Last week, I posted the first part of a list that started to countdown the 10 greatest songs to be written for a movie that also maintained mainstream success [excluding movie musicals (this includes Disney)].

Before we continue our list, there are a few honorable mentions that we should address. These two songs, should the list be expanded to twelve, would make the list. Here are the two songs that just missed the cut.

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

"Stayin' Alive" from "Saturday Night Fever"

A staple at all disco-themed parties and bowling alleys across the USA, this song manages to make us get up and dance every time. However, its one downfall is that it can get terribly annoying soon after its first listen.

"Streets of Philadelphia" from "Philadelphia"

Just like all of Bruce Springsteen's songs, "Streets of Philadelphia" comes with a powerful political punch that takes quite the stand. In a time when HIV/AIDS was still a taboo topic, Springsteen stood up with director Jonathan Demme to take a stand against the improper care of AIDS victims. A great song with a great message.

Now back to the list.

5. "The Power of Love" from "Back to the Future"

There is no other song/scene combo that sticks in my mind more than the scene where Marty McFly is riding to school on his skateboard grabbing onto the back of pickups while this song plays. One of the greatest movies of the '80s deserves such a great song as this. If you haven't seen this movie than I highly recommend it.

4. "Lose Yourself" from "8 Mile"

In a historical fiction adaptation of his own life, Eminem creates one of the most recognizable rap songs of the early 2000s. Between that and a semi-good movie about his own life, Eminem reached critical stardom with this movie/song combo. And I don't think that anyone can say honestly that they haven't at one point in time or another belted the first verse of this song.

3. "Everybody's Talkin'" from "Midnight Cowboy"

In one of the staple counter-culture movies of the late '60s, "Everybody's Talkin'" manages to become one of the main constants in a movie with an erratic narrative structure. Nilsson's rendition of the song is a beautiful one that allows for the audience to feel with Joe Buck. The song also ranks so high on this list due to its bittersweet tones as it follows Joe Buck through his escapades in New York and just how well it fits in the movie. Another great movie to add to the your mental queue.

2. "Live and Let Die" from "Live and Let Die"

In one of the greatest Bond songs, Paul McCartney creates a masterpiece. McCartney, coming off of the success of The Beatles, creates a fantastically beautiful theme for the Bond movie of the same name and thus solidifies the song and movie in history as one of the greatest theme songs in all of cinema. I mean, McCartney could write a song for any movie (other than his own) and it would be gold.

1. "Mrs. Robinson" from "The Graduate"

Is this even a question? The song that started it all deserves to be number one on the list. Lest you be mistaken, this is not the rerecorded version with references to Joe DiMaggio and candidates' debates. Rather this is the raw version with the cut verse that stands at just over a minute long. However, what it lacks in time it makes up for in cinematic and musical relevance. A staple of its genre(s), both the movie and song will live on superlatively for a very long time.

Well there it is; the definitive list. Don't agree? Feel free to leave your top 10 in the comments section.