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 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...
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.
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Yankeedame,
I checked out JimRob's list of publications/articles that need to be excerpted and didn't find AFI on that list, hence this 100-song list is saved for posterity....
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