in other words, the song has to be sung, but it does not have to be in a musical.
"singin in the rain"
"unka f***a" south park blu
"cell block tengo" chicago
one day i'll fly away" moulin rouge
"hard knock life" austin powers in goldmember

Look on the Bright Side of life!

not sung but lip synced - I liked the end of Something About Mary, Build Me Up Buttercup

Shape of My Heart, by Sting: featured in Leon (The Professional). I thought it was the perfect way to end the film.

the song at the end of TTT.. name/artist escapes me, but it was perfectly erie and creepy

does the song have to be sung by the actors/characters?


If so, well Lost in translation did one hell of a fun job with bill murry doing Elvis Costello's "Peace, Love, And Understanding" in the karaoke room.

The Pixies "Where Is My Mind?" at the end of Fight Club

the song that introduced many to the wonderful world of the pixies indeed. then again, most still only know the pixies as that song at the end of fight club.

Cool topic. I'm sure there's gonna be a few guys who are just gonna list songs that appear in movies, but anyway:

"God's Trying to tell you something" The Color Purple
"Pinball Wizard" Tommy
"Twist and Shout" Ferris Bueller's Day Off
"He had it coming" Chicago
"Downtown (Skid Row)" Little Shop of Horrors
"Every Sperm is Sacred" The Meaning of Life

"Tiny Dancer" in Almost Famous, I think of that scene EVERY time I hear that song.

Change the World by Eric Clapton at the end of Phenomenon always give me chills.
Knights of the Round Table in MP & Holy Grail, Yello's Oh Yeah in Ferris Bueller's Day Off and Always Look on the Bright Side of Life from Life of Brian are also favs.

good call.

"Springtime For Hitler" The Producers

"Puttin on the Ritz" Young Frankenstien

and of course,
"Babysitting Blues" Adventures in Babysitting

as already stated, the Pixies at the end of Fight Club(love the Pixies so i'm kind of bias)

Tiny Dancer is another

anything from I Am Sam(huge Beatles fan so another bias call)

opening scene in Trainspotting

Now that I reread the original post, here goes....
" Tiny Dancer " in Almost Famous.
" Cell Block Tango " from Chicago.
" Cruisin' " from Duets.
Anything from Grease.

OK, some of you need to read the actual question.

Anyway, I find it hard not to go with "Tiny Dancer" from Almost Famous; however, "Make 'em Laugh" from Singin' in the Rain is just too classic.

das

I forgot about Putting on the Ritz. When I first saw Young Frankenstein, I missed the whole song (after Peter Boyle first sang his line ) due to convulsive laughter.

"Runaway Train" - Elton John & Eric Clapton in the end credits for Lethal Weapon 3
"Gimme Shelter" - Rolling Stones - Casino
"Hero" - Performed by Chad Kroeger and Josey Scott in Spider-man
"Name of The Game" - The Crystal Method in Blade 2

Non-musicals:
Babe - "If I Had Words"
Joe Versus the Volcano - "The Cowboy Song"
Mulholland Drive - "Llorando"

Musicals:
A Star is Born - "The Man That Got Away"
Popeye - "He Needs Me"

Definitely "Tiny Dancer" from Almost Famous.
"Wise Up" from Magnolia is also a personal favorite.

Shame on all of my 80's brethren who haven't mentioned "Don't You" by Simple Minds from The Breakfast Club.



Edit: I thought of another good one . . . "Mustang Sally" from The Commitments . . .

"Rawhide" and "Minnie the Moocher" in The Blues Brothers

• Quoth talemyn •<HR SIZE=1>Shame on all of my 80's brethren who haven't mentioned "Don't You" by Simple Minds from The Breakfast Club.<HR SIZE=1>

Shame on you for not sticking to the topic.

das

Wasn't "Don't You" played over the credit role?

"Amen" - Lilies of the Field
"Let My People Go" - Sullivan's Travels
"Jaan Pehechaan Ho" - Gumnaam/Ghost World
"My Little Buttercup" - ˇThree Amigos!
"Love Power" - The Producers
"Nonsense Song" - Modern Times
"I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow" - O Brother, Where Art Thou?
"Comedy Tonight " - A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum