You will be surprised at the number of songs you know. The original songs below, specifically written for a movie, were awarded for Best Original Song of that particular year and presented to the songwriter, not the singer:
1960
Movie: Never On Sunday
Song: Never On Sunday
1961
Movie: Breakfast At Tiffany's
Song: Moon River
1962
Movie: Days of Wine and Roses
Song: Days of Wine and Roses
1963
Movie: Papa's Delicate Condition
Song: Call Me Irresponsible
1964
Movie: Mary Poppins
Song: Chim Chim Cheree
1965:
Movie: The Sandpiper
Song: The Shadow Of Your Smile
1966:
Movie: Born Free
Song: Born Free
1967:
Movie: Dr Dolittle
Song: Talk To The Animals
1968:
Movie: The Thomas Crown Affair
Song: The Windmills Of Your Mind
1969:
Movie: Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid
Song: Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head
As popular as the movie the song, Born Free by John Barry (music) and Don Black (lyrics) from 1966, was so much in demand during requests programmes that local Malay singer Sugiman Jahuri recorded it on Columbia Records vinyl but only two years later in 1968 (image above).
The man from Pulau Bukom (an offshore island) went on to be a star both on television and on the radio/Rediffusion. He was the Johnny Mathis of Singapore and recorded, It's Not For Me To Say on the same vinyl.
Check Sugiman's other vinyl recording:
http://singapore60smusic.blogspot.sg/2009/05/september-7th-2007-mr.html
https://singapore60smusic.blogspot.sg/2011/06/singapore-60s-vinyl-covers-are-works-of.html
The man from Pulau Bukom (an offshore island) went on to be a star both on television and on the radio/Rediffusion. He was the Johnny Mathis of Singapore and recorded, It's Not For Me To Say on the same vinyl.
Check Sugiman's other vinyl recording:
http://singapore60smusic.blogspot.sg/2009/05/september-7th-2007-mr.html
https://singapore60smusic.blogspot.sg/2011/06/singapore-60s-vinyl-covers-are-works-of.html
The other nominated songs which were just as popular but did not win an Oscar included these ones below. In fact, they could have won too. Most of them are so popular they hit the charts just as well:
The Green Leaves of Summer (The Alamo)
Charade (Charade)
More (Mondo Cane)
The Sweetheart Tree (The Great Race)
I Will Wait For You (The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg)
What's New Pussycat? (What's New Pussycat?)
Alfie (Alfie)
Georgy Girl (Georgy Girl)
The Look Of Love (Casino Royale)
Come Saturday Morning (The Sterile Cuckoo)
Jean (The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie)
Video: YouTube by ultra taro
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Hi Andy,
ReplyDelete'Born Free' is not a favourite with me, but it was definitely a popular song and it should be no surprise that it was covered by other artists from Singapore as well. Kartinah Dahari (credited simply as Tina) recorded it for an EP with The Quests. It also appeared sung in Chinese on an EP by a band called The Flamingoes who I think were also from Singapore.
Nancy Sit and Chao Pan Chu from Hong Kong also recorded it.
Regards
Steve
Thanks Steve for the extra information you provided.
ReplyDeleteIt will be helpful if other readers, familiar with Singapore's music scene, provide more data.