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* Characters/MCUTonyStark: IncomingHam: His arrival at the Stark Expo in the second movie, and appearing in Germany with guns blazing and hijacking S.H.I.E.L.D.'s audio systems [[BadToTheBone to play]] Music/{{ACDC}} in ''The Avengers''.
* Characters/{{Skam}}: BadToTheBone: Rolls up to school with Penetrator-Chris and other friends, and gets out of the car with everyone in the school yard watching, then walks in slow-motion, to "Illest Motherfucker Alive" by Kanye West and Jay Z.
* Characters/OriginalCharacterRP: BadToTheBone '''Used as part of an additionally improper index of {{Necromancer}} tropes devoid of description. I think the writer of this fundamentally misunderstood what this trope was and just assumed "bone" = "literal skeletons" without checking.'''
* ChartDisplacement/AlternativeRock: Republica only had one Top 10 hit in their native UK. Surprisingly, it wasn't "Ready to Go", which only reached #13. Instead, their sole Top 10 was the long-forgotten "Drop Dead Gorgeous", a #7 hit. Easily averted stateside, where "Ready to Go" hit #7 on the alternative charts and #56 on the Hot 100, compared to "Drop Dead Gorgeous" only reaching #39 and #93 respectively. Not to mention, "Ready to Go" was [[BadToTheBone used in numerous media in America at the time]] (while "Drop Dead Gorgeous" was not), further making it better known to the US. While "Ready to Go" has always been the only song by them most Americans can name, even in the UK it's become all they're remembered for.
* Creator/TinCanBrothers: In lieu of classy ClassicalMusic, episode 3 of ''Spilled Milk'' goes for the most hackneyed choice available for a melancholy LostLoveMontage, Gary Jules' cover of "[[Music/TearsForFears Mad World]]" from ''Film/DonnieDarko''.
* DBZAbridged/TropesAToC:
** Alluded to but never implemented in Episode 5 when Vegeta tells the Arlian king, "I'm about to rock you...''[[Music/ScorpionsBand like a hurricane]]''" in reference to the projectile ChunkyUpdraft.
** Used again by Vegeta by in the stinger for episode 27, complete with the music... till Freeza stops it dead in its tracks, prompting the comment he should've known it was just a [[WorfBarrage one-hit wonder.]] '''No description of what was mentioned this time.'''
* Film/DazedAndConfused: It's a movie about the last day of school set in 1976, so, yeah, the final bell scene is done to the tune of [[Music/AliceCooper "School's Out"]].
* Film/DetroitRockCity: Given the rock-heavy soundtrack, some songs are obviously used to underscore badass moments. Hawk's response to disco bullies earns [[Music/BlackSabbath "Iron Man"]], Lex rescuing Christine has [[Music/AcDc "Whole Lotta Rosie"]], Jam gets his drumsticks back with [[Music/VanHalen "Running with the Devil"]]...
* Film/KickAss: The theme of ''Film/ForAFewDollarsMore'' plays while Hit-Girl enters the D'Amico building. Also, the ''Battle Hymn of the Republic'', sung by Music/ElvisPresley, when [[spoiler:Kick-Ass arrives flying on the {{Jetpack}} to save the day]].
* Film/LeanOnMe: The movie's present-day sequence opens with a memorable shot of Eastside High having long slid into decay, with Music/GunsNRoses' "Welcome to the Jungle" blasting as delinquents throng the halls.
* Film/TheExpendables2: Creator/ChuckNorris' first two appearances in the film draw a Leitmotif from [[Creator/ClintEastwood another, older, badass]] - namely, ''Film/TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly''.
* Film/TheSmurfs: Music/{{ACDC}}'s "Back In Black" plays when Patrick Winslow and the Smurfs pay a visit to Belvedere Castle to free Papa Smurf from Gargamel.
* Funny/JessicaJones2015: Another teaser has Jessica putting [[Music/JoanJett "Bad Reputation"]] [[BadToTheBone to play]] [[MundaneMadeAwesome as she walks to her shot of whiskey]], passing by a lot of beaten up people.
* GuardiansOfTheGalaxy/GoTGTropesAToC: They pull off this one with "Cherry Bomb" by Music/TheRunaways.
* Music/BeastieBoys: "Sabotage" has been heard in every other movie since it came out, including not one, not two, but ''three'' Creator/ChrisPine movies: the 2009 ''[[Film/StarTrek2009 Star Trek]]'' reboot, the [[Film/StarTrekBeyond third installment]] of the ensuing trilogy, and ''Film/ThisMeansWar2012''.
* Music/DelAmitri: "Roll to Me" is the quintessential rom-com theme, at least according to Creator/SethMacFarlane.
* Music/{{Disturbed}}: Any time the familiar drum opening or staccato howl from Down with the Sickness is heard in a film, something violent is probably going to happen. '''At least gives a description about the actual song, but no examples of what films it could be referring to.'''
* Music/IconaPop: "I Love It" became a big hit as a result of this. First it was featured in the soundtrack of Creator/CriterionGames' ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeedMostWanted2012'', then it was the ThemeSong to the reality show ''Snooki & J-Woww'', then it was used in episodes of ''Series/{{Girls}}'' and ''Series/TheVampireDiaries'', and then later a Samsung commercial used the song, as did countless [[UsefulNotes/KentuckyFriedChicken KFC]] commercials in Australia from 2018 onward. As you can imagine, the media made it hard to avoid.
* Music/JamesBrown: "I Got You (I Feel Good)" has been used in many movie scenes with happy people. It is also a StandardSnippet in comedy trailers.
* Music/KatrinaAndTheWaves: Wanna underscore your scene with a song about feeling good, but Music/JamesBrown is too obvious? Cue up "Walking on Sunshine"! The song earns over $200,000 annually in royalties for this exact reason.
* Music/LetItBleed: "Gimme Shelter" is a very popular soundtrack choice to implement trouble is in the air.
* Music/NewRadicals: Just ''how'' many movies, TV shows, and trailers have you heard the song "You Get What You Give" in?
* Music/TheMonkees: "Pleasant Valley Sunday" has become a popular alternative to "[[Creator/BennyHill Yakety Sax]]" for zany chase scenes.
* Music/SurvivorBand: "Eye of the Tiger" is frequently used in this manner, when it's not being used for a TrainingMontage.
* Recap/FatherTedS1E4CompetitionTime: After committing himself to shooting Henry with the tranquilliser, Sergeant Deegan decides to run into the clearing while Ted and Dougal make noise to lure his target. Cue “Flight of the Valkyries”.
* Recap/SupernaturalS14E06Optimism: Anyone who watches ''Supernatural'' knows Winston is doomed when "[[Music/TheBeeGees Staying Alive]]" cues and Winston starts the "Lucky with the ladies" dance that normally goes with it.
* Recap/TheSimpsonsS5E6MargeOnTheLam: Parodied. Ruth places a cassette of Music/GunsNRoses' "Welcome to the Jungle" in her car stereo to show she's a rebel, but plays Music/LesleyGore's "Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows" instead for a few seconds before switching to the proper tape. Wiggum puts a tape with the same song into his squad car's stereo as he prepares to give chase to Marge and Ruth in a later scene but he just starts happily singing alongside Homer.
* Theatre/TheRingOfTheNibelung: The WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes series is very fond particularly of the Nibelung and Giant [[{{Leitmotif}} motifs]] in heralding any sinister doings.
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* AwesomeMusic/{{Terminator}}: And ''T2'' uses [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Djj7jW6ny2M two of]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3X350yr1x1Q the most]] badass songs ever - one even [[BadToTheBone names a trope]].
* Characters/ClayFighter: FaceHeelTurn: Maybe he wasn't so bad in the past, but after being mutated as a Clayfighter, [[GoneHorriblyRight Lockjaw became REALLY bad]] as is stated in his ''Sculpter's Cut'' story:
-->''This is one dog who is {{bad to the bone}}!''
* Characters/{{Megamind}}: {{Leitmotif}}: George Thorogood's "BadToTheBone", which is neatly woven into the score and plays in almost every scene he's being featured, whether openly or subtly.
* ChartDisplacement/RockMusic: George Thorogood's highest charter on mainstream rock went to #2. "Bad to the Bone"? Nope, that peaked at a measly ''#27'' and got outpeaked ''thirteen'' times. It was the long-forgotten "Get a Haircut", which was released in ''1993'', well after his peak in overall popularity. He also only had one entry on the Hot 100, but again, it wasn't "Bad" but rather his cover "Willie and the Hand Jive". Of course, the real reason for why "Bad" has eclipsed his other work is that the song was used in media so many times that [[BadToTheBone it named a trope after it]]. His second best-known song, "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer", never charted at all.
* Fanfic/Hottie3TheBestFanFicInTheWorld: The TropeNamer song is in the fan fiction's soundtrack.
* Film/MajorPayne: This song is used in the opening credits to set the tone of Major Payne.
* Film/ProblemChild: Junior's {{Leitmotif}} is George Thorogood and the Destroyers' "Bad To The Bone", and the opening riff sounds pretty often when he's causing mayhem.
* Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay
** The TropeNamer song plays as the T-800 is first shown in leather clothes.
** Music/GunsNRoses's "You Could be Mine" plays in the boombox John Connor's friend is carrying as they ride around on his motorcycle. '''Another ZCE.'''
* Film/TheMuppets2011: Both the trope naming song ("Bad to the Bone") and [[Music/{{ACDC}} "Back in Black"]] are used for this purpose.
* Film/TheParentTrap1998: When Hallie shows up in sunglasses to challenge Annie in poker, ''Bad to the Bone'' starts up, playing through their hotly-contested poker match.
* MisattributedSong/AToM: "BadToTheBone" is not by Music/ZZTop. It's George Thorogood. Also, it's not by Music/BoDiddley, either. The song's guitar riff was borrowed from "I'm a Man," which is over twenty years older. George Thorogood acknowledged this by having Bo Diddley appear in the video.
* Recap/TheAmazingWorldOfGumballS1E18TheRefund: When Richard grows his mustache, the (public domain) chord featured in the TropeNamer plays.
* Recap/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeriesS2E5SheBlindedMeWithCardGames: * BadassBiker: Tristan is suddenly one because he claims that the future is card games on motorbikes, [[Anime/YuGiOh5Ds which would just be silly]].
--> ''(Tristan shows up on a motorbike while "BadToTheBone" plays)''
* SaturdayNightLive/TropesQToZ: WorstNewsJudgementEver: Every now and then on Weekend Update, often for the sake of a punchline, but some are salvageable:
-->'''Cecily Strong''': Two dogs from Oklahoma went for a three-block ride in their owner's car, after one of the dogs accidentally knocked the vehicle into gear, and the other dog ''accidentally'' opened up a map to Las Vegas, and then ''the first dog'' (Colin Jost laughing from offscreen) accidentally put on sunglasses, ''and then'' the second dog accidentally put on "{{Bad to the Bone}}", [[MoodWhiplash and then they hit a tree.]]
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* Characters/RuneScape: Her weapon of choice, Dorgeshuun crossbow, is made of bone. She uses a poisoned bone dagger as well.
* Characters/SporeWikiFictionUniverseSupernaturals: His weapons were made out of his own skeletal structure.
* Characters/WardEarthShin: His power includes manipulating the bones of his own body to the degree of creating constructs. He's also quite known for being particularly good at finding creative ways to take advantage of powers, so much so that Lord Of Loss credits him with helping improve his combat abilities.
* ComicBook/{{Lanfeust}}: Some trolls use big bones as blunt weapons.
* VideoGame/DawnOfCrafting: CraftedFromAnimals: You can make equipment, including armor, on top of other items, out of animals' fur. There are also Neanderthal recipes which create tools that use [[BadToTheBone sharpened bone]].
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* Characters/TwitchPlaysPokemonRedAnniversary: BadToTheBone
* Music/{{Lorde}}: Her songs have seen ''a lot'' of use in movie trailers, commercials, and video game soundtracks within a year of her debut.
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* AwesomeMusic/LordOfWar: Buffalo Springfield's "For What It's Worth", played on the intro. Also counts as SoundtrackDissonance, but only because of the easygoing beat. The ''lyrics'' are a notable case of BadToTheBone; "There's a man with a gun over there", "There's battle lines being drawn/Nobody's right if everybody's wrong", "Singing songs and carrying signs/Mostly say, hooray for our side", etc. '''This entry is weird in going back and forth on whether or not the song is fitting or not. I believe that it is, but while it highlights seemingly relevant lyrics, there isn't any context of the actual movie itself that they allude to being described here.'''
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* Characters/MCUTonyStark: IncomingHam: His arrival at the Stark Expo in the second movie, and appearing in Germany with guns blazing and hijacking S.H.I.E.L.D.'s audio systems [[BadToTheBone to play]] Music/{{ACDC}} in ''The Avengers''.
* Characters/{{Skam}}: BadToTheBone: Rolls up to school with Penetrator-Chris and other friends, and gets out of the car with everyone in the school yard watching, then walks in slow-motion, to "Illest Motherfucker Alive" by Kanye West and Jay Z.
* Characters/OriginalCharacterRP: BadToTheBone '''Used as part of an additionally improper index of {{Necromancer}} tropes devoid of description. I think the writer of this fundamentally misunderstood what this trope was and just assumed "bone" = "literal skeletons" without checking.'''
* ChartDisplacement/AlternativeRock: Republica only had one Top 10 hit in their native UK. Surprisingly, it wasn't "Ready to Go", which only reached #13. Instead, their sole Top 10 was the long-forgotten "Drop Dead Gorgeous", a #7 hit. Easily averted stateside, where "Ready to Go" hit #7 on the alternative charts and #56 on the Hot 100, compared to "Drop Dead Gorgeous" only reaching #39 and #93 respectively. Not to mention, "Ready to Go" was [[BadToTheBone used in numerous media in America at the time]] (while "Drop Dead Gorgeous" was not), further making it better known to the US. While "Ready to Go" has always been the only song by them most Americans can name, even in the UK it's become all they're remembered for.
* Creator/TinCanBrothers: In lieu of classy ClassicalMusic, episode 3 of ''Spilled Milk'' goes for the most hackneyed choice available for a melancholy LostLoveMontage, Gary Jules' cover of "[[Music/TearsForFears Mad World]]" from ''Film/DonnieDarko''.
* DBZAbridged/TropesAToC:
** Alluded to but never implemented in Episode 5 when Vegeta tells the Arlian king, "I'm about to rock you...''[[Music/ScorpionsBand like a hurricane]]''" in reference to the projectile ChunkyUpdraft.
** Used again by Vegeta by in the stinger for episode 27, complete with the music... till Freeza stops it dead in its tracks, prompting the comment he should've known it was just a [[WorfBarrage one-hit wonder.]] '''No description of what was mentioned this time.'''
* Film/DazedAndConfused: It's a movie about the last day of school set in 1976, so, yeah, the final bell scene is done to the tune of [[Music/AliceCooper "School's Out"]].
* Film/DetroitRockCity: Given the rock-heavy soundtrack, some songs are obviously used to underscore badass moments. Hawk's response to disco bullies earns [[Music/BlackSabbath "Iron Man"]], Lex rescuing Christine has [[Music/AcDc "Whole Lotta Rosie"]], Jam gets his drumsticks back with [[Music/VanHalen "Running with the Devil"]]...
* Film/KickAss: The theme of ''Film/ForAFewDollarsMore'' plays while Hit-Girl enters the D'Amico building. Also, the ''Battle Hymn of the Republic'', sung by Music/ElvisPresley, when [[spoiler:Kick-Ass arrives flying on the {{Jetpack}} to save the day]].
* Film/LeanOnMe: The movie's present-day sequence opens with a memorable shot of Eastside High having long slid into decay, with Music/GunsNRoses' "Welcome to the Jungle" blasting as delinquents throng the halls.
* Film/TheExpendables2: Creator/ChuckNorris' first two appearances in the film draw a Leitmotif from [[Creator/ClintEastwood another, older, badass]] - namely, ''Film/TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly''.
* Film/TheSmurfs: Music/{{ACDC}}'s "Back In Black" plays when Patrick Winslow and the Smurfs pay a visit to Belvedere Castle to free Papa Smurf from Gargamel.
* Funny/JessicaJones2015: Another teaser has Jessica putting [[Music/JoanJett "Bad Reputation"]] [[BadToTheBone to play]] [[MundaneMadeAwesome as she walks to her shot of whiskey]], passing by a lot of beaten up people.
* GuardiansOfTheGalaxy/GoTGTropesAToC: They pull off this one with "Cherry Bomb" by Music/TheRunaways.
* Music/BeastieBoys: "Sabotage" has been heard in every other movie since it came out, including not one, not two, but ''three'' Creator/ChrisPine movies: the 2009 ''[[Film/StarTrek2009 Star Trek]]'' reboot, the [[Film/StarTrekBeyond third installment]] of the ensuing trilogy, and ''Film/ThisMeansWar2012''.
* Music/DelAmitri: "Roll to Me" is the quintessential rom-com theme, at least according to Creator/SethMacFarlane.
* Music/{{Disturbed}}: Any time the familiar drum opening or staccato howl from Down with the Sickness is heard in a film, something violent is probably going to happen. '''At least gives a description about the actual song, but no examples of what films it could be referring to.'''
* Music/IconaPop: "I Love It" became a big hit as a result of this. First it was featured in the soundtrack of Creator/CriterionGames' ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeedMostWanted2012'', then it was the ThemeSong to the reality show ''Snooki & J-Woww'', then it was used in episodes of ''Series/{{Girls}}'' and ''Series/TheVampireDiaries'', and then later a Samsung commercial used the song, as did countless [[UsefulNotes/KentuckyFriedChicken KFC]] commercials in Australia from 2018 onward. As you can imagine, the media made it hard to avoid.
* Music/JamesBrown: "I Got You (I Feel Good)" has been used in many movie scenes with happy people. It is also a StandardSnippet in comedy trailers.
* Music/KatrinaAndTheWaves: Wanna underscore your scene with a song about feeling good, but Music/JamesBrown is too obvious? Cue up "Walking on Sunshine"! The song earns over $200,000 annually in royalties for this exact reason.
* Music/LetItBleed: "Gimme Shelter" is a very popular soundtrack choice to implement trouble is in the air.
* Music/NewRadicals: Just ''how'' many movies, TV shows, and trailers have you heard the song "You Get What You Give" in?
* Music/TheMonkees: "Pleasant Valley Sunday" has become a popular alternative to "[[Creator/BennyHill Yakety Sax]]" for zany chase scenes.
* Music/SurvivorBand: "Eye of the Tiger" is frequently used in this manner, when it's not being used for a TrainingMontage.
* Recap/FatherTedS1E4CompetitionTime: After committing himself to shooting Henry with the tranquilliser, Sergeant Deegan decides to run into the clearing while Ted and Dougal make noise to lure his target. Cue “Flight of the Valkyries”.
* Recap/SupernaturalS14E06Optimism: Anyone who watches ''Supernatural'' knows Winston is doomed when "[[Music/TheBeeGees Staying Alive]]" cues and Winston starts the "Lucky with the ladies" dance that normally goes with it.
* Recap/TheSimpsonsS5E6MargeOnTheLam: Parodied. Ruth places a cassette of Music/GunsNRoses' "Welcome to the Jungle" in her car stereo to show she's a rebel, but plays Music/LesleyGore's "Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows" instead for a few seconds before switching to the proper tape. Wiggum puts a tape with the same song into his squad car's stereo as he prepares to give chase to Marge and Ruth in a later scene but he just starts happily singing alongside Homer.
* Theatre/TheRingOfTheNibelung: The WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes series is very fond particularly of the Nibelung and Giant [[{{Leitmotif}} motifs]] in heralding any sinister doings.
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* AwesomeMusic/{{Terminator}}: And ''T2'' uses [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Djj7jW6ny2M two of]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3X350yr1x1Q the most]] badass songs ever - one even [[BadToTheBone names a trope]].
* Characters/ClayFighter: FaceHeelTurn: Maybe he wasn't so bad in the past, but after being mutated as a Clayfighter, [[GoneHorriblyRight Lockjaw became REALLY bad]] as is stated in his ''Sculpter's Cut'' story:
-->''This is one dog who is {{bad to the bone}}!''
* Characters/{{Megamind}}: {{Leitmotif}}: George Thorogood's "BadToTheBone", which is neatly woven into the score and plays in almost every scene he's being featured, whether openly or subtly.
* ChartDisplacement/RockMusic: George Thorogood's highest charter on mainstream rock went to #2. "Bad to the Bone"? Nope, that peaked at a measly ''#27'' and got outpeaked ''thirteen'' times. It was the long-forgotten "Get a Haircut", which was released in ''1993'', well after his peak in overall popularity. He also only had one entry on the Hot 100, but again, it wasn't "Bad" but rather his cover "Willie and the Hand Jive". Of course, the real reason for why "Bad" has eclipsed his other work is that the song was used in media so many times that [[BadToTheBone it named a trope after it]]. His second best-known song, "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer", never charted at all.
* Fanfic/Hottie3TheBestFanFicInTheWorld: The TropeNamer song is in the fan fiction's soundtrack.
* Film/MajorPayne: This song is used in the opening credits to set the tone of Major Payne.
* Film/ProblemChild: Junior's {{Leitmotif}} is George Thorogood and the Destroyers' "Bad To The Bone", and the opening riff sounds pretty often when he's causing mayhem.
* Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay
** The TropeNamer song plays as the T-800 is first shown in leather clothes.
** Music/GunsNRoses's "You Could be Mine" plays in the boombox John Connor's friend is carrying as they ride around on his motorcycle. '''Another ZCE.'''
* Film/TheMuppets2011: Both the trope naming song ("Bad to the Bone") and [[Music/{{ACDC}} "Back in Black"]] are used for this purpose.
* Film/TheParentTrap1998: When Hallie shows up in sunglasses to challenge Annie in poker, ''Bad to the Bone'' starts up, playing through their hotly-contested poker match.
* MisattributedSong/AToM: "BadToTheBone" is not by Music/ZZTop. It's George Thorogood. Also, it's not by Music/BoDiddley, either. The song's guitar riff was borrowed from "I'm a Man," which is over twenty years older. George Thorogood acknowledged this by having Bo Diddley appear in the video.
* Recap/TheAmazingWorldOfGumballS1E18TheRefund: When Richard grows his mustache, the (public domain) chord featured in the TropeNamer plays.
* Recap/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeriesS2E5SheBlindedMeWithCardGames: * BadassBiker: Tristan is suddenly one because he claims that the future is card games on motorbikes, [[Anime/YuGiOh5Ds which would just be silly]].
--> ''(Tristan shows up on a motorbike while "BadToTheBone" plays)''
* SaturdayNightLive/TropesQToZ: WorstNewsJudgementEver: Every now and then on Weekend Update, often for the sake of a punchline, but some are salvageable:
-->'''Cecily Strong''': Two dogs from Oklahoma went for a three-block ride in their owner's car, after one of the dogs accidentally knocked the vehicle into gear, and the other dog ''accidentally'' opened up a map to Las Vegas, and then ''the first dog'' (Colin Jost laughing from offscreen) accidentally put on sunglasses, ''and then'' the second dog accidentally put on "{{Bad to the Bone}}", [[MoodWhiplash and then they hit a tree.]]
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* Characters/RuneScape: Her weapon of choice, Dorgeshuun crossbow, is made of bone. She uses a poisoned bone dagger as well.
* Characters/SporeWikiFictionUniverseSupernaturals: His weapons were made out of his own skeletal structure.
* Characters/WardEarthShin: His power includes manipulating the bones of his own body to the degree of creating constructs. He's also quite known for being particularly good at finding creative ways to take advantage of powers, so much so that Lord Of Loss credits him with helping improve his combat abilities.
* ComicBook/{{Lanfeust}}: Some trolls use big bones as blunt weapons.
* VideoGame/DawnOfCrafting: CraftedFromAnimals: You can make equipment, including armor, on top of other items, out of animals' fur. There are also Neanderthal recipes which create tools that use [[BadToTheBone sharpened bone]].
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* Characters/TwitchPlaysPokemonRedAnniversary: BadToTheBone
* Music/{{Lorde}}: Her songs have seen ''a lot'' of use in movie trailers, commercials, and video game soundtracks within a year of her debut.
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[[folder:Other Misuse (1/50)]]
* AwesomeMusic/LordOfWar: Buffalo Springfield's "For What It's Worth", played on the intro. Also counts as SoundtrackDissonance, but only because of the easygoing beat. The ''lyrics'' are a notable case of BadToTheBone; "There's a man with a gun over there", "There's battle lines being drawn/Nobody's right if everybody's wrong", "Singing songs and carrying signs/Mostly say, hooray for our side", etc. '''This entry is weird in going back and forth on whether or not the song is fitting or not. I believe that it is, but while it highlights seemingly relevant lyrics, there isn't any context of the actual movie itself that they allude to being described here.'''
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