In Popular Culture
The song is a staple of film and television soundtracks, such as being used in the soundtrack of Bridget Jones's Diary (2001), and Coneheads (1993). Some films incorporate it as a significant part of the plot, such as in The Deer Hunter (1978), with a famous bar scene where many characters begin to sing along with the jukebox. It is also used in the plot in Son of the Mask (2005), Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999), and in the 1999 film 10 Things I Hate About You, where the performance by Heath Ledger was nominated for Best Musical Sequence in the 2000 MTV Movie Awards. In the 1997 film Conspiracy Theory, Julia Roberts sings along to the song while she is being watched through binoculars by Mel Gibson, who is singing the song at the same time. Also in 2002 was featured in a deleted scene of Scooby Doo sung by Linda Cardellini (Velma).
The song is featured prominently in the Broadway musical Jersey Boys (2005–). It has also been adopted as the song of Derwent College, University of York, in the United Kingdom. In 2008, Valli's version of the song was played by NASA as the morning wake-up call for astronaut Christopher Ferguson, in honor of his anniversary while he was on the STS-126 Space Shuttle mission (WAV MP3).
In the show HBO Entourage, Vincent Chase (portrayed by Adrian Grenier) and his brother Johnny Drama (Kevin Dillon) sing the song at a Sweet Sixteen in a season 5 episode.
The song has been adopted by fans of the Welsh national football team and is regularly sung at games. The supporters band, known as The Barry Horns, play a brass band arrangement of the song. The song is also playable in Just Dance 4. The song is also sung by the fans of Fulham Football Club and the song is regularly played after home games.
The song features heavily in the TV Series Gavin & Stacey and was sung by lead character Gavin's parents Mick & Pam Shipman at his wedding to Stacey West.
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