10) Survivor: 'Eye of the Tiger'
Year: 1982
Movie: 'Rocky III'
Memorable Scene: During a montage focusing on the training of Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) and his opponent, Clubber Lang (Mr. T), Rocky is spending time with his family and gaining a commercial image while Lang is doing everything he physically can to ensure he will defeat Rocky.
Did you know? Before Survivor were commissioned to write 'Eye of the Tiger,' Stallone wanted to use Queen's 'Another One Bites the Dust.' Now, 'Eye' is listed as No. 21 on Billboard's All Time Top 100 and we have Rocky Balboa to thank for it.
9) Simple Minds: 'Don't You Forget About Me'
Year: 1985
Movie: 'The Breakfast Club'
Memorable Scene: Featured in the closing credits of the movie, the song scrolls over a still image of Bender (Judd Nelson) pumping his fist before the credits fade out. The song leaves us with the lasting feeling that these five teens, once strangers, won't still be strangers by Monday morning.
Did you know? Though 'Forget About Me' is Simple Minds' most popular song, the band refused to put it on any of its own albums until its 1992 'Best Of' album.
8) Ray Parker Jr.: 'Ghostbusters'
Year: 1984
Movie: 'Ghostbusters'
Memorable Scene: It plays in the opening credits as well as during a montage showing what the Ghostbusters do best -- busting ghosts. During its release, the music video for the song was just as recognizable as the song itself. It featured footage from the actual film and also guest-starred celebrities such as Chevy Chase and Danny DeVito acting as ghostbusters themselves.
7) Peter Gabriel: 'In Your Eyes'
Year: 1989
Movie: 'Say Anything...'
Memorable Scene: To win back the affection of his ex-girlfriend, a heartbroken Lloyd Dobler (John Cusack) goes to Diane's (Ione Skye) house in the middle of the night and holds up his boom box, playing 'In Your Eyes.'
Did you know? The song was written about Peter Gabriel's ex-girlfriend, actress Rosanna Arquette, who is also a film director and producer as well as older sister of David Arquette.
6) Bill Medley: '(I've Had) The Time of My Life'
Year: 1987
Movie: 'Dirty Dancing'
Memorable Scene: The song is used in the film's finale, in which Baby (Jennifer Grey) overcomes her fear and allows Johnny (Patrick Swayze) to lift her high up in the air.
Did you know? The song was parodied in an episodes of 'The Simpsons' where Springfield University wins a football game and the lyrics of the song are changed to "I had the halftime of my life/And I owe it all to S.U."
5) Celine Dion: 'My Heart Will Go On'
Year: 1997
Movie: 'Titanic'
Memorable Scene: Director James Cameron did not originally want a song playing over the end credits. However, after hearing 'Heart,' he changed his mind immediately.
Did you know? The music for 'My Heart Will Go On' was originally written as the score of the movie, but the author of the song, James Horner, wanted it to be the theme song instead and recruited Celine Dion for the role. The song's success propelled other movie executives to mimic what 'Titanic' had done and use love ballads for tragedies.
4) Queen: 'Bohemian Rhapsody'
Year: 1992
Movie: 'Wayne's World'
Memorable Scene: In the opening scene, Wayne (Mike Myers) and Garth (Dana Carvey) play 'Bohemian Rhapsody,' famously headbanging to it as they cruise around their hometown of Aurora, Ill.
Did you know? While most of Queen's music was produced in the studio, Freddie Mercury composed this at his home, and according to guitarist Brian May it was "all in Freddie's mind" even before they started recording. It took the band three weeks to record.
3) Goo Goo Dolls: 'Iris'
Year: 1998
Movie: 'City of Angels'
Memorable Scene: The music video for the song depicts scenes from the movie alongside the band, in classic music video fashion. In the film, Nicolas Cage watches the city through a telescope, strikingly similar to his duties as an angel.
Did you know? After being approached to write the song for 'City of Angels,' John Rzeznik, Goo Goo Dolls guitarist and author of the song, chose its name while flipping through the magazine and noticing country-folk singer Iris DeMent. He named the song after her, thinking it a nice name.
2) Aerosmith: 'I Don't Want to Miss a Thing'
Year: 1998
Movie: 'Armageddon'
Memorable Scene: The song begins playing at the end of the famous "animal cracker" scene in which Grace (Liv Tyler) and A.J. (Ben Affleck) spend a sunset together, lying on a field underneath a tree.
Did you know? This was the band's first song in 28 years to debut at Number One. Check out our Top 10 Power Ballads post, where 'I Don't Want to Miss a Thing' makes the list again!
1) Evanescence: 'My Immortal'
Year: 2003
Movie: 'Daredevil'
Memorable Scene: At the funeral for Elektra's (Jennifer Garner) father, she believes that Matt Murdock (Ben Affleck) is her dad's murderer and she ignores him. Matt, who is actually the title superhero, wants to reach out and comfort Elektra but cannot. 'My Immortal' plays in the background as the two fail to understand each other.
Did you know? The song is written by Evanescence's Ben Moody, and is based on a short story of his. Several versions of the song developed between 1997 and 2003, but the very first didn't include the song's bridge.
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maybe wasn't a movie song, but it ipitomizes, the heart, soul and longings of a young man named, michael jackson.
Posted at 4:44AM on Jun 26th 2009 by celeste