LOVE SONG FOR A VAMPIRE (BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA, 1992)

"I have crossed oceans of time to find you." - Dracula

For the nth time, the legendary tale of Vlad The Impaler a.k.a Dracula is given a new twist. Based on a classic bestseller by Bram Stoker, Director Francis Ford Coppola gave the compelling titular character a persona not shown on previous versions. Annie Lennox of the Eurythmics fame perfectly captures the pains and longings of an undead's feelings. Haunting.

LOVE SONG FOR A VAMPIRE
sung by: Annie Lennox

Come into these arms again
And lay your body down
The rhythm of this trembling heart
Is beating like a drum
It beats for you, it bleeds for you
It knows not how it sounds
For it is the drum of drums
It is the song of songs

Once I had the rarest rose
That ever deemed to bloom
Cruel winter chilled the bud
And stole my flower too soon
On loneliness, oh hopelessness
To search the end of time
For there is in all the world
No greater love than mine

Love o love o…still falls the rain
Love o love o… still falls the night
Love o love o…damned forever

Let me be the only one
To keep you from the cold
Mow the floor of heaven is laid
The stars are bright as gold
They shine for you, they shine for you
They burn for all to see
Come into these arms again
And set this spirit free

THE HEADLESS HORSEMAN (THE ADVENTURES OF ICHABOD AND MR. TOAD, 1949)

"Yeah, J. Thaddeus, quite a lad. Speaking of fabulous characters, England has produced a bumper crop of them. But don't forget, over here in the colonies, we've managed to come up with a few of our own. How about Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill, Johnny Appleseed, Black Bart, Davy Crockett, Daniel Boone and, of course, the one and only Ichabod Crane. Old Ichy, if you recall, was the country schoolmaster dreamed up by Washington Irving. Oh, he had a way with the yarn, good Mr. Irving." - Narrator, Ichabod segment

This much-loved Disney Classic of a twin-bill is a perfect family viewing especially the latter on Halloween season. The second half of the animated The Adventures of Ichabod And Mr. Toad features the story of Ichabod Crane who went on the town of Sleepy Hollow where the dreaded Headless Horseman is feared to exist. The animation not also brims with excitement and great storyline but with catchy tunes such as the one sung by the late crooner Bing Crosby along with the Rhythmaires. A fun theme.

THE HEADLESS HORSEMAN

sung by: Bing Crosby And The Rhythmaires

BROM BONES:

When the spooks have a midnight jamboree

They break it up with fiendish glee

Ghosts are bad but the one that’s cursed
Is the Headless Horseman, he’s the worst

CHORUS:
That’s right, he’s a fright on Halloween night

BROM BONES:
But when he goes a joggin’ ‘cross the land
Holding his noggin in his hand
Demons take one look and groan
And hit the road for parts unknown

CHORUS:
Beware, take care, he rides alone

BROM BONES:
And there’s no spook like a spook that’s spurned

CHORUS:
They don’t like him and he’s really burned

BROM BONES:
He swears to the longest day he’s dead

TOGETHER:
He’ll show them that he can get a head

BROM BONES:
They say he’s tired of his flamin’ top
He’s got a yen to make a swap
So he rides one night each year
To find a head in the hollow here

CHORUS:
Now he likes them little, he likes them big
Part in the middle, or a wig
Black or white or even red

BROM BONES:
The Headless Horseman needs a head

TOGETHER:
With a hip, hip and a clippity-clop
He’s out looking for a top to chop

BROM BONES:
So don’t stop to figure out a plan
You can’t reason with a

TOGETHER:
Headless man

BROM BONES:
Now if you doubt this tale is so
I met that spook just a year ago
Now, I didn’t stop for a second look
But made for the bridge that spans the brook
For once you’ve crossed that bridge, my friend

CHORUS:
The ghost is through, his power ends

BROM BONES:
So when you’re riding home tonight
Make for the bridge with all your might
He’ll be down in the hollow there
He needs your headLook out, beware

TOGETHER:
With a hip, hip and a clippity-clop
He’s out looking for a head to swap
So don’t try to figure out a plan
You can’t reason with a headless man

MY FAIR SHARE (ONE ON ONE, 1977)

"There comes a time when love stops being a ball

and starts being a woman." - tagline

One of the best and popular song the duo Seals & Crofts has ever sung, My Fair Share is the theme from the 1977 movie that stars Robby Benson and Annette O'Toole. Robby plays Henry a highschool basketball star who struggles to be the best outside their town.

MY FAIR SHARE

sung by: Seals & Crofts

Lost, lost as a child’s first book
I must have arms to hold me
Lost without love and care
I must have my fair share

Fair, fair is a changing word
But fair is a honored promise
Justice if you’re still there
I will have my fair share

Justice seems a lady
Lay me down with justice in a long white gown
With the breath of love we can share

Share and sleep with me if you dare
Celebrate my fair share

Fair, fair is a changing word

But fair is a honored promise

Justice if you’re still there

I will have my fair share

Justice seems a lady

Lay me down with justice in a long white gown

With the breath of love we can share

Share and sleep with me if you dare

Celebrate my fair share

WHAT WOULD THEY SAY (THE BOY IN THE PLASTIC BUBBLE, 1976)

In the t.v. movie The Boy In The Plastic Bubble, John Travolta plays the titular lead who due to a rare immune disease was subjected inside a plastic bubble. Renowned singer Paul Williams sung the theme. Travolta also has his own version of the song. A bittersweet ballad.

WHAT WOULD THEY SAY

sung by: Paul Williams

What would they say, If we up and run away
From the worried crowd, And the worn-out city faces
Would they carry on and on
When they found out we were gone
Or would they let us go
Would they tag along or would they just…

Leave us alone, We’d live in the country
Leave us alone, We’d make it just fine
Happy in a one-room shack
And we’d not look back
Now would we?

What would they do, If they found out we were through
With the little lies, And the downtown aggravations
That we trade them away, For a quiet country day
That we had hoped to share
Would they try to find out where we were?

Leave us alone, We’d live in the country

Leave us alone, We’d make it just fine

Happy in a one-room shack

And we’d not look back

Now would we?

Leave us alone, We’d live in the country

Leave us alone, We’d make it just fine

Happy in a one-room shack

And we’d not look back

Now would we?

What would they say, If we up and ran away?

TRICK OF FATE (TRICK, 1999)

"A story about two guys trying to make it in the big city." - tagline

Trick is one treat of a movie. It's about Gabriel, an aspiring young gay writer of musicals who meets Mark on a subway, a stranger who turns out to be a stripper. Spending the night together, it resulted in something they dare not imagine. Trick Of Fate, the film's theme is memorable as played at the very end.


TRICK OF FATE
sung by: Valerie Pinkston

I never thought I’d find someone like you

Though in my every fantasy I saw you everyday

I thought there was no way - to make my dream come true

I always thought that I would be alone

Afraid to dream that anyone was ever gonna see

The love inside of me - but how could I have known

A trick of fate would bring us together

A trick of fate would alter our lives

We had to wait it seemed like forever

But never say never to a trick of fate

What were the chances I’d be here with you

That after all the lonely years of searching everywhere

I’d turn and you’d be there - from clear out of the blue

Our lives are in the hands of destiny

And though we try to take control

That’s not the way it goes - a higher power knows

How it’s supposed to be

A trick of fate brought us together

A trick of fate altered our lives

We had to wait it seemed like forever

But never say never to a trick of fate

And now, something has begun - something very new

And suddenly the future’s looking bright

Somehow when two hearts beat as one, fairy tales come true

And anything seems possible tonight

A trick of fate brought us together

A trick of fate altered our lives

We had to wait it seemed like forever

But never say never to a trick of fate

It just goes to show

That you never know

Where love’s gonna grow

It’s a trick of fate

PEOPLE ALONE (THE COMPETITION, 1980)

"If you're really in love...nothing's going to stand in your way."- tagline

One of the most played songs on the radio came from the movie The Competition. People Alone sung by Randy Crawford is the love theme that stars Richard Dreyfuss and Amy Irving who play classical pianists who ends up falling in love with each other during their piano competition. It's one of those 'watch-it-with-someone-you-love" flick. People Alone was nominated in the Oscars for best original song.

PEOPLE ALONE

sung by: Randy Crawford

Take me along
I don’t care where you have gone
And I don’t have to know
Exactly where you’re going

If you’ll leave me behind
Then everything on your mind
Will turn to picture of the world
We might have paint

People alone may go very fast
But maybe not so far
Playin’ alone means still solitaire
Remember

People alone may reach for a love
But only half as well
People alone may seem satisfied
How can they tell?

If we’re crossing the line
Where’s there’s no yours and no mine
We’ll find it easy to see
People should be together

People alone may go very fast
But maybe not so far
Playin’ alone means still solitaire
Remember

People alone may reach for a love
But only half as well
People alone may seem satisfied
How can they tell?

Take me along
Let’s not be people alone
I’m on your mind so please don’t leave me behind
Crossing the line
Where there’s no yours and no mine
Hmmm…

ALL OF MY LIFE (THE MIRROR HAS TWO FACES, 1996)

"When my date takes me home and kisses me good night,

if I don't hear the philharmonic in my head, I dump him."

- Rose Morgan

A lesser known theme in The Mirror Has Two Faces soundtrack but nevertheless captures the essence of the film's story through the eyes of the lead Rose Morgan, played and directed by Barbra Streisand herself. The popular theme I Finally Found Someone, a duet with Bryan Adams takes the cake.

ALL OF MY LIFE

sung by: Barbra Streisand

I was alone

You were alone

Parallel lines that touched one another

Just feeling our way

Lost in the dark

Drawn to each other

So much to say, and so much to do

So much of you for me to discover

Like what makes you laugh

And what makes you cry

How does a friend become a lover, too?

I’ve waited all of my life to find

Someone who’d need my heart and read my mind

To light my days and warm my nights

Someone I know I could call

My someone for all my life

Looking at you, looking at me

Loving the look of love that I see there

I find when I look deep in your eyes

Reflections of me there

I’ve waited all of my life to find

Someone who’d need my heart and read my mind

To light my days and warm my nights

Now all at once in your arms

Everything’s new

All that I feel, tells me it’s true

All that I ask

Is all of my life... with you

HOW DO YOU KEEP THE MUSIC PLAYING (BEST FRIENDS, 1982)

In 1982, Goldie Hawn and Burt Reynolds team-up for the movie Best Friends. It's about the long time couple's struggle to keep the flame alive the moment they got married with hilarious results. Balladeers James Ingram and Patti Austin sung the theme that outlasted the movie itself. The song has become more memorable and generated a cult following through radio plays. It also has become an athem of sort for the hopeless romantics. The song has been nominated in the Oscars.

HOW DO YOU KEEP THE MUSIC PLAYING

sung by: James Ingram & Patti Austin

How do you keep the music playing

How do you make it last

How do you keep the song from fading

Too fast

How do you lose yourself to someone

And never lose your way

How do you not run out of new things

To say

And since we know we’re always changing

How can it be the same

And tell me how year after year, you’re sure your heart will fall apart

Each time you hear his name

I know the way I feel for you it’s now or never

The more I love, the more that I’m afraid

That in your arms I may not see forever

Forever

If we can be the best of lovers

Yet be the best of friends

If we can try with every day to make it better as it grows

With any luck, then I suppose the music never ends

I know (How do you keep the music playing)

The way I feel for you, it’s now or never
(How do you make it last)

The more I love, the more that I’m afraid

(How do you keep the song from fading)

That in your arms I may not see forever
(Keep the song from fading too fast)

Forever

If we can be the best of lovers

Yet be the best of friends

If we can try with every day to make it better as it grows

With any luck, then I suppose the music never ends

How do you keep it playing it, baby, oh... (ohh...)

I wanna how do you do it, how do you keep the music playing

Over and over (over)

Do you keep the song from fading (ooh…)

How (da da da) baby (da da da)

Keep it playin’ over and over again (mmm…)

I wanna know how do you, baby

How (How), oh, tell me, darling

I wanna know how do you keep the music playing

GOODBYE GIRL (NEIL SIMON'S THE GOODBYE GIRL, 1977)

"I thought you said you were decent." - Paula McFadden

"I am decent. I also happen to be naked." - Elliot Garfield

My favorite romcom film of all time, Neil Simon's The Goodbye Girl has a winning formula. A great chemistry between the two leads & even the supporting cast and definitely its sparkling screenplay by Neil Simon. Paula McFadden (Marsha Mason) and Elliot Garfield (Richard Dreyfuss) play an individual, her with a daughter to raise and him with a career to make, who forced to become roommates. The battle of the sexes ensues between the two until they find themselves falling in love. David Gates of the group Bread sung the feel-good theme.

The ending is a knockout for the hopeless romantics.

GOODBYE GIRL

sung by: David Gates

All your life you've waited for love to come and stay

And now that I have found you, you must not slip away

I know it's hard believin' the words you've heard before

But darlin' you must trust them just once more

'Cause baby Goodbye doesn't mean forever

Let me tell you goodbye doesn't mean

We'll never be together again

If you wake up and I'm not there

I won't be long away

'Cause the things you do my Goodbye Girl

Will bring me back toyou

I know you've been taken, afraid to hurt again

You fight the love you feel for me instead of givin' in

But I can wait forever, for helpin' you to see

That I was meant for you and you for me

So remember Goodbye doesn't mean forever

Let me tell you goodbye doesn't mean

We'll never be together again

Though we may be so far apart you still will have my heart

So forget your past my Goodbye Girl

'Cause now you're home at last

MAKING LOVE (MAKING LOVE, 1982)

A controversial film during its release, Making Love is a love story about a successful married couple and a man that comes between them. The one who falls for the man is the husband. Roberta Flack, a famous singer at that time, sung the melodic theme. It was nominated for best original song in the Golden Globe.

MAKING LOVE

sung by: Roberta Flack

Here, close to our feelings
We touch again, we love again
Remember when we thought
Our hearts would never mend
And we’re all there better for each other

There’s more to love I know
Than making love

Here, no more confusion
We see our lives, we live our lives
Remember when we thought
We never would survive
But now neither one of us is breaking

There’s more to love I know
Than making love

Some things never change
Some things sometimes do

And now I’m feeling strong enough to let you in
And now neither one of us is breaking

Now we know there’s more to love
Than making love

And I’ll remember you
And making love

And I’ll remember
And I’ll remember
And I’ll remember
And I’ll remember

MOMENT BY MOMENT (MOMENT BY MOMENT, 1978)

One the unusual love story in the '70's came from the movie Moment By Moment. Hollywood has done a many May-December affairs story but the said film has something going that makes it unique. Arguably, the infamous casting of the leads (John Travolta and Lily Tomlin). No matter, the film came up with a memorable theme sung by Yvonne Elliman of the same name.

MOMENT BY MOMENT

sung by: Yvonne Elliman

Though our love is like a winding road

Of uncertainty
I long to trust your smile and all the ways you feel
Touching me

From moment, (moment) by moment
A lifetime goes on
Till one day our somedays are gone

Look at us, two drifters we will drift
Scared to see it through
But we’re so happy now
It might be beautiful if we do

From moment (moment) by moment
The choices we make
Depend on the chances we take

From moment, (moment) by moment

Our lifetime goes on

Till one day our somedays are gone

From moment (moment) by moment

The choices we make

Depend on the chances we take

From moment, (moment) by moment
A lifetime goes on
Till one day our somedays are gone

From moment, (moment) by moment
Our lifetime goes on
Till one day our somedays are gone

WHEN SHE LOVED ME (TOY STORY 2, 1999)

"You never forget kids like Emily, or Andy, but they forget you." - Jessie

Perhaps, the most heartbreaking theme from Disney and Pixar in recent years came from the 1999 sequel of the hugely successful Toy Story. In the song When She Loved Me, Jessie (Woody's female counterpart) sung the time when she was being loved by her child owner Emily. Earthly-voiced singer Sarah McLachlan wonderfully rendered the song. The theme was nominated for best original song in the Oscars.

WHEN SHE LOVED ME

sung by: Sarah McLachlan

When somebody loved me

Everything was beautiful

Every hour we spent together

Lives within my heart

And when she was sad

I was there to dry her tears

And when she was happy

So was I

When she loved me

Through the summer and the fall

We had each other, that was all

Just she and I together

Like it was meant to be

And when she was lonely

I was there to comfort her
And I knew that she loved me

So the years went by

I stayed the same

But she began to drift away

I was left alone

Still I waited for the day

When she'd say

I will always love you

Lonely and forgotten

I'd never thought she'd look my way

And she smiled at me

And held me just like she used to do

Like she loved me

When she loved me

When somebody loved me

Everything was beautiful

Every hour we spent together

Lives within my heart

When she loved me

ELEVATION (LARA CROFT TOMB RAIDER, 2001)

"So, time to save the universe again then, is it?" - Bryce

"Absolutely." - Lara Croft

Angelina Jolie dons the famed videogame character Lara Croft in an entertaining film that arguably rivals Indy Jones. Band icon U2 sung the theme Elevation.

ELEVATION

sung by: U2

High, higher than the sun

You shoot me from a gun

I need you to elevate me here

A corner of your lips

Is the orbit of your hips

Eclipse

You elevate my soul

I’ve got no self control

Been living like a mole now

Going down, excavation

Higher now, in the sky

You make me feel like I can fly

So high

Elevation

A star

Lit up like a cigar

Strung out like a guitar

Maybe you can educate my mind

Explain all these controls

Can’t sing but I’ve got soul

The goal is elevation

A mole

Digging in a hole

Digging up my soul now

Going down, excavation

Higher now

In the sky

You make me feel like I can fly

So high

Elevation

Love

Lift me out of these blues

Won’t you tell me something true

I believe in you

A mole

Digging in a hole

Digging up my soul now

Going down, excavation

Higher now

In the sky

You make me feel like I can fly

So high

Elevation

Elevation

Elevation

Elevation

Elevation

LAST DANCE (THANK GOD IT'S FRIDAY, 1978)

'70's Diva Donna Summer sung the very danceable theme Last Dance in the movie Thank God It's Friday. She plays Nicole who dreams of becoming a disco star. A fun movie to say the least with basically no plot to speak of. The theme won an Oscar and Golden Globe for best original song.

LAST DANCE

sung by: Donna Summer

Last dance

Last chance for love

Yes, it’s my last chance

Romance tonight

I need you, by me

Beside me, to guide me

To hold me, to scold me

’Cause when I’m bad

I’m so, so bad

So let’s dance, the last dance

Let’s dance, the last dance

Let’s dance, this last dance tonight

Last dance, last dance for love

Yes, it’s my last chance

Romance tonight

Oh, I need you, by me

Beside me, to guide me

To hold me, to scold me

’Cause when I’m bad

I’m so, so bad

So let’s dance, the last dance

Let’s dance, the last dance

Let’s dance, the last dance tonight
Yeah, will you be my Mr. Right?

Can you fill my appetite?

I can’t be sure

That you’re the one for me

But all that I ask

Is that you dance with me

Dance with me, dance with me, yeah

Oh I need you, by me

Beside me, to guide me

To hold me, to scold me

’Cause when I’m bad

I’m so, so bad

So let’s dance, the last dance

Let’s dance, the last dance
Let’s dance, the last dance

Let’s dance, the last dance tonight

Oh I need you, by me

Beside me, to guide me

When I’m bad, scold me
‘Cause when I’m bad

I’m so, so bad

So, come on baby, dance that dance

Come on baby, dance that dance

Come on baby, let’s dance tonight

SOMEWHERE I BELONG (D.A.R.Y.L., 1985)

"Becoming human was not part of the plan.

Now they want to terminate him." - tagline

I remember watching D.A.R.Y.L. during my childhood days and how was I entertained by the movie. The film is a mixture of fantasy and family drama. Teddy Pendergrass has come up with a wonderful theme that supports the film's warmth yet exciting feel. By the way, the title refers to for Data Analysing Robot Youth Lifeform.

SOMEWHERE I BELONG

sung by: Teddy Pendergrass

Where I’m going?

I’ve been lost so long

There’s no shelter from the cold

Winds are blowing

I keep dreaming on

Waking up in emptiness alone

I know

Somewhere I belong

Somewhere I can call, my home

Open your heart to me

I’ve got the feeling

That your love is leading me home

How’d you find me?

Pull me from the storm

Make the heartache disappear

Feel the fire

Love can keep us warm

I just can’t believe

I’m finally here

I am here, I am here

Somewhere I belong

Somewhere I can call, my home

Open your heart to me

I’ve got the feeling

That your love is leading me home

Somewhere I belong

Open your heart to me

I’ve got the feeling

I’ve got the feeling

That your love, is leading me home

Somewhere I belong

Somewhere I belong

Somewhere I can call, my home

Open your heart to me

I’ve got the feeling

That your love is leading me home

Somewhere I belong
Open your heart to me

I’ve got the feeling

I’ve got the feeling

That your love, is leading me home

Somewhere I belong

Somewhere I belong

Somewhere I can call, my home

Open your heart to me

I’ve got the feeling

That your love is leading me home

Somewhere I belong…

BABY MINE (DUMBO, 1941)

One of the beloved Disney animation from the bygone era stars an elephant with humongous ears named Dumbo. Life for Dumbo wasn't very easy for he was being ridiculed because of his ears until he learns what he can do about it. It's heartrending to say least watching Dumbo along with the other Disney classic Bambi. Baby Mine becomes associated with everything maternal that were evident in today's movies, tv's and even commercials. The theme was nominated in the Oscars back then.

BABY MINE

sung by: Betty Noyes

(uncredited)

Baby mine, don’t you cry

Baby mine, dry your eyes

Rest your head close to my heart

Never to part, baby of mine

Little one when you play

Don’t you mind what you say

Let those eyes sparkle and shine

Never a tear, baby of mine

If they knew sweet little you

They’d end up loving you too

All those same people who scold you

What they’d give just for

The right to hold you

From your head to your toes

You’re not much, goodness knows

But you’re so precious to me

Cute as can be, baby of mine

NEED TO BE NEXT TO YOU (BOUNCE, 2000)

Then-estranged couple Gwyneth Paltrow and Ben Affleck starred in the romantic drama Bounce about fate in the most unexpected situation. They met, fall in love and then the truth suddenly resurface putting their love on the line. Leigh Nash of the former band Sixpence None The Richer sung the theme Need To Be Next To You, a nice ballad accompanied by the film's genre.

NEED TO BE NEXT TO YOU

sung by: Leigh Nash

Been running from these feelings for so long

Telling my heart I didn’t mean it

Pretending I was better off alone

But I know that it’s just a lie

So afraid to take a chance again

So afraid of what I feel inside

But I need to be next to you

(Need to be next to you)

oh I oh I

I need to share every breath with you

(Share every breath with you)

oh I oh I

I need to know I can see you smile each morning

Look into your eyes each night

For the rest of my life

Here with you near with you oh I

I need to be next to you

Need to be next to you

Right here with you is right where I belong

I lose my mind if I can’t see you

Without you there’s nothing in this life

That would make life worth living for

I can’t bear the thought of you not there

I can’t fight what I feel anymore

'Cause I need to be next to you

(Need to be next to you)

oh I oh I

I need to share every breath with you

(Share every breath with you)

oh I oh I

I need to know I can see you smile each morning

Look into your eyes each night

For the rest of my life

Here with you near with you oh I

I need to be next to you

I need to have you right next to mine

For all time

Hold you for all my life
I need to be next to you

I need to be next to you

Oh I Oh I

Need to be, need to be next to you

Share every breath with you

I need to feel you in my arms babe

In my arms babe

I need to be next to you

GOT TO BELIEVE IN MAGIC (ZAPPED!, 1982)

Zapped! may be cheesy but nevertheless has come up with the very memorable movie themes that outshine the film itself. Great balladeer David Pomeranz lends his voice twice in the movie and one of the songs featured is Got To Believe In Magic. The song grew up to be one of most played on the radio during the '80's up until now. The popular theme has been covered many times by local artists.

GOT TO BELIEVE IN MAGIC

sung by: David Pomeranz

Take me to your heart

Show me where to start

Let me play the part of your first love

All the stars are right

Ev’ry wish is ours tonight, my love

Pity those who wait

Trust in love to faith

Findin’ out too late that they've lost it

Never letting go

They will never know the ways of love

Got to believe in magic

Tell me how two people find each other

In a world that’s full of strangers

You’ve got to believe in magic

Somethin’ stronger than the moon above

‘Cause it’s magic when two people fall in love

I may never know

Why I need you so

All I need to know is this feeling

Handle it with care

We were born to share this dream, my love

Got to believe in magic

Tell me how two people find each other

In a world that’s full of strangers

You’ve got to believe in magic

Somethin’ stronger than the moon above

‘Cause it’s magic when two people fall in love

(INSTRUMENTAL)

Got to believe in magic

Tell me how two people find each other

In a world that’s full of strangers

You’ve got to believe in magic

Somethin’ stronger than the moon above

‘Cause it’s magic when two people fall in love

FINDING OUT THE HARD WAY (STAYING ALIVE, 1983)

Though it pales much in comparison to the now classic Saturday Night Fever, its sequel Staying Alive still provides great soundtrack. One of which is the ballad Finding Out The Hard Way sung by one of the stars of the movie itself, Cynthia Rhodes wherein she acts, dances and sings. Hers was one of the great vocals during the ’80’s.


FINDING OUT THE HARD WAY
sung by: Cynthia Rhodes

I can’t take all the blame, now can I
It takes more than one to lose
Such a fine line
That lies between but holds together
I turn to night, turn to the time

Whoa, whoa, and I’m findin’ out the hard way
It’s gonna take some tears, little bit of heartache
We’re like islands in the stream
Watchin’ all our dreams start to fade, fadin’ away

A moment gone is gone forever
It’s like water through the hands
And you spin the wheel of misfortune
Watching the time, we’re livin’ in love

No, better find another hallway
It’s gonna take some tears, a little bit of heartache
We’re like islands in the stream
Watchin’ all our dreams start to fade, fadin’ away

I keep reachin’ out, come up empty handed
Didn’t I let you down or did I leave you stranded

And I’m findin’ out the hard way
It’s gonna take some tears, little bit of heartache
We’re like islands in the stream
Watchin’ all our dreams start to fade, fadin’ away

Oh, and I’m findin’ out the hard way
It’s gonna take some tears, a little bit of heartache
We’re like islands in the stream
Watchin’ all our dreams start to fade, fadin’ away

Start to fade, fadin’ away
Start to fade, fadin’ away
Fade away

LIVE TO TELL (AT CLOSE RANGE, 1986)

Yet another Madonna-sung themed during the ‘80’s from the movie At Close Range that starred her then-partner Sean Penn and Christopher Walken. Based on the true story of Bruce Johnston Sr., about the crime that bonds between a father and his sons. The wonderfully composed ballad Live To Tell became one of Queen Of Pop’s biggest hits.


LIVE TO TELL
sung by: Madonna

I have a tale to tell

Sometimes it gets so hard to hide it well

I was not ready for the fall

Too blind to see the writing on the wall

A man can tell a thousand lies

I’ve learned my lesson well

Hope I live to tell

The secret I have learned, till then

It will burn inside of me

I know where beauty lives

I’ve seen it once, I know the warm she gives

The light that you could never see

It shines inside, you can’t take that from me

A man can tell a thousand lies

I’ve learned my lesson well

Hope I live to tell

The secret I have learned, till then

It will burn inside of me

The truth is never far behind

You kept it hidden well
If I live to tell

The secret I knew then

Will I ever have the chance again

If I ran away, I’d never have the strength

To go very far

How would they hear the beating of my heart

Will it grow cold

The secret that I hide, will I grow old

How will they hear

When will they learn

How will they know

A man can tell a thousand lies

I’ve learned my lesson well

Hope I live to tell

The secret I have learned, till then

It will burn inside of me

The truth is never far behind

You kept it hidden well

If I live to tell

The secret I knew then

Will I ever have the chance again

LONG AS WE BELIEVE (FAST FORWARD, 1985)

Actor Sidney Poitier directed the 1985 film Fast Forward, about eight young dancers from Ohio trying to make it big as professional dancers by joining a major competition. Though directed by the legendary actor, the film was less known than those other dance movies that were shown during the ‘80’s. Siedah Garrett and David Swanson provided the vocals for the ballad Long As We Believe.


LONG AS WE BELIEVE
sung by: Siedah Garrett & David Swanson

Time makes victims of us all
A window down the hall
Opens the past and fading fast
What used to be

You and me, as long as we hold on
To each other we’ll be strong
There’s no doubt about it
We’re destined to belong

Long as we believe
Love begins with dreaming
Never letting go of what we know
Long as we believe
Love can lasts forever
And together we can conquer all
We will never fall
As long as we believe

Space, a pris’ner of the line
Brings images to mind
That can be ours to close
A cannonball to fly

Soaring, as long as we hold on
To each other we’ll be strong
There’s no doubt about it
We’re destined to belong

Long as we believe
Love begins with dreaming
Never letting go of what we know
Long as we believe
Love can lasts forever
And together we can conquer all
We will never fall
As long as we believe

Oh, we have to just believe

Long as we believe (just believe)
Love can lasts forever (lasts forever)
And together we can conquer all (we can conquer all)
Long as we believe (long as we believe)
Love begins with dreaming (all you gotta do is believe)
Never letting go of what we know
Long as we believe (long as we believe)
Love can lasts forever
And together we can conquer all
Long as we believe

FOR YOUR EYES ONLY (FOR YOUR EYES ONLY, 1981)

The only James Bond theme that had the singer appear during the opening credits. Sheena Easton at her prime sung one of 007's famous themes. It also became one of her signature songs. The song were both nominated as best original song in the Oscars and the Golden Globe.

FOR YOUR EYES ONLY

sung by: Sheena Easton

For your eyes only

Can see me through the night

For your eyes only

I never need to hide

You can see so much in me

So much in me that's new

I never felt until I looked at you

For your eyes only

Only for you

You see what no one else can see

Now I'm breaking free

For your eyes only

Only for you

The love I know you need in me

The fantasy you freed in me

Only for you

Only for you

For your eyes only

The nights are never cold

You really knew me

That's all I need to know

Maybe I'm an open book

Because I know your mind

But you won't need

To read between the lines

For your eyes only
Only for you
You see what no one else can see
Now I'm breaking free
For your eyes only
Only for you
The love I know you need in me
The passions that collide in me

The wild abandoned side of me

Only for you

For your eyes only

FOR THE FIRST TIME (ONE FINE DAY, 1996)

One Fine Day is such a fine movie that the theme sung by Kenny Loggins were well-used and a fine song too during one of the film's 'finest' moments. They play their parts very well as single parents who met and eventually fall in love during 'one fine day.'

FOR THE FIRST TIME

sung by: Kenny Loggins

Are those your eyes?

Is that your smile?

I been looking at you for ever

Yet I never saw you before

Are these your hands?

Holding mine?

Now I wonder how

I could have been so blind

And for the first time

I am looking in your eyes

For the first time

I'm seeing who you are

I can't believe how much I see

When you're looking back at me

Now I understand what love is

Love is...For the first time

Can this be real?

Can this be true?

Am I the person I was this morning?

And are you the same you?

It's all so strange
How can it be?

All along this love was right in front of me

And for the first time

I am looking in your eyes

For the first time

I am seeing who you are

I can't believe how much I see

When you're looking back at me

Now I understand what love is

Love is...For the first time

Such a long time ago
I had given up on finding this emotion

Ever again

But you're here with me now

Yes I found you somehow

And I've never been so sure

For the first time

I am looking in your eyes

For the first time

I'm seeing who you are

Can't believe how much I see

When you're looking back at me

Now I understand what love is

Love is...For the first time

For the first time