TURN BACK TIME (SLIDING DOORS, 1998)

This little gem of a movie has an interesting premise. Sliding Doors is about a woman (Gwyneth Paltrow) living two possible lives at the same time. Turn Back Time sung by the then group Aqua is aptly used in the movie.


TURN BACK TIME
sung by: Aqua

Give me time to reason
Give me time to think it through

Passing through the season where I cheated you

I will always have a cross to wear
But the bolt reminds me I was there

So give me strength to face this test of mine

If only I could turn back time

If only I had said what I still hide

If only I could turn back time

I would stay for the night, for the night

Claim your right to science
Claim your right to see the truth

Though my conscience will drill a hole in you

I’ve seen it coming like a thief in the night
I’ve seen it coming from the flash of your light

So give me strength to face this test of mine

If only I could turn back time

If only I had said what I still hide

If only I could turn back timeI would stay

The bolt reminds me I was there

The bolt reminds me I was there

If only I could turn back time

If only I had said what I still hide

If only I could turn back time

I would stay for the night, for the night

If only I could turn back time

If only I had said what I still hide

If only I could turn back time

I would stay for the night, for the night

If only I could (if only I could)

If only I could (if only I could)

If only I could turn back time

I would stay for the night

If only I could (if only I could, if only I could)

If only I could (if only I could, if only I could)

If only I could turn back time

I would stay for the night

If only I could (if only I could, if only I could)

If only I could (if only I could, if only I could)

If only I could turn back time...

OVER THE RAINBOW (THE WIZARD OF OZ, 1939)

"Now I know I have a heart, because it's breaking." - Tin Woodsman

Classic in every sense of the word. The movie was based on a beloved children’s book and the theme has become a household name at the time of its release. Up until now, the theme never ceases to put a smile on anyone’s face. Timeless.


OVER THE RAINBOW
sung by: Judy Garland

Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high
There’s a land that I heard of once in a lullaby
Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue
And the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true

Someday I’ll wish upon a star
And wake up where the clouds are far behind me
Where troubles melt like lemon drops
Away above the chimney tops
That’s where you’ll find me

Somewhere over the rainbow, bluebirds fly
Birds fly over the rainbow, why then oh why can’t I?
Oh why can’t I?

If happy little bluebirds fly, beyond the rainbow,
Why oh why can’t I?

PART OF YOUR WORLD (THE LITTLE MERMAID, 1989)

"Ariel, will you get your head out of the clouds and back in the water where it belongs?" -Sebastian

Under The Sea may have earned and won an Oscar for best original song and Kiss The Girl a nomination but Part Of Your World sung by Jodi Benson is definitely not to be missed. The innocence and longing to be in some other’s place is wonderfully rendered in the song. One of the best Disney animation before CGI takes over.


PART OF YOUR WORLD
sung by: Jodi Benson

Look at this stuff, Isn’t it neat?

Wouldn’t you think my collection’s complete?

Wouldn’t you think I’m the girl

The girl who has ev’rything?

Look at this trove

Treasures untold

How many wonders can one cavern hold?

Lookin’ around here you’d think

(Sure) she’s got everything

I’ve got gadgets and gizmos a-plenty

I’ve got whozits and whatzits galore

(You want thingamabobs? I got twenty)

But who cares?

No big deal, I want more

I wanna be where the people are

I wanna see

Wanna see ‘em dancin’

Walkin’ around on those

(Whad’ya call ‘em?) oh - feet

Flippin’ your fins you don’t get too far

Legs are required for jumpin’, dancin’

Strollin’ along down a

(What’s that word again?) street

Up where they walk

Up where they run

Up where they stay all day in the sun

Wanderin’ free

Wish I could be

Part of that world

What would I give

If I could live out of these waters?

What would I pay to spend a day

Warm on the sand?

Betcha on land

They understand

Bet they don't reprimand their daughters

Bright young women

Sick o’ swimmin’

Ready to stand

And ready to know what the people know

Ask ‘em my questions

And get some answers

What’s a fire and why does it

(What’s the word?) burn?

When’s it my turn?

Wouldn’t I love

Love to explore that shore above?

Out of the sea

Wish I could be

Part of that world

SHE'S LIKE THE WIND (DIRTY DANCING, 1987)

"Me? I'm scared of everything. I'm scared of what I saw, I'm scared of what I did, of who I am, and most of all I'm scared of walking out of this room and never feeling the rest of my whole life the way I feel when I'm with you." - Baby

A guilty pleasure and one of the popular dance movie in the '80's. Dirty Dancing is roaring with catchy tunes as well as ballads. Lead star Patrick Swayze not only lends his dancing skills but his voice as well and sung She's Like The Wind. Years has passed and Dirty Dancing is still in a league of its own.


SHE'S LIKE THE WIND
sung by: Patrick Swayze

She’s like the wind through my tree
She rides the night next to me
She leads me through moonlight
Only to burn me with the sun
She’s taken my heart
But she doesn’t know what she’s done

Feel her breath on my face
Her body close to me
Can’t look in her eyes
She’s out of my league

Just a fool to believe
I have anything she needs
She’s like the wind

I look in the mirror and all I see
Is a young old man with only a dream
Am I just fooling myself
That she’ll stop the pain
Living without her I’d go insane

Feel her breath on my face

Her body close to me

Can’t look in her eyes

She’s out of my league

Just a fool to believe

I have anything she needs

She’s like the wind

Feel your breath on my face
Your body close to me
Can’t look in your eyes

You’re out of my league

Just a fool to believe
(Just a fool to believe)
She’s like the wind
(Just a fool to believe)
Just a fool to believe
(She’s like the wind)
Just a fool to believe
(Just a fool to believe)
She’s like the wind
(Just a fool to believe)
Just a fool to believe
She’s like the wind

(Just a fool...)
(She’s like the wind)
(She’s like the wind)
(Just a fool...)
(She’s like the wind)
(Just a fool...)

NOBODY DOES IT BETTER (THE SPY WHO LOVED ME, 1977)

"The name's Bond. James Bond." - James Bond

A popular James Bond movie theme, Nobody Does It Better was sung by Carly Simon who also did other memorable movie tunes. In The Spy Who Loved Me, it was Roger Moore who dons the James Bond suit. The film is signature Bond, James Bond. And the theme is signature Simon, Carly Simon.

NOBODY DOES IT BETTER

sung by: Carly Simon

(And) Nobody does it better, Makes me feel sad for the rest
Nobody does it half as good as you, Baby, you’re the best

I wasn’t lookin’, but somehow you found me
I tried to hide from your lovelight
But like heaven above me, the spy who loved me
Is keepin’ all my secrets safe tonight

And nobody does it better
Though sometimes I wish someone could
Nobody does it quite the way you do
Why’d you have to be so good?

The way that you hold me, Whenever you hold me
There’s some kind o’ magic inside you
That keeps me from runnin’, but just keep it comin’
How’d you learn to do the things you do?

(And) Nobody does it better

Makes me feel sad for the rest

Nobody does it half as good as you
Baby, baby, darlin’, you’re the best
Baby, you’re the best, baby, you’re the best…

UP WHERE WE BELONG (AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN, 1982)

An interesting navy drama in the '80's has a memorable and satisfying theme. Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes lend their voices in the movie An Officer And A Gentleman starring Richard Gere and Debra Winger. The song won an Oscar for best original song. The ending lifts the viewers up.

UP WHERE WE BELONG

sung by: Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes

Who knows what tomorrow brings

In a world where few hearts survive

All I know is the way I feel

When it’s realI keep it alive

The road is long

There are mountains in the way

But we climb a step every day

Love lift us up where we belong

Where the eagles cry

On a mountain high

Love lift us up where we belong

Far from the world we know

Up where the clear winds blow

Some hang on to used to be

Live their lives looking behind

When all we have is here and now

All our lives

Out there to find

The road is long

There are mountains in the way

But we climb a step every day

Love lift us up where we belong

Where the eagles cry

On a mountain high

Love lift us up where we belong

Far from the world we know

Up where the clear winds blow

Time goes by

No time to cry

Life’s you and I

Alive... today

Love lift us up where we belong

Where the eagles cry

On a mountain high

Love lift us up where we belong

Far from the world we know

Up where the clear winds blow...

WHITE CHRISTMAS (HOLIDAY INN, 1942)

Today marks the first day of September and it's 115 days before Christmas to be exact. As a reminder for the coming yuletide, today's theme was from the 1942 movie, Holiday Inn. The song White Christmas, one of the famous Christmas carols, was first heard in the said movie. Sung by Bing Crosby and Martha Mears, it became such a huge hit that in 1954, it was made into a holiday movie using the title of the song as the movie's title itself.

WHITE CHRISTMAS

sung by: Bing Crosby & Martha Mears

The sun is shining, the grass is green

The orange and palm trees sway

There's never been such a day

In Beverly Hills, L.A.

But it's December the 24th

And I'm longing to be up North...

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas

Just like the ones I used to know

Where the tree-tops glisten

And children listen

To hear sleighbells in the snow

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas

With every Christmas card I write

May your days be merry and bright

And may all your Christmases be white

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
Just like the ones I used to know
Where the tree-tops glisten
And children listen
To hear sleighbells in the snow

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
With every Christmas card I write
May your days be merry and bright
And may all your Christmases be white