Appearances in Other Media
The song was cited by guitarist Slash as an influence on his guitar solo in "Sweet Child o' Mine".
The song is also heard in the closing scene of Lisa's Sax, the episode of The Simpsons which recounts how Lisa Simpson received her first saxophone. Lisa performs a brief, cruder rendition of the hook before the music segues into Rafferty's recording.
The song is used in the film Zodiac.
A brief part of the song is used in Good Will Hunting.
The song was also used in the film A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints.
The song is used as the opening theme of The Dave Ramsey Show.
Canadian rock musician AC Newman cited the song as an inspiration for his 2012 album Shut Down the Streets.
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Famous quotes containing the words appearances and/or media:
“Truth has scarce done so much good in the world as the false appearances of it have done hurt.”
—François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680)
“The corporate grip on opinion in the United States is one of the wonders of the Western World. No First World country has ever managed to eliminate so entirely from its media all objectivity—much less dissent.”
—Gore Vidal (b. 1925)