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The American Film Institute (AFI) revealed the top movie songs of all time in AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Skies are Blue
and the Dreams That You Dare to Dream Really Do Come True"-Dorothy Gale (Judy Garland), THE WIZARD OF OZ THE WIZARD OF OZ, CASABLANCA AND SINGIN' IN THE RAIN TOP THE SCALES IN AFI's 100 YEARS...100 SONGS: AMERICA'S GREATEST MOVIE MUSIC ..... 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 Are...
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 Here I am, you lucky people!
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The nominees are here .... http://www.afi.com/Docs/t...ngs400.pdf
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. Here I am, you lucky people!
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 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!  [This message was edited Thu Jun 24 1:16:18 2004 by paligap] " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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So, you mean to tell me....
...No, Nevermind, I said I was gonna let it go.... " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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So, F**kin' HAKUNA MATATA from F**kin' LION KING has more.....No,no...I must let it go... " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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.....ok....
but.....ok..... ..... .. NO! NO! NO! &5##@!! F**kin FOOTLOOSE?!!?...If I.... ,,,ok that's it. No more... I need sleep...I'm gonna go lie down... [This message was edited Thu Jun 24 1:23:15 2004 by paligap] " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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paligap said: .....ok....
but.....ok..... ..... .. NO! NO! NO! &5##@!! F**kin FOOTLOOSE?!!?...If I.... ,,,ok that's it. No more... I need sleep...I'm gonna go lie down...
[This message was edited Thu Jun 24 1:23:15 2004 by paligap] Is that all you have to say..... Here I am, you lucky people!
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PusherMan said: Is that all you have to say..... @#$**!!##!!.....!..... ...ok, that's all... " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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paligap said: @#$**!!##!!.....!.....
...ok, that's all... Dude, you could've said ALL that over here...earlier... http://www.prince.org/msg/8/99063 ...and had your fit...sooner.
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theAudience said:
Dude, you could've said ALL that over here...earlier...
http://www.prince.org/msg/8/99063 ...and had your fit...sooner.
tA Well, see, at the time of the CBS special, Let's Go Crazy was at least nominated...I'm just mad that it didn't get any Final votes... and I missed your update with the final choices [This message was edited Thu Jun 24 8:09:20 2004 by paligap] " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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 Here I am, you lucky people!
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I hear ya, Paligap. This post not for the wimp contingent. All whiny wusses avert your eyes. | |
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Supernova said: I hear ya, Paligap.
Thanks, Supernova!...Just had to get that off my chest!! " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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