Covering Don't Stop Believing Is Nothing New, But Rock Of Ages Gave It A Go Anyhow

Welcome to a new edition of my bi-weekly column called When Good Songs Happen To Bad Movies, in which I look at pretty well done songs that just so happened to debut in more subpar features.

It had existed within pop culture for numerous years prior to Glee, but that TV Shows rendition of Don't Stop Believing introduced the Journey song for a whole new generation to belt out their own vocal takes on the legendary choruses of that tune. And of course, why wouldn't it resonate with people in 2010 just as it had in 1981? The title of the song alone radiates hope, a theme everyone, regardless of age, can relate to as a necessity, and the lyrics frame a tale of a small town girl (living in a lonely world, don'tcha know) and a city boy (who I heard was born and raised in South Detroit) just trying to survive in harsh circumstances while that titular axiom gets them through another day.