Movie Song of the Week: "Make 'Em Laugh"

It's been that kind of a week so why not this type of song? The one song in Singin' in the Rain that everyone seems to like but never seems to remember -- perhaps because they're too busy laughing.

Movie Song of the Week: "If This Be Slav'ry"

The past really was a different country. Just imagine the reception a musical number like this would receive nowadays.

Movie Song of the Week: "Siberia"

One of the few Cold War movies songs about the downside of the former Soviet Union. Or, if you prefer, a premature musical tribute to Vladimir Putin -- co-sung by Peter Lorre of all people!

Movie Song of the Week: "Red Blues"

Yay, decadence!

Movie Song of the Week: "Theme from Creature from the Black Lagoon

In honor of the recent Oscar nominations, I present the theme music from one of director Guillermo del Toro's favorite movies.

Movie Song of the Week: "The Working Song"

From the 1950 version of Cinderella, I post this memorable number.

Movie Song of the Week: "Main Theme from Gojira (1954)

This week I post the original theme from the 1954 Japanese monster movie that started it all. I am referring, of course, to Gojira, a film which is better known to Americans as Godzilla.

The theme was composed by Akira Ifukube, who, like all too many composers of movie music, deserves to be a lot more well-known than he actually is. After all, you can't deny that his music creates a certain mood, and I can think of a lot of movie themes that are far less memorable.

Movie Song of the Week: "Spring, Beautiful Spring"

From the 1953 movie Easy to Love, it is the late Esther Williams participating in the type of big finale they rarely bother to make anymore. The next time you hear someone dismissing her as just another girl in a swimsuit, just imagine doing everything she does in this one sequence -- and then imagine doing it wearing little more than a bathing suit.

Movie Song of the Week: "I Wanna Be Loved by You"

From the 1959 Billy Wilder classic Some Like It Hot, I post one of the songs that made Ms. Monroe famous. Of course, it made 1920s singer Helen Kane famous first but unfortunately, hardly anyone remembers Ms. Kane anymore.

Movie Song of the Week: "That's Entertainment"

From the 1953 musical The Band Wagon, it's a musical number I have often heard on CD but never really seen until today. I hope you all like it. For some reason, it just seemed like the right number for the Monday after Oscar night.

Movie Song of the Week: "Good Morning"

The cheeriest of songs for a week that could use all the cheer it could handle.

And who would have guessed that Gene Kelly and company would be so multilingual?

Movie Song of the Week: "Once a Year Day"

From the 1957 musical The Pajama Game, yet more proof that people were more active in the 1950s than we generally give them credit for.

Movie Song of the Week: "Aba Dabba Honeymoon"

From the 1950 movie Two Weeks with Love, it's a very young Debbie Reynolds and her singing partner Carleton Carpenter going ape over a musical number.

Movie Song of the Week: "Get Happy"

From the 1950 musical Summer Stock, it's the legendary Judy Garland singing the other song she's most famous for.

Movie Song of the Week: “You're All the World to Me”

From the 1951 musical Royal Wedding, it's Fred Astaire apparently defying the laws of gravity. And oh, yes, he sings too.

Movie Song of the Week: “The Spring Song”

Charlie Chaplin sings. No, seriously, he really does sing.

Movie Song of the Week: “Ain't There Anyone Here for Love?”

Pobrecita! The late Jane Russell had an obvious thing for beefcake in this number but unfortunately, none of the beefcake appeared to have a thing for her. Perhaps if she had been more obvious...

Movie Song of the Week: “It's a Bore”

Anyone else get the feeling that Gaston would have made a great film critic -- and an even better Oscar judge?

Movie Song of the Week: “Lament (Lonesome Polecat)”

Why, yes! I have had better St. Valentine's Day weekends. How did you guess? Granted, I wasn't quite as bad off as the guys in this video but there were moments...

Movie Song of the Week: “I Remember It Well”

From the 1958 musical Gigi, the ideal movie song for the last week of the year.