Tuesday, August 7, 2012

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 MUSICThe 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'SStayin' 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...
#SONGMOVIEYEAR
1Over the Rainbow
PERFORMER Judy Garland
MUSIC/LYRICS Harold Arlen/E. Y. Harburg
WIZARD OF OZ, THE1939
2As Time Goes By
PERFORMER Dooley Wilson
MUSIC/LYRICS Herman Hupfeld
CASABLANCA1942
3Singin' in the Rain
PERFORMER Gene Kelly
MUSIC/LYRICS Nacio Herb Brown/Arthur Freed
SINGIN' IN THE RAIN1952
4Moon River
PERFORMER Audrey Hepburn
MUSIC/LYRICS Henry Mancini/Johnny Mercer
BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S1961
5White Christmas
PERFORMER Bing Crosby
MUSIC/LYRICS Irving Berlin
HOLIDAY INN1942
6Mrs. Robinson
PERFORMERS Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel
MUSIC/LYRICS Paul Simon
GRADUATE, THE1967
7When You Wish Upon A Star
PERFORMER Cliff Edwards
MUSIC/LYRICS Leigh Harline/Ned Washington
PINOCCHIO1940
8Way We Were, The
PERFORMER Barbra Streisand
MUSIC/LYRICS Marvin Hamlisch/Alan and Marilyn Bergman
THE WAY WE WERE1973
9Stayin' Alive
PERFORMER The Bee Gees
MUSIC/LYRICS Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb
SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER1977
10Sound of Music, The
PERFORMER Julie Andrews
MUSIC/LYRICS Richard Rodgers/Oscar Hammerstein II
SOUND OF MUSIC, THE1965
11Man That Got Away, The
PERFORMER Judy Garland MUSIC/LYRICS Harold Arlen/Ira Gershwin
STAR IS BORN, A1954
12Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
PERFORMER Marilyn Monroe
MUSIC/LYRICS Jule Styne/Leo Robin
GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES1953
13People
PERFORMER Barbra Streisand
MUSIC/LYRICS Jule Styne/Bob Merrill
FUNNY GIRL1968
14My Heart Will Go On
PERFORMER Céline Dion
MUSIC/LYRICS James Horner/Will Jennings
TITANIC1997
15Cheek to Cheek
PERFORMERS Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers
MUSIC/LYRICS Irving Berlin
TOP HAT1935
16Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star is Born)
PERFORMER Barbra Streisand
MUSIC/LYRICS Barbra Streisand/Paul Williams
STAR IS BORN, A1976
17I Could Have Danced All Night
PERFORMER Audrey Hepburn (voiced by Marni Nixon)
MUSIC/LYRICS Frederick Loewe/Alan Jay Lerner
MY FAIR LADY1964
18Cabaret
PERFORMER Liza Minnelli
MUSIC/LYRICS John Kander/Fred Ebb
CABARET1972
19Some Day My Prince Will Come
PERFORMER Adriana Caselotti
MUSIC/LYRICS Frank Churchill/Larry Morey
SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS1937
20Somewhere
PERFORMERS Natalie Wood (voiced by Marni Nixon), Richard Beymer (voiced by Jimmy Bryant)
MUSIC/LYRICS Leonard Bernstein/Stephen Sondheim
WEST SIDE STORY1961
21Jailhouse Rock
PERFORMER Elvis Presley
MUSIC/LYRICS Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
JAILHOUSE ROCK1957
22Everybody's Talkin'
PERFORMER Harry Nilsson
MUSIC/LYRICS Fred Neil
MIDNIGHT COWBOY1969
23Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head
PERFORMER B. J. Thomas
MUSIC/LYRICS Burt Bacharach/Hal David
BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID1969
24Ol' Man River
PERFORMER Paul Robeson
MUSIC/LYRICS Jerome Kern/Oscar Hammerstein II
SHOW BOAT1936
25High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin)
PERFORMER Tex Ritter
MUSIC/LYRICS Dimitri Tiomkin/Ned Washington
HIGH NOON1952
26Trolley Song, The
PERFORMER Judy Garland
MUSIC/LYRICS Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane
MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS1944
27Unchained Melody
PERFORMER The Righteous Brothers
MUSIC/LYRICS Alex North, Hy Zaret
GHOST1990
28Some Enchanted Evening
PERFORMER Rossano Brazzi (voiced by Giorgio Tozzi)
MUSIC/LYRICS Richard Rodgers/Oscar Hammerstein II
SOUTH PACIFIC1958
29Born To Be Wild
PERFORMER Steppenwolf
MUSIC/LYRICS Mars Bonfire
EASY RIDER1969
30Stormy Weather
PERFORMER Lena Horne
MUSIC/LYRICS Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
STORMY WEATHER1943
31Theme from New York, New York
PERFORMER Liza Minnelli
MUSIC/LYRICS John Kander/Fred Ebb
NEW YORK, NEW YORK1977
32I Got Rhythm
PERFORMER Gene Kelly
MUSIC/LYRICS George Gershwin/Ira Gershwin
AMERICAN IN PARIS, AN1951
33Aquarius
PERFORMERS Ren Woods, Ensemble
MUSIC/LYRICS Galt MacDermot/Gerome Ragni, James Rado
HAIR1979
34Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
PERFORMERS Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers
MUSIC/LYRICS George Gershwin/Ira Gershwin
SHALL WE DANCE1937
35America
PERFORMERS Rita Moreno, George Chakiris, Ensemble
MUSIC/LYRICS Leonard Bernstein/Stephen Sondheim
WEST SIDE STORY1961
36Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
PERFORMERS Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, Ensemble
MUSIC/LYRICS Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman
MARY POPPINS1964
37Swinging on a Star
PERFORMER Bing Crosby
MUSIC/LYRICS James Van Heusen/Johnny Burke
GOING MY WAY1944
38Theme from Shaft
PERFORMERS Isaac Hayes, Chorus
MUSIC/LYRICS Isaac Hayes
SHAFT1971
39Days of Wine and Roses
PERFORMER Chorus
MUSIC/LYRICS Henry Mancini/Johnny Mercer
DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES1962
40Fight the Power
PERFORMER Public Enemy
MUSIC/LYRICS Carlton Ridenhour, Hank Shocklee, Eric Sadler, Keith Shocklee
DO THE RIGHT THING1989
41New York, New York
PERFORMERS Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Jules Munshin
MUSIC/LYRICS Leonard Bernstein/Betty Comden, Adolph Green
ON THE TOWN1949
42Luck Be A Lady
PERFORMERS Marlon Brando, Ensemble
MUSIC/LYRICS Frank Loesser
GUYS AND DOLLS1955
43Way You Look Tonight, The
PERFORMER Fred Astaire
MUSIC/LYRICS Jerome Kern/Dorothy Fields
SWING TIME1936
44Wind Beneath My Wings
PERFORMER Bette Midler
MUSIC/LYRICS Larry Henley, Jeff Silbar
BEACHES1988
45That's Entertainment
PERFORMERS Fred Astaire, Nanette Fabray, Jack Buchanan, Oscar Levant
MUSIC/LYRICS Arthur Schwartz/Howard Dietz
BAND WAGON, THE1953
46Don't Rain On My Parade
PERFORMER Barbra Streisand
MUSIC/LYRICS Jule Styne/ Bob Merrill
FUNNY GIRL1968
47Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah
PERFORMER James Baskett
MUSIC/LYRICS Allie Wrubel/Ray Gilbert
SONG OF THE SOUTH1947
48Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)
PERFORMER Doris Day
MUSIC/LYRICS Ray Evans, Jay Livingston
MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH, THE1956
49Make 'Em Laugh
PERFORMER Donald OÕConnor
MUSIC/LYRICS Nacio Herb Brown/Arthur Freed
SINGIN' IN THE RAIN1952
50Rock Around the Clock
PERFORMERS Bill Haley and the Comets
MUSIC/LYRICS Bill Haley and the Comets
BLACKBOARD JUNGLE1955
51Fame
PERFORMER Irene Cara
MUSIC/LYRICS Michael Gore/Dean Pitchford
FAME1980
52Summertime
PERFORMER Diahann Carroll (voiced by Loulie Jean Norman)
MUSIC/LYRICS George Gershwin/DuBose Heyward
PORGY AND BESS1959
53Goldfinger
PERFORMER Shirley Bassey
MUSIC/LYRICS John Barry/Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley
GOLDFINGER1964
54Shall We Dance
PERFORMERS Deborah Kerr (voiced by Marni Nixon), Yul Brynner
MUSIC/LYRICS Richard Rodgers/Oscar Hammerstein II
KING AND I, THE1956
55Flashdance...What a Feeling
PERFORMER Irene Cara
MUSIC/LYRICS Giorgio Moroder/Keith Forsey, Irene Cara
FLASHDANCE1983
56Thank Heaven for Little Girls
PERFORMER Maurice Chevalier
MUSIC/LYRICS Frederick Loewe/Alan Jay Lerner
GIGI1958
57Windmills of Your Mind, The
PERFORMER Noel Harrison
MUSIC/LYRICS Michel Legrand/Alan and Marilyn Bergman
THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR, THE1968
58Gonna Fly Now
PERFORMERS DeEtta Little, Nelson Pigford
MUSIC/LYRICS Bill Conti/Carol Connors, Ayn Robbins
ROCKY1976
59Tonight
PERFORMERS Natalie Wood (voiced by Marni Nixon), Richard Beymer (voiced by Jimmy Bryant)
MUSIC/LYRICS Leonard Bernstein/Stephen Sondheim
WEST SIDE STORY1961
60It Had to Be You
PERFORMERS Frank Sinatra, Harry Connick, Jr.
MUSIC/LYRICS Isham Jones/Gus Kahn
WHEN HARRY MET SALLY1989
61Get Happy
PERFORMER Judy Garland
MUSIC/LYRICS Harold Arlen/Ted Koehler
SUMMER STOCK1950
62Beauty and the Beast
PERFORMER Angela Lansbury
MUSIC/LYRICS Alan Menken/Howard Ashman
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST1991
63Thanks for the Memory
PERFORMERS Bob Hope, Shirley Ross
MUSIC/LYRICS Ralph Rainger/Leo Robin
BIG BROADCAST OF 1938, THE1938
64My Favorite Things
PERFORMER Julie Andrews
MUSIC/LYRICS Richard Rodgers/Oscar Hammerstein II
SOUND OF MUSIC, THE1965
65I Will Always Love You
PERFORMER Whitney Houston
MUSIC/LYRICS Dolly Parton
BODYGUARD, THE1992
66Suicide is Painless
PERFORMER Johnny Mandel
MUSIC/LYRICS Johnny Mandel/Mike Altman
M*A*S*H1970
67Nobody Does it Better
PERFORMER Carly Simon
MUSIC/LYRICS Marvin Hamlisch/Carole Bayer Sager
SPY WHO LOVED ME, THE1977
68Streets of Philadelphia
PERFORMER Bruce Springsteen
MUSIC/LYRICS Bruce Springsteen
PHILADELPHIA1993
69On the Good Ship Lollipop
PERFORMER Shirley Temple
MUSIC/LYRICS Richard A. Whiting/Sidney Clare
BRIGHT EYES1934
70Summer Nights
PERFORMERS John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Ensemble
MUSIC/LYRICS Jim Jacobs, Warren Casey
GREASE1978
71Yankee Doodle Boy, The
PERFORMER James Cagney
MUSIC/LYRICS George M. Cohan
YANKEE DOODLE DANDY1942
72Good Morning
PERFORMERS Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, Donald OÕConnor
MUSIC/LYRICS Nacio Herb Brown/Arthur Freed
SINGIN' IN THE RAIN1952
73Isn't it Romantic?
PERFORMERS Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald
MUSIC/LYRICS Richard Rodgers/Lorenz Hart
LOVE ME TONIGHT1932
74Rainbow Connection
PERFORMER Kermit the Frog (voiced by Jim Henson)
MUSIC/LYRICS Paul Williams, Kenny Ascher
MUPPET MOVIE, THE1979
75Up Where We Belong
PERFORMERS Joe Cocker, Jennifer Warnes
MUSIC/LYRICS Jack Nitzsche, Buffy Sainte-Marie/Will Jennings
OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN, AN1982
76Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
PERFORMER Judy Garland
MUSIC/LYRICS Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane
MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS1944
77Shadow of Your Smile, The
PERFORMER Chorus
MUSIC/LYRICS Johnny Mandel/Paul Francis Webster
SANDPIPER, THE1965
789 To 5
PERFORMER Dolly Parton
MUSIC/LYRICS Dolly Parton
9 TO 51980
79Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)
PERFORMER Christopher Cross
MUSIC/LYRICS Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, Christopher Cross, Peter Allen
ARTHUR1981
80Springtime for Hitler
PERFORMER Ensemble
MUSIC/LYRICS Mel Brooks
PRODUCERS, THE1968
81I'm Easy
PERFORMER Keith Carradine
MUSIC/LYRICS Keith Carradine
NASHVILLE1975
82Ding Dong the Witch is Dead
PERFORMER Ensemble
MUSIC/LYRICS Harold Arlen/E. Y. Harburg
WIZARD OF OZ, THE1939
83Rose, The
PERFORMER Bette Midler
MUSIC/LYRICS Amanda McBroom
ROSE, THE1979
84Put the Blame on Mame
PERFORMER Rita Hayworth (voiced by Anita Ellis)
MUSIC/LYRICS Doris Fisher, Allan Roberts
GILDA1946
85Come What May
PERFORMERS Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor
MUSIC/LYRICS David Baerwald
MOULIN ROUGE!2001
86(I've Had) The Time of My Life
PERFORMERS Bill Medley, Jennifer Warnes
MUSIC/LYRICS Frank Previte, John DeNicola, Donald Markowitz/Frank Previte
DIRTY DANCING1987
87Buttons and Bows
PERFORMER Bob Hope
MUSIC/LYRICS Jay Livingston/Ray Evans
PALEFACE, THE1948
88Do Re Mi
PERFORMERS Julie Andrews, Ensemble
MUSIC/LYRICS Richard Rodgers/Oscar Hammerstein II
SOUND OF MUSIC, THE1965
89Puttin' on the Ritz
PERFORMERS Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle
MUSIC/LYRICS Irving Berlin
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN1974
90Seems Like Old Times
PERFORMER Diane Keaton
MUSIC/LYRICS Carmen Lombardo/John Jacob Loeb
ANNIE HALL1977
91Let the River Run
PERFORMER Carly Simon
MUSIC/LYRICS Carly Simon
WORKING GIRL1988
92Long Ago and Far Away
PERFORMERS Gene Kelly, Rita Hayworth (voiced by Martha Mears)
MUSIC/LYRICS Jerome Kern/Ira Gershwin
COVER GIRL1944
93Lose Yourself
PERFORMER Eminem
MUSIC/LYRICS Eminem, Jeff Bass, Luis Resto/Eminem
8 MILE2002
94Ain't Too Proud to Beg
PERFORMER The Temptations
MUSIC/LYRICS Eddie Holland, Norman Whitfield
BIG CHILL, THE1983
95(We're Off on the) Road to Morocco
PERFORMERS Bing Crosby, Bob Hope
MUSIC/LYRICS Jimmy Van Heusen/Johnny Burke
ROAD TO MOROCCO1942
96Footloose
PERFORMER Kenny Loggins
MUSIC/LYRICS Kenny Loggins, Dean Pitchford
FOOTLOOSE1984
9742nd Street
PERFORMERS Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell, Ensemble
MUSIC/LYRICS Harry Warren/Al Dubin
42nd STREET1933
98All That Jazz
PERFORMERS Catherine Zeta-Jones, RenŽe Zellweger
MUSIC/LYRICS John Kander/Fred Ebb
CHICAGO2002
99Hakuna Matata
PERFORMERS Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella, Jason Weaver, Joseph Williams
MUSIC/LYRICS Elton John/Tim Rice
LION KING, THE1994
100Old Time Rock and Roll
PERFORMERS Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band (lip-synched by Tom Cruise)
MUSIC/LYRICS George Jackson, Tom Jones III
RISKY BUSINESS1983


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.


The special is the seventh installment in AFI's centennial celebration of American cinema, following the six critically-acclaimed network specials — AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies, AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars, AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs, AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills, AFI'S 100 Years...100 Passions and AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains — which, each year, spark a national discussion of America's film history among movie lovers across the nation. Each year the AFI program has garnered the highest rating for its time slot.

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