the List: best song from a movie
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"These are the songs you hum as you walk out of the theatre. Sometimes, they are the only things you remember. They move the plot along, make scenes more memorable, set the mood. These are the best movie songs. I'm Tuxedo Mask, and this is the List."
>>opening, show title and topic<<
Tuxedo Mask:"Hello, and welcome to the list, where our topic today is best movie song. A great song can make or break a movie, or is the only thing you remember about some films."
Tuxedo Mask:"Now, let's meet our panel for today. Our first guest is best known for his firey temper, his unintelligible voice, and according to my co-stars on Sailor Moon, great fashion sense, Donald Duck."
Donald Duck:"Hello."
Tuxedo Mask:"Next, from my show, Sailor Moon, we have my future daughter, Rini."
Rini:"Hi."
Tuxedo Mask:"Next, We have the happy-go-lucky person who calls himself the God of Death, and pilots Gundam Deathscythe. From Gundam Wing, please say hello to Duo Maxwell."
Duo Maxwell:"Good evening."
Tuxedo Mask:"Finally, we have one of Tex Avery's funniest characters, Screwey Squirrel."
Screwey Squirrel:"Hello(sniff)"
Tuxedo Mask:"Let's talk about great movie songs."
>>clips of movie songs from the past, with people talking about their favorite movie songs.<<
Tuxedo Mask:"Now let's see our panelist's third choices. Donald Duck, what's yours?"
Donald Duck:"Well, a great movie song has to be memorable. Something you leave the theatre humming. Sometimes, a whole movie can be about one song. Like my third choice, That Thing you Do!."
>>Donald Duck
3.That Thing you Do!-That Thing you Do!<<
Tuxedo Mask:"Okay, now let's see what Rini's third choice is."
Rini:"Well, like Donald said, a good movie song has to be memorable. Sometimes, it can be used to move the plot along, such as my third choice, from the Lion King, Hakuna Matata."
>>Rini
3.Hakuna Matata-The Lion King<<
Tuxedo Mask:"Let's hear from our next panelist, Duo Maxwell and get his third choice."
Duo Maxwell:"I'd never hear the end of it from my fellow Gundam pilots if they found out I liked this movie, or any songs from it, even though it was the best-selling movie soundtrack of all time. This song was written by the Bee Gees, but sung by Yvonne Elliman, If I can't have You, from Saturday Night Fever."
>>Duo Maxwell
3.If I can't Have You-Saturday Night Fever<<
Tuxedo Mask:"Let's hear from our last panelist, Screwey Squirrel."
Screwey Squirrel:"You know, sometimes a song is the only thing you remember from a movie, I'll give you an example. Remember the Poseidon Adventure?"
Duo, Rini, Donald(in unison):"no."
Screwey Squirrel:"My point exactly. But you do remember the song The Morning After, don't you?"
>>Screwey Squirrel
3.The Morning After-The Poseidon Adventure<<
Donald Duck(muttering to himself):"He's got to be kidding."
Tuxedo Mask:Okay, let's get our panelist's second choices. Okay, Donald."
Donald Duck:"You can accuse me of hiney-kissing all you want for this one, seeing that this is from a Disney film, but this song is from one of my favorite movie scenes of all time, the spaghetti scene from Lady and the Tramp."
>>Donald Duck
2.Bella Notte-Lady and the Tramp
3.That Thing you Do!-That Thing you Do!<<
Tuxedo Mask:"Okay, Rini, let's hear your second choice."
Rini:"Well, I liked this song before I knew it was from a movie. This song was from the movie Help!, and it's the song they play while the Beatles are skiing in the alps."
>>Rini
2.Ticket to Ride-Help!
3.Hakuna Matata-The Lion King<<
Tuxedo Mask:"Let's get Duo's second choice."
Duo Maxwell:"Anyone see Detroit Rock City?">>silence<<"Yeah, I know only 8 people saw it, and I didn't think any of them would be here tonight. Well, there was one song written for the movie. It was credited as a KISS song, but I'm pretty sure Paul Stanley was the only member who actually participated in the recording."
Duo Maxwell
2.Nothing can keep me from You-Detroit Rock City
3.If I can't have You-Saturday Night Fever
Tuxedo Mask:"Let's get our last panelist's second choice. Screwey?"
Screwey Squirrel:"Like my third choice, this one comes from a movie that very few people remember. This song could also be considered an ode to the lightbulb industry. It was also Debby Boone's only hit song.">>Donald puts his finger in his mouth and makes gagging noises while Rini shakes her head in disgust.<<
Duo Maxwell:"This is a joke, right? You aren't really choosing that song, are you?"
Screwey Squirrel:"Yes, I am."
>>Screwey Squirrel
2.You Light up my Life-You Light up my Life
3.The Morning After-The Poseidon Adventure<<
Tuxedo Mask:"We have to go to commercial, when we return, we'll get our panelist's first choices."
>>Commercial highlights: Promo for Storytellers-Hootie and the Blowfish, premeiring Sunday at 10, AOL, Coca-Cola, Ford F150, promo for Behind the Music:Bobby Sherman, up next<<
Tuxedo Mask:"Welcome back, this is the List, and our topic today is best movie songs. We've heard our panelist's second and third choices, now let's get their number one choices. Donald?"
Donald Duck:"I haven't told anyone this before, but I'm a really big fan of the Boss, Bruce Springsteen. I know, most people don't think of him when they think of movie songs, but he actually did win an Academy Award for writing what is my number one choice."
>>Donald Duck
1.Streets of Philadelphia-Philadelphia
2.Bella Notte-Lady and the Tramp
3.That Thing you Do!-That Thing you Do!<<
Tuxedo Mask:"Rini, let's get your number one choice."
Rini:"This was a tough one. Narrowing down some of my favorite movie songs down to three choices, then ranking them one to three. A lot of songs to leave out. One I definitely had to keep in was a true classic, which happens to be from my favorite film of all time, the Wizard of Oz."
>>Rini
1.Over the Rainbow-Wizard of Oz
2.Ticket to Ride-Help!
3.Hakuna Matata-the Lion King
Tuxedo Mask:"Let's hear from Duo and get his number one choice."
Duo Maxwell:"I take it you have all seen Toy Story."
Rini:"Of course."
Screwey Squirrel:"Yeah."
Donald Duck:"I work for Disney, remember? I watched it being made."
Duo Maxwell:"Well, Toy Story, when you break it down, is basically a buddy picture. For a buddy picture, you need a song about friendship. My firsxt choice is as much about friendship as you're gonna get."
>>Duo Maxwell
1.You've got a Friend in Me-Toy Story
2.Nothing can Keep me From You-Detroit Rock City
3.If I Can't Have You-Saturday Night Fever<<
Tuxedo Mask:"Let's see what our final panelist has for his first choice."
Screwey Squirrel:"Well, my first choice comes from a movie that on paper, was supposed to be such a flop, it would make Heaven's Gate look like Star Wars. I mean, come on, who would want to pay $7.50 to see a three and a half hour movie when you know how it's going to end. We knew the boat was going to hit an iceberg and sink like a stone. We didn't know it would become the highest grossing movie of all time, and win all those Oscars."
Duo Maxwell:"You have to be f**king kidding me here. I mean, I liked that song the first billion times I f**king heard it."
Tuxedo Mask(shooting Duo a nasty look):"Mr. Maxwell, would you please watch your language? May I remind you, my daughter is sitting right across from you."
Duo Maxwell(sheepishly):"My bad."
>>Screwey Squirrel
1.My Heart will go On-Titanic
2.You Light up my Life-You Light up my Life
3.The Morning After-the Poseidon Adventure<<
Tuxedo Mask:"Okay, we have all our panelist's choices."
>>Graphic:
STREETS OF PHILADELPHIA
BELLA NOTTE
THAT THING YOU DO!
IF I CAN'T HAVE YOU
NOTHING CAN KEEP ME FROM YOU
YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND IN ME
HAKUNA MATATA
TICKET TO RIDE
SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW
MY HEART WILL GO ON
YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE
THE MORNING AFTER<<
Tuxedo Mask:"Now, it's time for our panelists to each remove one song from the list."
>>Donald, Duo, and Rini exchange nods and grins<<
Tuxedo Mask:"Donald, we'll start with you."
Donald Duck:"Well, there are a lot of good songs here, and some not so good. I think I'll take away The Morning After."
Screwey Squirrel:"What?!?"
Tuxedo Mask:"Rini, which song do you want to get rid of?"
Rini:"Well, every time I hear You Light up my Life, I want to barf. So let's get rid of that one."
Screwey Squirrel:"No fair ganging up on me like that."
Tuxedo Mask:"Alright, Duo, what are we getting rid of next?"
Duo Maxwell:"Well, every time I hear that pennywhistle intro to My Heart will go On, I want to do things that I really can't get into on television. let's just say if I ever carried any of them out, someone's gonna definitely know where I got the nickname the God of Death."
Screwey Squirrel:"This is a conspiracy. How many songs do I get to remove?"
Tuxedo Mask:"Just one."
Screwey Squirrel:"Okay, this is going to be tough. (mentally doing "eenie, meenie, miney, moe" to decide who's song he will remove.) Well, I think I'm going to get rid of Hakuna Matata. Let's just say the only movie lion I ever liked was the M.G.M. lion at the beginning of all my movies."
Tuxedo Mask:"Now, let's pay some bills while the studio audience votes on today's topic."
>>Comnmercial highlights:Promo for Behind the Music:the Cowsills, premiering Sunday at 9, Kellog's Corn Flakes, Blockbuster Video, Monster Ballads(They taught us how to love. They taught us how to live.), VH1 Online<<
Tuxedo Mask:"We're back. Now let's see what the audience has picked for the top three movie songs of all time. At number three is Streets of Philadelphia, from Philadelphia.>>Audience applause<< At number two, is Ticket to Ride, from Help!. And the number one movie song is, >>drum roll<< Somewhere over the Rainbow, from the Wizard of Oz. >>audience applauds<< I'd like to thank our panel, and invite you to join us nex time, for, the List."
>>end credits.<<
Announcer(over end credits):"They were the inspiration for the Partridge fomily. Now hear the real story. This Sunday at nine, see the premiere of the Cowsills-Behind the Music, only on VH1."
Legal stuff: I do not own any of the characters in this story. If any of the copyright owners of the characters in this story are reading this, you know what's yours. Any VH1 properties are owned by VH1/MTV Networks. This story is completely a work of fiction, and any real people are used for comedic purposes only. The opinions expressed in this story are the opinions of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of VH1, the copyright owners of the characters used, or any website on which this story is posted.
items in >><< are commercial highlights
"These are the songs you hum as you walk out of the theatre. Sometimes, they are the only things you remember. They move the plot along, make scenes more memorable, set the mood. These are the best movie songs. I'm Tuxedo Mask, and this is the List."
>>opening, show title and topic<<
Tuxedo Mask:"Hello, and welcome to the list, where our topic today is best movie song. A great song can make or break a movie, or is the only thing you remember about some films."
Tuxedo Mask:"Now, let's meet our panel for today. Our first guest is best known for his firey temper, his unintelligible voice, and according to my co-stars on Sailor Moon, great fashion sense, Donald Duck."
Donald Duck:"Hello."
Tuxedo Mask:"Next, from my show, Sailor Moon, we have my future daughter, Rini."
Rini:"Hi."
Tuxedo Mask:"Next, We have the happy-go-lucky person who calls himself the God of Death, and pilots Gundam Deathscythe. From Gundam Wing, please say hello to Duo Maxwell."
Duo Maxwell:"Good evening."
Tuxedo Mask:"Finally, we have one of Tex Avery's funniest characters, Screwey Squirrel."
Screwey Squirrel:"Hello(sniff)"
Tuxedo Mask:"Let's talk about great movie songs."
>>clips of movie songs from the past, with people talking about their favorite movie songs.<<
Tuxedo Mask:"Now let's see our panelist's third choices. Donald Duck, what's yours?"
Donald Duck:"Well, a great movie song has to be memorable. Something you leave the theatre humming. Sometimes, a whole movie can be about one song. Like my third choice, That Thing you Do!."
>>Donald Duck
3.That Thing you Do!-That Thing you Do!<<
Tuxedo Mask:"Okay, now let's see what Rini's third choice is."
Rini:"Well, like Donald said, a good movie song has to be memorable. Sometimes, it can be used to move the plot along, such as my third choice, from the Lion King, Hakuna Matata."
>>Rini
3.Hakuna Matata-The Lion King<<
Tuxedo Mask:"Let's hear from our next panelist, Duo Maxwell and get his third choice."
Duo Maxwell:"I'd never hear the end of it from my fellow Gundam pilots if they found out I liked this movie, or any songs from it, even though it was the best-selling movie soundtrack of all time. This song was written by the Bee Gees, but sung by Yvonne Elliman, If I can't have You, from Saturday Night Fever."
>>Duo Maxwell
3.If I can't Have You-Saturday Night Fever<<
Tuxedo Mask:"Let's hear from our last panelist, Screwey Squirrel."
Screwey Squirrel:"You know, sometimes a song is the only thing you remember from a movie, I'll give you an example. Remember the Poseidon Adventure?"
Duo, Rini, Donald(in unison):"no."
Screwey Squirrel:"My point exactly. But you do remember the song The Morning After, don't you?"
>>Screwey Squirrel
3.The Morning After-The Poseidon Adventure<<
Donald Duck(muttering to himself):"He's got to be kidding."
Tuxedo Mask:Okay, let's get our panelist's second choices. Okay, Donald."
Donald Duck:"You can accuse me of hiney-kissing all you want for this one, seeing that this is from a Disney film, but this song is from one of my favorite movie scenes of all time, the spaghetti scene from Lady and the Tramp."
>>Donald Duck
2.Bella Notte-Lady and the Tramp
3.That Thing you Do!-That Thing you Do!<<
Tuxedo Mask:"Okay, Rini, let's hear your second choice."
Rini:"Well, I liked this song before I knew it was from a movie. This song was from the movie Help!, and it's the song they play while the Beatles are skiing in the alps."
>>Rini
2.Ticket to Ride-Help!
3.Hakuna Matata-The Lion King<<
Tuxedo Mask:"Let's get Duo's second choice."
Duo Maxwell:"Anyone see Detroit Rock City?">>silence<<"Yeah, I know only 8 people saw it, and I didn't think any of them would be here tonight. Well, there was one song written for the movie. It was credited as a KISS song, but I'm pretty sure Paul Stanley was the only member who actually participated in the recording."
Duo Maxwell
2.Nothing can keep me from You-Detroit Rock City
3.If I can't have You-Saturday Night Fever
Tuxedo Mask:"Let's get our last panelist's second choice. Screwey?"
Screwey Squirrel:"Like my third choice, this one comes from a movie that very few people remember. This song could also be considered an ode to the lightbulb industry. It was also Debby Boone's only hit song.">>Donald puts his finger in his mouth and makes gagging noises while Rini shakes her head in disgust.<<
Duo Maxwell:"This is a joke, right? You aren't really choosing that song, are you?"
Screwey Squirrel:"Yes, I am."
>>Screwey Squirrel
2.You Light up my Life-You Light up my Life
3.The Morning After-The Poseidon Adventure<<
Tuxedo Mask:"We have to go to commercial, when we return, we'll get our panelist's first choices."
>>Commercial highlights: Promo for Storytellers-Hootie and the Blowfish, premeiring Sunday at 10, AOL, Coca-Cola, Ford F150, promo for Behind the Music:Bobby Sherman, up next<<
Tuxedo Mask:"Welcome back, this is the List, and our topic today is best movie songs. We've heard our panelist's second and third choices, now let's get their number one choices. Donald?"
Donald Duck:"I haven't told anyone this before, but I'm a really big fan of the Boss, Bruce Springsteen. I know, most people don't think of him when they think of movie songs, but he actually did win an Academy Award for writing what is my number one choice."
>>Donald Duck
1.Streets of Philadelphia-Philadelphia
2.Bella Notte-Lady and the Tramp
3.That Thing you Do!-That Thing you Do!<<
Tuxedo Mask:"Rini, let's get your number one choice."
Rini:"This was a tough one. Narrowing down some of my favorite movie songs down to three choices, then ranking them one to three. A lot of songs to leave out. One I definitely had to keep in was a true classic, which happens to be from my favorite film of all time, the Wizard of Oz."
>>Rini
1.Over the Rainbow-Wizard of Oz
2.Ticket to Ride-Help!
3.Hakuna Matata-the Lion King
Tuxedo Mask:"Let's hear from Duo and get his number one choice."
Duo Maxwell:"I take it you have all seen Toy Story."
Rini:"Of course."
Screwey Squirrel:"Yeah."
Donald Duck:"I work for Disney, remember? I watched it being made."
Duo Maxwell:"Well, Toy Story, when you break it down, is basically a buddy picture. For a buddy picture, you need a song about friendship. My firsxt choice is as much about friendship as you're gonna get."
>>Duo Maxwell
1.You've got a Friend in Me-Toy Story
2.Nothing can Keep me From You-Detroit Rock City
3.If I Can't Have You-Saturday Night Fever<<
Tuxedo Mask:"Let's see what our final panelist has for his first choice."
Screwey Squirrel:"Well, my first choice comes from a movie that on paper, was supposed to be such a flop, it would make Heaven's Gate look like Star Wars. I mean, come on, who would want to pay $7.50 to see a three and a half hour movie when you know how it's going to end. We knew the boat was going to hit an iceberg and sink like a stone. We didn't know it would become the highest grossing movie of all time, and win all those Oscars."
Duo Maxwell:"You have to be f**king kidding me here. I mean, I liked that song the first billion times I f**king heard it."
Tuxedo Mask(shooting Duo a nasty look):"Mr. Maxwell, would you please watch your language? May I remind you, my daughter is sitting right across from you."
Duo Maxwell(sheepishly):"My bad."
>>Screwey Squirrel
1.My Heart will go On-Titanic
2.You Light up my Life-You Light up my Life
3.The Morning After-the Poseidon Adventure<<
Tuxedo Mask:"Okay, we have all our panelist's choices."
>>Graphic:
STREETS OF PHILADELPHIA
BELLA NOTTE
THAT THING YOU DO!
IF I CAN'T HAVE YOU
NOTHING CAN KEEP ME FROM YOU
YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND IN ME
HAKUNA MATATA
TICKET TO RIDE
SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW
MY HEART WILL GO ON
YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE
THE MORNING AFTER<<
Tuxedo Mask:"Now, it's time for our panelists to each remove one song from the list."
>>Donald, Duo, and Rini exchange nods and grins<<
Tuxedo Mask:"Donald, we'll start with you."
Donald Duck:"Well, there are a lot of good songs here, and some not so good. I think I'll take away The Morning After."
Screwey Squirrel:"What?!?"
Tuxedo Mask:"Rini, which song do you want to get rid of?"
Rini:"Well, every time I hear You Light up my Life, I want to barf. So let's get rid of that one."
Screwey Squirrel:"No fair ganging up on me like that."
Tuxedo Mask:"Alright, Duo, what are we getting rid of next?"
Duo Maxwell:"Well, every time I hear that pennywhistle intro to My Heart will go On, I want to do things that I really can't get into on television. let's just say if I ever carried any of them out, someone's gonna definitely know where I got the nickname the God of Death."
Screwey Squirrel:"This is a conspiracy. How many songs do I get to remove?"
Tuxedo Mask:"Just one."
Screwey Squirrel:"Okay, this is going to be tough. (mentally doing "eenie, meenie, miney, moe" to decide who's song he will remove.) Well, I think I'm going to get rid of Hakuna Matata. Let's just say the only movie lion I ever liked was the M.G.M. lion at the beginning of all my movies."
Tuxedo Mask:"Now, let's pay some bills while the studio audience votes on today's topic."
>>Comnmercial highlights:Promo for Behind the Music:the Cowsills, premiering Sunday at 9, Kellog's Corn Flakes, Blockbuster Video, Monster Ballads(They taught us how to love. They taught us how to live.), VH1 Online<<
Tuxedo Mask:"We're back. Now let's see what the audience has picked for the top three movie songs of all time. At number three is Streets of Philadelphia, from Philadelphia.>>Audience applause<< At number two, is Ticket to Ride, from Help!. And the number one movie song is, >>drum roll<< Somewhere over the Rainbow, from the Wizard of Oz. >>audience applauds<< I'd like to thank our panel, and invite you to join us nex time, for, the List."
>>end credits.<<
Announcer(over end credits):"They were the inspiration for the Partridge fomily. Now hear the real story. This Sunday at nine, see the premiere of the Cowsills-Behind the Music, only on VH1."
