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| | AFI List "Over the Rainbow" - Jun 22, 2004 - E! Online News |
 | | Of interest to film buffs, The Song of the South, held by Disney from theatrical and home-video release in the United States since the 1980s for its not terribly enlightened portrayal of African-Americans, earned respect for its Oscar-winning hit, "Zip-a Dee-Doo-Dah" (number 47). |
 | | Just as past AFI lists were self-explanatory ("100 Years...100 Laughs," for instance, compiled the so-called best film comedies), "100 Years...100 Songs" sought to rank, yes, the top ditties in the history of tie-in soundtracks. |
 | | Since the AFI wasn't picky on source material--unlike the Oscars, it didn't care if a song had been written explicitly for the film in which it was featured--movies with road- and audience-tested tunes fared best on the list. |
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