Yes, I was puzzled by that description as well. This is documented fact.

Eurythmics — Here Comes the Rain Again

X — Johnny Hit and Run Paulene

Marshall Crenshaw — Cynical Girl

No, because the characters weren't doing a "cover" in the film. It was intended to come off as a Dirk Diggler song. Jesus. Boogie Nights will never suck and PTA is a genius.

None of these films is from 2007. 1986 is the animated version above.

The Stan Bush song was released in 1986. Boogie Nights came out in 1997.

The Card Cheat has always been my favorite of their songs. I thought I was alone. And yes, that quatrain below that starts "From the Hundred Years War to the Crimea" is where it's at. Ahh. Good stuff.