I had skipped right past it, but reader Josh Horowitz was kind enough to transcribe the lyrics to the world’s most embarrassing song for an awards show… EVER! (And I thought Dick Clark had sat this one out… then I thought maybe they had removed teh offending ditty from the west coast feed, hoping no one in L.A. would see it. No such smarts.)
I know it
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It shows how out of it I was in trying to be in it, acknowledging that I was out of it to myself, and then thinking, “Okay, how do I stop being out of it? Well, I get some legitimate illogical narrative ideas” — some novel, you know?
So I decided on three writers that I might be able to option their material and get some producer, or myself as producer, and then get some writer to do a screenplay on it, and maybe make a movie.
And so the three projects were “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep,” “Naked Lunch” and a collection of Bukowski. Which, in 1975, forget it — I mean, that was nuts. Hollywood would not touch any of that, but I was looking for something commercial, and I thought that all of these things were coming.
There would be no Blade Runner if there was no Ray Bradbury. I couldn’t find Philip K. Dick. His agent didn’t even know where he was. And so I gave up.
I was walking down the street and I ran into Bradbury — he directed a play that I was going to do as an actor, so we know each other, but he yelled “hi” — and I’d forgot who he was.
So at my girlfriend Barbara Hershey’s urging — I was with her at that moment — she said, “Talk to him! That guy really wants to talk to you,” and I said “No, fuck him,” and keep walking.
But then I did, and then I realized who it was, and I thought, “Wait, he’s in that realm, maybe he knows Philip K. Dick.” I said, “You know a guy named—” “Yeah, sure — you want his phone number?”
My friend paid my rent for a year while I wrote, because it turned out we couldn’t get a writer. My friends kept on me about, well, if you can’t get a writer, then you write.”
~ Hampton Fancher
“That was the most disappointing thing to me in how this thing was played. Is that I’m on the phone with you now, after all that’s been said, and the fundamental distinction between what James is dealing with in these other cases is not actually brought to the fore. The fundamental difference is that James Franco didn’t seek to use his position to have sex with anyone. There’s not a case of that. He wasn’t using his position or status to try to solicit a sexual favor from anyone. If he had — if that were what the accusation involved — the show would not have gone on. We would have folded up shop and we would have not completed the show. Because then it would have been the same as Harvey Weinstein, or Les Moonves, or any of these cases that are fundamental to this new paradigm. Did you not notice that? Why did you not notice that? Is that not something notable to say, journalistically? Because nobody could find the voice to say it. I’m not just being rhetorical. Why is it that you and the other critics, none of you could find the voice to say, “You know, it’s not this, it’s that”? Because — let me go on and speak further to this. If you go back to the L.A. Times piece, that’s what it lacked. That’s what they were not able to deliver. The one example in the five that involved an issue of a sexual act was between James and a woman he was dating, who he was not working with. There was no professional dynamic in any capacity.
~ David Simon
That was the most cringe-inducing opening five minutes of any program I’ve ever watched (and I remember the Snow White/Rob Lowe “Proud Mary” fiasco quite clearly).
Ratings were okay for the GG’s, but holy crap, they were one dull show.
What’s worse than that song is getting the original song stuck in my head for the rest of my day. Thanks.
I’m glad someone else was as annoyed/irritated/grossed out/made uncomfortable by this song as well. I was in awe that it was actually happening. And the GG’s wonder why no one takes them seriously.
If it was the Oscars, it would have been accompanied by a huge production number, so we should consider ourselves lucky.
The worst part for me was enduring my wife’s “I can’t believe you suggested I watch this” look on her face halfway through the song. Next year I’ll suggest she doesn’t watch it…heck, I may join her!
I usually watch the Globes, though mostly for the entertainment factor, not the validty of the honors…
but I skipped this year. I’m not really in love with any movie or TV show to get excited about winning. The only surprise for me was Rachel Weiscz win. Every other movie award was by the book.
Rachel Weisz is such a class act.
And to think ten years ago in Chain Reaction I thought she was kinda ugly.
The song couldn’t be any worse than when the Globes did a similar redo of Outkast’s “Hey-Ya” a few years back. You guys remember that, dontcha?
Yeah…… suddenly, I’m VERY glad I watched 24.
yeah…that song was horrible.
If you can call it a song.
Yet the music that bothers me the most is
the grating “Golden Globes” muzak that plays
before and after commercials, and even some of
the incidental music used when winners walk to
the stage. It is like ’70s-“Rockford Files”/”Love Boat”-kind-of music that makes me depressed.
It’s always funny to see old people try and be “hip.” At least the Oscars don’t even try and pretend. The Globes are just flailing in the quicksand.
That opening number was hor-rendous. Does anyone know who wrote it? If they give out anti-Emmys or Golden Razzies for TV, this song deserves it.
Just checking cuz I missed it, but is this an adaptation of the Pussycat Dolls song?
They should give the stars extra booze. Give people a reason to watch.
Old people shouldn’t try to be “hip” and “young”. It doesn’t work. It’s cringe worthy. Be yourself. Leave this crap for the MTV awards.
Geez, you’re right… “Chain Reaction” WAS ten years ago!
I’m really glad I watched 24 now.
Why didn’t they have the Village People sing these songs???
This song was clearly a joke.
Right?
It never happend.
Right?
I better say KIDDING before I get people in an uproar. Actually, I’m not. The Village People have some solid hits that still hold up 30 yrs later. Impressively.
The ratings were up from last year but that isn’t saying much since they have gone down consistenly for a while. Tough to get people excited with no big Hollywood type movies or stars involved. The telecasts are just not entertaining enough past what the starlets are wearing.
The show didn’t have any excitement in it. Or drama for that matter.
I hope the Academy show is a little more entertaining on the whole.
You mean this song didn’t excite you?? Are you mad???
Sorry joefitz84.
I can’t say it was one of my better memories in life. I don’t think I’m crazy but you never know.
You must be crazy because this song will be a huge hit. It’s going off the charts.
There is no way someone wrote this song and put it together and then played it in front of others.
No way.
Now even the lyrics are in my head.
Thanks a bunch!
Yes PalmTree it was indeed the Pussycat Dolls’ song. It was sooo hilariously awful.
I still thought the Globes were a fun watch. At least the first hour and a half was when everyone seemed happy and excited and was giving entertaining speeches.
That first hour was when they were sober.
That suggests the show should have gotten _more_ entertaining, not less.
In theory. But sometimes drunk people get just painful to watch and listen to.
Unlike some fun drunks. But they usually burn out quick.
Is there any significance to this line? Am just wondering?
Also … was there any … you know … memorial time quick film clip of Shelley Winters … like when she was young and beautiful?
Missed the whole thing.
Hannibal Lecter is licking his lips to taste the Cecil B,
I forgot the line, there it is … up above .. so catchy … I was just wondering its relevance to these awards?
You mean Golden Gunk? Just Poland being clever.
Winters died too recently. Look for her in the Parade of Dead People at the Oscars, though.
no the Hannibal Lecter line. But I followed the link and found something to the effect that there was a montage of Anthony Hopkins work. Still … in a song of such profound writing … this line is perhaps too profound for me to understand. Since I wasn’t there. Maybe it is something where you just had to hear it.
Oh, I’m sorry, didn’t get it. There was a montage of stars on the red carpet and of course they were on Hopkins when that line came up. The whole thing is nothing but horrible, set your mind at ease with that.
Shelley Winters. May she Rest in Peace.
That song sums up the repulsiveness of celebrity worship and of this fawning, embarrassingly tacky awards show.
and its all just getting started. finishes at the orgy that is the academy awards.
I just watched Shelley Winters in Alfie last week. That’s a real shame.
Some people need to stop being cynacle bitter bores.
“the repulsiveness of celebrity worship and of this fawning, embarrassingly tacky awards show.”
Go watch National Geographic. They have totally fun stuff about turtle doves on there.
That’s half the business. Thet tackiness and the over indulgence. A harmless extra to the industry.
I thought the ‘harmless’ quality you speak of where why everyone hates Hollywood.
I guess I yearn for something with a little more class, not Mariah Carey, Will and Grace and nip/tuck nightmares like Kathy Griffin. But maybe I’m just too, um, cynacle.