History Quotes / AwardBaitSong

-->--'''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic''', in his crossover review with [[WebVideo/PawDugan Paw]] and [[WebVideo/BrowsHeldHigh Oancitizen]] on Film/LesMiserables's obvious attempt to win Best Original Song with "Suddenly".

->''"This song I've written for you is so schmaltzy, it'll make 'Moon River' sound like a farting orangutan."''
-->--'''Homer Simpson''', ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', "A Star is Torn"

-->--'''[[Creator/TreyParkerAndMattStone Trey Parker]]''' on [[WesternAnimation/SouthParkBiggerLongerAndUncut "Blame Canada"]] losing the Oscar to [[Disney/{{Tarzan}} "You'll Be In My Heart"]].

-->--'''[[{{WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic}} The Nostalgia Critic]]''', in his crossover review with [[{{WebVideo/PawDugan}} Paw]] and [[{{WebVideo/BrowsHeldHigh}} Oancitizen]] on [[{{Film/LesMiserables}} Les Miserables]]'s obvious attempt to win Best Original Song with "Suddenly".

-->--[[http://archive.li/S5oIE Will of Error Macro describing "I Am the Wind"]] (this also qualifies as HilariousInHindsight because [[spoiler: Cynthia Harrell is actually African-American]].)

-->--[[http://www.errormacro.com/2006/08/the_worst_songs_in_video_games.php Will of Error Macro describing "I Am the Wind"]] (this also qualifies as HilariousInHindsight because [[spoiler: Cynthia Harrell is actually African-American]].)

->''"[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLsgLtTd4Go Turn this song on]] and close your eyes. You can see it, can't you? The blond woman in the recording studio, eyes closed, hand holding one side of a set of headphones to her ear (she probably calls them cans since she's 'in the biz'), warbling into a mic with a big round pop screen while her lip quivers with emotion, a giant screen in the background playing a montage of scenes from [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight Symphony of the Night]], none of which are really at all connected with the song. It's all just so damned 'the hit single from Creator/{{Disney}}'s latest masterpiece' that half-way through you've already forgotten you were fighting {{Dracula}} with a giant floating crucifix two minutes ago and now you're just waiting for Peabo Bryson to join in on the last verse right before the credit comes up informing you that the soundtrack is available on Creator/ColumbiaRecords and you should buy the Bantam book. Big shout out to Music/KennyG for helping out with the music there."''\\

->''"I love songs about horses, railroads, land, Judgment Day, family, hard times, whiskey, courtship, marriage, adultery, separation, murder, war, prison, rambling, damnation, home, salvation, death, pride, humor, piety, rebellion, patriotism, larceny, determination, tragedy, rowdiness, heartbreak and love. And Mother. And God."''\\

->''"We know it's immature, and I was so ready to lose the Academy Award, but not to Phil Collins."''\\

--[[http://www.errormacro.com/2006/08/the_worst_songs_in_video_games.php Will of Error Macro describing "I Am the Wind"]] (this also qualifies as HilariousInHindsight because [[spoiler: Cynthia Harrell is actually African-American]].)

--'''Music/JohnnyCash'''

--'''[[Creator/TreyParkerAndMattStone Trey Parker]]''' on [[WesternAnimation/SouthParkBiggerLongerAndUncut "Blame Canada"]] losing the Oscar to [[Disney/{{Tarzan}} "You'll Be In My Heart"]].

->--'''[[{{WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic}} The Nostalgia Critic]]''', in his crossover review with [[{{WebVideo/PawDugan}} Paw]] and [[{{WebVideo/BrowsHeldHigh}} Oancitizen]] on [[{{Film/LesMiserables}} Les Miserables]]'s obvious attempt to win Best Original Song with "Suddenly".

- ''"Oscarbation"''

-> ''"Oscarbation"''
->--'''[[{{WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic}} The Nostalgia Critic]]''', in his crossover review with [[{{WebVideo/PawDugan}} Paw]] and [[{{WebVideo/BrowsHeldHigh}} Oancitizen]] on [[{{Film/LesMiserables}} Les Miserables]]'s obvious attempt to win Best Original Song with ''Suddenly''.
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->''"[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLsgLtTd4Go Turn this song on]] and close your eyes. You can see it, can't you? The blond woman in the recording studio, eyes closed, hand holding one side of a set of headphones to her ear (she probably calls them cans since she's 'in the biz'), warbling into a mic with a big round pop screen while her lip quivers with emotion, a giant screen in the background playing a montage of scenes from [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight Symphony of the Night]], none of which are really at all connected with the song. It's all just so damned "the hit single from Creator/{{Disney}}'s latest masterpiece" that half-way through you've already forgotten you were fighting {{Dracula}} with a giant floating crucifix two minutes ago and now you're just waiting for Peabo Bryson to join in on the last verse right before the credit comes up informing you that the soundtrack is available on Creator/ColumbiaRecords and you should buy the Bantam book. Big shout out to Music/KennyG for helping out with the music there."''\\

->''"[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLsgLtTd4Go Turn this song on]] and close your eyes. You can see it, can't you? The blond woman in the recording studio, eyes closed, hand holding one side of a set of headphones to her ear (she probably calls them cans since she's "in the biz"), warbling into a mic with a big round pop screen while her lip quivers with emotion, a giant screen in the background playing a montage of scenes from [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight Symphony of the Night]], none of which are really at all connected with the song. It's all just so damned "the hit single from Creator/{{Disney}}'s latest masterpiece" that half-way through you've already forgotten you were fighting {{Dracula}} with a giant floating crucifix two minutes ago and now you're just waiting for Peabo Bryson to join in on the last verse right before the credit comes up informing you that the soundtrack is available on Creator/ColumbiaRecords and you should buy the Bantam book. Big shout out to Music/KennyG for helping out with the music there."''\\

->''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLsgLtTd4Go Turn this song on]] and close your eyes. You can see it, can't you? The blond woman in the recording studio, eyes closed, hand holding one side of a set of headphones to her ear (she probably calls them cans since she's "in the biz"), warbling into a mic with a big round pop screen while her lip quivers with emotion, a giant screen in the background playing a montage of scenes from [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight Symphony of the Night]], none of which are really at all connected with the song. It's all just so damned "the hit single from Disney's latest masterpiece" that half-way through you've already forgotten you were fighting {{Dracula}} with a giant floating crucifix two minutes ago and now you're just waiting for Peabo Bryson to join in on the last verse right before the credit comes up informing you that the soundtrack is available on Columbia Records and you should buy the Bantam book. Big shout out to Kenny G for helping out with the music there.''
-->-- [[http://www.errormacro.com/2006/08/the_worst_songs_in_video_games.php Will of Error Macro describing "I Am the Wind"]] (this also qualifies as HilariousInHindsight because [[spoiler: Cynthia Harrell is actually African-American]].)

-> ''I love songs about horses, railroads, land, Judgment Day, family, hard times, whiskey, courtship, marriage, adultery, separation, murder, war, prison, rambling, damnation, home, salvation, death, pride, humor, piety, rebellion, patriotism, larceny, determination, tragedy, rowdiness, heartbreak and love. And Mother. And God''
-->-- '''Johnny Cash'''

->''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLsgLtTd4Go Turn this song on]] and close your eyes. You can see it, can't you? The blond woman in the recording studio, eyes closed, hand holding one side of a set of headphones to her ear (she probably calls them cans since she's "in the biz"), warbling into a mic with a big round pop screen while her lip quivers with emotion, a giant screen in the background playing a montage of scenes from [[{{Castlevania}} Symphony of the Night]], none of which are really at all connected with the song. It's all just so damned "the hit single from Disney's latest masterpiece" that half-way through you've already forgotten you were fighting {{Dracula}} with a giant floating crucifix two minutes ago and now you're just waiting for Peabo Bryson to join in on the last verse right before the credit comes up informing you that the soundtrack is available on Columbia Records and you should buy the Bantam book. Big shout out to Kenny G for helping out with the music there.''
--> -- [[http://www.errormacro.com/2006/08/the_worst_songs_in_video_games.php Will of Error Macro describing "I Am the Wind"]] (this also qualifies as HilariousInHindsight because [[spoiler: Cynthia Harrell is actually African-American]].)

-->-- Johnny Cash
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->''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHvoq2UliYs Turn this song on]] and close your eyes. You can see it, can't you? The blond woman in the recording studio, eyes closed, hand holding one side of a set of headphones to her ear (she probably calls them cans since she's "in the biz"), warbling into a mic with a big round pop screen while her lip quivers with emotion, a giant screen in the background playing a montage of scenes from [[{{Castlevania}} Symphony of the Night]], none of which are really at all connected with the song. It's all just so damned "the hit single from Disney's latest masterpiece" that half-way through you've already forgotten you were fighting {{Dracula}} with a giant floating crucifix two minutes ago and now you're just waiting for Peabo Bryson to join in on the last verse right before the credit comes up informing you that the soundtrack is available on Columbia Records and you should buy the Bantam book. Big shout out to Kenny G for helping out with the music there.''

--> -- [[http://www.errormacro.com/2006/08/the_worst_songs_in_video_games.php Will of Error Macro describing "I Am the Wind"]]