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What are some of the best songs heard in a movie you saw?

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From the 1967 film To Sir, With Love. As sung by Lulu. (The cast of Glee also did a superb version.)



"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." George Santayana

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Young And Beautiful - Lana Del Ray

"The Great Gatsby"

Mater Dolorosa

A poem about my interpretation of Michelangelo's, "Pietà"; Our Lady's sufferings as She held Her lifeless Son, Jesus.

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Neverending Story - Limahl

I loved the movie when it came out. Saw it again recently. 40 years later and seriously, it's dire! Is it an age thing, or was my memory playing tricks? I still like the theme song though.



"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." George Santayana

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Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime - Beck

"Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind"

Mater Dolorosa

A poem about my interpretation of Michelangelo's, "Pietà"; Our Lady's sufferings as She held Her lifeless Son, Jesus.

Crazy old ape
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40 years later and seriously, it's dire!

I think that I have heard there's a new adaptation of the novel out or coming, maybe a TV series? Not sure though. Just something stuck in my mind. But you're not the first person I've heard suggest that it hasn't aged well.

I was already a fan of "Bohemian Rhapsody" when Wayne's World came out but, yeah, it's a great scene.

Attending a wedding reception as "cover" for a friend opens the door to some revelations and discoveries.

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Hero - Regina Spektor

"500 Days of Summer"

Mater Dolorosa

A poem about my interpretation of Michelangelo's, "Pietà"; Our Lady's sufferings as She held Her lifeless Son, Jesus.

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Back to Bond, but this actually appeared at the end of On Her Majesty's Secret Service after the murder of Bond's wife Tracey (Diana Rigg). Appropriately, it's rather soft and sombre and plays on the line he says to her as she is dying.

(a fan video using clips from the movie)

EDIT: One more note: This was one of Satchmo's last recordings and he was actually too sick to play the trumpet solos so someone else does (not sure who). His vocals are spot on, though.

Attending a wedding reception as "cover" for a friend opens the door to some revelations and discoveries.

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Little Yellow Dress - Johnny Flynn

"Song One"

Mater Dolorosa

A poem about my interpretation of Michelangelo's, "Pietà"; Our Lady's sufferings as She held Her lifeless Son, Jesus.

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There are two songs from the Bond movies that I can't choose one over the other. This is one, can you guess the other?



"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." George Santayana

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Yellow - Oh Yeah

"Ferris Beuller's Day Off"

Mater Dolorosa

A poem about my interpretation of Michelangelo's, "Pietà"; Our Lady's sufferings as She held Her lifeless Son, Jesus.

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There are two songs from the Bond movies that I can't choose one over the other. This is one, can you guess the other?

I probably should know this from some past discussion, but given you like this one, perhaps "Moonraker" which is a somewhat similar John Barry ballad (and also the last of Shirley Bassey's three Bond themes)?

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Cheating a bit here since I never saw the movie, but I absolutely love "Let It Go" from Frozen. Probably because my son wasn't into it so I didn't get tormented with it as apparently happened to some parents. Singer Floor Jansen took the high road. Instead of complaining, she covered it with a bit of a metal touch and nailed it.

Attending a wedding reception as "cover" for a friend opens the door to some revelations and discoveries.

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Free Fallin' - Tom Petty

"Jerry Maguire"

Mater Dolorosa

A poem about my interpretation of Michelangelo's, "Pietà"; Our Lady's sufferings as She held Her lifeless Son, Jesus.

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I probably should know this from some past discussion, but given you like this one, perhaps "Moonraker" which is a somewhat similar John Barry ballad (and also the last of Shirley Bassey's three Bond themes)?

A valiant effort, Herr Affe. However, no cigar, sorry. The other is from The Spy Who Loved Me.

Carly Simon with Nobody Does It Better.



"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." George Santayana

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Les Champs-Elysées - Joe Dassin

"The Darjeeling Limited"

Mater Dolorosa

A poem about my interpretation of Michelangelo's, "Pietà"; Our Lady's sufferings as She held Her lifeless Son, Jesus.

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Xanadu - Olivia Newton-John and ELO



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Lost Stars - Keira Knightley

"Begin Again"

Mater Dolorosa

A poem about my interpretation of Michelangelo's, "Pietà"; Our Lady's sufferings as She held Her lifeless Son, Jesus.

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Is Your Love Strong Enough - Bryan Ferry

From the soundtrack of Legend.



"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." George Santayana

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Carly Simon with Nobody Does It Better.

Great choice. I've soured on the movie which is kind of sad to say since it was the first Bond that I saw in a theater on its original release. I tried watching it a few years ago and, yeah, has not aged well. That song remains fantastic, though. Marvin Hamlisch and Carole Bayer Sager would not have been my first choice to write a Bond theme, but they nailed it.

There's a few good songs scattered through Peter Jackson's Tolkien films, but this one from The Fellowship of the Ring remains my favourite.

Attending a wedding reception as "cover" for a friend opens the door to some revelations and discoveries.

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Brian Eno - Fleeting Smile

"The Jacket"

Mater Dolorosa

A poem about my interpretation of Michelangelo's, "Pietà"; Our Lady's sufferings as She held Her lifeless Son, Jesus.

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"Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley and the Comets. My first exposures to it were as the theme for the first two seasons of the TV series Happy Days and the classic George Lucas film American Graffiti.

Attending a wedding reception as "cover" for a friend opens the door to some revelations and discoveries.

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There's a few good songs scattered through Peter Jackson's Tolkien films, but this one from The Fellowship of the Ring remains my favourite.

I love Enya. Her voice and music are simply beautiful.

From one of my favourite films, Maleficent. The betrayal really got to me.

Once Upon a Dream - Lana Del Ray



"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." George Santayana

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Worried Shoes - Karen O (Artist from Yeah Yeah Yeahs)

"Where The Wild Things Are"

Mater Dolorosa

A poem about my interpretation of Michelangelo's, "Pietà"; Our Lady's sufferings as She held Her lifeless Son, Jesus.

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from the Finnish film, The Matriarch.

While You Lips Are Still Red - Tuomas Holopainen and Marko Hietala



"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." George Santayana

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While You Lips Are Still Red - Tuomas Holopainen and Marko Hietala

Never seen the movie but I love the song, esp. the live performance from Wembley with Floor singing backup and Troy doing an electric guitar solo (Emppu was on a break during that part of the show it seems). It's the one that taught me that Marko can hold his own as a singer, not that there was much doubt, and pretty much turned me into a Marko Hietala fan.

Attending a wedding reception as "cover" for a friend opens the door to some revelations and discoveries.

Plus One - A "Not What It Looks Like" comp entry