Which of these songs is NOT in the movie "Dirty Dancing"?
I don't think I'll ever understand how a movie that takes place in a 1960s Catskills setting is so '80s that it almost hurts. But a major part of the success and legacy of "Dirty Dancing" (beyond Patrick Swayze's abs and the most quotable line about corners in cinema history) is its killer soundtrack, which spent 18 weeks on top of the Billboard 200 and is one of the best-selling soundtracks of all time. Which of these songs is NOT featured in the movie "Dirty Dancing"?
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Correct Answer: Take My Breath Away
(Source)"Take My Breath Away" was too busy making Tom Cruise look cool in fighter jets to show up at Kellerman's resort. Berlin's massive hit belonged to "Top Gun" in 1986, where it won an Oscar and helped turn that movie into a testosterone-fueled blockbuster. The "Dirty Dancing" soundtrack had its own romantic powerhouses with "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" winning the Oscar the following year, while "Hungry Eyes" and "She's Like the Wind" became radio staples that still get people misty-eyed at weddings. Patrick Swayze co-wrote and performed "She's Like the Wind" himself because there's basically nothing he couldn't do. The album was such a success that it outsold the movie's box office take, racking up over 32 million copies worldwide and turning a modestly budgeted romance into a cultural phenomenon that refused to be put in a corner.
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