By Waiching
Given my love for both movies and pop music, it became clear that I had to compose my own list dedicated the movie tracks. Not only can a great movie theme song can add weight and meaning to a scene - as standalone pop and R&B songs and chart-toppers, they have that 'it' factor that even without the backing of the film, they still stand out as great songs for their lyrical content and musical composition: from musical songs to numbers specifically written and produced with the film in mind, movie songs are for life...
The King of Wishful Thinking, 1990 - Go West (Pretty Woman)
It Must Have Been Love, 1990 - Roxette (Pretty Woman)
Better Way - James Ingram, 1988 (Beverly Hills Cop II)
Footloose - Kenny Loggins, 1984 (Footloose)
Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule The World, 1985 (Real Genius)
Rhythm of the Night - Debarge, 1985 (The Last Dragon)
I Can Dream About You - Dan Hartman, 1984 (Streets of Fire)
The Name of the Game - Dan Hartman, 1985 (Fletch)
Let The River Run - Carly Simon, 1989 (Working Girl)
Put a Little Love in Your Heart - Annie Lennox and Al Green, 1988 (Scrooged)
Glory of Love - Peter Cetera, 1986 (The Karate Kid Part 2)
When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Gets Going - Billy Ocean, 1985 (Jewel of the Nile)
Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now - Starship, 1987 (Mannequin)
Always Remember Us This Way - Lady Gaga, 2018 (A Star Is Born)
Sittin' Up In My Room - Brandy, 1995 (Waiting to Exhale)
On Our Own - Bobby Brown, 1989 (Ghostbusters II)
Can't Fight The Moonlight - Leann Rimes, 2000 (Coyote Ugly)
Jive Talkin' - Bee Gees, 1975 (Saturday Night Fever)
Show Me Heaven - Maria McKee, 1990 (Days of Thunder)
Grease - Frankie Valli, 1978 (Grease)
The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss) - Cher, 1990 (Mermaids)
Go For It - Joey B. Ellis, 1990 (Rocky V)
End of the Road - Boyz 2 Men, 1992 (Boomerang)
Give U My Heart - Toni Braxton and Babyface, 1992 (Boomerang)
Waiting For A Star (To Fall) - Boy Meets Girl, 1988 (Three Men & A Little Lady)
Almost Unreal - Roxette, 1992 (Super Mario Bros)
I Don't Wanna Fight - Tina Turner, 1993 (What's Love Got to Do With It?)
The Right Kind of Lover - Patti Labelle, 1993 (Beverly Hills Cop III)
Be There - The Pointer Sisters, 1987 (Beverly Hills Cop II)
I Can't Stand It -Sue Ann Carwell, 1987 (Beverly Hills Cop II)
Coming to America - The System, 1988 (Coming to America)
Shy Guy - Diana King, 1995 (Bad Boys)
What's Love Got to Do with It? - Warren G feat. Adina Howard, 1996 (Supercop)
How Deep is your Love - Dru Hill, 1998 (Rush Hour)
Stuck With Each Other - Shontelle featuring Akon, 2009 (Confessions of a Shopaholic)
Gangsta's Paradise - Coolio featuring L.V, 1995 (Dangerous Minds)
Stir It Up - Patti Labelle, 1985 (Beverly Hills Cop)
Kiss From a Rose - Seal, 1995 (Batman Forever)
What Makes You Different (Makes You Beautiful) - Backstreet Boys, 2001 (The Princess Diaries)
Don't Need You to (Tell Me I'm Pretty), 2001 - Samantha Mumba (Legally Blonde)
