Everything Old Is New Again...

Soundtrack to the film 'Stand By Me'

The fall of 1986 saw two classic 1960s songs re-emerge as radio favorites and chart hits -- thanks to two popular movies from that year.

"Stand By Me" had originally cracked the Top 10 all the way back in the summer of 1961, peaking at #4 for former Drifters lead singer Ben E. King.  Rob Reiner directed the film of the same name in 1986, and featured the song at the end of the movie.  The movie's popularity prompted Atlantic Records to re-release King's original, and it cracked the Top 10 yet again - this time peaking at #9.

Ferris Bueller belting "Twist And Shout" in the streets of Chicago

In March of 1964, the Beatles spent four weeks at #2 with their remake of the Isley Brothers' "Twist And Shout".  22 years later, director John Hughes featured the song in his film 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off'.  Matthew Broderick famously lip-synchs to the song in the streets of downtown Chicago in the film.  Another 1986 movie, 'Back To School', starring Rodney Dangerfield, also featured the song.  The popularity of the two films prompted Capitol Records to re-release the original as a single.  It didn't fare as well as the original, but still managed to crack the Top 25, peaking at #23.