The song only has two sentences, one for each stanza, that are each repeated three times. The popular song is from the 1962 film of the same name.
This song was the inspiration for one of Gary Larson’s famous The Far Side cartoons.ġ963: “Days of Wine and Roses” by Henry Mancini & Johnny Mercer, songwriters. The song was originally introduced in the musical Stop The World - I Want To Get Off. The song won both the GRAMMY Award for Song of the Year and the GRAMMY Award for Record of the Year.ġ962: “What Kind of Fool Am I?” by Anthony Newley & Leslie Bricusse, songwriters. The song also received an Academy Award for Best Original Song for its first performance by Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany’s.
It is the only instrumental song to receive that award.ġ961: “Moon River” by Henry Mancini & Johnny Mercer, songwriters. Ernest Gold won both the GRAMMY for Song of the Year and Best Soundtrack of the Year. The song was covered by many artists, but Johnny Horton’s was a popular version.ġ960: “Theme of Exodus” by Ernest Gold, songwriter.Įxodus, released in 1960, was an epic war film based on the 1958 novel Exodus by Leon Uris. It is written from the perspective of an American soldier. The song, written by Jimmy Driftwood, describes the 1815 Battle of New Orleans. Let’s take a look back at the rich history of the songs that achieved this great honor.ġ958: “Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)” by Domenico ModugnoĪs the first GRAMMY Song of the Year Award winner, Italian singer Domenico Modugno beat out Paul Vance & Lee Prockriss’ “Catch a Falling Star,” Peggy Lee’s “Fever,” Alan Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe’s “Theme to Gigi,” and Frank Sinatra’s “Witchcraft.”ġ959: “The Battle of New Orleans” by Jimmy Driftwood, songwriter. Sam Smith was the big winner of the night, taking home four awards, including Song of the Year for "Stay With Me." He's not the first to win this award, and he won't be the last. If you believe that any review contained on our site infringes upon your copyright, please email us.Going into the 2015 GRAMMY Awards, the bar was set incredibly high for the nominees.
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