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You can't copyright a song name, so some movies use the fame a well known song title as their name. We're not looking for songs that are written for a movie, but were songs before the movie was made. For example, "Pretty in Pink" was a song years before John Hughes used it for the movie of the same name. "Ghostbusters" on the other hand, was written specifically for the movie.

"Save The Last Dance [For Me]," The Drifters
2001 film w/ Julia Stiles and Sean Patrick Thomas
Penelope Beckinsale
"Scorpio," Dennis Coffey
1973 spy drama with Burt Lancaster and Alain Delon
Soul
"Sea Of Love," Phil Phillips
1989 film starring Al Pacino
Penelope Beckinsale
"Seems Like Old Times," Rosemary Clooney
Comedy starring Chevy Chase & Goldie Hawn
Raphael
"Serenity," Godsmack
Epic 2005 Joss Whedon Film based on Firefly series
Kelly Black
"Sex and the City," Amber
The movie was made 5 years after the song
hamburger456
"Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," The Beatles
The 1971 film which starred the Bee Gees.
Celeste
"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," The Beatles
1978 horrible movie based on 1967 song & lp.
Peter
"Shall We Dance?," Fred Astaire
2 films: 1 in 1996, 1 in 2004 with Richard Gere
MOR
"She Wore A Yellow Ribbon," Traditional
1949 Western with John Wayne
Oldtimer
"Shout," Isley Brothers
One of John Travolta's worst movies (1991)
Onion
"Signs," Five Man Electrical Band
2001 Film with Mel Gibson
Paul Warren
"Simply Irresistable," Robert Palmer
From what I've heard, the movie was anything but.
Brian Kelly
"Single White Female," Chely Wright
1992 film w/ Bridget Fonda & Jennifer Jason Leigh
Penelope Beckinsale
"Sixteen Candles," The Crests
1984's Sixteen Candles w/Molly Ringwald
Mickey D.
"Sky High," Jigsaw
Disney Movie released in 2005
Paul Warren
"Smile," Nat King Cole
A decent 1975 fllm about a beauty pageant.
Peter
"Somebody To Love," Jefferson Airplane/Queen
1994
rocky
"Someone Like You," SafetySuit
2001 Hugh Jackman flick
Alex
"Someone To Watch Over Me," Frank Sinatra
1987 thriller with Tom Berenger and Mimi Rogers
MOR
"Something to Talk About," Bonnie Raitt
1995 Movie starring Julia Roberts and Dennis Quaid
Paul Warren
"Something's Gotta Give," Steve Lawrence & Edye Gormé
Raphael
"Sometimes A Great Notion," John Mellencamp
1970 film with Paul Newman and Henry Fonda
Rocky
"Spaceballs," The Spinners
1987 sci-fi spoof w/ Mel Brooks & Daphne Zuniga
Penelope Beckinsale
"Spies Like Us," Paul McCartney
1985 film w/ Chevy Chase and Dan Aykroyd
Penelope Beckinsale
"Stairway to Heaven," Led Zeppelin
1946 film starring David Niven
Paul Warren
"Stand By Me," Ben E King
The 1987 film with Corey Feldman and Will Wheaton
Celeste
"Stand By Me," Ben E King
The 1987 film with Corey Feldman and Will Wheaton
Celeste
"Stand By Me," Ben E. King
Daniel L
"Stand By Me," Ben E King
The 1987 film with Corey Feldman and Will Wheaton
Celeste
"Stardust," Hoagy Carmichael
1975 musical drama and 2007 sci-fi fantasy
Oldtimer
"Starship Troopers," Yes
This movie was based on the novel of the same name
Paul Warren
"Step Up," Drowning Pool
Dance movie from 2006
Franka
"Strange Brew," Cream
1983 film w/ Dave Thomas & Rick Moranis
Penelope Beckinsale
"Strange Days," The Doors
1995 Movie with Ralph Fiennes
Kelly Black
"Stranger Than Fiction," Bad Religion
Raphael
"Streets Of Laredo," Marty Robbins
1949 Western with William Holden
MOR
"Stuck On You," Elvis Presley
2003 film w/ Greg Kinnear & Matt Damon
Penelope Beckinsale
"Stuck On You," Lionel Richie
The movie with Matt Damon & Greg Kinnear LOL
Mickey D.
"Suddenly, Last Summer," The Motels
1959 movie based on Tennessee Williams play
rocky
"Sunrise," Icehouse
2008 recent film with Rudolf Martin
Mickey D.
"Sunset Grill," Don Henley
1985 hit; 1993 movie w/Peter Weller
Mickey D.
"Super Trouper," ABBA
2001 Film Super Troopers
Kelly Black
"Surf's Up," Brian Wilson
A 2007 Penguin Film
Paul Warren
"Sweet Dreams ," Patsy Cline
1985 Patsy Cline biopic, starring Jessica Lange
Penelope Beckinsale
"Sweet Home Alabama," Lynyrd Skynyrd
Brian Kelly
"The Sweetest Thing," Juice Newton
2002 film w/ Cameron Diaz & Christina Applegate
Penelope Beckinsale

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