ANYONE AT ALL (YOU'VE GOT MAIL, 1998)

This second team-up of Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan is a reimagining of the classic James Stewart starrer The Shop Around The Corner (1940) and proves that they still have the chemistry they once parlayed in Sleepless in Seattle (1993). The theme Anyone At All sung by the great Carole King is one to be played over and over again over a lazy afternoon.

ANYONE AT ALL

sung by: Carole King

Funny how I feel more myself with you

Than anybody else that I ever knew

I hear it in your voice, see it in your face

You've become the memory I can't erase

You could have been anyone at all

A stranger falling out of the blue

I'm so glad it was you

It wasn't in the plan, not that I could see

Suddenly a miracle came to me

Safe within your arms, I can say what's true

Nothing in the world I would keep from you

You could have been anyone at all

An old friend calling out of the blue

I'm so glad it was you

Words can hurt you, if you let them

People say them and forget them

Words can promise, words can lie

But your words make me feel like I can fly

You could have been anyone at all

A net that catches me when I fall

I'm so glad it was you

You could have been anyone at all

An old friend calling out of the blue

I'm so glad it was you

Anyone at all

Anyone at all

Anyone at all

I'm so glad it was you

ALMOST PARADISE (FOOTLOOSE, 1984)

One of the definitive movies of the '80's is Footloose that stars the young Kevin Bacon as the lead. The movie brought a lot of catchy tunes like the title song itself but also displays soulful ballads like the duet of Ann Wilson and Mike Reno in the song Almost Paradise.

ALMOST PARADISE
sung by: Ann Wilson & Mike Reno

I thought that dreams belonged to other men
'Cause each time I got close, they'd fall apart again

I feared my heart would beat in secrecy, I faced the nights alone
Oh, how could I have known, that all my life I only needed you

Oh, almost paradise, we're knocking on heaven's door
Almost paradise, how could we ask for more?
I swear that I can see forever in your eyes, paradise

It seems like perfect love's so hard to find
I'd almost given up, you must've read my mind

And all these dreams I saved for a rainy day
They're finally comin' true, I'll share them all with you
'Cause now we hold the future in our hands

Oh, almost paradise, we're knocking on heaven's door
Almost paradise, how could we ask for more?
I swear that I can see forever in your eyes, paradise

And in your arms salvation's not so far away
It's getting closer, closer every day

Almost paradise, we're knocking on heaven's door
Almost paradise, how could we ask for more?
I swear that I can see forever in your eyes, paradise

Paradise, paradise

ALL THE WAY (THE JOKER IS WILD, 1957)

Today's theme is one of Frank Sinatra's signature songs. All The Way was used in the movie The Joker Is Wild starring the Ol' Blue Eyes himself. The classic ballad has garnered enough versions from other artists but still his rendition is a class of its own.

ALL THE WAY

sung by: Frank Sinatra

When somebody loves you

It's no good unless he loves you - all the way

Happy to be near you

When you need someone to cheer you - all the way

Taller than the tallest tree is

That's how it's got to feel

Deeper than the deep blue see is

That's how deep it goes - if it's real

When somebody needs you

It's no good unless he needs you - all the way

Through the good or lean years

And for all the in-between years - come what may

Who know where the road will lead us

Only a fool would say

But if you'll let me love you

It's for sure I'm gonna love you - all the way

All the way