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| Film Songs |
| Q: Which film did the song ... first appear in? | A: |
| Busy Doing Nothing (1949) |
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A Connecticut Yankee at King Arthur's Court |
| Take a Look at Me Now (Phil Collins – Best Original Song Oscar nominee 1984) – theme to |
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Against All Odds |
| The Green Leaves of Summer |
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The Alamo |
| Somewhere Out There (1986 – Grammy winner) |
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An American Tail |
| Best That You Can Do (Best Original Song Oscar 1981): theme to |
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Arthur |
The Power of Love (Huey Lewis & the News – Best Original Song Oscar nominee 1985)
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Back to the Future |
| Drip, Drip, Drop, Little April Showers |
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Bambi |
| Thanks for the Memory (1938) |
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The Big Broadcast of 1938 |
| Rock Around the Clock (over the credits of) |
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Blackboard Jungle |
| Falling in Love Again (Marlene Dietrich's signature tune) |
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The Blue Angel |
| I Will Always Love You (written by Dolly Parton): theme to |
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The Bodyguard |
| I've Got You Under My Skin (1936) |
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Born to Dance |
| Moon River (sung by Audrey Hepburn; Best Original Song Oscar 1961) |
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Breakfast at Tiffany's |
| On the Good Ship Lollipop (1934)
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Bright Eyes |
| Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B (Best Original Song Oscar 1941) |
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Buck Privates |
| The One and Only (Chesney Hawkes – No. 1 for 5 weeks, 1991) |
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Buddy's Song |
| Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head (sung by B. J. Thomas; Best Song Oscar 1969) |
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Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid |
| Secret Love (sung by Doris Day; Best Original Song Oscar 1953) |
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Calamity Jane |
| Mona Lisa (sung by Nat King Cole; Best Original Song Oscar 1950) |
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Captain Carey, USA |
| Truly Scrumptious (named after one of the characters, who isn't in the book) |
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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang |
| How Do I Live (Best Original Song Oscar nominee 1997) |
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Con Air |
| Show Me Heaven |
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Days of Thunder |
| Duelling Banjos (instrumental) |
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Deliverance |
| (I've Had) The Time of my Life (Best Original Song Oscar 1987) |
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Dirty Dancing |
| A Couple of Swells |
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Easter Parade |
| Let's Face the Music and Dance (Astaire & Rogers) |
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Follow the Fleet |
| Love is All Around (Wet Wet Wet version) |
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Four Weddings and a Funeral |
| Let It Go (Best Original Song Oscar 2014) |
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Frozen |
| The Continental, Night and Day (1934) |
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The Gay Divorcee |
| Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend (sung by Marilyn Monroe) |
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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes |
| 1990 blockbuster whose soundtrack featured the Righteous Brothers'
1965 recording of Unchained Melody
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Ghost |
| Put the Blame on Mame (sung by Rita Hayworth) |
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Gilda |
| Wooden Heart |
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G. I. Blues |
| I Got Rhythm (1943 – Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland) |
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Girl Crazy |
| Swinging on a Star (Best Original Song Oscar 1944) |
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Going My Way |
| Jeepers Creepers (sung by Louis Armstrong to a racehorse of that name) |
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Going Places (1938) |
| Lullaby of Broadway (Best Original Song Oscar 1935) |
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Gold Diggers of 1935 |
| Mrs. Robinson, The Sounds of Silence, Scarborough Fair |
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The Graduate (1967) |
| Bill Murray wakes up to I Got You Babe (Sonny & Cher) |
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Groundhog Day |
| In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening (Best Original Song Oscar 1951) |
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Here Comes the Groom |
| Accentuate the Positive (Best Original Song Oscar nominee 1945) |
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Here Come the Waves |
| Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darling' (Best Original Song Oscar 1952) was the theme song to |
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High Noon |
| High Hopes (Best Original Song Oscar 1959) |
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A Hole in the Head |
| White Christmas (Best Original Song Oscar 1942) |
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Holiday Inn |
| On Days Like These (theme tune, sung by Matt Monro); Getta Bloomin' Move On (a.k.a. The Self–Preservation Society) – both by Quincy Jones |
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The Italian Job |
| When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going (Billy Ocean): theme to |
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The Jewel of the Nile (1985) |
| All the Way (Frank Sinatra; Best Original Song Oscar 1957) – also Chicago (That Toddlin' Town) |
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The Joker is Wild |
| The Bare Necessities, I Wanna Be Like You, Trust in Me (1967 Disney film) |
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The Jungle Book |
| People are Strange (specially–recorded cover version by Echo & the Bunnymen) |
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The Lost Boys |
| For All We Know (The Carpenters; Best Original Song Oscar 1970) |
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Lovers and Other Strangers |
| Do You Know Where You're Going To (Best Original Song Oscar nominee 1975): theme from |
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Mahogany |
| Strangers in the Night |
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A Man Could Get Killed |
| Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now (Starship – Best Original Song Oscar nominee 1987) |
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Mannequin |
| Whatever Will Be Will Be (Que sera sera) – Best Original Song Oscar 1956 |
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The Man Who Knew Too Much |
| Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, The Trolley Song (sung by Judy Garland) – also Skip to my Lou, Home Sweet Home, Auld Lang Syne, etc. |
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Meet Me in St. Louis |
| 1990: Cher sang The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss) in |
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Mermaids |
| Everybody's Talkin' (theme song) |
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Midnight Cowboy |
| Tea for Two |
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No No Nanette |
| Up Where We Belong (Best Original Song Oscar 1982) |
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An Officer and a Gentleman |
| Buttons and Bows (Best Original Song Oscar 1948) |
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The Paleface |
| The Lady is a Tramp, My Funny Valentine (1957 – originally in the 1937 musical Babes in Arms) |
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Pal Joey |
| Call Me Irresponsible (Best Original Song Oscar 1963) |
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Papa's Delicate Condition |
| Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1973) |
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Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid |
| When You Wish Upon a Star, Give a Little Whistle (1940) |
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Pinocchio |
| Hernando's Hideaway |
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The Pyjama Game |
| My Kind of Town |
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Robin and the Seven Hoods |
| Everything I Do (I do it for you) – Best Original Song Oscar nominee 1991 |
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Robin Hood – Prince of Thieves |
| Eye of the Tiger (Best Original Song Oscar nominee 1982 – theme song); Living in America (sung by James Brown) |
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Rocky III |
| Keep Young and Beautiful (Eddie Cantor) |
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Roman Scandals |
| Glory – sung by Common and John Legend – Best Original Song Oscar 2015 |
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Selma |
| They Can't Take That Away From Me (1937 Astaire / Rogers film)
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Shall We Dance |
| Sweet Georgia Brown, I Wanna Be Loved By You |
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Some like it Hot |
| Zip–a–dee–doo–dah (Best Original Song Oscar 1947) |
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Song of the South |
| Evergreen (Best Original Song Oscar, 1976) |
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A Star is Born |
| That Old Black Magic (1943) |
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Star Spangled Rhythm |
| It Might as Well Be Spring (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical; Best Original Song Oscar 1946) |
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State Fair |
| Chattanooga Choo Choo (1941) |
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Sun Valley Serenade |
| Big Spender |
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Sweet Charity |
| The Way You Look Tonight (Best Original Song Oscar 1936) |
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Swing Time |
| The Windmills of your Mind (Best Original Song Oscar 1968) |
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The Thomas Crown Affair |
| My Heart Will Go On (Best Original Song Oscar 1997): "love theme" from |
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Titanic |
| Little White Bull (sung by Tommy Steele – 1959) |
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Tommy the Toreador |
| Take My Breath Away (Best Original Song Oscar, 1986) |
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Top Gun |
| Cheek to Cheek (1935) |
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Top Hat |
| We Belong Together (written and sung by Randy Newman) – Best Original Song Oscar 2010 |
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Toy Story 3 |
| Because You Loved Me (1996 – Celine Dion) |
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Up Close & Personal |
| Bright Eyes |
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Watership Down |
| On the Trail of the Lonesome Pine |
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Way out West |
| Baby, it's Cold Outside (Best Original Song Oscar 1949) |
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Neptune's Daughter |
| Say You, Say Me (Lionel Richie – Best Original Song Oscar 1985) |
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White Nights |
| I Just Called to Say I Love You (Best Song Original Oscar 1984) |
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The Woman in Red |
| Let the River Run (Carly Simon – Best Original Song Oscar 1988) |
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Working Girl |
| Blaze of Glory (Bon Jovi – Best Original Song Oscar nominee 1990) |
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Young Guns II |
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