NOTHING'S GONNA STOP US NOW (MANNEQUIN, 1987)

"Just because Jonathan's fallen in love with a piece of wood,

it doesn't make him a dummy." - tagline

One of the most enjoyable camp comedy in the '80's no less comes from a mannequin who turns into a live and gorgeous woman. Kim Catrall way back in her Sex And The City days plays the titular character who was actually an Egyptian princess turned into a wooden dummy in modern times. Starship, one of the leading singing group in the '80's sung the iconic theme and became one of those songs that define the '80's, Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now. The theme was nominated at the Oscar & the golden Globe for best original song and at the Grammys for Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television.

NOTHING'S GONNA STOP US NOW

sung by: Starship

Looking in your eyes I see a paradise

This world that I've found

Is too good to be true

Standing here beside you

Want so much to give you

This love in my heart that I'm feeling for you

Let' 'em say were crazy, I don't care about that

Put your hand in my hand baby
Don't ever look back

Let the world around us just fall apart

Baby we can make it if were heart to heart

And we can build this dream together

Standing strong forever

Nothing's gonna stop us now

And if this world runs out of lovers

We'll still have each other

Nothing's gonna stop us, nothings gonna stop us now

I'm so glad I found you

I'm not gonna lose you

Whatever it takes

I will stay here with you

Take it to the good times

See it through the bad times

Whatever it takes is what I'm gonna do

Let 'em say were crazy, what do they know

Put your arms around me baby

Don't ever let go

Let the world around us just fall apart

Baby we can make it if were heart to heart

And we can build this dream together

Standing strong forever

Nothing's gonna stop us now

And if this world runs out of lovers

We'll still have each other

Nothing's gonna stop us, nothing's gonna stop us

Ooh, all that I need is you

All that I ever need

And all that I want to do

Is hold you forever, ever and ever, hey!

(Guitar Solo Instrumental)

And we can build this dream together

Standing strong forever

Nothing's gonna stop us now

And if this world runs out of lovers

We'll still have each other

Nothing's gonna stop us

Nothing's gonna stop us, whoa

Nothing's gonna stop us now, oh no

Hey baby, I know, hey baby, nothing's gonna stop us

Hey baby, woo, nothing, hey baby

Nothing's gonna stop us now yeah...

NO MORE LONELY NIGHTS (GIVE MY REGARDS TO BROAD STREET, 1984)

"The Movie, The Musical, The McCartney Magic." - tagline

Lone Fab Four Paul McCartney stars in his own movie, a homage of sorts to his own life as a singer with a touch of mystery regarding a missing recording spool he must find before midnight. He sung one of his popular song as a standalone singer, No More Lonely Nights. The theme was nominated best original song at the Golden Globe and BAFTA.

NO MORE LONELY NIGHTS

sung by: Paul McCartney

I can wait another day until I call you

You've only got my heart on a string and everything a'flutter

But another lonely night might take forever

We've only got each other to blame

It's all the same to me love

'Cause I know what I feel to be right

No more lonely nights

No more lonely nights

You're my guiding light

Day or night I'm always there

May I never miss the thrill of being near you

And if takes a couple of years

To turn your tears to laughter

I will do what I feel to be right

No more lonely nights (Never be another)

No more lonely nights

You're my guiding lightDay or night I'm always there

And I won't go away until you tell me so

No, I'll never go away

Yes, I know what I feel to be right

No more lonely nights (Never be another)

No more lonely nights

You're my guiding light

Day or night I'm always there

And I won't go away until you tell me so

No, I'll never go away

And I won't go away until you tell me so

No, I'll never go away

No more lonely nights, no, no...

NEVER TOO FAR (GLITTER, 2001)

"In music she found her dream, her love, herself." - tagline

Diva Mariah Carey tries her hand at acting (she appeared earlier as self-indulgent stage actress in The Bachelor) and came with a character that parallels her. She plays Billie Frank, a struggling young singer who wants to make it big. Carey sung one of her big hits in the movie, Never Too Far.

NEVER TOO FAR

sung by: Mariah Carey

You're with me

'Til the bitter end

What we had transcends

This experience

Too painful to talk about

So I'll hold it in

'Til my heart can mend

And be brave enough to love again

Oh, never too far away

I won't let time erase

One bit of yesterday

'Cause I have learned that

Nobody can take your place

Though we can never be

I'll keep you close to me

When I remember

Glittering lights

Incandescent eyes

Still preserved in my mind

In the mem'ries, I'll find solace

Oh, never too far away

I won't let time erase

One bit of yesterday

And I have learned that

Nobody can take your place

Though we can never be

I'll keep you close to me

And I'll remember

A place in time

Still belongs to us

Stays preserved in my mind

In the memories, there is solace

Oh, never too far away

I won't let time erase

One bit of yesterday

'Cause I have learned that

Nobody can take your place

And, though we can never be

I'll always think of you and me

Always remember

Love

You're never too far

NEVERENDING STORY (THE NEVERENDING STORY, 1984)

"Never give up and good luck will find you." - Falcor

Director Wolfgang Petersen directs with panache one of the all-time family film, The NeverEnding Story. Based on the children's classic, it's the story of Bastian (Barret Oliver), a bullied boy who chance upon the titular book. From there, he read the book and discover a mythical land called Fantasia. Limahl, an '80's rock singer is perhaps best known for singing the theme.

NEVERENDING STORY

sung by: Limahl

Turn around, look at what you see

In her face, the mirror of your dreams

Make believe I'm everywhere

Hidden in the lines

Written on the pages

Is the answer to a Neverending Story

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Neverending Story

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Reach the stars, fly a fantasy

Dream a dream, and what you see will be

Rhymes that keep their secrets

Will unfold behind the clouds

There upon the rainbow

Is the answer to a Neverending Story

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Neverending Story

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh story

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Neverending Story

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Show no fear, or she may fade away

In your hands, the birth of a new day

Rhymes that keep their secrets

Will unfold behind the clouds

There upon the rainbow

Is the answer to a Neverending Story

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Neverending Story

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh...

MIDNIGHT BLUE (ICE CASTLES, 1978)

"We forgot about the flowers." - Nick Peterson

Melissa Manchester sung another 'lesser' known theme in the movie Ice Castles. The more popular but oftenly mistaken title Through The Eyes Of Love (without added Looking) gets the credit associated with the movie. The song was heard during the car scene where it was played on the radio.

MIDNIGHT BLUE

sung by: Melissa Manchester

Whatever it is, it'll keep till the morning

Haven't we both got better things to do?

Midnight blue

Even the simple things become rough

Haven't we had enough?

And I think we can make it

One more time

If we try

One more time for all the old times

For all of the times you told me you need me

Needing me now is something I could use

Midnight blue

Wouldn't you give your hand to a friend?

Maybe it's not the end

And I think we can make it

One more time

If we try

One more time for all the old times

Midnight blue

I think we can make it

I think we can make it

Oh, wouldn't you give your heart to a friend?

Think of me as your friend

And I think we can make it

One more time

If we try

One more time for all of the old, old times

One more time

I think we can make it

If we try

I think we can make it

If we try

Looks like we're gonna make it

Looks like we're gonna make it

If we try

I think we can make it...

MY ONE TRUE FRIEND (ONE TRUE THING, 1998)

"Love What You Have." - tagline

Based on the novel by Anna Quindlen, One True Thing is the story of a successful career woman (Renee Zellweger) who is forced to take care of her cancer-stricken mother (Meryl Streep). Discovering along the way some things about her family she never thought would happened. It's a tearjerker coupled with Bette Midler's soulful rendition of the bonds between a mother and her daughter, My One True Friend.


MY ONE TRUE FRIEND
sung by : Bette Midler

And now, is it too late to say
How you made my life so different in your quiet way?
I can see the joy in simple things
A sunlit sky and all the songs we used to sing

I have walked and I have I prayed
I could forgive and we could start again
In the end, you are my one true friend

For all, all the times you closed your eyes
Allowing me to stumble or to be surprised
By life, with all its twists and turns
I made mistakes, you always knew that I would learn

And when I left, it's you who stayed
You always knew that I'd come home again
In the end, you are my one true friend

Though love may break, it never dies
It changes shape, through changing eyes
What I denied, I now can see
You always were the light inside of me

I know, I know, I know, I know it was you

I have walked and I have I prayed
I could forgive and we could start again
In the end, you are my one true friend

My one true friend
I always, always knew
I always knew that it was you
My one true friend

MY HEART WILL GO ON (TITANIC, 1997)

"I'm the king of the world!" - Jack

Undeniably one of the most successful films of all time in terms of box-office gross. Titanic needs no further introduction. Even the theme sung by Celine Dion is a success on its own. The song won at the Oscars and the Golden Globe for best original song & Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (Favorite Song from a Movie) among others.

MY HEART WILL GO ON

sung by: Celine Dion

Every night in my dreams

I see you, I feel you

That is how I know you go on

Far across the distance

And spaces between us

You have come to show you go on

Near, far, wherever you are

I believe that the heart does go on

Once more, you opened the door

And you're here in my heart

And my heart will go on and on

Love can touch us one time

And last for a lifetime

And never let go till we're gone

Love was when I loved you

One true time to hold on to

In my life we'll always go on

Near, far, wherever you are

I believe that the heart does go on

Once more, you opened the door

And you're here in my heart

And my heart will go on and on

You're here, there's nothing I fear

And I know that my heart will go on

We'll stay, forever this way

You are safe in my heart

And my heart will go on and on

HAPPY NEW YEAR!