Yes.
That is REALLY Lea Thompson singing this song. The "band" is mostly Thomas Dolby in a studio.
And it was nominated for a Razzie. Which is pretty much the exact opposite of the Oscars. The movie itself was a critical and commercial flop. The movie itself did win the Razzie for Worst Picture - its abysmal reception led Thompson to accept a role in the movie Some Kind of Wonderful, which she had initially rejected, just to get the stink of Howard the Duck off her career. (I like both movies. I liked Howard the Duck more). The movie has gained a greater cult following now, but not off the evenness of story or quality of Tim Robbins' acting.
Is it a great song? Hell, no. But it's fun, and you can just look at the title bar on this blog to see that we don't really care about greatness here.
08 June 2018
07 June 2018
7 June 2018 - Irene Cara - Fame & Flashdance (What A Feeling)
Fame was a 1980 movie about a high school for the performing arts in New York City. While this song - Irene Cara's first hit - won an Academy Award for Best Song, that's a songwriter's award, so Irene Cara didn't win this one.
She DID win one for this song, which she performed and wrote for the movie Flashdance. Cara, however, did not ACT in this movie, despite a rumor that she was the lead actress. Jennifer Beals (the actual lead actress in that movie) was not thrilled with that rumor. No matter - the movie, while critically panned, was a huge hit. And so was this song.
She DID win one for this song, which she performed and wrote for the movie Flashdance. Cara, however, did not ACT in this movie, despite a rumor that she was the lead actress. Jennifer Beals (the actual lead actress in that movie) was not thrilled with that rumor. No matter - the movie, while critically panned, was a huge hit. And so was this song.
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