Which Song Won the Oscar 1986

 

When will I ever remember to post who won, who was nominated and who received 0 love on Thursday when I write about movies. I am so sorry about that…so let’s cross ones fingers that I remember…hahahaaaa. It is freebie week over at Monday Music Moves Me and so I am talking about the songs from the 80s, specifically, the Oscars 1986. I love the 80s and had so much fun dancing many weekends away in the dance clubs that have all but disappeared today. So let’s see if you can guess which song won the Oscar, which was nominated and which song got 0 love.

1. TAKE MY BREATH AWAY SUNG BY BERLIN

This song is from the film, “Top Gun” which I still have no desire to see. It is a song that I love and have danced to, once, with a guy that I had a crush on and became a relationship that ended with me being used, hurt and reputation tarnished( he told friends that I was a nutty chick that wouldn’t let him go and was a bit crazy…asshole). Ok, I digress, this song was written by Giorgio Moroder with lyrics by Tom Whitlock and, initially, the New Wave band, Berlin, declined to sing this song. They asked others who also declined, until Berlin relented and sang the song becoming a big hit.

2. SOMEWHERE OUT THERE SUNG BY LINDA RONSTADT AND JAMES INGRAM

This Disney film, “An American Tail” was produced by Steven Spielberg who asked these 2 singers to perform this song that appears in the end credits. The music was created by James Horner with lyrics by Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann and was another hit back in the day. I love James Horner, who is a great composer, and I adore Linda Ronstadt but I felt my teeth ache every time I heard this song.

3. DON’T YOU ( FORGET ABOUT ME) SUNG BY SIMPLE MINDS

I love this song! The lead singer, James Kerr, has such a smouldering voice that lends itself so well to this song that was another huge hit from the big hit film, “The Breakfast Club.” It was written by Keith Forsey and Steve Schiff who had a devil of a time trying to find a band who would sing this song. Simple Minds declined it along with Billy Idol and Corey Hart. Jim Kerr was married to Chrissy Hynde ( from the Pretenders) who told him that he should do this song and believed, rightly, that this song would become a big hit. Simple Minds changed their minds and the rest is history becoming a huge hit defining the 80s. I love this song that I dance to every time I hear it, unless I am in the car.

So which song won the Oscar, which was nominated and which song came up empty-handed?