TOP MOVIE SONGS This update: #120-111. More added next week.

Caffe` Latte` presents…

THE 200

MOST ESSENTIAL

MOVIE SONGS

Here they are…

The definitive list of 200 songs from the movies, recorded by by rock & pop acts since the start of the Rock Era in 1955.

To be eligible, the songs need to have been first heard in association with a film from the last 60 years (although some exceptions do exist where the song gained a higher profile after its use in a motion picture)- so no songs from “West Side Story”, “Phantom of the Opera”, “Les Miserables” or “The Sound Of Music” and other films that first started out as stage musicals.

#111

TEARS IN HEAVEN

Eric Clapton

(‘Rush’- 1991)

Eric Clapton scored the crime drama film. His tender ballad "Tears In Heaven", co-written with Will Jennings, dealt with the death of the legendary guitarist's son Conor.

#112

YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE

Nancy Sinatra

(‘You Only Live Twice’- 1967)

 The 5th Bond film in the still-thriving series had Sean Connery playing the legendary British spy. 

#113

COME WHAT MAY

Ewan McGregor & Nicole Kidman

(‘Moulin Rouge’- 2001)

 

 The Australian-American joint film project produced a musical that earned 8 Oscar nominations; winning 2.The 2 leading actors sang this duet.

#114

WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH,

THE TOUGH GET GOING

Billy Ocean

(‘The Jewel Of The Nile’- 1985)

 

 The action adventure film starred Michael Douglas and gave Billy Ocean a British chart topping single he co-wrote.

#115

CRAZY FOR YOU

Madonna

(‘Vision Quest’- 1985)

 

 The coming of age film 'Vision Quest' was released in some countries as 'Crazy For You', in light of the chart success of the Madonna song. The single topped the American, Canadian and Australian charts.

#116

PAPA, CAN YOU HEAR ME?

Barbra Streisand

(‘Yentl’- 1983)

 

 Barbra Streisand managed to direct herself in one of the most poignant moments in the film version of 'Yentl'. She sings the song to the spirit of her recently deceased father. The Oscar-nominated track finds her character all alone and uncertain of the future. 

#117

NOTHING'S GONNA STOP US NOW

Starship

(‘Mannequin’- 1987)

 

 Andrew McCarthy and Kim Cattrall co-star in the romantic comedy/ fantasy film 'Mannequin'. Starship's hit song earned an Oscar nomination as well as topping both the British and American charts.

#118

LOVE KILLS

Freddie Mercury

(‘Metropolis’- 1977)

 

 Giorgio Moroder scored the restoration of Fritz Lang's 1927 cinema classic of the silent era in 1984. The new soundtrack featured a solo track by Queen's lead singer Freddie Mercury. The flamboyant frontman co-wrote the song for the restored version of the motion picture with Moroder.

#119

HAVE YOU EVER REALLY LOVED A WOMAN?

Bryan Adams

(‘Don Juan DeMarco’- 1994)

 

 Francis Ford Coppola directed legendary actor Marlon Brando again in the rom-com drama. Bryan Adams co-wrote and co-produced the ballad from the film. The song earned an Oscar nomination as well as topping the US charts.

#120

TURN BACK TIME

Aqua

(‘Sliding Doors’- 1998)

 

 'Sliding Doors' was a romantic comedy drama that dealt with dual parallel universes. Aqua delivered a rare ballad that reached #1 in Britain.