Wednesday, June 23, 2004

OscarWatch: 100 Years, 100 Songs

The wonderful wits over at OscarWatch have come up with their own combined list as a response to AFI's recent list. I much prefer the OW list. They just have a top 10, followed by 90 other songs. I'd also like to point out both lists exlude "The Sounds of Silence" from The Graduate, which is one of my favorites. And as far as recent musicals, I much rather prefer "Nowadays" from Chicago than "All That Jazz," but "Nowadays" wasn't the tune being played 6 times at the 2003 Oscars.

**** - Darren Favorite

1. Over the Rainbow - Wizard of Oz

2. Singin' In the Rain - Singin In the Rain

3. All That Jazz - Chicago ****

4. Mrs. Robinson - The Graduate ****

5. Save Me - Magnolia ****

6. Beauty and the Beast - Beauty and the Beast

7. As Time Goes By - Casablanca

8. Circle of Life - The Lion King

9. America - West Side Story

10. Moon River - Breakfast at Tiffany's ****

not ranked:

A Whole New World ALADDIN (1992)

Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) AGAINST ALL ODDS (1984)

All the Way THE JOKER IS WILD (1957)

Amazing Grace SILKWOOD (1983)

Aquarius HAIR (1979)

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

Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing EYES WIDE SHUT (1999) ****

Baby Mine DUMBO (1941)

Be Our Guest BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (1991)

Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo CINDERELLA (1950) ****

Blame Canada SOUTH PARK: BIGGER, LONGER & UNCUT (1999)

Bohemian Rhapsody WAYNE'S WORLD (1992) ****

Born To Be Wild EASY RIDER (1969)

Cabaret CABARET (1972)

Can You Feel the Love Tonight THE LION KING (1994) ****

Cheek to Cheek TOP HAT (1935)

Chim Chim Cher-ee MARY POPPINS (1964)

Colors of the Wind POCAHONTAS (1995)

Come What May MOULIN ROUGE! (2001) ****

Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES (1953)

Do Re Mi THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965)

Don't Cry For Me, Argentina EVITA (1996) ****

Don't Rain On My Parade FUNNY GIRL (1968)

Don't You (Forget About Me) THE BREAKFAST CLUB (1985) ****

Everybody's Talkin' MIDNIGHT COWBOY (1969) ****

Fight the Power DO THE RIGHT THING (1989)

FlashdanceÉWhat a Feeling FLASHDANCE (1983) ****

Friend Like Me ALADDIN (1992)

Gangsta's Paradise DANGEROUS MINDS (1995) ****

Ghostbusters GHOSTBUSTERS (1984)

Good Morning SINGIN' IN THE RAIN (1952)

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

Hazy Shade of Winter LESS THAN ZERO (1987)

Hopelessly Devoted To You GREASE (1978)

I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? (2000)

I Could Have Danced All Night MY FAIR LADY (1964)

I Don't Know How to Love Him JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (1973)

I Say a Little Prayer MY BEST FRIEND'S WEDDING (1997)

I Want To Be Like You THE JUNGLE BOOK (1967)

I Will Always Love You THE BODYGUARD (1992) ****

If I Only Had A Brain/Heart/The Nerve THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939)

I'm Tired BLAZING SADDLES (1974)

In Dreams BLUE VELVET (1986)

In Your Eyes SAY ANYTHING...(1989)

It Had to Be You WHEN HARRY MET SALLY (1989)

Let the River Run WORKING GIRL (1988) ****

Lose Yourself 8 MILE (2002) ****

Luck Be A Lady GUYS AND DOLLS (1955)

Make 'Em Laugh SINGIN' IN THE RAIN (1952) ****

Miss Misery GOOD WILL HUNTING (1997)

My Heart Will Go On TITANIC (1997) ****

Oh, Pretty Woman PRETTY WOMAN (1990) ****

People FUNNY GIRL (1968)

Rainbow Connection MUPPET MOVIE, THE (1979)

Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID (1969)

Roxanne MOULIN ROUGE! (2001) ****

Secret Garden JERRY MAGUIRE (1996) ****

Somewhere Out There AN AMERICAN TAIL (1986) ****

Somewhere WEST SIDE STORY (1961)

Springtime For Hitler THE PRODUCERS (1968)

Stayin' Alive SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER (1977)

Streets of Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA (1993) ****

Stuck In The Middle With You RESERVOIR DOGS (1992) ****

Suicide is Painless M*A*S*H (1970)

Summer Nights GREASE (1978)

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious MARY POPPINS (1964)

Take My Breath Away TOP GUN (1986) ****

Tequila PEE WEE'S BIG ADVENTURE (1985)

The Bare Necessities THE JUNGLE BOOK (1967)

The Candy Man WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (1971)

The Hands That Built America GANGS OF NEW YORK (2002)

The Rain In Spain MY FAIR LADY (1964)

The Sound of Music THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965)

The Time Warp THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (1975) ****

The Way You Look Tonight SWING TIME (1936)

Things Have Changed WONDER BOYS (2000)

Tiny Dancer ALMOST FAMOUS (2000) ****

Tonight WEST SIDE STORY (1961)

Twist And Shout FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF (1986)

Unchained Melody GHOST (1990) ****

Under the Sea THE LITTLE MERMAID (1989) ****

Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera) THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH (1956)

What's Love Got To Do With It WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT (1993)

When She Loved Me TOY STORY 2 (1999)

When You Wish Upon A Star PINOCCHIO (1940)

White Christmas HOLIDAY INN (1942)

Wilkommen CABARET (1972)

You Never Can Tell PULP FICTION (1994) ****

You're The One That I Want GREASE (1978)

You've Got a Friend in Me TOY STORY (1995)



..and Wind Beneath My Wings BEACHES (1987)****

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