The best (and worst) songs from movies
On Friday night, CBS will celebrate the "powerful relationship between music and film" with the new two-hour concert special, Movies Rock. Performers include:
• will.i.am, Busta Rhymes, LL Cool J (pictured), and Eve (singing a "Shaft" compilation, from the movie Shaft)
• Fergie ("Live and Let Die," from Live and Let Die)
• Beyoncé ("Somewhere Over the Rainbow," from The Wizard of Oz)
• Jennifer Hudson ("Somewhere," from West Side Story)
• Mary J. Blige and John Legend ("As Time Goes By," from Casablanca)
• Nicole Scherzinger ("Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend," from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes)
• Chris Brown ("Jailhouse Rock," from Jailhouse Rock)
• Carrie Underwood ("The Sound of Music," from The Sound of Music)
• Usher ("Singin' in the Rain," from Singin' in the Rain)
• Queen Latifah ("Big Spender," from Sweet Charity)
• Marc Anthony ("Mrs. Robinson," from The Graduate)
• Tony Bennett ("White Christmas," from Holiday Inn)
• Elton John ("Can You Feel the Love Tonight," from The Lion King)
• Composer John Williams performing a film-score compilation
Are these the tracks that have touched you the most? What are your favorite movie tunes — for better or worse? (See my pick for the latter after the jump.)
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