Remember the hits that became famous thanks to the big screen: the most popular songs from the cinema, the list of the best

You, as admirers of these songs, this fact. may surprise. However - the world-famous compositions we're going to talk about today have become big hits only after they've been in the cinema! On the one hand - it's a wild injustice, because they're really cool.

But on the other hand. real miracle. Because if they had not been included in the soundtrack, who knows how their fate (and the fate of their performers) would have turned out. In any case - we can only be truly happy that the big screen has introduced millions of people from all over the world to these amazing melodies....

The Bee Gees - "Stayin' Alive"

We're sure this song would have been a big hit without the film! Although... who knows. As they say - we can't say what didn't happen. So either way. "Stayin' Alive" is on our list for good reason, because it's a musical. "Saturday Night Fever." brought her her first and immediately resounding worldwide success!

To this day, "Stayin' Alive" remains the best known smash hit of all time Bee GeesAlthough the band members themselves were not delighted with this success, they started to be called a disco band, and they didn't like it very much. They started to be called a disco band, and they didn't like it very much... However, this is a separate story.

David Bowie - "Cat People (Putting Out Fire)"

It's a very popular song today David Bowiebut only because it was in the film. "Cat People." directed by Paul Schrader.

Afterwards, Bowie included this track (originally created for the soundtrack) on his own album "Let's Dance."and it's paid off: "Cat People (Putting Out Fire)." became a top 20 hit in Canada and a top 30 hit in the UK! Many years later, the song graced the film classic "Inglourious Basterds.". Quentin Tarantino has admitted that he has always admired the song, and that it was clearly given little attention in the film Cat People.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, "American Girl."

Despite the fact that the song has gained modest success in the charts, not even reaching the top 30, it became a calling card Toma Petty and his groups The Heartbreakers! It has been called one of the finest works in rock history, and even a "classic rock standard", and it was with it that Petty's last concert was finished ...

The popularity of this song is quite easy to explain: it has often graced films and TV shows. These are often scenes featuring a character very similar to the main lyrical protagonist, "striving for something more..."

"She was an American,
Fostered by promises,
She was used to thinking,
That somewhere else there is another, better life..."

Berlin - "Take My Breathe Away"

There is hardly a person who has never heard this amazingly beautiful track... It is the band's calling card Berlinand pretty much their only big hit of their career.

The song gained wild popularity due to being heard in the film "Best Shooter.". This success literally catapulted the band into the stratosphere, however ... The Berlin members themselves later blamed the song for allegedly being a ruined their future.. Well, their opinion.

Lana Del Rey, "Young and Beautiful."

"Young and Beautiful." - one of the most beautiful songs of the 21st century and Lana Del Rey in particular. She graced the film "The Great Gatsby."starring international film stars such as Leonardo DiCaprio and Carey Mulligan.

A composition written by Lana personally (in collaboration with Rick Nowels), was an instant success! To this day, it continues to touch the hearts of listeners from all over the world, having racked up many millions of listens....

Blondie - "Call Me"

Written for the film "American Gigolo.", song "Call Me." became one of the biggest hits of its time! It topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for six consecutive weeks and became the band's most successful single.

"American Gigolo." - crime drama, released in February 1980 and grossed millions of dollars at the box office. The lead roles were played by Richard Gere and Lauren Hutton. By the way: good film!

Ray Parker Jr. - Ghostbusters.

And rounding out our list is the famous hit "Ghostbusters." in execution Ray Parker Jr..

This song was first heard in the film "Ghostbusters."The song was a favourite of the audience and became the artist's biggest hit. Incendiary, rhythmic - the composition quickly caught the public's fancy and became the artist's biggest hit!

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