Sunday, December 23, 2007

Awards Watch: Grammy Hall of Fame

In addition to their annual award fest, the Grammys also induct various classic albums and songs into their Hall of Fame each year. 2007's inductees include several works tied to the movies and the stage, including:
  • Dionne Warwick's version of the Oscar-nominated title track from Alfie
  • The original soundtrack recording of Cabaret(old chum)
  • The original Broadway cast recordings of Stephen Sondheim's Companyand Lionel Bart's Oliver!
  • Two James Bond theme songs: Shirley Bassey's Goldfingerand Dusty Springfield's "The Look of Love" from Casino Royale
  • The Jimmy Cliff soundtrack from the midnight movie mainstay The Harder They Come
  • The title song from The Beatles movie Help!
  • "Indian Love Call", as sung by Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy in Rose-Marie
  • Fred Astaire's "Top Hat, White Tie and Tails" from Top Hat
  • Barbra Streisand's Oscar-winning title song from The Way We Were
Click on the above links to purchase the albums from Amazon.com.
Links via Grammy.com.

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