Sorry, I was on the Non-prince forum, and I decided to rant over here, too...
Info from The AFI( Thanks, Pusherman and TheAudience):

The American Film Institute (AFI) revealed the top movie songs of all time in AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs


Other Winning Numbers Include Unforgettable Songs from BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S, HOLIDAY INN, THE GRADUATE, PINOCCHIO, THE WAY WE WERE, SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER and THE SOUND OF MUSIC
The American Film Institute (AFI) revealed the top movie songs of all time in AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs three-hour special television event hosted by John Travolta. Having contributed to the list himself-his dance moves helped SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER'S Stayin' Alive disco its way into a Top 10 spot and he made his own way onto the final list with his performance of GREASE'S Summer Nights-Travolta was a natural representative for 100 years of American movie music.

In the venerated #1 spot was Judy Garland's soulful and iconic rendition of Over the Rainbow from the beloved family classic, THE WIZARD OF OZ.

Nabbing the rest of the top spots were classics of every kind-from timeless favorites of yesteryear to contemporary tunes-including As Time Goes By (CASABLANCA), Singin' In The Rain (SINGIN' IN THE RAIN), Moon River (BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S), White Christmas (HOLIDAY INN/WHITE CHRISTMAS), Mrs. Robinson (THE GRADUATE), When You Wish Upon a Star (PINOCCHIO), The Way We Were (THE WAY WE WERE), Stayin' Alive (SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER) and The Sound of Music (THE SOUND OF MUSIC).


The Honorees:




1
Over the Rainbow
WIZARD OF OZ, THE
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
GRADUATE, THE
1967

7
When You Wish Upon A Star
PINOCCHIO
1940

8
Way We Were, The
THE WAY WE WERE
1973

9
Stayin' Alive
SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER
1977

10
Sound of Music, The
SOUND OF MUSIC, THE
1965

11
Man That Got Away, The
STAR IS BORN, A
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)
STAR IS BORN, A
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
Trolley Song, The
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
AMERICAN IN PARIS, AN
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
Way You Look Tonight, The
SWING TIME
1936

44
Wind Beneath My Wings
BEACHES
1988

45
That's Entertainment
BAND WAGON, THE
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)
MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH, THE
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
KING AND I, THE
1956

55
Flashdance...What a Feeling
FLASHDANCE
1983

56
Thank Heaven for Little Girls
GIGI
1958

57
Windmills of Your Mind, The
THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR, THE
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
BIG BROADCAST OF 1938, THE
1938

64
My Favorite Things
SOUND OF MUSIC, THE
1965

65
I Will Always Love You
BODYGUARD, THE
1992

66
Suicide is Painless
M*A*S*H
1970

67
Nobody Does it Better
SPY WHO LOVED ME, THE
1977

68
Streets of Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA
1993

69
On the Good Ship Lollipop
BRIGHT EYES
1934

70
Summer Nights
GREASE
1978

71
Yankee Doodle Boy, The
YANKEE DOODLE DANDY
1942

72
Good Morning
SINGIN' IN THE RAIN
1952

73
Isn't it Romantic?
LOVE ME TONIGHT
1932

74
Rainbow Connection
MUPPET MOVIE, THE
1979

75
Up Where We Belong
OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN, AN
1982

76
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS
1944

77
Shadow of Your Smile, The
SANDPIPER, THE
1965

78
9 To 5
9 TO 5
1980

79
Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)
ARTHUR
1981

80
Springtime for Hitler
PRODUCERS, THE
1968

81
I'm Easy
NASHVILLE
1975

82
Ding Dong the Witch is Dead
WIZARD OF OZ, THE
1939

83
Rose, The
ROSE, THE
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
PALEFACE, THE
1948

88
Do Re Mi
SOUND OF MUSIC, THE
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
BIG CHILL, THE
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
LION KING, THE
1994

100
Old Time Rock and Roll
RISKY BUSINESS
1983




The Criteria

The jurors were asked to consider the following criteria while making their selections:




Feature-Length Fiction Film: The film must be in narrative format, typically more than 60 minutes in length.

American Film: The film must be in the English language with significant creative and/or financial production elements from the United States.

Song: Music and lyrics featured in an American film that set a tone or mood, define character, advance plot and/or express the film's themes in a manner that elevates the moving image art form. Songs may have been written and/or recorded specifically for the film or previously written and/or recorded and selected by the filmmaker to achieve the above goals.

Cultural Impact: Songs that have captured the nation's heart, echoed beyond the walls of a movie theater, and ultimately stand in our collective memory of the film itself.

Legacy: Songs that resonate across the century, enriching America's film heritage and captivating artists and audiences today.


No Prince, Huh?

A Great Overview!! Great List!!... However...

Not to bring Prince into everything, but
Purple Rain or Let's Go Crazy Should've been In there ...

Especially since they chose songs from 8 Mile, Fame, Do the Right Thing, Grease, Footloose and Dirty Dancing??
So people really voted for these and FLASHDANCE over Prince, huh? interesting...


So, "Time Of My Life" from DIRTY DANCING has greater CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE than any of Prince's soundtrack? hmmmm....

Kermit the Frog wailing"The Rainbow Connection " is MORE SIGNIFICANT than PURPLE RAIN?...ok...


So, Flashdance...What A Feeling will have more of a LASTING LEGACY than.....Nevermind!

I saw this yesterday and I just couldn't belive it. 'Purple Rain' won an Oscar and in my opinon was a 1000 times better than a third of this list. I will grant you that there are true classic songs listed here, but come now, 'Purple Rain' should've been listed.

That is just wrong, dude. Does anyone even remember how that song from Working Girl goes? In fact, I don't even remember there being 'a' song from Working Girl, and I love that movie!

I can see Crazy and Doves getting passed over, but Purple Rain? 'Scuse me???

The AFI list is illegitimate. Songs from Flashdance and 9 to 5 and 8 Mile make it, but Purple Rain, the imperial march from Star Wars, and the theme for The Godfather are omitted.

I counted at least 16 songs that could have easily been bumped for Purple Rain.

I sent them a complaint e-mail yesterday.

Prince WAS nominated - "Let's Go Crazy" was in the list of the Top 400 nominees (http://www.afi.com/Docs/t...ngs400.pdf) , but was not chosen to be in the Top 100. I think it's ridiculous too, especially when you consider that the stupid Muppet song was in there.

"Let's Go Crazy" set the tone of the movie, is a great song, etc., and appears to meet all the AFI criteria.

"When Doves Cry" IMHO was not integral to the movie. A better argument could be made for "Purple Rain" but I still think "Let's Go Crazy" was the best choice here. And so did the AFI since they nominated it.