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Worst Best Song Oscar Winners Ever!

by ldavis-2 • Created 10 years ago • Modified 10 years ago
In case you were wondering (and you weren't) here is my list of the worst songs to win the Oscar for Best Song! My feeble attempt to get the AMPAS to do humanity a favor, and chuck this category once and for all!

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  • Melina Mercouri in Never on Sunday (1960)

    1. Never on Sunday

    19601h 37mNot Rated
    7.3 (6.4K)
    An American scholar in Greece sets about improving the prostitute with whom he is infatuated.
    DirectorJules DassinStarsMelina MercouriJules DassinGiorgos Foundas
    "Never On Sunday" The hack who wrote this didn't show up to accept his Oscar. In fact, NO ONE came to the stage to accept the Oscar! Little wonder.
  • Doctor Dolittle (1967)

    2. Doctor Dolittle

    19672h 32mG34Metascore
    6.2 (11K)
    After the animal communicating veterinarian goes too far for his clientele, he and his friends escape their hometown to the sea in search of the Great Pink Sea Snail.
    DirectorRichard FleischerStarsRex HarrisonSamantha EggarAnthony Newley
    "Talk to the Animals". This beat Quincy Jones, Burt Bacharach, and James Van Heusen/Sammy Cahn. Don't get it, either.
  • Fred Astaire, William Holden, Paul Newman, Richard Chamberlain, Steve McQueen, Faye Dunaway, O.J. Simpson, Robert Vaughn, Robert Wagner, Susan Blakely, and Jennifer Jones in The Towering Inferno (1974)

    3. The Towering Inferno

    19742h 45mPG69Metascore
    7.0 (51K)
    At the opening party of a colossal San Francisco skyscraper, a massive fire breaks out due to careless building practices by the contractor, threatening to destroy the tower and everyone in it.
    DirectorJohn GuillerminStarsPaul NewmanSteve McQueenWilliam Holden
    "We May Never Love Like This Again". It was a slow year.
  • You Light Up My Life (1977)

    4. You Light Up My Life

    19771h 30mPG
    4.8 (886)
    A young performer struggles to balance her true artistic passions with her father's expectations while navigating complicated relationships and unresolved emotions that hold her back from reaching her full potential.
    DirectorJoseph BrooksStarsDidi ConnJoe SilverMichael Zaslow
    "You Light Up My Life". My idea of Hell.
  • Jennifer Beals in Flashdance (1983)

    5. Flashdance

    19831h 35mR39Metascore
    6.2 (62K)
    An 18-year-old female amateur dancer who performs nightly at a dancing bar, and works as a welder during the day, dreams of joining the Pittsburgh ballet school.
    DirectorAdrian LyneStarsJennifer BealsMichael NouriLilia Skala
    "Flashdance... What a Feeling". It gives me a 'feeling' all right!
  • Gene Wilder and Kelly LeBrock in The Woman in Red (1984)

    6. The Woman in Red

    19841h 27mPG-1355Metascore
    6.0 (19K)
    On his way to work, Teddy spots Charlotte, an incredibly beautiful Woman in Red. He really wants to meet her, but what would his wife say?
    DirectorGene WilderStarsGene WilderKelly LeBrockCharles Grodin
    "I Just Called to Say I Love You". Proof that even geniuses have bad hair days.
  • Dirty Dancing (1987)

    7. Dirty Dancing

    19871h 40mPG-1365Metascore
    7.1 (272K)
    Spending the summer at a Catskills resort with her family, Frances "Baby" Houseman falls in love with the camp's dance instructor, Johnny Castle.
    DirectorEmile ArdolinoStarsPatrick SwayzeJennifer GreyJerry Orbach
    "(I've Had) The Time of My Life". Next time the CIA wants to torture someone, they should play this.
  • Robin Williams, Jonathan Freeman, Gilbert Gottfried, Linda Larkin, Douglas Seale, Scott Weinger, and Frank Welker in Aladdin (1992)

    8. Aladdin

    19921h 30mG86Metascore
    8.0 (489K)
    A kind-hearted street urchin and a power-hungry Grand Vizier vie for a magic lamp that has the power to make their deepest wishes come true.
    DirectorsRon ClementsJohn MuskerStarsScott WeingerRobin WilliamsLinda Larkin
    "A Whole New World". I guess we should be grateful this beat The Bodyguard. Which isn't saying much.
  • Matthew Broderick in The Lion King (1994)

    9. The Lion King

    19941h 28mG88Metascore
    8.5 (1.2M)
    Lion prince Simba and his father are targeted by his bitter uncle, who wants to ascend the throne himself.
    DirectorsRoger AllersRob MinkoffStarsMatthew BroderickJeremy IronsJames Earl Jones
    "Can You Feel the Love Tonight". Five crappy songs, and the voters managed to pick the worst of the bunch.
  • Irene Bedard, John Kassir, Judy Kuhn, and Frank Welker in Pocahontas (1995)

    10. Pocahontas

    19951h 21mG59Metascore
    6.7 (212K)
    An English soldier and the daughter of an Algonquin chief share a romance when English colonists invade seventeenth century Virginia.
    DirectorsMike GabrielEric GoldbergStarsMel GibsonLinda HuntChristian Bale
    "Colors of the Wind". Whoopi Goldberg's crack about this ditty was priceless!
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, and Frances Fisher in Titanic (1997)

    11. Titanic

    19973h 14mPG-1375Metascore
    7.9 (1.4M)
    A seventeen-year-old aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic.
    DirectorJames CameronStarsLeonardo DiCaprioKate WinsletBilly Zane
    "My Heart Will Go On". If the CIA plays this, they won't ever need to waterboard!
  • Minnie Driver, Tony Goldwyn, Wayne Knight, and Rosie O'Donnell in Tarzan (1999)

    12. Tarzan

    19991h 28mG80Metascore
    7.3 (261K)
    A man raised by gorillas must decide where he really belongs when he discovers he is a human.
    DirectorsChris BuckKevin LimaStarsTony GoldwynMinnie DriverBrian Blessed
    "You'll Be in My Heart". Instead of commenting, I'll just list it; that's bad enough.
  • 8 Mile (2002)

    13. 8 Mile

    20021h 50mR77Metascore
    7.2 (341K)
    Follows a young rapper in the Detroit area, struggling with every aspect of his life; he wants to make it big but his friends and foes make this odyssey of rap harder than it may seem.
    DirectorCurtis HansonStarsEminemBrittany MurphyKim Basinger
    "Lose Yourself". Did the voters actually LISTEN to this?
  • Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson, Ludacris, and Taryn Manning in Hustle & Flow (2005)

    14. Hustle & Flow

    20051h 56mR68Metascore
    7.3 (45K)
    With help from his friends, a Memphis pimp in a mid-life crisis attempts to become a successful hip-hop emcee.
    DirectorCraig BrewerStarsTerrence HowardLudacrisAnthony Anderson
    "It's Hard out Here for a Pimp". I'm going to sound like a broken record, but did the voters actually LISTEN to this?
  • An Inconvenient Truth (2006)

    15. An Inconvenient Truth

    20061h 36mPG75Metascore
    7.4 (86K)
    Filmmaker Davis Guggenheim follows Al Gore on the lecture circuit, as the former presidential candidate campaigns to raise public awareness of the dangers of global warming and calls for immediate action to curb its destructive effects on the environment.
    DirectorDavis GuggenheimStarsAl GoreBilly WestGeorge Bush
    "I Need to Wake Up". Try "I Need a Swift Kick"!
  • Amy Adams, Bill Barretta, Dave Goelz, Peter Linz, David Rudman, Jason Segel, Matt Vogel, Steve Whitmire, Rowlf, Eric Jacobson, and The Muppets in The Muppets (2011)

    16. The Muppets

    20111h 43mPG75Metascore
    7.1 (99K)
    A Muppet fanatic with some help from his 2 human compatriots must regroup the Muppet gang to stop an avaricious oil mogul from taking down one of their precious life-longing treasures.
    DirectorJames BobinStarsAmy AdamsJason SegelChris Cooper
    "Man or Muppet". This beat Sérgio Mendes. Think about that.
  • Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Josh Gad, Jonathan Groff, and Santino Fontana in Frozen 'Let It Go' in 25 Languages - Behind the Mic (2014)

    17. Frozen

    20131h 42mPG75Metascore
    7.4 (694K)
    Fearless optimist Anna teams up with rugged mountain man Kristoff and his loyal reindeer Sven in an epic journey to find Anna's sister Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom of Arendelle in eternal winter.
    DirectorsChris BuckJennifer LeeStarsKristen BellIdina MenzelJonathan Groff
    "Let It Go". Once upon a time, Disney treated children with respect and not as little ATMs. Those days are gone forever!

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