The American Film Institute (AFI) revealed the top movie songs of all time in “100 Years… 100 Songs“, a three-hour television special aired on CBS on June 22. 400 candidates were nominated, and jurors narrowed the list down to 100 songs. Song of the South‘s Academy Award-winning song “Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah” made the charts at a strong #47.
The fact that “Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah” made not only the top 100 movie songs of all time, but the top 50, speaks volumes. Disney has long exploited this song because of its enduring popularity, yet refuses to release the movie that made it so popular. Thanks to Mark Kratzner for the report.