The Best Song Of 1965: The Academy Awards.
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- Lesley Gore, Paul Anka, and Peter and Gordon respectively perform cover versions of several contenders for the best song in film live 1965.
Highlights include Lesley's lovely rendition of "I will wait for you" and Peter and Gordon's attempt to cover "Cat Ballou" while being surrounded by a group of young women who cannot seem to get enough of the boys. Finally, this amazing clip culminates in a group rendition of "What's new pussycat". Rock on! - Hudba
RIP Lesley Gore! You will be missed but remembered by all of us who grew up with you...and then some!
Leslie Gore has beautiful eyes! Love Cat Ballou!
BUT it has Lesley Gore singing!!!! I could listen all nite for her :)
These were the times when fashion and music was truly beautiful. Gone forever!
1965 the year I was born! thank you.God ! for the gift of life...
Every aspect of entertainment was more positive in these times. Without internet everything wasn't analyzed and picked apart. You were just very happy to hear these singers live on TV. I was only 9 but was in to buying movie star magazines with my 75cent allowance. And already watching old black& white movies with my parents/siblings. Great times and memories.
I was 9 also and I remember watching this, as if it was yesterday. It was yesterday almost 50 years ago.
Not to mention, we only got to hear them once -- and they were gone.
Yes, this was a VERY rare clip as I had never seen these guys sing live before on CZcams. They had much talent and should have had more hits. But thank God for "Red Rubber Ball" and "Turn Down Day" for being their biggest hits that still sound great today and bring back great memories of yesteryear for all of us who were teens at that time. All this great music of the 1960's helped us forget about the turmoil in that decade with the Vietnam war and the assassinations. This music lives on!
lesley gore is really doing it for me right now, i gotta say
Thanks for this post. Your comments are responsible, respectful and clear. If someone does not like this unique history from 45+ years ago, then there are other sites to visit. Bob Hope was OK with it! Thanks again.
For those of us that grew up in the late 50's & 60's, we may have not know it back then but it was an Awesome time to be an American! The Vietnam war sucked, but it still beats all!
I'm so glad that you liked Paul's performance, it is a lovely song the likes of which we no longer hear in the mainstream media. Thanks for stopping by!
What a great period piece! From Leslie Gore's hair to the go-go girls accosting Peter and Gordon. And, of course, these are Academy Award nominations which, at that time, were unbelievably white bread innocuous. Most Oscar nominated songs still are (and then, of course, there's Blame Canada). All, please appreciate this for what it is.
You said brother, the best years as far as music.
"The Shadow of Your Smile" from the film "The Sandpiper" won the Oscar that time...well deserved...such a great song! Michel Legrand and Jacques Demy composed the outstanding "Je t'attendrai (I Will Wait for You)" from "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg" and I'll never forget it. Why is "The Sweet Heart Tree" missing? Johnny Mathis and Henry Mancini gave us on the most sweet songs ever.
that was some year. all these songs are CLASSICS! :)
She was/is a great singer! Glad that this was enjoyed:)
The Shadow of Your Smile (from the movie "The Sandpiper" with Elizabeth Taylor & Richard Burton, beautiful song! That song won!!! I still remember the tune!
Look at Paul Ankas hair....I love him as a teenager.
Oh my God! Red rubber ball is now a seniors song *LOL*!
They are best known for that song, but they did a lot of good stuff:)
People who click dislike are unsophisticated in the ways of American music. Let them eat rap.
I recall seeing several of these movies, but when the Oscars were awarded I was away in the Army ('66-"68)
I love this! Thanks for posting! Lesley Gore has always been a favorite of mine.
Just sensational songs and entertainment that we will never see again Ever !!!!!
wow...the year I was born!!!
The Cyrkle should have had their own song to sing. They sounded so good!
Get a grip people this was 1965! This was state of the art back then! We are talking 50 years ago!
The year I received my red Honda 50 Super sport, what a life changer.
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Funny, I remember The Smothers Brothers doing "Cat Ballou" for the Academy Awards.
You described it perfectly, and I wish that everyone would see the value in it:) Thank you for watching!
I was born in 1965. For the lift of me I will never believe how people looked back then.
+curtandoscar If youlookaround at what passes for fashion and normal everyday wear today, it appears society has gone backwards. the fashion was great then. Today everyone looks like a street person.
+john mcclearen Nobody wore their jeans so low their dirty underwear showed.
+DrHogfan You are so "spot" on that! I thought I was the only one who thought that way.
+john mcclearen You've noticed how fashion has gone from beautiful clothing to absolute ugliness. I'm glad someone else has great taste and disagrees with todays fashion makers.
WOW The last three fellas singing were the guys from the band Cyrkle [ red rubber ball] rare appearance, Great clip!
Unlike some other years, they picked the right song this year (The Shadow of Your Smile). It has stood the test of time...great song.
Thank you for the thoughtful and kind comment:) If Mr. Hope was alright with it, then no-one should complain! I am glad that this was enjoyed and thanks for stopping by.
Thanks, Serenadesong. I thoroughly enjoyed this. All of it. All very very good tunes. Particularly nice to see the Cyrkle here from early '66. The following August, they'd be one of the opening acts for The Beatles in Washington, D.C. (and I presume all the other stops in the U.S.), taking the stage after Bobby Hebb and The Ronettes, and just before the Fabs.
Used to sing What's New Pussycat to my cat. Sure miss her.
Nice!
@Serenadesong You did a great job~~~~~
Thank you!
I really enjoyed watching this. seems pretty unglamorous and cheesy background...but the songs are great.
and as far as what people looked like then...they looked great! Fashion was blasting off in 1965. Glad I was there. In a way I would like to have experienced it as an older person and not a teen, but teen was good too.
Glad that this was enjoyed. Thanks for stopping by!
Love it!
Often gigs were booked without thougt to what kind of gig it might be. Peter & Gordon did fine. Rushed out right after the show for whiskey & cokes.
A fair comment, but I'm not sure I agree. Most adults at that time were still listening to classic pop music like Frank Sinatra and Broadway shows, not to rock and roll. Also, many of the songs that were nominated during these years have become standards which are still widely remembered and enjoyed 50 years later. In 1965, those songs included both the winner "The Shadow of Your Smile" and "I Will Wait for You."
This was just excellent! Very simple stage production. Nowhere near the supermega elaborate ones that they have today. If they cut out the elaborate productions and keep it simple, the awrds won't go over the alloted time slot
Gee, Leslie, what do we do now that the Beatles have knocked us off the charts? Well, Paul, we can still sing at the Oscars, and since Nat King Cole and Stubby Kaye can't be bothered to show up, Peter and Gordon will be glad to sing their song, especially since McCartney's latest songs indicate things are getting shaky between him and Peter's sister, so it won't be long until they won't be able to depend on his throwaways.
I remember seeing the films that accompanied thesr songs in the theater. all but Ssndpiper which was too adult for my age
Yes, I remember it, too. It sure is a great song.
The academy music division was so antiquated in the 60's. No Beatles song from A Hard Days Night(1964 Chim Chim Cheree winner) or a Simon and Garfunkel song from The Graduate(1967 Talk to the Animals winner) were nominated .
I agree too
Hear how the backup singers miss the key change at 2:07? Lesley was right on it... No going back and fixing it in 1965...
This is from Hullabaloo on NBC. I have the dvd, and I believe this is last episode that was filmed. By the way, "The Shadow of Your Smile" won. If only today's tv shows were this good.....
I think is wonderful and I for one really appreciate this video! I love it and a big thank you!!
You know, I said before that The Umbrellas of Cherbourg was the best song of that year.
But, I must admit that Shadow of Your Smile is simply gorgeous- and kudos to the brilliant musical orchestration!
Very. Good. Differenr
Paul Anka --- was he not some stuff!!! Woof!
Awesome...haven't heard some of these in such a long time! Thanks for the posting! x
Dang! It was so artistic and beautiful back then. What the hell happened? So sad we are in decline as a world of people. Just high tech now.
aha. thought they looked familiar. i do 'red rubber ball' in my gigs, playing for seniors. the ultimate one hit wonders..despite turn down day!
The trio of guys singing What's New Pussycat are the Lettermen.
I'm pretty sure they're The Cyrcle, not the Lettermen.
torchkit you are totally right ... they are the Cyrkle.... good call!
Paul Anka and Leslye Gore She's deat last year 2015
She was so special, and is very missed.
The theme from Sandpiper is definitely the best song...
You're Gonna Hear From Me was not a nominated song in 1965. They missed The Sweetheart Tree from The Great Race.
Sorry for the double posting.
@1boatsailor It certainly was an awesome time! Thanks for watching:)
The best recordings, EVER, of both " You're Gonna Hear From Me" and "The Shadow of Your Smile" were laid down by the incredibly wonderful Matt Monro. These two renditions by Paul Anka, not even close. I quite enjoy lovely Leslie's crooning (albeit off synch) of "I Will Wait for You." Again, Matt did this one beautifully. He did every song beautifully! The Singer's Singer.
Nat King Cole passed away before the movie came out. Since Peter and Gordon were a hot commodity back in 1965-66, they were pegged for the song. Just using the scene from the movie probably was a better bet, though.
That's "Cyrkle" singing What's New Pussycat. 5:34 Best known for Red Rubber Ball.
And a Turn Down Day. Both great songs.
@webothlovesoup Actually I believe it was a popular music program that aired in the states at the time called "Hullabaloo". They did a special featuring pop/rock artists of the day covering the songs that had been nominated for the Academy Award. "The shadow of your smile" won for best song that year, and I believe it was in the film "The Sandpiper". They actually had quite a bit in color by the mid sixties, and by the end of the decade basically everything was in color.
I won't deny that the corporate structure may have "forced" some things, such as this, on musicians who did not want to do it. But all the same, this "old stuff" did exist and have it's place in the sixties. As opposed to "force" I would simply say that old ideas were overlapping with the new. I could live with it, as older music wasn't all bad. But some "old ideas" could and did cause heartache and should have been left by the wayside, I agree.
Paul Anka looks like he could be a brother of Frankie Avalon and a young Wayne Newton, though.
Wow, zepphree's mom taught zepphree well. She must be proud of her child.
@MelanieNLee Thanks for the information! Now that you mentioned it, I had heard before that the song had to be original to the film, but it completely slipped my mind.
You're welcome. My pleasure.
@Serenadesong However, years later in 1970, the Beatles' song "Let It Be" probably premiered within the documentary Let It Be, and therefore was eligible for the Best Song Oscar, which it won. To everyone's delight, Paul and Linda McCartney picked up the Oscar in person during the live broadcast!
@Serenadesong Vey well said.
wow they actually nominated what's new pussycat that year....they do get it right sometimes
Couldn't agree more. I love Nat, but I think that P&G performed the song very well here.
Gordon (of Peter and) sure was cute, and love his voice. Their harmonies were influenced by the Everly Brothers.
He certainly was, love Gordon myself :)
They were pretty hot in '64 as well.
Some of the dancers are from Hullabaloo--that's Lada Edmunds at the beginning with the clipboard.
One more thing: I think the big hello is that "The Great Race" and "Inside Daisy Clover" were both Natalie Wood films and somebody just picked the wrong one.
Class, man. You've got class. Oh, wait.. No you don't.
@StonedSquirelStudios They were and are a great band, I agree:)
Nice pick, I like that song and I agree that it would have worked well on this segment. Thanks for the research as well, I didn't note the screw up. I guess that the staff should have been more careful.
Ever heard of a movie called "Help"? 1965.
@fntime Thank you:) The job isn't mine, it belongs to the respective performers appearing here. I just wanted to share their effort and talent.
@preciousjey I believe the song's title is "I will wait for you" but it is from the film of that name.
i was 4. :)
@keyboardhwiz I believe that it did win for best song that year. I may be wrong, but I do think that it won.
The show aired in April of 1966
You are correct! Please claim your prize at the door:)
*LOL*! I love the humor there. You're so polite and sophisticated at first, but then it's like "What the hell, let's just call them dicks"! Classic:)
I think that a lot of the dislikes stem from the fact that many people are too foolish to realize that this clip focuses on Oscar nominated songs, and not the pop/rock songs of the era. So they are expecting to hear "the best song" in pop/rock and when they don't they just hit dislike.
It's the band "The Cyrkle". Most famous for their hit "Red rubber ball".
how about just enjoying this clip for what it is- Hollywood's attempt to be "with it".... only the Lesley Gore version stands up as quality.
@harponercam Yes, the Oscars were held in early 66' but the awards were for songs from 65'. So that is why I titled the video "Best song of 1965". Thank you for pointing out the fact that these songs are from FILMS. A lot of people seem to be missing that point.
Don't know if anyone had written about this. Maybe there was a change after this telecast, according to the Oscar website, they included a song from INSIDE DAISY CLOVER here but there isn't a song listed as a nominee for this film, instead a song from THE GREAT RACE is listed but not included in this performance.
@pkgannon Yeah, I agree. The academy was never the best at choosing. You raise a good point about "Sound of music". I thought that it was nominated, unless Hullabaloo just didn't cover everything that was nominated that year? At any rate, I like the artists who appear in this clip, and that was my main motivation for posting it. The songs are okay, especially "Shadow of your smile", but I wouldn't say that I am mad about them.
even though the sound sync is off on this clip- it was probably a live video - recording using live performances and a real - live -orchestra in the pit at this auditorium - not a lip sync- The Oscars always have live music-
So, Pussycat didn't have enough Cheshire to overcome The Shadow,
but witch NOES?
and still crazy after all these years!
"The Shadow of Your Smile" remains a classic but it was up against some heavy competition with "Pussycat" and "Ne me quitte pas/I Will Wait for You"...not many years where that happens.