Released in 1980 on AC/DC’s album of the same name, “Back in Black” has become immediately recognizable, mainly due to its iconic opening riff. While these songs appear frequently, their popularity and catchiness keep filmmakers and audiences coming back for more. However, as great minds think alike, some songs have been used a lot, often accompanying the same emotion or feeling in a scene regardless of the project. RELATED: 10 Songs That Mention Popular TV Shows and MoviesOver the last 50 years, hit songs from various genres have appeared in many different films and tv shows. It’s safe to say that no one can hear “Tequila” and not do the Pee-wee Herman dance or “Old Time Rock & Roll” and not picture Tom Cruise in his underwear. Songs like these are hits on their own, but often movies solidify them in pop culture as an eternal association in viewers’ minds. Europe’s “The Final Countdown” will play as someone prepares for battle, and Queen’s “We Are the Champions” blares as the winner does a victory lap. Whether it’s an action film, a rom-com, an animated feature, or even a kid’s show, popular songs are used to convey specific emotions or accompany what viewers see on screen. Samaha, one of the partners in the original Roxbury, has brought back the name to conjure the best of times and graft them onto the space that once housed the Ivar club near Hollywood and Vine Street.Films featuring popular songs, Terminator 2, Guardians of the Galaxy 2, Forrest Gump
“Back in the 1990s, all the action was in West Hollywood, but now Hollywood is the hub for all the clubs, so we just moved the name to Hollywood,” explained Elie Samaha via phone this month. Now, one of the original partners in the club has rolled out a new version of the Roxbury a few minutes’ drive east of the original Sunset location. The spot was permanently seared into America’s visual vernacular thanks to Will Ferrell and Chris Kattan’s 1998 film “A Night at the Roxbury” (even though the club scenes in the comedy were shot inside the Mayan downtown). From the late 1980s to 1997, it was one of the West Coast’s premier celebrity playhouses, hosting newsmakers such as Madonna and Tom Cruise. nightclubs loomed as large in the public imagination as the Roxbury during its near-decade-long reign on Sunset Boulevard.
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