As I read through all these postings, I must say that there are a lot of great, amazing songs...songs you want to sing again and again, or whistle, or dance to, whatever. BUT folks, a great song that truly shakes you to your core, and grabs your emotions and twists them into a knot, and makes you feel the pain....that HAS to be "And I am telling you"....and since the original question was referring to a movie, the performer has to be one Jennifer Hudson. I did YouTube the stage performance and it was powerful as well. But I am on Team Hudson!
--- On Sat, 2/14/09, Andrea Kanter <eccen...@mac.com> wrote: > From: Andrea Kanter <eccen...@mac.com> > Subject: Re: [MOPO] What song do you think was the greatest to ever appear in > a movie musical? > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > Date: Saturday, February 14, 2009, 8:15 AM > We're off to see the wizard > the wonderful wizard of Oz > we hear he is a wiz of a wiz > a wiz of a wiz becoz > > On Feb 13, 2009, at 11:26 PM, Bruce Hershenson wrote: > > > I thought the MoPo members might enjoy seeing the poll > from my latest e-mail club message (it goes to over 5,000 > movie paper collectors). You can post your vote here (of > course for it to count in the official poll, you have to be > a member of my e-mail club). You can join at > http://www.emovieposter.com/mail/clubsignup.php > > > > Here's the poll question: > > > > What song do you personally think was the greatest to > ever appear in a musical movie? > > > > We previously have asked club members about their > favorite movie "score" (as opposed to > "soundtrack") and favorite song from a > non-musical. This week, we thought it only fair to ask about > your favorite song that IS from a musical. > > > > IMPORTANT! This is kind of tricky! We are looking for > a single song that was either written for a specific movie > musical, or was written earlier, but has become SO > identified with one movie musical it was used in that > everybody connects that song to that movie! > > > > We are arbitrarily eliminating songs that are from > movies that are primarily dramas, but which have a bunch of > songs added to it (like almost all Barbra Streisand movies, > which is certainly nothing against Barbra, just that we are > trying to stick to actual musicals, where the drama element > is sort of secondary to the musical content) so please > don't vote for any NON-musicals, or drama movies with > musical content, as outlined above (and we realize this is > completely arbitrary and unfair, and you are welcome to > argue with us in the comments field, but please don't > vote for these types of songs)! > > > > In this poll more than any other we have ever run, > there are truly thousands of songs that COULD be chosen, and > our below list is just intended to jog your memory, and is > no way comprehensive (even WITHIN a specific movie, where we > have picked one or two songs, but there might be five others > you might consider voting for JUST FROM THAT MOVIE), so we > fully expect there to be lots of "other" votes, > and that is great! > > > > Finally know that we are absolutely NOT asking which > of the following movies you liked the best, but which SONG > you liked the best from one of these musical movies or from > any other! > > > > Here are the list of choices: > > > > "And I'm Telling You" (Dreamgirls) > > "Aquarius" (Hair) > > "Baby, It's Cold Outside" (Neptune's > Daughter) > > "Baby Mine" (Dumbo) > > "The Bare Necessities" (The Jungle Book) > > "Beauty and the Beast" (Beauty and the > Beast) > > "Blame Canada" (South Park: Bigger, Longer > & Uncut) > > "Bless Yore Beautiful Hide" (Seven Brides > For Seven Brothers) > > "Buttons and Bows" (The Paleface) > > "Cabaret" (Cabaret) > > "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (The Lion > King) > > "Cheek to Cheek" (Top Hat) > > "Chim Chim Cher-ee" (Mary Poppins) > > "Circle of Life" (The Lion King) > > "Do-Re-Mi" (The Sound of Music) > > "Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)" > (A Star Is Born) > > "Get Happy" (Summer Stock) > > "Gigi" (Gigi) > > "Good Morning" (Singin' In the Rain) > > "Hakuna Matata" (The Lion King) > > "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" > (Meet Me in St. Louis) > > "Hello Dolly" (Hello Dolly) > > "I Could Have Danced All Night" (My Fair > Lady) > > "I Don't Know How to Love Him" (Jesus > Christ Superstar) > > "I Feel Pretty" (West Side Story) > > "I Got Rhythm" (An American in Paris) > > "I Remember It Well" (Gigi) > > "I Whistle A Happy Tune" (The King and I) > > "If I Loved You" (Carousel) > > "It Might as Well Be Spring" (State Fair) > > "Jailhouse Rock" (Jailhouse Rock) > > "Lady Marmalade" (Moulin Rouge) > > "The Last Time I Saw Paris" (Lady Be Good) > > "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" (Shall > We Dance) > > "Luck Be A Lady" (Guys and Dolls) > > "The Man That Got Away" (A Star Is Born) > > "My Favorite Things" (The Sound of Music) > > "Oklahoma!" (Oklahoma!) > > "Ol' Man River" (Show Boat) > > "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe" > (The Harvey Girls) > > "On the Good Ship Lollipop" (Bright Eyes) > > "People" (Funny Girl) > > "Pinball Wizard" (The Who's Tommy) > > "Save the People" (Godspell) > > "Singin' In the Rain" (Singin' In > the Rain) > > "Some Enchanted Evening" (South Pacific) > > "Somewhere" (West Side Story) > > "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" (The Wizard of > Oz) > > "The Sound of Music" (The Sound of Music) > > "Stormy Weather" (Stormy Weather) > > "The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow" (Annie) > > "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" (Mary > Poppins) > > "Swinging on a Star" (Going My Way) > > "Ten Cents a Dance" (Love Me Or Leave Me) > > "Thanks for the Memory" (The Big Broadcast > of 1938) > > "They Can't Take That Away from Me" > (Shall We Dance) > > "Tonight" (West Side Story) > > "The Trolley Song" (Meet Me In St. Louis) > > "True Love" (High Society) > > "Under the Sea" (The Little Mermaid) > > "The Way You Look Tonight" (Swing Time) > > "We're Off to See the Wizard" (The > Wizard of Oz) > > "When You Wish Upon a Star" (Pinocchio) > > "White Christmas" (Holiday Inn) > > "Who Will Buy?" (Oliver!) > > "A Whole New World" (Aladdin) > > "The Yankee Doodle Boy" (Yankee Doodle > Dandy) > > "You Must Love Me" (Evita) > > "You'll Be in My Heart" (Tarzan) > > "You're the One That I Want" (Grease) > > "Younger Than Springtime" (South Pacific) > > "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" (Song of the South) > > Other (but PLEASE be sure to explain WHY you chose > this option) > > > > I am really curious to see how MoPo members feel vs my > club overall. Remember, ANY song is fine, on the list or > not! > > > > Bruce > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at > www.filmfan.com > > > ___________________________________________________________________ > > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: > lists...@listserv.american.edu > > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for > its content. > > > > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at > www.filmfan.com > > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > Send a message > addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > The author of this > message is solely responsible for its content. 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