a doc about a mental hospital using about four tracks, most notibly
the glass smashing intro bit on "I Remember Nothing"

 

[Orang Utan]

Drive, by The Cars, has been overused since it came out in the 80s.
And it wasn't that good to start with.

I like that song, but only ever heard it around Live Aid - the only time I've come across it since is on Power Ballad comps.

 

[Ted Striker]

Wot no Chasing Cars?

 

[ivebeenhigh]

'say hello to the angels' for dramatic landscape type intros with lots of fast cutting

 

[kerb]

bits of DJ Shadow crop up all the time on the bbc

usually on top gear.

 

[Orang Utan]

Wot no Chasing Cars?

'say hello to the angels' for dramatic landscape type intros with lots of fast cutting

who are these by? They don't sound familiar

 

[Kaka Tim]

Portisheads Dummy still gets regualrly whelled out whenever TV types wnat to evoke a mysterious/spooky atmosphere.

Iggys - Lust for Life - been pretty much killed by over use by advets, trailers etc.

 

[ivebeenhigh]

who are these by? They don't sound familiar

interpol

er, the other one is by snow patrol.

 

[tmred]

royksopp - eple

 

[Riklet]

I love it, but "Get a Move On" by Mr Scruff I hear being dangled around since it's memorable (and awesome), plus it was used on that advert.

Angel/Clubbed To Death/Clint Mansel's Requiem-y stuff I couldn't agree with more!

Cars by Gary Numan?

Time To Pretend by MGMT is gona be one to watch in the future I reckon

edit: "Clocks" by Cuntplay?