AFI Top 100 best movie songs

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I mentioned Movies Rock and I remembered that I wanted to say how much Jennifer Hudson rocked "Somewhere" from West Side Story. She made me tear up.

Marc Anthony was so great with Mrs. Robinson. :sigh:
 
I don't think that person exists! :lol:

The Lion King also has "Can't you feel the love tonight" which I never get tired of listening to! :sigh:
 
Did anybody notice how they showed something from High Fidelity on the promos, but it wasn't ever on the countdown? They also had an AFI top 100 stand in Best Buy with the HIgh Fidelity DVD and CD along with others from the list. I wonder why.
 
yeah I enjoyed the interviews too, they gave some interesting facts and info, on what the songs were about and more..... But yeah it was a nice night for movie fans..... Music brings so much to a movie, it adds emotions and much much more, yes I could watch a movie with out music and a score, but something would be missing, music fill's the void and brings the movie to life....
 
I watched this with my parents (we're all movie fanatics). It was cool with all the interviews and stuff; I learned some stuff I hadn't known about some of my favorite songs.

Songs I was happy to see made the list:
+ Lose Yourself
+ Streets of Philadelphia
+ The Sound of Music
+ Mrs. Robinson
+ Over the Rainbow
+ Stayin' Alive

But I loved the majority of the songs they chose and thoroughly enjoyed watching the special.
 
I was very happy with the list and I had so many of those songs in my head but mainly (I've Had) the Time of My Life for some reason....
 
Overall I was extremely happy to see the songs that had made it onto the list, with some of my favourite songs ever from my favourite movies. :D I was also a little puzzled that no songs from RHPS were on the list, surely Time Warp or Sweet Transvestite (my personal fave song from the movie!) should have been on it. But ah well, I'm glad that Over The Rainbow came first, what a classic song. :)

I was stoked that several songs from the Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers musicals made the cut, and was pleasantly surprised that "Cheek To Cheek" was ranked so high but it really is one of my all-time favourite scenes. :love: I was also happy that my two favourite James Bond theme songs were there too, as were the Sound of Music songs and the 80's flicks, like Fame, Flashdance and Dirty Dancing, although I would've loved to have seen "Try A Little Tenderness" from Pretty In Pink. ;)

Yay also for Grease (is still the word!), The Lion King, "I Will Always Love You" and my god the "Unchained Melody" scene in Ghost made me bawl like a baby whenever I watch it.
 
I like As Time Goes By better than Over the Rainbow (and I like Casablanca a lot more than Wizard of Oz.) So, I would have chosen that as number one. But no big deal. I'm glad Mrs. Robinson was up so high. I loooove that movie and its soundtrack. :)

ETA: Okay, how could they have multiple songs from Singin' in the Rain, and none from Rocky Horror Picture Show!? Pshh. A travesty. :lol:
 
I finally watched it last night.

I'm not familiar with most of the songs, but 'rainbow' was an excellent choice for number one. I thought that "Summer Nights" from Grease and "All that Jazz" from Chicago, should have been higher than they were. I thought "Turn, Turn, Turn" by the Byrds? from Forrest Gump should have made the list.
 
Eeeeee, so many good songs! :glow:

And I'm so happy to see Isn't it Romantic made it cos that's one of my own faves :)

And Road to Morocco :lol: I had that stuck in my head for WEEKS afterwards. Like Webster's dictionary we're Morocco-bound!
 
1. "Over the Rainbow," "The Wizard of Oz," 1939.
2. "As Time Goes by," "Casablanca," 1942.
3. "Singin' in the Rain," "Singin' in the Rain," 1952.
4. "Moon River," "Breakfast at Tiffany's," 1961.
5. "White Christmas," "Holiday Inn," 1942.
6. "Mrs. Robinson," "The Graduate," 1967.
7. "When You Wish Upon a Star," "Pinocchio," 1940.
8. "The Way We Were," "The Way We Were," 1973.
9. "Stayin' Alive," "Saturday Night Fever," 1977.
10. "The Sound of Music," "The Sound of Music," 1965.

11. "The Man That Got Away," "A Star Is Born," 1954.
12. "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend," "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes," 1953.
13. "People," "Funny Girl," 1968.
14. "My Heart Will Go On," "Titanic," 1997.
15. "Cheek to Cheek," "Top Hat," 1935.
16. "Evergreen (Love Theme From `A Star Is Born')," "A Star Is Born," 1976.
17. "I Could Have Danced All Night," "My Fair Lady," 1964.
18. "Cabaret," "Cabaret," 1972.
19. "Some Day My Prince Will Come," "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," 1937.
20. "Somewhere," "West Side Story," 1961.

21. "Jailhouse Rock," "Jailhouse Rock," 1957.
22. "Everybody's Talkin'," "Midnight Cowboy, 1969.
23. "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head," "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," 1969.
24. "Ol' Man River," "Show Boat," 1936.
25. "High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin')," "High Noon," 1952.
26. "The Trolley Song," "Meet Me in St. Louis," 1944.
27. "Unchained Melody," "Ghost," 1990.
28. "Some Enchanted Evening," "South Pacific," 1958.
29. "Born to Be Wild," "Easy Rider," 1969.
30. "Stormy Weather," "Stormy Weather," 1943.

31. "Theme From `New York, New York,'" "New York, New York," 1977.
32. "I Got Rhythm," "An American in Paris," 1951.
33. "Aquarius, "Hair," 1979.
34. "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off," "Shall We Dance," 1937.
35. "America," "West Side Story," 1961.
36. "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious," "Mary Poppins," 1964.
37. "Swinging on a Star," "Going My Way," 1944.
38. "Theme From `Shaft,'" "Shaft," 1971.
39. "Days of Wine and Roses," "Days of Wine and Roses," 1963.
40. "Fight the Power," "Do the Right Thing," 1989.

41. "New York, New York," "On the Town," 1949.
42. "Luck Be a Lady," "Guys and Dolls," 1955.
43. "The Way You Look Tonight," "The Swing Time," 1936.
44. "Wind Beneath My Wings," "Beaches," 1988.
45. "That's Entertainment," "The Band Wagon," 1953.
46. "Don't Rain on My Parade," "Funny Girl," 1968.
47. "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah," "Song of the South," 1947.
48. "Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)," "The Man Who Knew Too Much," 1956.
49. "Make 'Em Laugh," "Singin' in the Rain," 1952.
50. "Rock Around the Clock," "Blackboard Jungle," 1955.

51. "Fame," "Fame," 1980.
52. "Summertime," "Porgy and Bess," 1959.
53. "Goldfinger," "Goldfinger," 1964.
54. "Shall We Dance," "The King and I," 1956.
55. "Flashdance ... What a Feeling," "Flashdance," 1983.
56. "Thank Heaven for Little Girls," "Gigi," 1958.
57. "The Windmills of Your Mind," "The Thomas Crown Affair," 1968.
58. "Gonna Fly Now," "Rocky," 1976.
59. "Tonight," "West Side Story," 1961.
60. "It Had to Be You," "When Harry Met Sally ...," 1989.

61. "Get Happy," "Summer Stock," 1950.
62. "Beauty and the Beast," "Beauty and the Beast," 1991.
63. "Thanks for the Memory," "The Big Broadcast of 1938," 1938.
64. "My Favorite Things," "The Sound of Music," 1965.
65. "I Will Always Love You," "The Bodyguard," 1992.
66. "Suicide Is Painless," "M-A-S-H," 1970.
67. "Nobody Does It Better," "The Spy Who Loved Me," 1977.
68. "Streets of Philadelphia," "Philadelphia," 1993.
69. "On the Good Ship Lollipop," "Bright Eyes," 1934.
70. "Summer Nights," "Grease," 1978.

71. "The Yankee Doodle Boy," "Yankee Doodle Dandy," 1942.
72. "Good Morning," "Singin' in the Rain," 1952.
73. "Isn't It Romantic?" "Love Me Tonight," 1932.
74. "Rainbow Connection," "The Muppet Movie," 1979.
75. "Up Where We Belong," "An Officer and a Gentleman," 1982.
76. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," "Meet Me in St. Louis," 1944.
77. "The Shadow of Your Smile," "The Sandpiper," 1965.
78. "9 to 5," "9 to 5," 1980.
79. "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)," "Arthur," 1981.
80. "Springtime for Hitler," "The Producers," 1968.

81. "I'm Easy," "Nashville," 1975.
82. "Ding Dong the Witch Is Dead," "The Wizard of Oz," 1939.
83. "The Rose," "The Rose," 1979.
84. "Put the Blame on Mame," "Gilda," 1946.
85. "Come What May," "Moulin Rouge!" 2001.
86. "(I've Had) the Time of My Life," "Dirty Dancing," 1987.
87. "Buttons and Bows," "The Paleface," 1948.
88. "Do Re Mi," "The Sound of Music," 1965.
89. "Puttin' on the Ritz," "Young Frankenstein," 1974.
90. "Seems Like Old Times," "Annie Hall," 1977.

91. "Let the River Run," "Working Girl," 1988.
92. "Long Ago and Far Away," "Cover Girl," 1944.
93. "Lose Yourself," "8 Mile," 2002.
94. "Ain't Too Proud to Beg," "The Big Chill," 1983.
95. "(We're Off on the) Road to Morocco," "Road to Morocco," 1942.
96. "Footloose," "Footloose," 1984.
97. "42nd Street," "42nd Street," 1933.
98. "All That Jazz," "Chicago," 2002.
99. "Hakuna Matata," "The Lion King," 1994.
100. "Old Time Rock and Roll," "Risky Business," 1983
 
Here are my theories from before the show:

1. Singing in the Rain
2. Over the Rainbow
3. When You Wish Upon A Star
4. Sound of Music
5. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
6. We're In the Money
7. You're the One That I Want
8. Time Warp
9. Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend
10. (I've Had) the Time of My Life

I was suprised I didn't guess that the Casablanca song would be so high up. I was happy that Diamonds are a Girls Best Friend was up there so high. And longer than they showed Marilyn. I definitly thought the Dirty Dancing song should have been way higher; I hear that song and I instantly want to see the movie and sing along.
I was very very suprised that Mammy from The Jazz Singer wasn't on the list. I think they would have done better to nominate Toot Toot Tootsie (Goo'bye) because it seems to be better liked over the years as it is more fun, but regardless it should have been in the list. It was the first friggin talkie and people adored it and in consequence loved Al Jolsen. Just because parents don't watch the movie constantly (because they're too young) and because the tv stations don't expose children to it like they do with Wizard of Oz, it doesn't mean it isn't important or likable.

The thing that really got me was all the Barbara Streisand songs that were played. My dad said someone must have really liked her because she was everywhere and I don't think she deserved it. The stuff of hers that I've heard I don't really like much and the others I'd never heard in my life. And her movies remind me of Meryl Streep movies; they try really hard to make them really important and really dramatic but all they ever turn out to do is bore me.
 
"over the rainbow"........a few years ago 'the wizard of oz' was re-released theatrically.......i was lucky enough to have seen it that way......seeing judy garland singing that song on the big screen of a theater is just so magical.....it will always be one of my fondest memories of going to the movies.......
 
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