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Message: <blockquote data-quote="johnsemlak" data-source="post: 1615648" data-attributes="member: 7233">Hmm, intriging subject, I'm surprised no-one has responded yet.A few completely random thoughts on the subject:No Star Wars music was included.  I suppose they were looking for songs with lyrics, but if 'cultural impact' was a criterion, not having SW music seems to really reduce this list's significance.For me the best song from a Bond movie is easily 'For Your Eyes Only', which I think was by far the most popular song from a Bond movie aside from a couple fo the recent ones (e.g. Goldeneye).  I'm surprised that songs from two other movies were included, but not this one.Again, I'm sure this tune didn't meet several criteria for AFI, but the most memorable music from a film by far is the theme from Chariots of Fire.  To me, only the Star Wars music comes close, save a few of the biggies at the top of the AFI's list ('Somewhere over the rainbow' and a handful of others).It sure seemed like overall, popularity was a far bigger factor than cultural impact (despite my reservations noted above).  Really, I'm not sure how large the cultural impact was of many of hte songs on the list.</blockquote>