🏆🎬🎶 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song - Winners

1961 | Winning Song 

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Town Without Pity

 Lyrics by Ned Washington, Music by Dimitri Tiomkin performed by Gene Pitney

Movie "Town Without Pity"  Directed by Gottfried Reinhardt
Drama
The Story of What Four Men Did To a Girl… And What the Town Did To Them!
Four American soldiers stationed near a German village face death in the rape of a local girl and are defended by outside counsel Major Steve Grant.

Letterboxd

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town_Without_Pity

Thank you Nina .. sooo cool ..

 I'm glad you like it ​@oldrecord !

Honestly, until yesterday I had no idea that such an award even existed.
I started researching and discovered that it would be a good idea to write an article about it and present all those songs and films here in the community.

1964 | Winning Song 

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Circus World

Main Theme - Lyrics by Ned Washington, Music and performed by Dimitri Tiomkin

Movie “Circus World” 1964 Directed by Henry Hathaway

Drama Western
John Wayne Wild Across the World!
Circus owner Matt Masters is beset by disasters as he attempts a European tour of his circus. At the same time, he is caught in an emotional bind between his adopted daughter and her mother.

Letterboxd

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circus_World_(film)

Nominees :

Dear Heart from movie Dear Heart

https://dzr.page.link/5drXtvgGWUyNpYLq6

 From Russia with Love from movie From Russia with Love

Sunday in New York from movie Sunday in New York

https://dzr.page.link/cKmrg7GMMEPnkWUe6

Where Love Has Gone from movie Where Love Has Gone

Very cool idea, ​@Nina Nebo I am interested to discover all the songs!😊 

Thank you ​@AntjeDeezer  ! 👍

I'll be discovering those songs too because I've never heard of some of them, as well as the movies.

Love this topic! Bring it on! 😀

Thank you ​@awesomemac 😊 I’m glad you like it

1965 | Winning Song 

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Forget Domani

 Lyrics by Norman Newell, Music by Riz Ortolani , Performed by Perry Como

Movie The Yellow Rolls-Royce 1964 Directed by Anthony Asquith

Romance, Comedy, Drama
The screen’s most exciting cast…in the year’s most magnificent movie.
One Rolls-Royce belongs to three vastly different owners, starting with Lord Charles, who buys the car for his wife as an anniversary present. The next owner is Paolo Maltese, a mafioso who purchases the car during a trip to Italy and leaves it with his girlfriend while he returns to Chicago. Finally, the car is owned by American widow Gerda, who joins the Yugoslavian resistance against the invading Nazis.

Letterboxd.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Yellow_Rolls-Royce

Nominees :

Ballad of Cat Ballou by Nat King Cole from movie Cat Ballou

https://dzr.page.link/MmqFFwgA99X7tMdd7

The Sweetheart Tree by Henry Mancini & His Orchestra And Chorus from movie The Great Race

https://dzr.page.link/kWUMk2uj2mmBXpeh9

The Shadow of Your Smile by Astrud Gilberto from movie The Sandpiper

https://dzr.page.link/QjSxV7TL2fhnxsfK8

That Funny Feeling by Bobby Darin from movie That Funny Feeling

https://dzr.page.link/JmtuP9Fh9MsFjupU9

1966 | Winning Song 

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Strangers in the Night

Lyrics by Charles Singleton, Eddie Snyder, Music by Bert Kaempfert 

Performed Frank Sinatra

Movie "A Man Could Get Killed" 1966 Directed by Cliff Owen, Ronald Neame

Action, Comedy
But what a wonderful way to die!
An American businessman visiting Lisbon gets mistaken for a British secret agent who stole some diamonds.

As a result, he has everybody in Lisbon after him.

Letterboxd

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Man_Could_Get_Killed

Nominees :

 Alfie by Dionne Warwick from movie Alfie

https://dzr.page.link/Cbuz7TAfd1qD1dXd7

 Born Free by Matt Monro from movie Born Free

https://dzr.page.link/2FY9Xexk9TjZEfqN7

Georgy Girl by The Seekers from movie Georgy Girl

A Man and a Woman by Ferrante & Teicher 

from movie  A Man and a Woman (Un homme et une femme)

https://dzr.page.link/CF85u6MsDdRMMGqE6

1967 | Winning Song 

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If Ever I Would Leave You

Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, Music by Frederick Loewe , Performed by Frances Nero
 

Movie Camelot 1967 Directed by Joshua Logan

Romance , Music, Adventure
Relive the songs. Relive the romance. Relive the music. Relive the drama. Relive the magic.
The plot of his illegitimate son Mordred to gain the throne, and Guinevere’s growing attachment to Sir Lancelot, threatens to topple King Arthur and destroy his “round table” of knights.

Letterboxd

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camelot_(film)

Nominees  :

Talk to the Animals by Leslie Bricusse from movie Doctor

https://dzr.page.link/UfNGX4jwBqzQ3PrC9

Circles in the Water (Des ronds dans l'eau) from movie Live for Life (Vivre pour vivre)

Please Don't Gamble with Love  from movie Ski Fever

Thoroughly Modern Millie by Guy Dearden from movie Thoroughly Modern Millie

https://dzr.page.link/boRgZs9Z8REVTT486

1968 | Winning Song 

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The Windmills of Your Mind

Lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Music by Michel Legrand
 

Movie The Thomas Crown Affair 1968 Directed by Norman Jewison

Romance ,Crime
McQueen and Dunaway… partners in crime.
Young businessman Thomas Crown is bored and decides to plan a robbery and assigns a professional agent with the right information to the job. However, Crown is soon betrayed yet cannot blow his cover because he’s in love.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thomas_Crown_Affair_(1968_film)

Nominees  :

Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell from movie Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell

https://dzr.page.link/rVXoSN7Vp5zbf9Nz7

 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang from movie Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

https://dzr.page.link/5SZTS3Fve5nLVeFp7

Funny Girl by Barbra Streisand from movie Funny Girl

Star from movie Star!

1969 | Winning Song 

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Jean

Music & Lyrics by Rod McKuen

Movie The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie 1969 Directed by Ronald Neame

Drama
In the surprising world of Jean Brodie, there were two men and four girls.
A headstrong young teacher in a private school in 1930s Edinburgh ignores the curriculum and influences her impressionable 12-year-old charges with her over-romanticized worldview.

Letterboxd

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prime_of_Miss_Jean_Brodie_(film)

Nominees  :

 Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head by B. J. Thomas from movie

 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

The Time for Love Is Anytime by Percy Faith & His Orchestra and Chorus from movie Cactus Flower

https://dzr.page.link/LWWYLDGehLEz1d2Z9

 Goodbye, Columbus by Shane Martin, Neale Lundgren from movie Goodbye, Columbus

https://dzr.page.link/B6rjZhmGpmgqipev5

What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? by Michel Legrand from movie The Happy Ending

https://dzr.page.link/BBPd2q15ZSgn55rF7

Stay from movie The Secret of Santa Vittoria

True Grit  by Glen Campbell from movie True Grit

https://dzr.page.link/EvruVgmZFmfW5n6w7

1970 | Winning Song 

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Whistling Away the Dark

 Lyrics by Johnny Mercer, Music by Henry Mancini

Movie Darling Lili 1970 Directed by Blake Edwards

Romance, Comedy, Music, Drama, Spy

She gave away secrets to one side and her heart to the other.
World War I. Lili Smith is a beloved British music hall singer, often providing inspiration for the British and French troops and general populace singing rallying patriotic songs. She is also half German and is an undercover German spy, using her feminine wiles to gather information from the high ranking and generally older military officers and diplomats she seduces.

Letterboxd

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darling_Lili

Nominees  :

Ballad of Little Fauss and Big Halsey by Johnny Cash from movie Little Fauss and Big https://dzr.page.link/Lndx7S6cmsAQ3RQX8

Till Love Touches Your Life by Shirley Bassey from movie Madron 

https://dzr.page.link/abYPTdtftUCPpGTe6

Pieces of Dreams from movie Pieces of Dreams

https://dzr.page.link/oFUg1CWr9zYcPNjv7

Thank You Very Much from movie Scrooge

https://dzr.page.link/riD1dH4TUnqDPM816

1971 | Winning Song 

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Life Is What You Make It

 Lyrics by Johnny Mercer, Music by Marvin Hamlisch

Movie Kotch 1971 Directed by Jack Lemmon

Drama, Comedy
Walter Matthau in the role only he could make so excitingly different…
When retired salesman Joseph Kotcher begins to feel pressure to move out of the house he shares with the family of his son, he opts to embark on a road trip instead of settling in a retirement home. Befriending Erica, a young pregnant woman and his grandson’s former nanny, Kotch begins to finds new meaning in life as he helps her prepare to welcome her baby into the world.

Letterboxd

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kotch

Nominees  :

Rain Falls Anywhere It Wants To from movie  The African Elephant

Something More  from movie Honky

 Long Ago Tomorrow  by B. J. Thomas from movie The Raging Moon

https://dzr.page.link/peGD1W8KvTuHohzV9

 Theme from Shaft by Isaac Hayes from movie Shaft

https://dzr.page.link/YheYmkkBeaSA81fM6

1972 | Winning Song 

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Ben

 Lyrics by Don Black, Music by Walter Scharf performed by Michael Jackson

"Ben" (often referred to as "Ben's Song")i t was performed by Lee Montgomery in the film and by Michael Jackson over the closing credits. Jackson's single, recorded for the Motown label in 1972, spent one week at the top of the Billboard Hot 100, making it Jackson's first number one single in the US as a solo artist.

"Ben" won a Golden Globe for Best Song. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1973, losing to "The Morning After" by Maureen McGovern from The Poseidon Adventure. Jackson lip-synced to the song at the Oscars ceremony.

Movie Ben 1972 Directed by Phil Karlson

Horror, Thriller
Where ‘WILLARD’ ended… Ben begins. And this time, he’s not alone!
A lonely boy becomes good friends with Ben, a rat. This rat is also the leader of a pack of vicious killer rats, killing lots of people.

Letterboxd

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_(film)

Nominees  :

Carry Me from movie Butterflies Are Free

Mein Herr by Liza Minnelli from movie Cabaret

https://dzr.page.link/26ac1eB6kKpfdcuFA

Money, Money by Joel Grey, Liza Minnelli from movie Cabaret

https://dzr.page.link/TdDpgUND2S144ooc6

 Dueling Banjos by Eric Weissberg, Steve Mandell from movie Deliverance

https://dzr.page.link/cFKX4NfeAaiXymaj8

 Marmalade, Molasses and Honey by Maurice Jarre, Andy Williams

from movie The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

https://dzr.page.link/CEKk6n5UcwDDT9v87

Take Me Home  from movie Molly and Lawless John

 The Morning After by Maureen McGovern from movie The Poseidon Adventure

https://dzr.page.link/KKuYv83r9DKFRtZn6

1973 | Winning Song 

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The Way We Were

Lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Music by Marvin Hamlisch,

performed by Barbra Streisand

"The Way We Were" is a song by American singer Barbra Streisand from her fifteenth studio album of the same name. It was released as the album's lead single on September 27, 1973, through Columbia Records. 
Several renditions and versions of the single exist, including one by American singer Andy Williams, who sang it for his thirty-second studio album of the same name in 1974. American band Gladys Knight & the Pips also recorded a cover for I Feel a Song (1974), which was commercially successful .

Movie The Way We Were 1973 Directed by Sydney Pollack

Romance , Drama
Everything seemed so important then… even love!
Two desperate people have a wonderful romance, but their political views and convictions drive them apart.

Letterboxd

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Way_We_Were

Nominees  :

Breezy's Song  from movie Breezy

 Lonely Looking Sky by Neil Diamond from movie Jonathan Livingston Seagull

https://dzr.page.link/F62vnCsxAPnR673A8

Rosa Rosa  from movie Kazablan

 Send a Little Love My Way  by Anne Murray from movie Oklahoma Crude

https://dzr.page.link/pqUhjqC1jyn5KqGH6

All That Love Went to Waste  by Shirley Bassey from movie A Touch of Class

https://dzr.page.link/eoGEBuKk4S1kr6j46

1974 | Winning Song 

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I Feel Love

 Lyrics by Betty Box, Music by Euel Box , performed by Charlie Rich

Movie Benji 1974 Directed by Joe Camp

Adventure, Romance, Family
Benji is a stray who has nonetheless worked his way into the hearts of a number of the townspeople, who give him food and attention whenever he stops by. His particular favorites are a pair of children who feed and play with him against the wishes of their parents. When the children are kidnapped, however, the parents and the police are at a loss to find them. Only Benji can track them down, but will he be in time? If he can save the day, he may just find the permanent home he’s been longing for. 

Letterboxd

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benji_(1974_film)

Nominees  :

On and On by Gladys Knight & The Pips from movie Claudine

https://dzr.page.link/5pCKNTrEfPCWVCNP8

Sail the Summer Winds  from movie The Dove

I Never Met a Rose from movie The Little Prince

We May Never Love Like This Again from movie The Towering Inferno

https://dzr.page.link/AWwVspXZDLqYnNPb9

1975 | Winning Song 

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I'm Easy

Music & Lyrics by Keith Carradine, performed by Keith Carradine 

"I'm Easy" is an Academy Award-winning song written and performed by Keith Carradine for the 1975 movie Nashville. Carradine recorded a slightly faster version that became a popular music hit in 1976 in the United States.

Movie Nashville 1975 Directed by Robert Altman

Music, Comedy, Drama
The damndest thing you ever saw.
The intersecting stories of twenty-four characters—from country star to wannabe to reporter to waitress—connect to the music business in Nashville, Tennessee.

Letterboxd

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nashville_(film)

Nominees  :

How Lucky Can You Get by Barbra Streisand from movie Funny Lady

https://deezer.page.link/pMger7WWEDfhKTEm6

My Little Friend  by Elvis Presley from movie Paper Tiger

https://deezer.page.link/n4roFNkApuBWydq56

Now That We're in Love (From Whiffs) by Steve Lawrence  from movie  Whiffs  

https://deezer.page.link/51BwUSGfxou52W6N8

Richard's Window by Olivia Newton-John

from movie The Other Side of the Mountain

1976 | Winning Song 

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Evergreen

 Lyrics by Paul Williams, Music by Barbra Streisand, performed by Barbra Streisand

"Evergreen" (also called "Love Theme from A Star Is Born") is the theme song from the 1976 film A Star Is Born. It was composed and performed by American singer, songwriter, actress and director Barbra Streisand with lyrics by Paul Williams, and arranged by Ian Freebairn-Smith.The song was released on the soundtrack album to A Star Is Born.

Movie A Star Is Born 1976 Directed by Frank Pierson

Music, Drama, Romance
For anyone who has ever loved…
Drunken, has-been rock star John Norman Howard falls in love with unknown singer Esther Hoffman after seeing her perform at a club. He lets her sing a few songs at one of his shows and she becomes the talk of the music industry. Esther’s star begins to rise, while John’s continues to fall. She tries desperately to get John to sober up and focus on his music, but it may be too late to save him.

Letterboxd

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Star_Is_Born_(1976_film)

Nominees  :

Bugsy Malone from movie Bugsy Malone

https://dzr.page.link/jss6HhTLsRBqxbsd6

Car Wash from movie Car Wash

https://dzr.page.link/8BpkmUmvFAiJqLZh9

I'd Like to Be You for a Day  from movie Freaky Friday

Hello and Goodbye from movie From Noon Till Three

https://dzr.page.link/mSxZFgxtJtNQy5CX9

So Sad the Song from movie Pipe Dreams

https://dzr.page.link/55NSgg17FEG48CWD7

1977 | Winning Song 

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You Light Up My Life

Music & Lyrics by Joseph Brooks, performed by Kasey Cisyk (isn't on Deezer)

"You Light Up My Life" is a ballad written by Joseph Brooks, and originally recorded by Kasey Cisyk for the soundtrack album to the 1977 film of the same title. The song was lip synced in the film by its lead actress, Didi Conn. The best-known cover version of the song is a cover by Debby Boone, the daughter of singer Pat Boone. It held the No. 1 position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for ten consecutive weeks in 1977 and topped Record World magazine's Top 100 Singles Chart for a record 13 weeks

Movie You Light Up My Life 1977 Directed by Joseph Brooks

Drama, Romance
Sometimes when you reach for a dream you have to leave something behind.
Laurie has been in show business since she was a child. Her dream is to be a singer, songwriter and actress. Her father wants her to be a comedian like him and Laurie only tries because it pleases her father. But she is a lousy comedian. She auditions for everything and is engaged to Ken, but Ken does not understand her needs. She has a one night stand with Chris, only to later find that he is a director. She has many emotions that have not yet been addressed and she must face them before she can get on with her life.

Letterboxd

1978 | Winning Song 

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Last Dance

Music & Lyrics by Paul Jabara, performed by Donna Summer

“Last Dance” is a song by American singer Donna Summer from the soundtrack album to the 1978 film Thank God It's Friday. It was written by Paul Jabara, co-produced by Summer's regular collaborator Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte, and mixed by Grammy Award-winning producer Stephen Short, whose backing vocals are featured in the song.

"Last Dance" became a critical and commercial success, winning the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 51st Academy Awards, Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song at the 36th Golden Globe Awards and the Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance at the 21st Annual Grammy Awards. The song peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1978.

Movie Thank God It’s Friday 1978 Directed by Robert Klane

Romance , Music ,Comedy
After 5000 years of civilization, we all need a break.
It’s Friday and everyone is going to the hot new disco. The Commodores are scheduled to play if Floyd shows up with the instruments and Nicole dreams of becoming a disco star. Other characters are there to win the dance contest, or to put a little excitement into a fifth anniversary.

Letterboxd

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thank_God_It%27s_Friday_(film)

Nominees  :

Ready to Take a Chance Again  from movie Foul Play

https://dzr.page.link/bX79xXwJfRv8epaP8

Grease from movie Grease

You're the One That I Want from movie Grease

https://dzr.page.link/AWCzX7gN9u7i7aUz6

The Last Time I Felt Like This from movie Same Time, Next Year

https://dzr.page.link/pKZBkg5cjN3uaKNe8

1979 | Winning Song 

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The Rose

 Music & Lyrics by Amanda McBroom, performed by Bette Midler

"The Rose" is a pop song written by Amanda McBroom. Bette Midler made the song famous when she recorded it for her 1979 film The Rose, in which it plays during the closing credits. It has been recorded multiple times, including by Conway Twitty and Westlife who had US Country & Western and UK number one hits with the song, respectively. 

Movie The Rose 1979 Directed by Mark Rydell

Drama ,Music, Romance
She gave and gave, until she had nothing left to give Rock-and-roll singer Mary Rose Foster’s romantic relationships and mental health are continuously imperilled by the demands of life on the road.

Letterboxd

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rose_(film)

Nominees  :

Through the Eyes of Love from movie Ice Castles

https://dzr.page.link/kMV25YG1ToCYbRAg6

The Main Event from movie The Main Event

Rainbow Connection from movie The Muppet Movie

https://dzr.page.link/f3jihYeQK2Ya3g3a8

Better Than Ever from movie Starting Over

1980 | Winning Song 

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Fame

"Fame" is a song written by Michael Gore (music) and Dean Pitchford (lyrics) and released in 1980, that achieved chart success as the theme song to the Fame film and TV series.

The song was performed by Irene Cara ,who played the role of Coco Hernandez in the original film. It was also her debut single as a recording artist. The song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1980, and the Golden Globe Award the same year. In 2004, it finished at number 51 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema.

Movie Fame 1980 Directed by Alan Parker

Drama ,Music
If they’ve really got what it takes, it’s going to take everything they’ve got.
A chronicle of the lives of several teenagers who attend a New York high school for students gifted in the performing arts.

Letterboxd

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fame_(1980_film)

Nominees  :

Call Me from movie American Gigolo

Yesterday's Dreams from movie Falling in Love Again

Love on the Rocks from movie The Jazz Singer

https://dzr.page.link/1Bt2VDdPARTeoMRW6

9 to 5 from movie 9 to 5

https://dzr.page.link/HJ8zSFEVcCYQQXvZ7

1981 | Winning Song 

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Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)

 “Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" is a song performed and co-written by American singer-songwriter Christopher Cross as the main theme for the 1981 film Arthur, starring Dudley Moore and Liza Minnelli. It was recognized as the year's Best Original Song at both the 54th Academy Awards and 39th Golden Globe Awards.

A commercial success in the United States, it reached the top of both the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Adult Contemporary charts in October 1981, remaining at the top of the Hot 100 for three consecutive weeks. The song topped the VG-lista chart in Norway and was a top-ten hit in several other countries.

The song ranked No. 79 among the AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey in 2004.

Film Arthur 1981 Directed by Steve Gordon

Romance Drama ,Comedy
The most fun money can buy.
Arthur is a 30-year-old child who will inherit $750 million if he complies with his family’s demands and marries the woman of their choosing.

Letterboxd

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_(1981_film)

Nominees  :

It's Wrong for Me to Love You from film Butterfly

https://dzr.page.link/BHpPjFrEFAek3Rs56

Endless Love from film Endless Love

https://dzr.page.link/iDiNE7Kks9Ud4S2H8

For Your Eyes Only from film For Your Eyes Only

One More Hour from movie Ragtime

https://dzr.page.link/dxV7pi5RTbQ625jV6