Theme songs that have the movie title in the lyrics (I'll just start it off):
Nice. I made a list not too long ago of 80's movies / theme songs. Some have already been mentioned. Here's what I came up with:
Better Off Dead
"One Way Love (Better Off Dead)"
Performed by EG Daily
Big Trouble in Little China
"Big Trouble in Little China"
Performed by The Coupe de Villes
Ghostbusters
"Ghostbusters"
Written and Performed by Ray Parker Jr
The Goonies
“The Goonies 'R' Good Enough”
Performed by Cyndi Lauper
Howard the Duck
"Howard the Duck"
Performed by Lea Thompson, Holly Robinson Peete (as Holly Robinson), Dominique Davalos,
Liz Sagal, Thomas Dolby and George Clinton
Killer Klowns from Outer Space
"Killer Klowns (From Outer Space)"
Performed by the Dickies
The Last Dragon
"The Last Dragon"
Performed by Dwight David
The Monster Squad
"The Monster Squad"
Performed by The Monster Squad
The Neverending Story
"The Neverending Story"
Performed by Limahl
Nine To Five
"Nine To Five"
Written and Performed by Dolly Parton
Spaceballs
"Spaceballs"
Performed by The Spinners
St Elmo’s Fire
"St Elmo’s Fire (Man in Motion)"
Performed by John Parr
Thrashin’
“Thrashin’”
Performed by Meat Loaf
UHF
"UHF"
Written & Performed by 'Weird Al' Yankovic
Weird Science
"Weird Science"
Performed by Oingo Boingo
Xanadu
"Xanadu"
Performed by Olivia Newton-John and Electric Light Orchestra
And a few 80's movies named after songs:
Dream a Little Dream
“Dream a Little Dream”
Performed by Mel Tormé
Pretty in Pink
"Pretty In Pink"
Performed by The Psychedelic Furs
Stand By Me
"Stand By Me"
Performed by Ben E. King