History Main / TitledAfterTheSong

%%* ''Film/BedOfRoses''

%%* ''Film/BornToBeWild''

%%* ''Film/BrownSugar''

%%** Also, its remake, ''Love Don't Cost a Thing''.

%%* ''Film/{{Convoy}}''

%%* ''Film/LaCucaracha''

%%* ''Film/DriveMeCrazy''

%%* ''Film/ForeverYoung''

%%* ''Film/LeanOnMe''

%%* ''Film/MoneyForNothing''

%%* ''Film/MyBlueHeaven''

%%* ''Film/PaperMoon''

%%* ''Film/PrettyInPink''

%%%* ''Film/RomeoIsBleeding''

%%* ''Film/{{Satisfaction}}''

%%* ''Film/StayingAlive''

* ''WesternAnimation/StrangeMagic''

* ''Film/BlueBayou'' takes its title from the song "Blue Bayou", originally recorded by Roy Orbison. Kathy performs it at a party, and the lyrics (about a man who has left his loved ones behind in Blue Bayou and wants to return) echo her husband's situation.

* ''Film/TheBellsOfStMarys''

** "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS5E132NinetyYearsWithoutSlumbering Ninety Years Without Slumbering]]" refers to the first line of the chorus of the 1876 song "My Grandfather's Clock" by Henry Clay Work. Sam Forstmann sings the song during the episode. An instrumental version of the song is also heard on two occasions.

* ''Series/TheUmbrellaAcademy'': Episode 2 is titled after "Run Boy Run" by Woodkid, which plays in a flashback to when Five traps himself in the future.

** "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS4E114IDreamOfGenie I Dream of Genie]]" refers to the line "I dream of Jeanie with the light brown hair" from the 1854 song "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair" by Stephen Foster.

* ''Series/TheTwilightZone1985'': "Shelter Skelter" is a reference to Music/TheBeatles song "Helter Skelter".

* A number of Creator/MaryHigginsClark's novels take their titles from popular songs.

* ''Big Country'' also got their name from a Music/TalkingHeads number: "The Big Country."

* ''Boredoms'' were named after the Music/{{Buzzcocks}} song "Boredom."

* ''Home for the Holidays''

* ''Music/IFeelPretty''
* ''It's Always Fair Weather''

* ''Film/MurderByNumbers''

* ''ComicBook/ScottPilgrim'' is named after a song by Plumtree.
* ''Comicbook/TheSandman'' has issues titled "Bad Moon Rising," "Dream a Little Dream of Me" and "Lullabies of Broadway."
* The ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'' story "What's So Funny About Truth, Justice and the American Way?" based its title on "What's So Funny About Peace, Love and Understanding?", a song written by Nick Lowe and recorded by Music/ElvisCostello.

* The story in ''[[ComicBook/TheMultiversity The Multiversity Guidebook #1]]'' is called "Maps and Legends", from the Music/{{REM}} song.

* Music/{{Madness}} thanks their name to the Prince Buster song of the same name, found on his album ''Music/OneStepBeyond''.

* As per usual with novels Creator/MaryHigginsClark has authored, several of the {{Literature/{{Under Suspicion|Series}}'' books are named after song lyrics and titles. The songs themselves aren't always referenced directly in the stories, though they have some symbolic relevance to the plot.

* As per usual with novels Creator/MaryHigginsClark has authored, several of the {{Literature/{{Under Suspicion|Series}}'' books are named after song lyrics and titles. The songs themselves aren't always referenced directly in the stories, though they have some relevance to the plot.
** ''Literature/IveGotYouUnderMySkin'' is named after the Music/FrankSinatra song. If you're familiar with the lyrics, they can be interpreted as applying to both the main antagonists of the novel: Laurie's stalker is fixated upon getting revenge against her and her family [[spoiler:with Leo being his specific target]], while Betsy's killer is motivated by [[spoiler:obsessive romantic love for Betsy’s husband]]. Sinatra was also known as "Old Blue Eyes", while Laurie's stalker is primarily referred to as Blue Eyes.
** ''Literature/AllDressedInWhite'' is taken from an alternate version of the classic wedding march "Here Comes the Bride", which is appropriate given the story revolves around a bride who went missing a day before her nuptials. The first few lines are featured before the prologue "Here comes the bride, all dressed in white. Radiant and lovely, she shines in his sight". [[spoiler:In hindsight, the "him" who is fixated on the bride doesn't just refer to her groom]].
** ''Literature/EveryBreathYouTake'' is titled after the song of the same name by Music/ThePolice. The lyrics speak of obsessive love gone wrong, which seems to point to Ivan being suspected of murdering his older lover Virginia [[spoiler:although removed from the romantic context, it could be interpreted as the way everyone else constantly watched and judged all of Virginia's actions, with the romance angle being more of a RedHerring]]. The song isn't directly referenced in the novel, although Ivan does say the words "every breath you take" as part of the speech he gave to Virginia when he proposed (in this context, the words are heartfelt and romantic rather than obsessive).
** ''Literature/YouDontOwnMe'' is titled after the song by Music/LesleyGore. The lyrics clearly apply to the murder victim, Martin Bell's controlling and psychologically abusive treatment of his wife Kendra. They can also apply to [[spoiler:Martin's similarly controlling treatment of his lover and the control Kendra's blackmailer exerts over her]].

* The Marvel Comics Morlock Beautiful Dreamer is named after a song by Stephen Foster.
* The Franchise/XMen member Negasonic Teenage Warhead is named after a song by Music/MonsterMagnet.

* The infamous ''Fanfic/MyImmortal'' is titled after an Music/{{Evanescence}} song. The title has no bearing whatsoever on the content of the story except that [[AuthorAppeal the author clearly likes that genre]].

* ''Film/StandByMe'', which plays the Ben E. King song over the credits.

* ''Film/YankeeDoodleDandy''