I’m a millennial as well but that’s still insane to me. Even saying that about smash mouth seems insane to me - they were both well-known popular songs that just happened to play during the movie
I’m pretty sure Leonard Cohen wasn’t really your average teenager’s jam at the time Shrek came out. A lot of us knew the song, but I’m pretty sure a lot of us wouldn’t be able to tell you who sang it. Smash Mouth didn’t really get much airtime over here either before Shrek, as far as I can remember, and the movie was amongst the top grossing movies of the year IIRC, so it’s not that surprising that many people discovered them both through the movie.
I’m a millennial as well but that’s still insane to me. Even saying that about smash mouth seems insane to me - they were both well-known popular songs that just happened to play during the movie
All Star got radio play where I grew up.
Hallelujah didn’t.
At least in 2001. No idea if Hallelujah got air play in the 80s; I wasn’t there.
That’s gonna depend on the station you were listening to
Cohen isn’t really a radio star. He’s a cult musician with an absolutely amazing discography.
Buckleys version had tons of radio play in the late 90s.
It would be ridiculous to say that All Star is from Shrek.
It’s from Mystery Men.
(Only partly /s. Especially given the music video)
I’m pretty sure Leonard Cohen wasn’t really your average teenager’s jam at the time Shrek came out. A lot of us knew the song, but I’m pretty sure a lot of us wouldn’t be able to tell you who sang it. Smash Mouth didn’t really get much airtime over here either before Shrek, as far as I can remember, and the movie was amongst the top grossing movies of the year IIRC, so it’s not that surprising that many people discovered them both through the movie.