Xposition - February, 2019

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61^st Annual Grammy Awards

Childish Gambino was the big winner of the night where he won Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Music Video and Best Rap/Sung Performance for his hit This is America. It was a historical moment for Rap as This is America was the first from the genre to win Record of the Year. Kacey Musgraves was also a big winner as she won Album of the Year and Best Country Album for Golden Hour, Best Country Song for Space Cowboy and Best Country Solo Performance for Butterflies. The coveted Best New Artist award went to Dua Lipa who also won Best Dance Recording alongside Silk City (Mark Ronson & Diplo).

Camila Cabello opened the ceremony with her hit Havana which was then joined by Ricky Martin and J Balvin to perform their hits Pégate and Mi Gente. Post Malone was joined on stage by rock legends Red Hot Chili Peppers to perform a medley of Stay, Rockstar and Dark Necessities. Curtains closed on the show with Fantasia, Andra Day and Yolanda Adams paying tribute to Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin with a performance of (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman. Jennifer Lopez, Smokey Robinson and Ne-Yo celebrated the 60^th anniversary of Motown Records with a medley of the greatest hits released under the label such as ABC, Do You Love Me, Please Mr. Postman and Dancing in the Street. Other notable winners were:

·         Best Pop Vocal Album: Ariana Grande – Sweetener

·         Best Rock Album: Greta Van Fleet – From the Fires

·         Best Rap Album: Cardi B – Invasion of Privacy

·         Best Rap Song: Drake – God’s Plan

·         Best R&B Song: Ella Mai – Boo’d Up

·         Best Pop Solo Performance: Lady Gaga – Joanne (Where do you think you’re goin’?)

·         Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media – The Greatest Showman

·      Best Song Written for Visual Media: Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper – Shallow (A Star is Born)

2019 BRIT Awards

The 1975 and Calvin Harris were the big winners of British music’s most prestigious night. The curtains opened with a performance of The Greatest Show by Hugh Jackman from The Greatest Showman soundtrack. Calvin Harris who performed a medley of his hits Giant, Promises and One Kiss took home Producer of the Year and Single of the Year for One Kiss (with Dua Lipa). The 1975 won British Group and Album of the Year for A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships. Little Mix who performed their latest hit Woman Like Me assisted by Ms Banks won Video of the Year. The other winners were:

·         British Male Solo Artist – George Ezra

·         British Female Solo Artist – Jorja Smith

·         British Breakthrough Act – Tom Walker

·         International Male Solo Artist – Drake

·         International Female Solo Artist – Ariana Grande

·         International Group – The Carters

·         Global Success Award – Ed Sheeran

91^st Academy Awards

Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody won big at the Oscars with 4 wins including Best Actor for Rami Malek for his portrayal of the band’s lead vocalist, Freddie Mercury along with Best Film Editing, Best Sound Mixing and Best Sound Editing. The coveted Best Original Song went to Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando and Andrew Wyatt for Shallow from A Star is Born. Ludwig Göransson took home Best Original Score for Black Panther.

2019 Billboard Latin Music Awards Nominations

In a historic feat Ozuna has scored a record 23 nominations across 15 categories including Artist of the Year and two nods each in the Hot Latin Song of the Year for Taki Taki and Te Bote and Top Latin Album of the Year for Aura and Odisea. Far behind him with 13 nods each are J Balvin and Nicky Jam followed by Bad Bunny with 12 nominations. The awards, which honor top performers in Latin music cover 34 categories and will be held on 25 April 2019 in Las Vegas.

Super Bowl LIII Halftime Show

This year’s show was marred by controversy even before it began. Pink and Rihanna allegedly declined to headline the show which left the organizers with the safe pick of Maroon 5 with guest stars Travis Scott and Big Boi. Cardi B announced that she turned down an opportunity to perform at the Super Bowl LIII alongside Maroon 5. Her reason for doing so is in support of ex-NFL player Colin Kaepernick who knelt during the national anthem in 2016 to raise awareness to police brutality, racial inequality and other social issues.

Maroon 5’s lackluster performance was attributed to them performing their commercially successful hits such as Sugar and Moves Like Jagger in place of fan favorites such as One More Night, Payphone and Animals. Lead vocalist Adam Levine received backlash over taking his shirt off during the last portion, as the same was compared to how Janet Jackson’s career took a downfall due to her wardrobe mishap in 2004, just because she was a woman.

Pink receives star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Pink was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame where her husband Carey Hart and two children joined for the special occasion. Soon after the event, she announced that she will be releasing a new single titled Walk Me Home this month, followed by a studio album, Hurts 2B Human in April. The BRIT Awards also announced that she would receive the Outstanding Contribution to Music Award this year, making her the first non-British artist to receive the prize.

R.Kelly jailed for sexual abuse

R&B superstar R.Kelly was arrested on 10 charges of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. Kelly turned himself in to the Chicago police on the day the charges were announced. Bail was set at USD 1 million by the judge who also ordered Kelly not to have any contact with a minor or an alleged victim.

Celine Dion biopic in the works

French studio Gaumont announced the production of “The Power of Love”, a biopic based on the life of pop superstar Celine Dion to be released in 2020. Valerie Lemercier will direct the primarily French film and star as the Canadian singer.

James Ingram passes away at the age of 66

Two time Grammy winner and Oscar nominee James Ingram passed away at the age of 66 from brain cancer. Ingram was a critically acclaimed R&B singer and songwriter scoring hits such as Baby Come to Me (with Patti Austin), Somewhere Out There (with Linda Ronstadt), I Don't Have the Heart and Yah Mo Be There (with Michael McDonald).

6ix9ine pleads guilty to nine crimes
The Brooklyn rapper pleaded guilty to nine crimes including helping the Nine Trey Blood Gang of which he was a member to kill a rival gang member. By cooperating with the prosecution, the 23-year old will gain some leniency during sentencing, which is scheduled for 23 January 2020. Till then he will remain in an undisclosed federal prison for safety reasons.

21 Savage released on bond by US Immigration

UK born rapper 21 Savage (real name Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph) was released on bond by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after nine days in detention for violation of US immigration laws. He was charged with overstaying in the country since his visa expired in the US. His expedited deportation hearing is scheduled for 11 April 2019. He was scheduled to perform at the recently held Grammy Awards where his Post Malone collaboration Rockstar was nominated for Record of the Year and Best Rap/Sung Performance. 

Michael Jackson Estate sues HBO over Documentary 

Optimum Productions and the co-executors of Jackson’s estate are suing HBO and parent company, Time Warner over the upcoming documentary Leaving Neverland, which alleges sexual abuse on the part of the King of Pop. The MJ estate is relying on a non-disparagement provision in a 1992 agreement between Jackson and HBO and the lawsuit if won by the estate could exceed USD 100 million in damages.

UN issues Guidelines for Audio Devices

The World Health Organization and International Telecommunications Union have presented new standards for the manufacture and use of personal audio devices. The agencies state half of all people aged 12-35 or 1.1 billion people are at risk of hearing loss due to prolonged and exposure to loud sounds. The recommendations say the devices should include software to track exposure to sound and methods to limit volume.

Chart News

In the US, Ariana Grande’s brand new single 7 Rings debuted atop the charts during the first week and kept its throne for the remainder of the month. During the month Grande released another single Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I’m Bored, the third single off her latest album, interpolating NSYNC’s It Makes Me Ill, which debuted at No.2 just missing the top spot because of her own hit. With this hit she equaled a record set by The Beatles in 1964 to occupy the top 3 spots (with Thank U, Next at No.3) on the chart and the first solo artist to do so.     

In the UK, Grande continued her reign with 7 Rings for the first two weeks of the month. In the third week she replaced herself at the top with Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I’m Bored, and became the first female artist in UK history to replace herself at No.1. She then once again replaced herself at the top, with 7 Rings returning to the top in the fourth week. During the month, Mabel’s Don’t Call Me Up, Billie Ellish’s Bury a Friend and Lewis Capaldi’s Someone You Loved, all entered the top 10 during the month.

Hot New Picks of the Month

1.       Galantis ft. OneRepublic – Bones

2.       Little Mix ft. Ty Dolla $ign – Think about us

3.       Yungblud & Halsey ft. Travis Barker – 11 minutes

4.       Khalid & Kane Brown – Saturday nights

5.       Julia Michaels ft. Selena Gomez – Anxiety

6.       Daddy Yankee ft. Snow – Con calma 

7.       Troye Sivan & Lauv – I’m so tired

8.       Ally Brooke – Low key

9.       Zedd & Katy Perry – 365

10.  J. Cole – Middle Child 

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Best Songs About Dreams

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Dreams are wishes that we hope will come true in our future. Be it an ambition that one has, for which he will work toward in his future, or the hope that all his worries will be over, wherein all the obstacles in his life he managed to overcome. A dream can be for your one true love to be with you at the end, the happily ever after that we all wish would come true. A dream can be your sleepy conscience going wild at night or the nightmares that make your sleep as restless as possible. Yes, dreams at the end of the day keep our imagination alive and breathe life to hope, which kindles the flame of our soul. This list is for all you dreamers out there to keep dreaming.

The compilation consists of a mishmash of genres ranging from Pop, Rock and Rap to Electropop, Eurodance and Opera. There are several soundtracks also featured here. Fleetwood Mac takes the crown with their classic hit Dreams followed by the haunting rendition of Patti LuPone’s I Dreamed a Dream from the Les Misérable Soundtrack and Billy Joel’s hit The River of Dreams. The only person with 3 entries is Roy Orbison, who seemed to have had an obsession with dreams.  So here are the top 50 songs about dreams:

1. Fleetwood Mac – Dreams
2. Patti LuPone – I dreamed a dream (Les Misérables OST)
3. Billy Joel – The river of dreams
4. Crowded House – Don’t dream it’s over
5. ABBA – I have a dream
6. Eurythmics – Sweet dreams (are made of this)
7. Roy Orbison – Dream baby
8. Nelly – Just a dream
9. Roy Orbison – In dreams
10. Stephen Foster – Beautiful dreamer
11. Green Day – Boulevard of broken dreams
12. Evanescence – Imaginary
13. Aerosmith – Dream on
14. Ozzie Nelson – Dream a little dream of me
15. Mary Costa & Bill Shirley – Once upon a dream (Sleeping Beauty OST)
16. The Corrs – Only when I sleep
17. The Everly Brothers – All I have to do is dream
18. Roy Orbison – In the real world
19. Cliff Edwards – When you wish upon a star (Pinocchio OST)
20. Heart – These dreams
21. The Cranberries – Dreams
22. Selena – Dreaming of you
23. Owl City – Fireflies
24. Jason Donovan – Any dream will do (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Coat OST)
25. Bobby Darin – Dream lover
26. Ziv Zaifman, Hugh Jackman & Michelle Williams – A million dreams (The Greatest Showman OST)
27. Gabrielle – Dreams
28. Keane – A bad dream
29. Beyonce – Sweet dreams
30. Cheap Trick – Dream police
31. Adriana Caselotti – Someday my prince will come (Snow White and the Seven Dwarves OST)
32. Jackie Evancho – Made to dream
33. Celine Dion – Dreamin’ of you
34. Margery McKay – Climb ev’ry mountain (The Sound of Music OST)
35. Metallica – Enter sandman
36. Coldplay – A head full of dreams
37. Dua Lipa – Dreams
38. Marc Anthony – When I dream at night
39. Taylor Swift – Wildest dreams
40. Imagine Dragons – Dream
41. O-Town – Liquid dreams
42. Blondie – Dreaming
43. Celine Dion – The power of the dream
44. La Bouche – Sweet dreams (ola ola e)
45. 2 Brothers on the 4^th Floor – Dreams (will come alive)
46. NF – Dreams
47. Daryl Hall & John Oates - You Make My Dreams
48. Hilary Duff – What dreams are made of
49. REO Speedwagon – In my dreams
50. Aurora – Dreaming

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Greatest Official Olympic Songs/Themes

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The Olympics is the largest and greatest international sporting event with almost all the nations of the world coming together forgetting their petty differences and conflicts with each other. Rio 2016 kicks off today as tens of thousands of athletes compete in over 300 events in 28 sports. To coincide with the opening ceremony, Katy Perry releases the video for her newest single Rise which serves as the official English theme for the Games this year. Music has always played a significant role in the opening and closing ceremonies of this global sporting phenomenon, as host nations highlight their folk music and mainstream artists release inspirational anthems while the International Olympic Committee handpick official songs for the Games out of several nominees. 

Just like the official emblems and mascots which changes each time, there are official songs also for each Olympics. Some songs have gone on to become chart toppers while others have received numerous accolades including Grammys. Whitney Houston's One Moment In Time takes the crown as the most successful Olympic theme worldwide, followed by Vangelis' Chariots Of Fire, which oozes motivation from the first chord. Composer John Williams and vocal powerhouse Sarah Brightman are the only one with double entries. There are also two songs each from the 1984 Winter Olympics, 1988 Summer Olympics, 1996 Summer Olympics and 2006 Winter Olympics. 

This list does not include the Olympic Hymn, the chorul cantata composed by Spyridon Samaras and lyrics by Greek poet Kostis Palamas as after its inception at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, it became part and parcel of the Games and was declared as the official Olympic Anthem by the International Olympic Committee in 1958 at the 54th Session of the IOC in Tokyo, Japan. Since 1960, it has been played at each Olympic Games: during the opening ceremony when the Olympic flag is hoisted, and during the closing ceremony when the Olympic flag is lowered, adjusted by the hosting nations to suit there cultural compositions. Therefore, this is now part of the Olympics and does not vary each year. The following are the 18 best official Olympic songs arranged according to their chart performance and accolades received. 

1. Whitney Houston – One moment in time (1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, South Korea)
2. Vangelis – Chariots of fire (1984 Winter Olympics – Sarajevo, Yugoslavia)
3. Gloria Estefan – Reach (1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States)
4. Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé – Barcelona (1992 Summer Olympics – Barcelona, Spain)
5. Katy Perry – Rise (2016 Summer Olympics – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
6. Muse – Survival (2012 Summer Olympics – London, United Kingdom)
7. Celine Dion – The power of the dream (1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States)
8. Björk – Oceania (2004 Summer Olympics – Athens, Greece)
9. Koreana – Hand in hand (1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, South Korea)
10. John Williams – Olympic fanfare and theme (1984 Summer Olympics – Los Angeles, United States)
11. Sarah Brightman & José Carreras – Amigos para siempre (1992 Summer Olympics – Barcelona, Spain)
12. Andrea Bocelli – Because we believe (2006 Winter Olympics – Turin, Italy)
13. Richard Strauss – Olympische hymn (1936 Summer Olympics – Berlin, Germany)
14. Flipsyde – Someday (2006 Winter Olympics – Turin, Italy)
15. Liu Huan & Sarah Brightman – You and me (2008 Summer Olympics – Beijing, China)
16. Bryan Adams & Nelly Furtado – Bang the drum (2010 Winter Olympics – Vancouver, Canada)
17. Nikki Webster – We’ll be one (2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia)
18. John Williams – Call of the champions (2002 Winter Olympics – Salt Lake City, United States)

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Best Songs About Being There For Someone

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One type of feel good music consists of those songs which are about being there for someone.  If one quotes Carole King directly from her song You've Got A Friend, it shows that these songs are typically useful when a person is down or in trouble to indicate that a friend will always be there. Therefore, these songs can also be dedicated via radio stations as well as television channels and also when a friend is down in the dumps these songs can be played. 

The Pretenders' I'll Stand By You takes the top spot in this compilation as it is clearly the most played song in these occasions as well as covered by several artists throughout the years with most of the versions (Rod Stewart, Girls Aloud) topping the charts. At second place is Ben E. King's Stand By Me which is everyone's go-to feel good song about friends. At No.3 we have the cliched Jackson 5's I'll Be There which all significant others resort to when their respective boyfriends or girlfriends are depressed. We have four entries with the title I'll Be There For You and three entries with Stand By You. While it is a mishmash of artists and eras in terms of genre it is only Pop with just one Rock and one R&B entry. So here are the top 30 songs about being there for someone: 

1. The Pretenders – I’ll stand by you
2. Ben E.King – Stand by me
3. Jackson 5 – I’ll be there
4. Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell – Ain’t no mountain high enough
5. The Rembrandts – I’ll be there for you
6. Rachel Platten – Stand by you
7. Bill Withers – Lean on me
8. Celine Dion – Because you loved me
9. Carole King – You’ve got a friend
10. S Club 7 – Reach
11. Rihanna ft. Jay-Z – Umbrella
12. Michael Jackson – You are not alone
13. Jess Glynne – Hold my hand
14. Hanson – I will come to you
15. Avril Lavigne – I’m with you
16. Phil Collins – You’ll be in my heart
17. Bruno Mars – Count on me
18. Bon Jovi – I’ll be there for you
19. Charlie Puth – One call away
20. Sade – By your side
21. The Corrs – At your side
22. Olive – You’re not alone
23. Whitney Houston & CeCe Winans – Count on me
24. The Moffats – I’ll be there for you
25. Kat Deluna – Be there
26. MLTR – I’m gonna be around
27. Marlisa – Stand by you
28. S Club 7 – Stand by you
29. Tinchy Stryder – You’re not alone
30. Solid HarmoniE – I’ll be there for you 

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Best of Modern Mainstream Christian/Gospel Songs

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As we come to the end of the season of Lent and approach Easter Sunday let's not forget that it is the most important day for Christianity. On Good Friday we commemorate how our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ died on the cross for our sins. Moreover, let's not forget that God sent his only Son to show us our salvation. And on the third day he rose again from the dead and now sits on the right hand of the Father. So this Easter let's make it a point to thank God for all that he has bestowed on us. What better way to praise him than singing songs to praise His name. This list is not about the hymns or songs of praise and worship but those songs by famous artists which entered the mainstream recently.

Creed's With Arms Wide Open takes the top spot followed by Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey's duet When You Believe from the original soundtrack of The Prince of Egypt. In terms of genre it is mostly Rock, Pop, Country and a few R&B hits. Creed and MercyMe have the most number of entries with 4 each followed by Casting Crowns and TobyMac with 3 entries each and Third Day, Carrie Underwood, Whitney Houston, Jeremy Camp, Matthew West and Flyleaf with 2 entries each. So here are the 50 best mainstream Christian songs of today:

1. Creed – With arms wide open
2. Whitney Houston & Mariah Carey – When you believe (The Prince of Egypt OST)
3. Eternal ft. BeBe Winans – I wanna be the only one
4. The Calling – Wherever you will go
5. Mary Mary – Shackles (praise you)
6. Rufus Wainwright – Hallelujah (Original by Leonard Cohen)
7. Creed – My sacrifice
8. Carrie Underwood – Something in the water
9. Celine Dion & Andrea Bocelli – The prayer
10. MercyMe – I can only imagine
11. Third Day – Cry out to Jesus
12. Joan Osbourne – One of us
13. Josh Groban – You raise me up (Original by Secret Garden)
14. Creed – Higher
15. Hillsong United – Oceans (where feet may fail)
16. Whitney Houston ft. CeCe Winans – Count on me
17. MercyMe – Word of God speak
18. Third Day – Call my name
19. Carrie Underwood – Jesus take the wheel
20. Casting Crowns – Until the whole world hears
21. Chris Tomlin – How great is our God
22. TobyMac – City on our knees
23. Brenden Heath – Give me your eyes
24. Matthew West – The motions
25. Boyzone – Isn’t it a wonder
26. Mandisa – Overcomer
27. Creed – One last breath
28. Leigh Nash with Dan Haseltine – With every breath
29. Jeremy Camp – Take you back  
30. Chris Tomlin – Whom shall I fear (God of angel armies)
31. Shania Twain – God bless the child
32. Flyleaf – Again
33. Boyz II Men – I will get there
34. Casting Crowns – East to west
35. Yolanda Adams – Open my heart
36. TobyMac – Made to love
37. Matthew West – Hello, my name is
38. Sixpence None the Richer – Breathe your name
39. MercyMe – All of creation
40. Casting Crowns – Voice of truth
41. Aaron Schust – My savior my God
42. Hilary Duff – Jericho
43. Flyleaf – All around me
44. Jeremy Camp – There will be a day
45. Chris Tomlin – Made to worship  
46. MercyMe – Here with me
47. TobyMac – Me without you
48. Casting Crowns – Lifesong
49. Matt Redman – 10,000 reasons (Bless the Lord)
50. Tenth Avenue North – By your side 

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Who Owned It: 25 Cover Songs Better Than The Original

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There comes a time in all our lives when our jaws drop when we realize that a song that we really like is merely a cover. However, does it really matter that we like the cover better than the original. What if the cover is better than the original? This list is about those artists who have done a much better job than the original artist or band and how they made it their own. Almost all the songs on the list are identified with the covering artist and most of these happen to be their signature songs. 

This list is carefully compiled after considering whether we actually know the original artists. You will find them in the brackets next to the song title. Whitney Houston's global smash hit I Will Always Love You from the soundtrack of The Bodyguard is numero uno as she definitely owned the song originally sung by Dolly Parton and even covered thereafter by Kenny Rogers. Songs like Santana's Black Magic Woman, Gloria Estefan's Turn the Beat Around, Bananarama's Venus and particularly Aretha Franklin's Respect are their signature songs. 

It is fundamental to realize that this list is not about the best covers of all time, as there is a separate list in relation to that, and that this is about how most of us think that these 25 songs are covered by the artists in front and not the ones in brackets. So close your mouth as you read this list as I guarantee your jaw will drop…

1. Whitney Houston – I will always love you (Dolly Parton)
2. Aretha Franklin – Respect (Otis Redding)
3. The Righteous Brothers – Unchained melody (Todd Duncan)
4. Willie Nelson – Always on my mind (Gwen McCrae)
5. Celine Dion – The power of love (Jennifer Heart)
6. Janis Joplin – Me and Bobby McGee (Roger Miller)
7. Sinead O’ Connor – Nothing compares 2 u (Prince)
8. Santana – Black magic woman (Fleetwood Mac)
9. UB40 – Red red wine (Neil Diamond)
10. Soft Cell – Tainted love (Gloria Jones)
11. Ike and Tina Turner – Proud Mary (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
12. Natalie Imbruglia – Torn (Ednaswap)
13. Jennifer Lopez – Waiting for tonight (3^rd Party)
14. Gloria Estefan – Turn the beat around (Vicki Sue Robinson)
15. Michael Andrews ft. Gary Jules – Mad world (Tears for Fears)
16. No Doubt – It’s my life (Talk Talk)
17. Bananarama – Venus (Shocking Blue)
18. Los Lobos – La bamba (Ritchie Valens)
19. Vengaboys – Sha-la-la-la-la (Walkers)
20. Mark Ronson ft. Amy Winehouse – Valerie (The Zutons)
21. Sheryl Crow – The first cut is the deepest (Cat Stevens)
22. Johnny Cash – Hurt (Nine Inch Nails)
23. Monica – Angel of mine (Eternal)
24. The Corrs ft. Bono – When the stars go blue (Ryan Adams)
25. Boyzone – Baby can I hold you (Traci Chapman)

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Best Movie Songs of All Time

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Almost everyone loves watching movies, but there a lot of factors come into play for a movie to be a good one. Casting, acting, directing and more importantly for us music freaks a good soundtrack play an important role in making a good movie a great one. However, not all great films have great soundtracks, but some do, and these are more or less love stories or at least extremely inspirational ones.  Bryan Adams takes the crown for his Everything I Do in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, since it broke records in the United Kingdom when it was initially released and was number one in almost all the countries it charted, not to mention that it is one of the best selling singles and Bryan Adams' biggest hit of all time. At close second is Whitney Houston's cover of Dolly Parton's I Will Always Love You for the film The Bodyguard. It was a hard choice as to who should take the crown but Bryan Adams takes the peak since his song is original. Surprisingly, Kevin Costner stars in both these films. 

The Bee Gees have three entries in the top 30 itself for their three hits in Saturday Night Fever. Grease and Pretty Woman have two entries each as movies. Barbra Streisand, Bryan Adams, Olivia Newton John and Madonna have 3 entries each with Lionel Richie, Celine Dion, Irene Cara, Prince, Will Smith and John Travolta each having 2 entries. The film series with the highest number of entries in the chart is the James Bond series with 9 entries. Therefore, these are the best movie songs of all time based on chart performance and the accolades received worldwide. 

1. Bryan Adams – Everything I do (Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves)
2. Whitney Houston – I will always love you (The Bodyguard)
3. Debbie Boone – You light up my life (You Light Up My Life)
4. Celine Dion – My heart will go on (Titanic)
5. Bee Gees – How deep is your love (Saturday Night Fever)
6. Olivia Newton John & John Travolta – You’re the one that I want (Grease)
7. Duran Duran – A view to a kill (A View to a Kill)
8. Judy Garland – Over the rainbow (The Wizard of Oz)
9. Survivor – Eye of the tiger (Rocky III)
10. Wet Wet Wet – Love is all around (Four Weddings and a Funeral)
11. Bee Gees – Night fever (Saturday Night Fever)
12. Aerosmith – I don’t wanna miss a thing (Armageddon)
13. Irene Cara – Flashdance…what a feeling (Flashdance)
14. Boys II Men – End of the road (Boomerang)
15. Coolio ft. L.V. – Gangsta’s Paradise (Dangerous Minds)
16. Berlin – Take my breath away (Top Gun)
17. Lionel Richie & Diana Ross – Endless love (Endless Love)
18. Destiny’s Child – Independent women part 1 (Charlie’s Angels)
19. Celine Dion – Because you loved me (Up Close & Personal)
20. UB40 – Can’t help falling in love (Silver)
21. Seal – Kiss from a rose (Batman Forever)
22. Blondie – Call me (American Gigolo)
23. Adele – Skyfall (Skyfall)
24. Prince – When doves cry (Purple Rain)
25. Lionel Richie – Say you say me (White Nights)
26. B.J. Thomas – Raindrops keep falling on my head (Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid)
27. The Verve – Bitter sweet symphony (Cruel Intentions)
28. ABBA – Dancing queen (Muriel’s Wedding)
29. Bee Gees – Stayin’ alive (Saturday Night Fever)
30. Barbra Streisand – The way we were (The Way We Were)
31. R.Kelly – I believe I can fly (Space Jam)
32. Eminem – Lose yourself (8 Mile)
33. Barbra Streisand – Evergreen (A Star is Born)
34. Roxette – It must have been love (Pretty Woman)
35. Lulu – To sir with love (To Sir With Love)
36. Christopher Cross – Arthur’s theme (best thing you can do) (Arthur)
37. Kenny Loggins – Footloose (Footloose)
38. Madonna – Crazy for you (Vision Quest)
39. Huey Lewis & The News – The power of love (Back to the Future)
40. Starship – Nothing’s gonna stop us (Mannequin)
41. Phil Collins – Against all odds (Against All Odds)
42. Stevie Wonder – I just called to say I love you (The Woman in Red)
43. Los Lobos – La bamba (La Bamba)
44. Olivia Newton John – Magic (Xanadu)
45. Ray Parker Jr. – Ghostbusters (Ghostbusters)
46. Jon Bon Jovi – Blaze of glory (Young Guns II)
47. En Vogue – Don’t let go (love) (Set It Off)
48. Dolly Parton – 9 to 5 (9 to 5)
49. Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes – Up where we belong (An Officer and a Gentleman)
50. Evanescence – Bring me to life (Dare Devil)
51. Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart & Sting – All for love (The Three Musketeers)
52. Carly Simon – Nobody does it better (The Spy Who Loved Me)
53. Prince – Kiss (Under the Cherry Moon)
54. Paul McCartney & Wings – Live and let die (Live and Let Die)
55. Colour Me Badd – I wanna sex you up (New Jack City)
56. Olivia Newton John & John Travolta – Summer nights (Grease)
57. Isaac Hayes – Shaft (Shaft)
58. Percy Faith – Theme from A Summer Place (A Summer Place)
59. Peter Cetera – Glory of love (The Karate Kid)
60. Bruce Springsteen – Streets of Philadelphia (Philadelphia)
61. Simple Mind – Don’t you (forget about me) (The Breakfast Club)
62. Beyonce ft. Slim Thug – Check on it (The Pink Panther)
63. Sarah McLachlan – Angel (City of Angels)
64. Will Smith – Men in black (Men In Black)
65. The Cardigans – Lovefool (Romeo & Juliet)
66. Linkin Park – New divide (Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen)
67. All Saints – Pure shores (The Beach)
68. Bette Midler – Wing beneath my wings (Beaches)
69. Chad Kroeger ft. Josey Scott – Hero (Spiderman)
70. Will Smith – Wild Wild West (Wild Wild West)
71. Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories – Stay (I missed you) (Reality Bites)
72. Righteous Brothers – Unchained melody (Ghost)
73. Simon & Garfunkel – Mrs. Robinson (The Graduate)
74. Madonna – Die another day (Die Another Day)
75. Michael Jackson – Will you be there (Free Willy)
76. Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes – (I’ve had) The time of my life (Dirty Dancing)
77. Michael Andrews ft. Gary Jules – Mad world (Donnie Darko)
78. Roy Orbison – Pretty woman (Pretty Woman)
79. Irene Cara – Fame (Fame)
80. Shirley Basset – Goldfinger (Goldfinger)
81. U2 – Hold me thrill me kiss me kill me (Batman Forever)
82. Christina Perri – A thousand years (Twilight: Breaking Dawn – Part 1)
83. Limp Bizkit – Behind blue eyes (Gothica)
84. Don Omar ft. Lucenzo – Danza Kuduro (Fast Five)
85. Smash Mouth – All star (Rat Race)
86. Ewan McGregor & Nicole Kidman – Come what may (Moulin Rouge!)
87. Enya – May it be (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring)
88. Kelly Clarkson – Breakaway (The Princess Diaries 2: A Royal Engagement)
89. Barbra Streisand & Bryan Adams – I finally found someone (The Mirror Has Two Faces)
90. Sheena Easton – For your eyes only (For Your Eyes Only)
91. Sixpence None the Richer – Kiss me (She’s All That)
92. Madonna – Don’t cry for me Argentina (Evita)
93. Pussycat Dolls – Sway (Shall We Dance?)
94. Garbage – The world is not enough (The World is not Enough)
95. Hilary Duff – Come clean (A Cinderella Story)
96. Diana King – I say a little prayer (My Best Friend’s Wedding)
97. Gloria Estefan – Heaven’s what I feel (Dance With Me)
98. Sophie B. Hawkins – As I lay me down (Now and Then)
99. Sheryl Crow – Tomorrow never dies (Tomorrow Never Dies)
100. Savage Garden – The Animal Song (The Other Sister)

Till the next beat...

At ease!!!