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M<\/span>ovies play a big role in our lives, and the music from those movies can fill us with emotion as we remember iconic scenes from our favorite flicks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n And movies have no shortage of love songs to tug at our heartstrings. Here are a few from popular movies that we think make excellent first dance songs:<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_video admin_label=”Video” src=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JkK8g6FMEXE” \/][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” custom_padding=”5%||5%|”]<\/p>\n 1. \u201cI Don\u2019t Want to Miss a Thing\u201d \u2013 Aerosmith\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n This 1998 hit was the theme song for natural disaster film \u201cArmageddon,\u201d and its music video features scenes from the movie. Aerosmith front man Steven Tyler\u2019s daughter, Liv Tyler, plays Ben Affleck\u2019s love interest in the movie. Country fans might like Mark Chestnut\u2019s cover of the song, which also came out in 1998. <\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_video admin_label=”Video” src=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fUis9yny_lI” \/][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” custom_padding=”5%||5%|”]<\/p>\n 2. \u201cTake My Breath Away\u201d \u2013 Berlin<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n “Take My Breath Away” was written\u00a0for the 1986 film\u00a0\u201cTop Gun\u201d and is performed by American\u00a0new wave\u00a0band\u00a0Berlin. It won the\u00a0Academy Award for Best Original Song and the\u00a0Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song\u00a0in 1986. Perhaps it will be featured in the new \u201cTop Gun\u201d movie?<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_video admin_label=”Video” src=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=25QyCxVkXwQ” \/][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” custom_padding=”5%||5%|”]<\/p>\n 3. \u201cCan You Feel The Love Tonight\u201d \u2013 Elton John<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cCan You Feel The Love Tonight\u201d is a romantic song from Disney\u2019s 1994 animated film \u201cThe Lion King.\u201d The song was composed by Elton John with lyrics by Tim Rice. In the movie, Simba and Nala sing it when they are reunited as adults. The song was very popular, reaching No. 4 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_video admin_label=”Video” src=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Y0pdQU87dc8″ \/][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” custom_padding=”5%||5%|”]<\/p>\n 4. “(Everything I Do) I Do It for You” \u2013 Bryan Adams<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n This power ballad was featured on the soundtrack for \u201cRobin Hood: Prince of Thieves\u201d in 1991. Its music video includes scenes from the movie. The song reached the No. 1 position on the music charts of at least 16 countries and includes powerful lyrics: \u201c<\/span>Look into my eyes\/You will see\/What you mean to me\/Search your heart\/Search your soul\/And when you find me there\/You’ll search no more.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_video admin_label=”Video” src=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CQ2lUog6jZ0″ \/][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” custom_padding=”5%||5%|”]<\/p>\n 5. \u201c(I\u2019ve Had) The Time of My Life\u201d \u2013 Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n This 1987 song served as Johnny and Baby\u2019s send-off in \u201cDirty Dancing.\u201d \u201c(I\u2019ve Had) The Time of My Life\u201d won a number of awards, including an Academy Award for \u201cBest Original Song,\u201d a Golden Globe Award for \u201cBest Original Song\u201d and a Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals. Nobody puts Baby in a corner!<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_video admin_label=”Video” src=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rtOvBOTyX00″ \/][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” custom_padding=”5%||5%|”]<\/p>\n 6. \u201cA Thousand Years\u201d \u2013 by Christina Perri<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n “A Thousand Years” was co-written and recorded by\u00a0<\/span>Christina Perri<\/span><\/a> for\u00a0\u201c<\/span>The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn \u2013 Part 1<\/span><\/a>.\u201d\u00a0While it isn\u2019t the song she walks down the aisle to in the movie (that is a special version of <\/span>Iron & Wine\u2019s\u00a0\u201cFlightless Bird, American Mouth\u201d), the music video shows scenes from the wedding. It is a beautiful and romantic first dance song.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_video admin_label=”Video” src=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jviS0mvxEXk” \/][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” custom_padding=”5%||5%|”]<\/p>\n 7. \u201cIris\u201d \u2013 Goo Goo Dolls<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n This song was originally written for the soundtrack of the 1998 film \u201cCity of Angels,\u201d starring Meg Ryan and Nicholas Cage. In a 2013 interview lead singer John Rzeznik said, \u201cI was thinking about the situation of the Nicolas Cage character in the movie. This guy is completely willing to give up his own immortality just to be able to feel something very human. And I think, \u2018Wow! What an amazing thing it must be like to love someone so much that you give up everything to be with them.\u2019 That’s a pretty heavy thought.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_video admin_label=”Video” src=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=S5Y8tFQ01OY” \/][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” custom_padding=”5%||5%|”]<\/p>\n 8. Peter Gabriel \u2013 “In Your Eyes”<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Originally released in 1986, this song became popular again due to its inclusion in 1989\u2019s \u201cSay Anything.\u201d \u201cIn Your Eyes\u201d plays as John Cusack holds up a boombox in the iconic scene outside his ex-girlfriend\u2019s window. It has been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]<\/p>\n