From the excellent ensemble British Romantic Comedy, Love Actually, Bill Nighy played the only character with no obvious link to the others; the aging Rock Star, Billy Mack. For our money, Mack was by far the funniest character in the film, and we delighted watching him wave off political correctness with a charm that totally allows him to get away with it. He records a cover of the Troggs, “Love is All Around” (changing the word Love to Christmas) which his manager believes could be a hit, and pushes it to become the number one song in the U.K. for Christmas week; which is actually a big deal there. We don’t think we are spoiling anything by telling you it was successful (perhaps his offer to sing it naked if it happened helped), and Nighy won the BAFTA Supporting Actor Award for his portrayal. We did see him sing (though briefly) which at least gives us a sound bite, which should help his case for induction. The Bullet Points: Movie Appeared: Love Actually (2003) Actor: Bill Nighy Songs you might remember: Christmas is All Around Why you should vote for him: With this All Star cast, stealing a good chunk of the movie says A LOT! Why you should not vote for him: By Billy Mack’s own admission, the song isn’t good; actually he calls it crap. {youtube}
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In the mid 80’s Brat Pack mess of a film, St. Elmo’s Fire, Rob Lowe played Billy Hicks, a sax player who was reluctantly growing up after having a kid and getting married. We saw him “play” at the bar (named St. Elmo’s Fire), but we can’t say that we ever saw a more unconvincing air performance than this. Now why couldn’t they make him a guitar player instead? At least it would have matched his mullet that he grew for the film. The Bullet Points: Movie Appeared: St. Elmo’s Fire (1985) Actor: Rob Lowe Songs you might remember: None Why you should vote for him: Hey…it is the Brat Pack: Represent! Why you should not vote for him: Rob Lowe playing the sax? It is about as convincing as Rob Lowe as a Hockey Player. Wait, that happened too? {youtube}
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Mariah Carey does not have a lot of misses but when she does (like throwing an opening pitch at a Japanese League Baseball Game) it is majestic! Such was Glitter, where Carey played Billie Frank, an aspiring singing star in the early 80’s. Does she make it? Do you care? Bottom line is that the film was a miss on every level and Mariah Carey is trying to forget it ever happened. So are we. The Bullet Points: Movie Appeared: Glitter (2001) Actor: Mariah Carey Songs you might remember: Loverboy Why you should vote for her: At least she looked good. Why you should not vote for her: This was a terrible movie, and Carey’s acting was mediocre at best. {youtube}
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From the underappreciated concept album (The Turtles present the Battle of the Bands) by the Turtles we have an albums where different “bands” appeared. This allowed the group to not only stretch their skills musically, as each “band” had a completely different sound and also showcase their humor. “Food” was a song about exactly that. This “band” was the Bigg Brothers who seemed to enjoy rattling off their favorite things to eat, among which was a special brownie. We don’t have to tell you what was in that desert do we? The Bullet Points: Album Appeared: The Turtles present the Battle of the Bands (1968) Actors/Performers: The Turtles Songs you might remember: Food Why you should vote for them: This was one of the funnier songs on the album. Why you should not vote for them: We aren’t sure ourselves if the Turtles billing themselves under another name for one song only should even count. {youtube}
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