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