The 50 Best Musical Numbers in Movie History

Oh, I've got one! Ligne de Chance from Pierrot le Fou!

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Oh, I've got one! Ligne de Chance from Pierrot le Fou!

Good call whoever posted the Zatoichi-goes-Stomp! number upthread. One of my favorite endings ever.

Would vote for any one of these tbh:

08. NASHVILLE, "Dues" (1975)
13. CABARET, "Cabaret" (1972)
14. THE GOLD DIGGERS OF 1933, "Remember My Forgotten Man" (1933)
16. BEFORE SUNSET, "Let Me Sing You a Waltz" (2004)
22. MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS, "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (1944)
23. A STAR IS BORN, "The Man That Got Away" (1954)
26. HISTORY OF THE WORLD: PART I, "The Inquisition" (1981)
29. MULHOLLAND DRIVE, "Llorando" (2001)
30. SINGIN' IN THE RAIN, "Make 'Em Laugh" (1952)
35. THREE AMIGOS, "My Little Buttercup" (1986)
36. SHAME, "New York, New York" (2011)
37. GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES - "Ain't There Anyone Here For Love" (1953)
38. TALK TO HER, "Cucurrucú Paloma" (2002)
46. BEETLEJUICE, "Day-O" (1988)

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Needs more Cry Baby and Little Shop of Horrors

And Hedwig, for that matter

How the bloody 'ell did South Pacific not make the list? Criminal.

it's a shame The Band Wagon or An American in Paris has nothing to match the Top Gun bar singalong.

― eclectic husbandry (Dr Morbius), Monday, 25 November 2013 21:54 (four years ago) Permalink

Kelly's I've Got Rhythym tap dance in AMiP is just joyful but guess that doesn't qualify as a musical number does it?

I was struggling to think of any musical numbers released in past five years that would have a chance of making this list now? For better or worse I'm sure La La Land would get an entry (Someone in the Crowd?).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pm8PwXOHNPs

How did no one mention Harold Lloyd, Jr.'s rendition of 'A Special Date' from Frankenstein's Daughter, u monsters.

(I wish I understood video editing technology because there are a good number of inexplicable-yet-amazing musical and dance performances in '50s sci-fi movies and basically none of them are on YouTube.)

i've never seen the film of South Pacific, which looks like a mounted-and-stuffed dutiful adap and makes no lists of movie greats

i've never seen the film of South Pacific, which looks like a mounted-and-stuffed dutiful adap and makes no lists of movie greats

― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, April 17, 2018 4:21 PM (forty-four minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Lots to love for me - superb musical numbers, the sound is superb, Mitzi Gaynor is fab. Okay the pacing is off and some numbers drag but it's an enjoyable affair.

Ofc the colour filters are downright awful in some scenes, and the studio/director definitely regretted them, but otherwise Shamroy's cinematography is lovely (see it in Blu-Ray!).

how tf was this not mentioned

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCZHHLFU-2Q

South Pacific 1958 gets the romantic longing right and it's a beautifully shot film. low point is Brazzi, what a bore.

Eh, a bit of a dogs dinner for the most part. If it were an option i'd pick the Bye Bye Love/Life finale from All That Jazz. As it isn't, i will settle for Cabaret.

I see a Hairspray number from the remake; they should have had "Madison Time" from the original instead.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54iR0xFkEfQ