<P> It also gained a following after appearing in Deep Throat . The song was also played in the Terrence Malick film Badlands and the Martin Scorsese film Casino . The song also is played in the 2000 HBO hit show The Sopranos, season two, episode 6 ("The Happy Wanderer"). It can also be heard playing in the second episode of The Wire . </P> <P> Mickey and Sylvia's version is heard in a 2013 TV commercial for Nationwide Insurance . </P> <P> In 2015, Mickey and Sylvia's version is featured in a memorable scene of season 3, episode 4 ("Natural Spring Water") of the Australian TV comedy drama, Please Like Me, in which characters Josh and Arnold lip - sync and act out the spoken dialogue part of the song like Baby and Johnny do in the film, Dirty Dancing . </P> <P> The song was covered by Kristin Chenoweth in the 2015 animated feature by George Lucas, Strange Magic . In the pivotal scene, the Sugar Plum Fairy creates a love potion while reprising the song . </P>

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