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QUALITY POSTAcademy-Award Winning Pop: A History of the Oscar for Best Song (self.popheads)

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After seeing in the monthly town hall that we were missing some original content in the subreddit, I remembered that I was sitting on this post for a while. I hope you enjoy it, because I had a really fun time writing it.

Wtf is this

First off - why do pop artists care about the Oscars?

There are a couple of reasons, the most prestigious being the ever-elusive EGOT. Winning an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony is no small feat: there are currently only 12 people who have ever gotten all four (though Lin-Manuel Miranda is definitely a favorite to complete his this February). The list of iconic pop stars who have come close to getting an EGOT include Cher, Barbra Streisand, Elton John, Cyndi Lauper, Kenny Loggins, Barry Manilow, Dolly Parton, Diana Ross, Paul Simon and Sting.

In recent years, Oscar-nominated films have been a vehicle for musicians to release and promote new music (all nominated songs must be made for the film they were nominated for, see dumb rules in the following section). Last year’s Oscars featured songs by Sam Smith, The Weeknd and Lady Gaga; their album sales went up in the following weeks. Creating music for film also gives artists the opportunity to try new styles or cover topics they may not have the creative freedom to include on their contracted albums (John Legend and Common’s “Glory” and Lady Gaga’s “Till It Happens to You” are examples of this).

Other Notes

The Academy Awards have some dumbass rules about what can be nominated as well as the actual performance.

The nominated songs must all be original and written specifically for the film they are presented in – in adaptations of musicals, none of the songs from the original are allowed. Nominated songs also can’t contain previously existing work, including samples, covers and remixes, which is why Gangsta’s Paradise was robbed in 1995. Typically, the nominees for Best Song are performed at the event by the artist. I’ll highlight some of the standout performances in each decade in these posts.

Let’s get started.

Pre-1970

Pretty much every Best Song winner in this era ended up on the Billboard Top 100, but I wouldn't really call many of them pop songs. There are some good songs in this section, but I’m breezing through them because the music isn’t really relevant to the topic.

Highlights include:

  • Moon River from Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), that movie your freshman roommate had a poster of

  • Baby, It's Cold Outside the classic problematic Christmas fav featured in Neptune’s Daughter (1949).

  • The iconic White Christmas from Holiday Inn (1942), which holds the record for the best selling single of all time.

The 70s

1972

  • A young Michael Jackson performs Ben, and is completely adorable while also becoming one of the first pop stars to perform at the Oscars.
  • Unfortunately, the Oscar voters went deaf this year and Ben lost to The Morning After from The Posideon Adventure.

1973

  • Barbra Streisand’s The Way We Were wins and becomes the #1 hit of 1974, according to Billboard.
  • Paul McCartney’s Live and Let Die becomes the first James Bond theme to be nominated for an Oscar and is my personal favorite.

1978

  • Last Dance by Donna Summer becomes one of the first non-ballad songs to win Best Song. God bless those first few notes by Donna, they slay me and I am finally awake for this post!
  • Hopelessly Devoted to You is the first country song to receive a nomination (it’s also the only eligible song from Grease).

The 80s

1980

  • Fame by Irene Cara wins, but sounds incredibly dated next to legendary fellow nominees Dolly Parton (9 to 5) and Willie Nelson (On the Road Again). Who is Irene Cara? idk.

1981

  • Lionel Ritchie and Diana Ross present a simple but beautiful performance of their hit Endless Love, one of the best duets of all time according to Billboard.
  • It loses to Arthur’s Theme (Best You Can Do) which is the blandest Best Song winner in this post.

1983

  • The original queen of 80s bops is back… Irene Cara wins her second Best Song in 3 years for Flashdance… What a Feeling, which is possibly the most 80s sounding song to exist.

1984 - Ok, this year is stacked, but for some reason the Oscars decided to produce some of the worst live performances I’ve ever seen. If you ever hear someone complain about how boring the live performances are, direct them to this year.

  • Footloose gets two nominations for the title song and Let’s Hear It for the Boy. Honestly, I forgot this film had such great bops. When Carly eventually covers Let’s Hear It for the Boy I will probably cry.
  • Phil Collins gets nominated for one of his best post-Genesis ballads, Against All Odds. For some reason the Oscars forgot to invite Phil to perform his song, and instead got Ann Reinking (who?) to do… whatever this is while Phil sat in the audience and watched.
  • The Ghostbusters Theme is nominated. Ray Parker Junior becomes the first man to say “bustin’ makes me feel good” on national television, but will not be the last. Please watch the rest of this performance.
  • I Just Called to Say I Love You by Stevie Wonder wins Best Song. I love Stevie, but this was definitely an upset. #JusticeForFootloose

1985

1986

  • Take My Breath Away by Berlin wins without much competition. I honestly forgot this song was from Top Gun.

1987

The 90s

1990

  • Madonna takes Michael Jackson to the Oscars as her date. She then performs Sooner or Later as Marilyn Monroe and wins Best Song. What a legend.

1991

  • Beauty and the Beast is the first film to get 3 nominations for Best Song, and wins for the beautifully animated title song that Angela Lansbury recorded in one take.

1992

  • Whitney Houston’s indescribable I Will Always Love You … doesn’t get a nomination. It is ineligible because it is a cover of a previously existing song – Dolly Parton wrote and performed the song in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas . Still, the Academy Award rules are stupid, and Whitney’s version became one of the best selling singles of all time anyway.
  • Two eligible songs, Run to You and I Have Nothing are nominated…
  • … but Whitney still loses to A Whole New World from Aladdin.
  • Whitney was R O B B E D.

1993

  • Bruce Springsteen’s Streets of Philadelphia is one of the first examples of a pop artist making a song about political/social issues for a film, a trend that you will see more of in the future.

1994

  • Elton John is nominated 3 times for his work on The Lion King and wins for Can You Feel the Love Tonight. The Academy Award voters love ballads, but this is one of the best they’ve ever awarded.

1995

  • Disney continues to sweep Best Song with Colors of the Wind. They have won 4 of the past 5 years, proving the 90s was the best era of Disney movies.

1996

  • Madonna wins again, this time for You Must Love Me from Evita. Definitely a different side to Madonna than most people are used to seeing.

1997

1998

  • Mariah and Whitney's When You Believe wins in a year of snoozers. From Wikipedia:

    When Carey compiled her first compilation effort #1's, "When You Believe" was included in the track listing. According to Carey, the song was included because she felt it was "a miracle" that she and Houston collaborated on a record.

  • I wonder how they decided who got first billing on this song.

1999 - This might be my favorite list of nominees.

  • Sarah McLachlan's When She Loved Me makes me cry every time including right now, unlike Angel, which I am emotionally numb to.
  • Magnolia gets Save Me by Aimee Mann nominated. If you even slightly like Aimee's music, please watch this movie. Magnolia is a 3 hour emotional burden but it's one of my favorite movies of all time and Aimee's music is featured heavily. Everything about this film is fantastic.
  • Robin Williams performs Blame Canada after the original singer committed suicide. The Best Song nominees are performed traditionally (as in no lyrical changes) and Blame Canada was the first nominee to contain the f-word, so 1999 was pretty spicy.
  • After being snatched by the Academy back in 1984, Phil Collins wins the award for You'll Be in My Heart.

The 00s

2002

  • Eminem becomes the first rapper to win Best Song for The Spaghetti Song Lose Yourself, just in case you ever questioned the diversity of the Academy voters.
  • Paul Simon is nominated for Father and Daughter in the underrated Wild Thornberrys Movie. This is one of my favorite Paul Simon songs - it’s so close to being sappy, but is saved by a great combination of lyrics and honesty.

2004

2005

  • Three 6 Mafia becomes the first rap group to win Best Song for It’s Hard out Here for a Pimp and marks the second hip hop song to win the award. Honestly, I think this song is complete Oscar bait and sounds really bad now.
  • Dolly Parton’s Travelin’ Thru performance is adorable. This song was made 6 years before Gaga, but is a less literal version of Born This Way.

2006

  • Beyonce is back as Dreamgirls gets 3 nominations for Best Song:
  • Listen, Love You I Do and Patience. Listen is a fantastic solo by Bey, it’s one of her most vocally impressive tracks.
  • None of the songs from Dreamgirls win?? I thought the Academy loved Beyonce
  • Melissa Etheridge wins instead

2007

  • Falling Slowly from Once does pretty well on the charts after winning this year.
  • Enchanted gets 3 nominations, but like last year none of them win. After this year, the Academy adds a new rule that there can only be two nominees per film.

2008

  • Finally, another bop wins. Jai Ho wins and I hate the way the Pussycat Dolls say Jai Ho.

The 10s

2011

  • Nothing notable, just that the Academy forgets to nominate anything for Best Song or invite any performers. A song from the Muppets Movie beats a song from Rio… those were the only nominees.

2012

  • Adele slays everyone with Skyfall. I linked the Oscars performance because she looks stunning, completely nails the performance even through awful audio mixing and you can tell she knows all of this by her face at the end.

2013

  • Let It Go gets Robert Lopez his EGOT! It only took him 10 years to get all 4 awards, which is pretty ridiculous.
  • Pharell performs Happy and I’m so glad he refused to perform with minions on the stage.

2014

  • Glory is the obvious winner this year, but that doesn’t mean it’s not a great song. I understand why it didn’t get more radio play, but it was definitely slept on this year.
  • Adam Levine tries to make up for making Maroon 5 a shell of what it once was with Lost Stars.
  • Tegan and Sara collab with The Lonely Island for Everything is Awesome, the catchiest song about Communism I’ve ever heard

2015

  • Sam Smith screeches his way through Writing’s on the Wall and then congratulated himself for being the first openly gay man to win an Oscar, only to find out he was the 5th.
  • The Weeknd performs Earned It and I feel like I need a shower after.
  • Til It Happens to You by Gaga makes everyone at the Oscars cry. Gaga pours her heart into this performance, it’s really worth the watch.

Final Notes

I hope you enjoyed reading this as much as I did writing it! I know there is a lot that I skipped over, but I didn’t want to make this any longer than it already was.

I learned while working on this that the Academy favoring ballads is an understatement. The Academy LOVES ballads, there are very few cases where they don’t win, and it explains why most of the pop artists featured in this post ended up being nominated for or winning with less radio-friendly songs than normal. The major exceptions to this are Disney songs and the 80s.

If I skipped over or didn’t write enough about your favorite song or performance, please let me know! I spent a lot of time writing this but it’s a topic that really interests me so I’m always up for learning more.

Finally, I leave you with a link to Spotify’s playlist for Best Song winners. Thanks for reading!

Edit: Discussion Question

Oscar season is coming up, what film-related songs do you think will end up on this year's nominees list? La La Land has been getting a lot of buzz, but I think there's also a chance for a song from Moana and probably something from the Trolls. Will 21 Pilots slay your favs with a Heathens nominee?

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[–]TheAfricAsian 79ポイント80ポイント  (11子コメント)

Sam Smith screeches his way through Writing’s on the Wall and then congratulated himself for being the first openly gay man to win an Oscar, only to find out he was the 5th.

YAAS FUCKING DRAG HIM. Really though that was a little ridiculous. You can't just get on stage in front of a billion people and claim a title that isn't yours, not even close.

edit: I'll also add that I'm a little salty because I put money on Earned It. Like actual money. A little stupid in hindsight but made up for it betting correctly on most major categories.

[–]batmanji[S] 22ポイント23ポイント  (0子コメント)

I was pretty neutral about Sam Smith before the Oscars, but then he pulled that off-key mess and claimed he was the greatest thing to happen to the gays? I still think he hasn't been dragged enough for that.

I'm also extremely salty about it, I got all of the major award predictions right last year except for best song.

[–]aspartamebaby 8ポイント9ポイント  (3子コメント)

My friend is neighbours with Sam Smith and I found him on grindr once. Can confirm he's terrible.

[–]macgregorc93 5ポイント6ポイント  (0子コメント)

Do tell more...

[–]samlama1827 1ポイント2ポイント  (1子コメント)

Story time sweetie

[–]aspartamebaby 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

He had a cropped mirror selfie up, from the jaw downwards. Recognised him because of the jawline, arm hair and the tattoos on his hands.

Nothing outstandingly tragic but your typical bougie white gay, "tall, work out and try to keep fit" bio. He mentioned something about wanting to try a Sous Vide cooker.

[–]throwaway_350 6ポイント7ポイント  (0子コメント)

Sam Smith is straight basura anyway

He and Ed Sheeran should do a collab lullaby album or something. J. Cole could be the obligatory rap feature on one of the songs.

[–]deerinnara 5ポイント6ポイント  (0子コメント)

I forgot how salty this song makes me lol. Radiohead's Bond theme was better in the first place and should have been used for the film instead. And I would have liked to see any other nominee get the award that night. I still love that he's proud it was written in 20 minutes... it shows.

[–]123choji 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

lmao

[–]rccrisp 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

A little stupid in hindsight but made up for it betting correctly on most major categories.

Pretty sure Vegas odds had Gaga and The Weeknd above Sam Smith

[–]Parallel_Falchion 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

It was that quote and his Howard Ashman comment which made me realize he's kind of a dick.

[–]Nerdy_boy_chris -2ポイント-1ポイント  (0子コメント)

I refuse to accept any Sam Smith slander tbh. Y'all can stay mad.

[–]yatcho 35ポイント36ポイント  (4子コメント)

I'm still salty Young and Beautiful was not nominated for the Oscar

[–]BlasiFeelsSwift 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

Yes.

[–]gannade 0ポイント1ポイント  (2子コメント)

It was the only song that could compete with Skyfall and I think it should've won too!

[–]chasing_pavements 4ポイント5ポイント  (1子コメント)

They were in different years, though.

[–]turtle-thief 25ポイント26ポイント  (1子コメント)

I really can't believe "till it happens to you" didn't win. Look, I love Sam smith (his album was great), but he made the worst bond theme song, it was boring, mellow and unmemorable. It was not even half as good as "skyfall" was.

[–]ImADudeDuh 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

I'm pretty sure ever reviewer just said it was an ok song, don't know how the Oscars out of all critics would think "Best of 2015"

[–]eklxtreme 21ポイント22ポイント  (2子コメント)

reminder that Juicy J was part of Three 6 Mafia which means Juicy J has an Oscar

[–]jaydee20 13ポイント14ポイント  (2子コメント)

I don't see how it's dumb to require songs to be written specifically for a film to be nominated. The Oscars celebrate film, not music.

[–]batmanji[S] 3ポイント4ポイント  (1子コメント)

I don't think awarding music and film have to be mutually exclusive. The award does go exclusively to the songwriters (which I also disagree with), but the performance of the song and how it's used in the film are definitely important factors. The rule in place wasn't even a major decision, it was politicked into place by a salty winner.

The original requirement was only that the nominated song appear in a motion picture during the previous year. This rule was changed after the 1941 Academy Awards, when "The Last Time I Saw Paris", from the film Lady Be Good, with music by Jerome Kern and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, won. Kern was upset that his song won because it had been published and recorded before it was used in the film. The song was actually written in 1940, after the Germans occupied Paris at the start of World War II. It was recorded by Kate Smith and peaked at No. 8 on the best seller list before it was used in the film.

Kern got the Academy to change the rule so that only songs that are "original and written specifically for the motion picture" are eligible to win. Songs that rely on sampled or reworked material along with cover versions, remixes and parodies, such as "Gangsta's Paradise" in the 1995 film Dangerous Minds, are also ineligible.

Just an example, I Will Always Love You was completely transformed by Whitney into the song it's known as today and her work is the reason people even remember The Bodyguard, but because of an arbitrary clause added to the rulings in the 40s, Whitney wasn't recognized by the Academy for one of her best songs.

[–]joshually 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

This bit of history is somewhat juicy, but mostly irritating to read... There's so many songs that have fallen by the wayside, or at the very least been completely snubbed, but then again, that's the way it goes with all awards and award shows :|

[–]joshually 12ポイント13ポイント  (15子コメント)

I love this, thank you.

1990-1999 literally had the best movie music EVER. I probably would've been happy with any of the noms winning. All the Disney classic songs deserve their win. Whitney didn't need to win for the Bodyguard soundtrack, she literally won that year, and the year after. Like the entire year.

Also:

justiceformadonna

She's never won an Oscar for a song she wrote - I'll Remember from With Honors or This Used To Be My Playground from A League of Their Own or Beautiful Stranger from Austin Powers or Die Another Day from James Bond.

[–]cloudbustingmp3 5ポイント6ポイント  (3子コメント)

iirc she's technically never won because the award goes to the songwriter not the performer which makes me sad bc she definitely deserved one at the very least for TUTBMP

[–]batmanji[S] 1ポイント2ポイント  (1子コメント)

Yep, that's correct. The songwriter is the one that wins the award, even though it's presented to the singer. The singer doesn't get any type of recognition unless they contributed to the writing.

tbh the Academy rules are complete bs in a lot of the categories, but Best Song has the dumbest rules out of all of them.

[–]chasing_pavements 10ポイント11ポイント  (0子コメント)

I actually think the rules are fair. If the artist singing it didn't have any contribution in the music or lyrics, why award them? They have the Grammys for that. They wouldn't do it for Original Score either and give the string players and trumpet players all Oscars if they didn't compose any of the music.

Edit: Though after reading your other comments, I can see your point. I still think the rules are fair as they are for the most part, but I think they should change it with regards to sampling, since I think sampling is a great and legitimate way to create a completely different and "original" song. Even the Grammys have changed their rules so songs with samples can be eligible for songwriting-focused awards.

[–]joshually 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

egg zack lee :(

[–]batmanji[S] 3ポイント4ポイント  (10子コメント)

I was originally only going to focus on 1990 - 1999 in this post, but that didn't really make sense, so then it become a multiple-part post and then what it is now.

All of the Disney songs are fantastic and Whitney eventually got her Oscar so I can't be too mad, but A Whole New World is the weakest of the Disney winners and doesn't hold up to one of the most iconic movie soundtracks featuring Michele Visage track 9 . I Will Always Love You couldn't be nominated but that hasn't stopped the Academy from awarding something because of work that wasn't eligible.

Also Go the Distance was the nominated song from Hercules but it should have been One Last Hope just so Danny DeVito could win an Oscar

[–]joshually 3ポイント4ポイント  (8子コメント)

Oh oh oh we about to fight over A Whole New World though

[–]batmanji[S] 0ポイント1ポイント  (7子コメント)

check the link I put for A Whole New World

[–]joshually 1ポイント2ポイント  (6子コメント)

HAHAHA I HATE YOU SO MUCHHHHHHH lolollllllllllllllll you are a big fat troll

[–]joshually 0ポイント1ポイント  (4子コメント)

you should watch this classic gem instead https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67l3LK4Q6i8 :(

[–]batmanji[S] 0ポイント1ポイント  (3子コメント)

I'm madonna's eye roll at :24

[–]joshually 0ポイント1ポイント  (2子コメント)

OOPS. I meant to link this! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYCilZ8yMmU

[–]batmanji[S] 0ポイント1ポイント  (1子コメント)

ok so I actually assumed Part of Your World was the winner for Little Mermaid and not Under the Sea so A Whole New World isn't the weakest one!!!

also this is cute af

[–]joshually 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

omg lol under the sea... that performance though.... it is an excruciating masterpiece.. UGH did they take all of them down?? I can't seem to find that or Xtina singing Reflection at the oscars

[–]batmanji[S] 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

lmao I only put a few fake links into this, that just happened to be one of them

I wrote this a few weeks ago so I don't remember all of the other shitposts I put into this, I know I did one for Let It Go and I almost did it for I Will Always Love You but put it after instead

[–]joshually 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

goddang it i am listening to I Will Alwaus Love You.. good god that is a majestic song

[–]swbrontosaur 4ポイント5ポイント  (0子コメント)

pre-1970 is killing it.

When Carly eventually covers Let’s Hear It for the Boy I will probably cry.

I can already here this cover in my head.

No love for Bob Dylan's "Things Have Changed" winner for 2000?

honestly, Bob probably shouldn't have beat Bjork, but Bjork has that sweet Swan Dress to look back on for the rest of her days, which is way cooler anyways.

[–]closest 5ポイント6ポイント  (6子コメント)

I love you for this post! <3

I was so shocked Gaga and Diane Warren didn't win for "Til..." I remember reading that Diane was really pushing that year to finally win an Oscar after what happened with Spotlight and I think Rita Ora(?). Do you think that Linda Perry, being salty about not getting nominated for "Hands of Love", revealing that Diane played her a demo that is identical to the single to discredit Gaga had anything to do with them not winning?

[–]batmanji[S] 1ポイント2ポイント  (1子コメント)

I didn't include Rita Ora in this because it was already getting really long, but there was definitely some shady backstage stuff behind Gaga not winning.

It could have also been the subject matter, Oscar voters tend to hate anything controversial (TIHTY) or different (Worth It) and those were the only real competition.

[–]closest 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

Yeah, I was surprised to find out Diane Warren has been nominated 8 times and lost. The conspiracy weirdo in me thinks Linda Perry did sabotage Diane's win because the Oscars don't want any controversy at all. Kind of like how Lana Del Rey's "Young and Beautiful" was on the shortlist for an Oscar nom but didn't get it after voters were sent anonymous news letters saying the song wasn't eligible for the award. I don't know for sure if Linda Perry's tweets really did it, but I was about 98% sure Gaga was going to win after her performance and was GAGGED when Sam Smith won instead.

Anyway, I read Diane wrote songs for Adele's 25 that didn't make the final cut. BUT Adele did say she still liked the songs, which could honestly be bullshit to not burn a bridge with Diane, who knows maybe they could put the unreleased songs on a soundtrack. All the old people in the industry love Adele, so she could give Diane the credit she needs to finally win.

[–]joshually 0ポイント1ポイント  (3子コメント)

I mean this is what you get when you associate Rita Ora with something. It somehow loses any and all relevance, prestige, substantialness and whatever else claim it ever possessed.

[–]closest 0ポイント1ポイント  (2子コメント)

Well go in, henny!

I don't know how Rita Ora keeps getting gigs, like she's the new host of Top Model. Wtf does she have to do with modeling? Joan Smalls, Selita Ebanks, Coco Rocha, and Chanel Iman would've been perfect as the new host to usher in this generation of Top Model and would've probably been paid the same as Rita. Unless Rita was like "I'll do it for $100, unlimited craft services, and no residuals."

[–]joshually 0ポイント1ポイント  (1子コメント)

a friend and I discuss her all the time, because we're so fascinated, intrigued, horrified, flabbergasted and bewildered as to why she gets hooked to so many of the most relevant things in pop culture, yet she's still so irrelevant and a nonentity. Like, her daddy must have a 51% share in literally everything from Warner Brothers to Univision to Adidas to Tiffany's to Unilever to Comcast and AT&T and everything in between. Or she sold her soul to the devil

[–]closest 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

Probably working for cheap and offering sexual favors? I know there was a rumor that Rita was messing around with Jay when at Roc Nation, but she must not be a very effective schemer because she got out of her contract and only get bit parts.

[–]joshually 5ポイント6ポイント  (2子コメント)

My Heart Will Go On wins. 15 million copies sold. Karaoke staple. Nothing else to say about this one. I've never seen Titanic.

The shade Madonna threw though

[–]chasing_pavements 4ポイント5ポイント  (2子コメント)

Aside from the songs you mentioned, I think Sia might get a nomination this upcoming year. She has written a lot of original songs for films this year, so I think it's inevitable. My guess is that the song from Zootopia will get nominated. (Edit: also it doesn't hurt that Sia became an official Oscar member this year).

Also not that anyone cares but when Adele won I was in heaven, it was the Grammys 2012 all over again. I remember the mix being bad but she nailed the last note anyway so no biggie. Her Oscar speech was cute too, it was short but sweet. I'm still salty that she missed her opportunity to get closer to the EGOT this year when she lost the Emmy. I would've been fine if she lost it to Beyoncé since Lemonade is a masterpiece, but not even Bey won it 😡

[–]BlasiFeelsSwift 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

Adele is so down to earth whenever she wins anything. It's like she doesn't believe it mixed with a bit of why did I win? I'm trash plus still gonna brag about this tho and not really I don't brag.

[–]batmanji[S] 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

I didn't know Sia made the Oscar members list, that's super interesting.

Adele's Oscar performance is one my favorites! Thanks for making me check back on my post, the link I posted was taken down so I updated it. The audio mixing really was awful but she still sounds fabulous.

[–]TeamAwesome4 2ポイント3ポイント  (1子コメント)

A POST WHERE MY BOY, PHIL COLLINS, IS RELEVANT!

That Oscars performance was absolutely horrid. Legendarily bad. It almost ruined that song for me, but Against All Odds is magic, so I got over it. I think he deserved the first one, but got one later anyways, so I can't be too salty.

Phil's got an Oscar, when will your fave?

[–]d4b3ss 3ポイント4ポイント  (1子コメント)

fairy godmother slayed the fuck out of that song

[–]femaleghostbuster 4ポイント5ポイント  (4子コメント)

watch Justin Timberlake's worst song Can't Stop The Feeling win this year :(

[–]lassidoggy 2ポイント3ポイント  (2子コメント)

I don't think it can be nominated. If I'm not mistaken, isn't there a rule against songs that are commercially released before the movie premieres? Plus, I'm betting that CSTF is going to be the song played in the credits, and I'm sure that credit songs don't count.

[–]batmanji[S] 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

It's eligible, unfortunately. The song was written specifically for the movie.

Also about releasing the single before the movie:

The current Academy rule says an eligible song "must be recorded for use in the motion picture prior to any other usage", so recordings released prior to the film will not disqualify a song as long as the film version was "recorded" before then.

[–]ThereIsNoSantaClaus 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

I don't think thats true because pretty sure Bond themes are usually commercially released before the movie premieres and the last 2 have been nominated

[–]calltehshots 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

omg don't ever say something this horrible

[–]mylostlights 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

2013:

JusticeForTheMoonSong

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[–]CorkyKribler 2ポイント3ポイント  (1子コメント)

I love pop music, but my secret is that I'm an old (mid-thirties) dude who grew up listening to sad bastard music. My favorite artist of all time is Elliott Smith (RIP), who was nominated in 1997 for "Miss Misery" from the Good Will Hunting soundtrack.

It's an amazing song.

He lost, of course, but there's this sweet story in his biography about how he was super nervous to play the song at the ceremony, and Celine Dion came in and gave him a hug and told him he'd do great. So then afterward, whenever people made fun of Celine Dion to him, he'd defend her and talk about how nice she was.

That's a sweet story. :)

[–]joshually 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

whenever people made fun of Celine Dion to him, he'd defend her and talk about how nice she was.

I wonder how often this happened ....

[–]cloudbustingmp3 1ポイント2ポイント  (2子コメント)

this iconic Diana Ross song was robbed of the 1975 award tbh

[–]joshually 1ポイント2ポイント  (1子コメント)

Well it's been paid homage to twice, once atrociously by J.Lo and also around the same time by Mariah.

[–]cloudbustingmp3 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

idk who that first one is but i love Mariah's version tbh

[–]IGetNoSlack 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

Damn I forgot how much I loved "Father and Daughter" and the Wild Thornberrys movie.

It's a great song IMO.

[–]lassidoggy 1ポイント2ポイント  (1子コメント)

Oh, I'm still PISSED that Enchanted was robbed of an Oscar. :( It's literally the best live-action Disney film ever, and I will defend it to the death.

[–]hubwub 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

I honestly would've switched one of the Amy songs if it got Ever Ever After as part of the nomination ticket. So Close was a fucking good song.

[–]Trax 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

Lin Manuel is doing the music for Moana. All the discussion for 2016 Oscar should be on hold until this movie is out, tbh.

[–]Jelboo 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

I was going to whine about Purple Rain not being here but then I realized that was a win for Best Soundtrack, not Best Song. Nice post!

[–]lacertasomnium 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

"Robin Williams performs Blame Canada after the original singer committed suicide."

And then he committed suicide too...

[–]candyninja32 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

I always get super pissed about most of their winners every year, like hurt locker, frozen, DiCaprio never winning I don't even watch it now, I just read a Reddit post about it later nowadays

[–]BlasiFeelsSwift 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

My mother loves Top Gun and everytime it's on tv she sings Take My Breath Away and texts me.

My mother, let's just say, can't sing.

I swear to god that movie's on TV at least once a week.

The original queen of 80s bops is back… Irene Cara wins her second Best Song in 3 years for Flashdance… What a Feeling, which is possibly the most 80s sounding song to exist.

If my children ever ask me about the 80s I will just point them towards Flashdance tbh.

[–]greenging 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

This is a really great post. Glad to see my boy Bruce up there :)

IDK I feel like 21P might get a nod, Heathens was massively popular and it's an okay song. Not my favorite one of theirs, but it's okay. Can't Stop the Feeling will probably get nominated, UGH. (Side note- who is 'The Outfit' that did a lot of producing on this soundtrack? Anyone?). If Moana doesn't get any nominations I will likely scream. LMM is the best. Give him all the awards. I haven't paid very much attention to movie soundtracks this year, so I'm not sure what else could be considered.

[–]WHOSLILOOH 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

This might just interested you more about this thread:

"I Ain't Tryna Be Your Friend" ft. @_kodz (Prod. By God.Life) https://soundcloud.com/official-obi/i-aint-tryna-be-your-friend-prod-by-godlife