A movie from the 1980’s that never quite made it in theaters, only to be one of the first films to find second life on cable TV, was Eddie and the Cruisers.
It’s the story of a band that rises to the top briefly, but the second album kind of blows up in their faces. Eddie disappears and the band ends.
Quick summary, there’s more to it of course, but if by chance you want to see it, well, no spoilers here!
Anyway, one song from the movie, “On The Dark Side,” actually hit it pretty big.