Yes, it's time for the 100 Greatest Songs of All Time. This was actually an entertaining special because it put the spotlight on a lot of movies that don't usually make AFI specials and a lot of the songs are catchy. I would have preferred more interviews with people who actually sang or wrote the songs, but whaddyaIknow?

100. Old Time Rock and Roll, Risky Business. I don't like using songs that were just USED in films per se, but this is a great moment. Anyone remember Ron Reagan Jr. reprising this on SNL?

99. Hakuna Matata, The Lion King. Great song. Remember when Disney songs were catchy?

98. All That Jazz, Chicago. This is one of those songs that insidiously gets in your head.

97. 42nd Street, 42nd Street. I would have preferred to see "Lullaby of Broadway" or "Broadway Melody."

96. Footloose, Footloose. Why is this so low? Not a great film, but the ending is unforgettable--remember that spastic kid who could dance so rubber-limbed? And I would really like to have "Let's Hear it for the Boy."

95. The Road to Morocco, The Road to Morocco. Sort of a weird pick, kind of odd to have three Bob Hope songs on here, I would have dumped this and put in "High Hopes" from A Hole in the Head.

94. Ain't Too Proud to Beg, The Big Chill. This, I guess, works, although I would have preferred to move a lot of the songs that were ranked high down to these lower ranks.

93. Lose Yourself, 8 Mile. Worth it if only for the image of seeing an picture of Eminem dissolve into a picture of Gene Kelly.

92. Long Ago and Far Away, Cover Girl. Nice little song, but I've never seen the film.

91. Let the River Run, Working Girl. Now I like '80s songs just as much as the next fellow, but they went kind of crazy with 'em on the lower part of this list. Then they went crazy with late '60s/'70s songs later, so...

90. Seems Like Old Times, Annie Hall. Eh.

89. Puttin' on the Ritz, Blue Skies/Young Frankenstein. This is one of the all-time classic moments in comedy history, and it gets funnier as you grow older as you can appreciate the double gag.

88. Do Re Mi, The Sound of Music. The Sound of Music could effectively put up almost five, four songs just from itself. Anybody remember that one Kids in the Hall sketch where all they did was sing this song in a ratty park?

87. Buttons and Bows, The Paleface. Good song that isn't appreciated.

86. Time of My Life, Dirty Dancing. Another one that is a tad too low. This is one of the great cheesy songs in history from one of the great cheesy films in history.

85. Come What May, Moulin Rouge! I would have dropped this myself personally.

84. Put the Blame on Mame, Gilda. Sizzling little song, but where was any Marlene Dietrich song?

83. The Rose, The Rose. This is one of those "umm..." songs--it's not a bad song or a bad selection, but never having seen the film, I have no connection to it.

82. Ding Dong the Witch is Dead, The Wizard of Oz. I would have chosen "I'm Off to see the Wizard."

81. I'm Easy, Nashville. Eh.

80. Springtime for Hitler, The Producers. Hee hee! I sing this song whenever I get bored--"Germany was having trouble, what a sad sad story...needed a new leader to restore its former glory!"

79. Arthur's Theme, Arthur. Wow, I didn't realize how insidious this song was--"stuck between the moon and New York City" indeed.

78. 9 to 5, 9 to 5. Great song. Not a huge fan of the movie, though.

77. The Shadow of Your Smile, The Sandpiper. This was a downright weird selection.

76. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, Meet Me in St. Louis. Ranked pretty low, frankly. This is a lot more enduring than The Trolley Song.

75. Up Where We Belong, An Officer and a Gentleman. '80s music rocks; this, Dirty Dancing, Footloose, and Flashdance are the tunes of my generation.

74. Rainbow Connection, The Muppet Movie. Nice pick, just surprised to see it.

73. Isn't it Romantic?, Love Me Tonight. Wow, that's an addictive song.

72. Good Morning, Singin' in the Rain. Okay, this may be blasphemy, but I don't find Singin' in the Rain a great musical, just a great film, aside from the title number. This song is cheery and hummable but really is nothing special.

71. Yankee Doodle Boy, Yankee Doodle Dandy. James Cagney is one of those stars that deserves more respect.

70. Summer Nights, Grease. Should be higher--is there anyone who cannot resist lip synching and strutting when they hear this song played? "Tell me more, tell me more!"

69. On the Good Ship Lollipop, Bright Eyes. I personally prefer "Animal Crackers in my Soup."

68. Streets of Philadelphia, Philadelphia. Not a bad pick.

67. Nobody does it Better, The Spy Who Loved Me. Great song.

66. Suicide is Painless, M*A*S*H. If this hadn't become the TV theme song, would this have made the list? Nice of AFI to choose images that basically correspond to the show's opening too.

65. I Will Always Love You, The Bodyguard. Man, did we hear a lot of this song in 1992. It's actually a Dolly Parton song, by the way.

64. My Favorite Things, The Sound of Music. Yup, gotta have it.

63. Thanks for the Memory, The Big Broadcast of 1938. Nice tribute to Bob Hope here.

62. Beauty and the Beast, Beauty and the Beast. Man, this song sends chills up your spine.

61. Get Happy, Summer Stock. This song has weird images.

60. It Had to be You, When Harry Met Sally. Another usage of a song that had been around for a while and was just used in a movie.

59. Tonight, West Side Story. I guess so, but three songs from West Side Story (and not the Jet Song???!!!!) is a tad too much.

58. Gonna Fly Now, Rocky. Where is Eye of the Tiger? But Gonna Fly Now is great too; it's one of the great movie moments of all time. Can anybody resist jumping up and punching the air and running up the steps of a building when they hear this song?

57. The Windmills of Your Mind, The Thomas Crown Affair. Old style song.

56. Thank Heaven for Little Girls, Gigi. Yeah, Chevalier puts it over, but this song is kinda creepy if you listen to the lyrics.

55. Flashdance, Flashdance. Way too high, but it has to be on the great song list.

54. Shall We Dance, The King and I. Ya gotta have your King and I, but I would have liked "Getting to Know You."

53. Goldfinger, Goldfinger. You don't show the images of the opening credits?

52. Summertime, Porgy and Bess. Meh.

51. Fame, Fame. Yup.

50. Rock Around the Clock, Blackboard Jungle. Yeah, ya gotta have this--first rock and roll song to be number one.

49. Make 'Em Laugh, Singin' in the Rain. This isn't a great song; it's a great moment. The song is not really that catchy or singable.

48. Que Sera Sera, The Man Who Knew Too Much. I like this song; it's the only Hitchcock song to win an Oscar.

47. Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah, Song of the South. This has to be ranked higher! And why spend just ten seconds on it?

46. Don't Rain on my Parade, Funny Girl. Didn't Bobby Darin sing this too?

45. That's Entertainment, The Band Wagon. I always felt it odd that the original That's Entertainment documentary never included this song.

44. Wind Beneath my Wings, Beaches. "Did you ever know that you're my heeeero?"

43. The Way You Look Tonight, Swing Time. There were a lot of Astaire songs tonight.

42. Luck be a Lady, Guys and Dolls. This is a great song from a great musical, but not really a great film. Sinatra owns this song...which he didn't get to sing on film.

41. New York, New York, On the Town. "Springfield...Springfield!"

40. Fight the Power, Do the Right Thing. Kind of high.

39. Days of Wine and Roses, Days of Wine and Roses. Way too high if it should be on here at all, I wanted "The Sweetheart Tree" from The Great Race.

38. Shaft, Shaft. Gotta have this one, baby! Remember that one NewsRadio where they put in the question box and one of them is "Who's the black private dick that's a sex machine to all the chicks?" Entire staff: Shaft!

37. Swinging on a Star, Going my Way. I always forget what movie this song came from.

36. Supercalifraglisticexpialidocius, Mary Poppins. Hee hee, everyone's favorite. No "Spoonful of Sugar?" though.

35. America, West Side Story. Addictive song.

34. Let's Call the Whole Thing Off, Shall We Dance. I like this song, but too high up.

33. Aquarius, Hair. Worth it, but I had totally forgotten this film.

32. I Got Rhythm, An American in Paris. I guess so, but I'm not enthused.

31. New York, New York; New York, New York. Wow, I forget that this was a movie song.

30. Stormy Weather, Stormy Weather. Great song.

29. Born to be Wild, Easy Rider. Seminal movie moment.

28. Some Enchanted Evening, South Pacific. A little too high up, but good.

27. Unchained Melody, Ghost. This is actually from the movie "Unchained" and was used in Ghost.

26. The Trolley Song, Meet Me in St. Louis. Very fun little song. "Hiya, Judy!"

25. High Noon, High Noon. I love this song; it's so simple and communicates everything you need to know about the film.

24. Ol' Man River, Show Boat. Very powerful song.

23. Raindrops Keep Fallin' on my Head, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. This is a really weird segment in the film, but it's good.

22. Everybody's Talking, Midnight Cowboy. I love that Seinfeld one with Jon Voight.

21. Jailhouse Rock, Jailhouse Rock. Where is "Viva Las Vegas?"

20. Somewhere, West Side Story. Too much West Side Story.

19. Some Day My Prince Will Come, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. How about "Heigh-Ho?"

18. Cabaret, Cabaret. Too high, I was expecting "Tomorrow Belongs to Me."

17. I Could Have Danced All Night, My Fair Lady. Ya gotta have something from this.

16. Evergreen, A Star is Born. Okay, the list interestingly goes poopy near the end. This is a good song but is way too high.

15. Cheek to Cheek, Top Hat. I guess so. If "Dancing in the Dark" had lyrics in the film, that would have been an obvious choice.

14. My Heart Will Go On, Titanic. Man, I want to beat this song to death with a shoe. I want to rip it apart from the inside like Laurence Olivier does to Dustin Hoffman's mouth in "Marathon Man."

13. People, Funny Girl. Why is this so high? Did Barbra sponsor this show?

12. Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Yeah.

11. The Man That Got Away, A Star is Born. Did Lorna Luft sponsor this show? Why so MANY Garland songs and NOT "Dear Mr. Gable" or "On the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe?"

10. The Sound of Music, The Sound of Music. Great moment.

9. Stayin' Alive, Saturday Night Fever. Man, this song...if you can resist the urge to dance to it, you're not alive.

8. The Way We Were, The Way We Were. Arguably the most deserving Streisand song, but too high.

7. When You Wish Upon a Star, Pinocchio. Could frankly be higher for being the theme song of Disney really. And Pinocchio is a scary film, Clay Aiken--I personally get freaked out when the kids turn into donkeys.

6. Mrs. Robinson, The Graduate. Where is "The Sound of Silence."

5. White Christmas, Holiday Inn. One of the few songs to inspire a whole film.

4. Moon River, Breakfast at Tiffany's. As I recall, I kinda liked it.

3. Singin' in the Rain, Singin' in the Rain. Great song, great moment.

2. As Time Goes By, Casablanca. Ditto.

1. Over the Rainbow, The Wizard of Oz. And ditto again. The top three were gimmes.

14. My Heart Will Go On, Titanic. Man, I want to beat this song to death with a shoe. I want to rip it apart from the inside like Laurence Olivier does to Dustin Hoffman's mouth in "Marathon Man."

Can I join you?

Also, where was "What's New, Pussycat?"

I hope the next list will be "Top 100 (Instrumental) Movie Themes", as they should include "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly", "Jaws", and of course, "Star Wars". Over half of my large CD collection is of movie soundtracks, and most of those are instrumental only.

I really dislike the trend of the last several years where they play songs over the end credits just so they can create an album by various artists. I think a song should be an integral part of the movie to warrant being on a soundtrack.

Influx...

ST:TMP
STII:TWOK
Superman

Oh, yes -- there are so many... The above were just examples and not (necessarily) my Top 3. In fact, my Top 3 would probably be

Star Wars
ST:TMP
Superman

as these are the ones I felt the most "thrilled" the first time I heard them.

Dang, now I'll probably have to make a list...

65. I Will Always Love You, The Bodyguard. Man, did we hear a lot of this song in 1992. It's actually a Dolly Parton song, by the way...
Yes, we sure did. Ad nauseum. Made me detest Whitney Houston.
This song was originally written by Ms. Parton for the film The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. (An entertaining film that did not deserve its "R" rating, BTW.) I can't remember if the song was used in the film.

Would it have killed them to throw "A Hard Day's Night" up there somewhere? Sheesh.

What happened to...
Why Don't You Do Right from Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Mean Green Mother from Little Shop of Horrors
Time Warp from Rocky Horror
Camelot from Holy Grail
Anything from Amadeus (Mozart was only the best composer in the history of history itself)
Anything from Blues Brothers, but especially RESPECT

Chances are "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah" got so little coverage because of the PC controversy regarding the film today.

Correction...
The song from Blues Brothers was Think!
And I belive the song from Holy Grail was called Knights of the Round Table.
I was too upset to Think!

Is Duel of Fates from Star Wars I eligible?

Respect was in BB2K

Adding my comments to Mike's:

52. Summertime, Porgy and Bess. Meh.
I like this song a lot, but not the movie version.

24. Ol' Man River, Show Boat. Very powerful song.
I thought this should have been a top ten.

19. Some Day My Prince Will Come, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. How about "Heigh-Ho?"
My thought exactly.

11. The Man That Got Away, A Star is Born.
I couldn't remember hearing this one before.
I couldn't hum it now if you held a gun to my head.
I don't know why this made the list, much less ranked 11.

They ignored my favorite Astaire song: "They Can't Take That Away From Me" from Shall We Dance.

I would also have picked:
"Science Fiction Double Feature" from Rocky Horror
"Think" from the 1st Blues Brothers movie. I felt Aretha's version here was superior to her original hit version.
"Camelot" from Camelot
"76 Trombones" (or maybe "Ya Got Trouble") from The Music Man.

I know I'm in a minority... but I think My Heart Will Go On is a beautiful song, sung magnificently. I think it was simply overplayed... to the point where people have this negative feeling associated with it.