Burt Bacharach and Angie Dickinson presenting Keith Carradine the Oscar® for Best Original Song for "I'm Easy" from "Nashville" at the 48th Annual Academy Awards® in 1976. Introduced by Gene Kelly.
In the summer of 1963 I worked at a camp on Catalina Island where Keith was a junior counselor. Never would’ve guessed in a million years that this shy, quiet, gangly kid would go on to enjoy the remarkably successful career he did. Well, he had great genes, that’s for sure!
“It’s not my way to love you just ‘cause no one’s lookin’……..”. The song “I’m Easy” rings in my ears from time to time. Great singing by Keith. Wondering where he’s now. 🎵🎶
Just watched a video from 1 year ago in a channel called Homes 4 Families. Keith was singing a song called "Jetplane," accompanied by his brother Robert. Both playing their Mossman guitars. They looked fine, and he sounded great.
A well deserved surprise! Surprisingly it was the sole song nominee from the film when there are several that were just as deserving. Yes everyone believed the Ross song would get it, even after all the brouhaha (I believe it was because the song had been written a few years before and/or not for the film). Having Diana appear 'live' from Amsterdam in the middle of the night to sing it was supposed to be the clincher. Instead it proved the be the sinker! And the great John Carradine? Class Act!
At the times music branch rules restricted only one song per film could be nominated. This rule was changed at the end of the 1970’s - Fame became the first film to have two songs nominated.
Angie and Burt are stunning ! What a pith they split up although they had one daughter together which was great....Angie appeared again at the Oscars in 1981 when she presented Best Original Song with Luciano Pavarotti for FAME
WOW! ....Pow, puhPowPOW! Id honestly forgotten what an absolute knock-out she was....with Burt by her side. Good Lord, what a sexy couple! ...announcing an as equally sexy song
There is no video of Keith Carradine performing I'm easy at the Oscars that night? I've been looking for that. I have a recollection of Bernadette Peters doing some big production number, and of Keith Carradine coming out and being alone on the stage and singing his song with the guitar. Would love to see it again.
Angie eventually divorced Burt because he was serially unfaithful on her. Looking at this gorgeous woman, I have a burning question for Burt . . . were you out of your fucking MIND?!
“Dues,” from the same movie is a much better song. Bacharach having to announce this is like Einstein having to give the science award to the guy who invented the hula hoop.
He really should have thanked Robert Altman. It's a mediocre song lent enormous power by the context in which it is place in the film, "Nashville". That's what the Academy was rewarding, not the notes.
Mahogany never had a chance! The Academy never did cared for the song......it had been written years before (a cover song) and not for a movie ..... the dislike of Ross from the final voters as it was in 1982 with "Endless Love" both lost.
Great choice but c'mon what about Marvin Hamlisch???? His three wins in one night!! From Cher mangling Marvin's name to the maestro himself saying "I feel we should be on a first name basis." How about it??
not impressed with his version, though, for some reason, I liked the remake(but don't remember the artist, ARGHH). but a great great song, one of my favorites, at least my bf's anyway...
