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| Tom Waits makes the list twice. |
Most of these songs were eligible for the Best Original Song Oscar, but none of them were nominated. By the way, I tried to go with less popular picks.
25. "Tu M'as Trop Menti", Masculin Féminin
24. "He Got Game", He Got Game
23. "Never Be Daunted", Happythankyoumoreplease
22. "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral", Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
21. "Monkey in Me", Starstruck
20. "Do You Feel Me", American Gangster
19. "Won't Let You Fall", Poseidon
18. "The Bus Stop Song (A Paper of Pins)", Bus Stop*
17. "Kissing You", Romeo + Juliet
16. "Walls", She's the One
15. "Gran Torino", Gran Torino
14. "Low are the Punches", Somers Town
13. "She's So Fine", American Graffiti
12. "This One's from the Heart", One from the Heart
11. "Just What I Need", Bring It On
10. "I Will Remember You", The Brothers McMullen
9. "For Always", A.I. Artificial Intelligence
8. "My Rifle, My Pony and Me", Rio Bravo
7. "The End of Nowhere", On the Edge
6. "On the Dark Side", Eddie and the Cruisers
5. "Annie's Back in Town", Paradise Alley
4. "Haunted", Sid & Nancy*
3. "Take Me Back", Rocky
2. "Rainy Fields of Frost and Magic", The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
1. "In Too Deep", Mona Lisa
*These are different versions, but I prefer them to the original ones.
Quite a list! Bravo, Josh.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Michael!
DeleteLove this post! I'm shocked at some of these omissions, and yet others I hadn't head till today. That Kissing You snub is so weird and so horrid, and even more than that...the whole soundtrack is full of awesomeness and really could have filled the entire ballot. I mean, Garbage and Everclear had great tracks for the album too.
ReplyDeleteThanks man! Yeah, the Kissing You snub really sticks out. I forgot about the other original R+J tracks. I need to go back and listen to them.
DeleteOh, I'm so with you on "In Too Deep" as I think it was used to great effect in that film.
ReplyDeleteGlad you agree with that pick. I think the film is actually better because of that song.
DeleteOustanding work. Extra kudos on the Anthony Hamilton and Public Enemy love.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much! I actually would've put Public Enemy on there for "Fight the Power" as well, but I thought it was too obvious.
DeleteThese are awesome! Tom Waits's songs are always a welcome addition in movies.
ReplyDeleteThanks! Couldn't agree more. :)
DeleteGreat picks, there are some films I haven't seen yet but I LOVE "Kissing You" from Romeo + Juliet, such a perfect song for the scene. I'm thrilled you included the Lara Fabian's "For Always", that's one of my fave songs, such a beautiful ballad!
ReplyDeleteThanks Ruth! So glad to see that you love "For Always" as well. That track is very underrated!
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