Biggest omissions from the 400 nominations?
Is it just me or was AFI's 400 nominees for their list a little on the esoteric side while also leaving out some major film songs that probably could have even made the final list if included?? (although the final list is pretty solid on its own) - limited to songs in films released before 2003 when the voting would have taken place
Some of the most egregious omissions IMO are (chronological order):
Swanee River from Hallelujah! (1929)
Falling In Love Again from The Blue Angel (1930)
Toyland from Babes in Toyland (1934) or Babes in Toyland (1961)
Heigh-Ho from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
I Can't Give You Anything but Love Baby from Bringing Up Baby (1938)
Ave Maria from Fantasia (1940)
Down Argentine Way from Down Argentine Way (1940)
Willie of the Valley from My Little Chickadee (1940)
Little April Shower from Bambi (1942)
Taking a Chance on Love from Cabin in the Sky (1943) or Remains to Be Seen (1953)
Why Don't You Do Right from Stage Door Canteen (1943) or Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Besame Mucho from Follow the Boys (1944) or Cowboy and the Senorita (1944)
You Belong to My Heart from The Three Caballeros (1944) or Mr. Imperium (1955)
Yellow Rose of Texas from Yellow Rose of Texas (1944) or Giant (1956)
Auld Lang Syne from It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Time After Time from It Happened in Brooklyn (1947)
La Ci Darem La Mano from It Happened in Brooklyn (1947)
Ghost Riders in the Sky from Riders in the Sky (1949)
His Eye is on the Sparrow from Member of the Wedding (1952)
You Can Fly from Peter Pan (1953)
There Is Music in You from Main Street to Broadway (1953)
Ten Happy Fingers from 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T (1953)
Habanera (Dat's Love) from Carmen Jones (1954)
Bella Notte from Lady and the Tramp (1955)
The Girl Can't Help It from The Girl Can't Help It (1956)
Cry Me a River from The Girl Can't Help It (1956)
The Searchers from The Searchers (1956)
Autumn Leaves from Autumn Leaves (1957)
I Wanna be Loved by You from Some Like It Hot (1959)
Troubles of the World from Imitation of Life (1959)
Can't Help Falling in Love from Blue Hawaii (1961)
I've Written a Letter to Daddy from Whatever Happened to Baby Jane (1962)
Thirty-One Flavors from It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
Feed the Birds from Mary Poppins (1964)
Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte from Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte (1964)
Barbarella from Barbarella (1968)
Daisy Bell (Give Me Your Answer True) from 2001: Space Odyssey (1968)
Rhythm of Life from Sweet Charity (1969)
What the World Needs Now from Bob Carol Ted and Alice (1969)
A Boy Named Charlie Brown from A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1969)
Me and Bobby McGee from Two-Lane Blacktop (1970) or The Last Movie (1971)
Jim Dandy from Pink Flamingos (1972) or Overboard (1987)
Knockin' on Heaven's Door from Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973)
Pinball Wizard from Tommy (1975)
The Greatest Love of All from The Greatest (1977)
Someone's Waiting for You from The Rescuers (1977)
Believe from The Wiz (1978)
Bright Eyes from Watership Down (1978)
That'll Be the Day from The Buddy Holly Story (1978)
Any Way You Want It from Caddyshack (1980)
Purple Rain from Purple Rain (1984)
Great Mass in C minor, K. 427, Kyrie from Amadeus (1984)
Holiday Road from National Lampoon's Vacation (1985)
Crazy for You from Vision Quest (1985)
Stand by Me from Stand by Me (1986)
Magic Dance from Labyrinth (1986)
Underground from Labyrinth (1986)
Donna from La Bamba (1987)
We Belong Together from La Bamba (1987)
Cry, Little Sister from The Lost Boys (1987)
Un Bel Di Vedremo (Madame Butterfly) from Fatal Attraction (1987)
Lady in Red from Working Girl (1988) or American Psycho (2000)
All I Want is Forever from Tap (1989)
Mele Kalikimaka from National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
Part of Your World from The Little Mermaid (1989)
Partyman from Batman (1989)
(You're the) Devil in Disguise from She Devil (1989)
How to Survive in South Central from Boyz in the Hood (1991)
Goodbye Horses from Silence of the Lambs (1991)
American Girl from Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Uptown Anthem from Juice (1991)
A Change is Gonna Come from Malcolm X (1992)
Hail Holy Queen from Sister Act (1992)
I Will Follow Him from Sister Act (1992)
Smile from Chaplin (1992)
I Put a Spell on You from Hocus Pocus (1993)
Mack the Knife from Quiz Show (1994)
Eye to Eye from A Goofy Movie (1995)
I Believe I Can Fly from Space Jam (1996)
Hellfire from Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
Someday from Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
Dreaming of You from Selena (1997)
Go the Distance from Hercules (1997)
Reflection from Mulan (1998)
Ain't No Mountain High Enough from Stepmom (1998) or Remember the Titans (2000)
Loverboy from Glitter (2001)
Perfect Day from Legally Blonde (2001)
Hallelujah from Shrek (2001)
Here I Am from Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)
Nessun Dorma from Bend It Like Beckham (2002)
Move On Up from Bend It Like Beckham (2002)