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Crosby, Stills, Nash, Young, Gifted and Black

Crosby Stills Nash Young Gifted and Black
The Rutles famed manager, Leggy Mountbatten managed a band that had four names you might be familiar with. Originally the “Machismo Brothers”, they were renamed to cater to the emerging feminist movement to Crosby, Stills, Nash, Young, Gifted and Black and recorded one album together and were known for their matching plaid jackets. Somehow, we think that Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young did just fine without Gifted and Black.




The Bullet Points:
Movie Appeared:
All You Need is Cash (1978)

The Fictitious Band:
David Crosby
Stephen Stills
Graham Nash
Neil Young
Mike Gifted
Frank Black

Songs you might remember:
None

Why you should vote for them:
The Rutles and Neil Young; how can you resist?

Why you should not vote for them:
This was barely seen in the movie.

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Creation

Creation
Musically, the audio output of Creation stunk. We were treated to only one disjointed attempt at Sunshine of Your Love, which calling it even an attempt is being generous. However, look at this stellar lineup?


You have Seth Rogen as the lead singer, James Franco on guitar, Jason Segal on drums and the goalie from the Mighty Ducks is on bass. Even the groupies rocked with Busy Phillips and Linda Cardellini. Visually, this was a Mount Rushmore of awesome, but as the band was just so bad, how much chance do they have? We can’t wait to see the votes on this one.  

         

The Bullet Points:
TV Show Appeared:
Freaks and Geeks (1999)

Actors:
James Franco (Daniel Desario, Guitar)
Seth Rogen (Ken Miller, Singer)
Jason Segal (Nick Andopolis, Drums)
Shaun Weiss (Sean, Bass)

Songs you might remember:
Sunshine of Your Love

Why you should vote for them:
The lineup does not get much better than this.

Why you should not vote for them:
The band was really bad.

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Crazy Frog

Crazy Frog
If you have seen our Worst Songs of All Time, you would see what we really think of Crazy Frog, an Internet meme that went places that we wish never could take place. We have stated a lot of what we think on our Worst Songs list so repeating our opinion here doesn’t need to be done again, however we have to respect the fact that this generated a #50 Hit in the United States, and went to number one in many other countries. Maybe this is a legitimate candidate for the Hall!


         

The Bullet Points:
Album Appeared:
Crazy Hits (2005)

Performers:
Multiple

Songs you might remember:
Axel F.

Why you should vote for it:
Whether we like it or not, this was a success.

Why you should not vote for it:
This was an abomination in the world of music.

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The Country Bears

Country Bears The
Unlike The Pirates of the Caribbean, the Country Bears did not spawn sequels, did not generate positive reviews and was not a box office success. Still, there was a segment that found the film cute, and it did have a very strong cast. This might generate a few surprise votes here and there; or it might not.




The Bullet Points:
Movie Appeared:
The Country Bears (2002)

Actors:
Diedrich Bader (voice) John Hiatt (singing) (Ted Bedderhead, lead singer)
Haley Joel Osment (voice) Elizabeth Daily (singing) Beary Barrington
Candy Ford (voice) Bonnie Raitt (singing) (Trixie St. Claire, keyboards, vocals)
Toby Huss (voice) Don Henley (singing) (Tennessee O’Neal, guitar and vocals)
Brad Garrett (Fred Bedderhead)
Stephen Root (Zeb Zoober, Fiddle)

Songs you might remember:
Ew Girl, Ew

Why you should vote for them:
This was a very strong cast.

Why you should not vote for them:
The film was a flop.

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Cora Corman

Cora Corman
The Britney Spears knockoff from the 2007 film, Music & Lyrics, Cora Corman (Haley Bennett) was the eccentric teen superstar who was on top of the musical world. In the film, she pairs with former 80’s has been, Alex Fletcher (Hugh Grant) who pens for her a new song, which we assume will be a hit. This wasn’t a bad role, but we acknowledge that if anyone should get in from this film it should be “Pop”.




The Bullet Points:
Movie Appeared:
Music & Lyrics (2007)

Actor:
Haley Bennett

Songs you might remember:
Way Back Into Love

Why you should vote for her:
Of we base this on fictitious success, there are few better.

Why you should not vote for her:
Like we said, the real attention should go to Fletcher (Hugh Grant) and Pop from this film.

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Conrad Birdie

Conrad Birdie
Bye Bye Birdie made Ann Margaret a star and was one of the top teen comedies of the early 60’s. In the film, she is chosen to be the “last kiss” before teen idol, Conrad Birdie enters the Army as he was drafted. Clearly inspired by Elvis Presley’s actual draft years earlier, the film was well received, though it barely did anything for Jesse Pearson, who played the teen heartthrob. If that is the case, can this really be a serious contender?




The Bullet Points:
Movie Appeared:
Bye Bye Birdie (1963)

Actor:
Jesse Pearson

Songs you might remember:
One Last Kiss
Honestly Sincere

Why you should vote for him:
The film was actually decent.

Why you should not vote for him:
He was overshadowed badly in this movie.

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Connie White

Connie White
She may not have been the most talented singer in “Nashville”, but she was the most glamorous. Actually, that was the point, as she may have been the rival to the main role of Barbara Jean; she was the one who would have dominated Us Weekly if this were set now.




The Bullet Points:
Movie Appeared:
Nashville (1975)

Actor:
Karen Black

Songs you might remember:
Memphis
Rolling Stone

Why you should vote for her:
Black’s role was a little on the shallow side, but she played it well.

Why you should not vote for her:
Black, who was at the height of her career at the time, was overshadowed in this ensemble piece.

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Connect 3


Sorry, we are a bit of a disadvantage here. We have never seen Camp Rock, nor do really intend to. What we know is that this was a monster hit for the Disney Channel and it happened at a time when the Jonas Brothers were never hotter. Is this a Fictitious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee? If any Boy Band has a shot: why not a top one with a successful pair of TV Movies?




The Bullet Points:
TV Movies Appeared:
Camp Rock (2008)
Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam (2010)

Actors:
The Jonas Brothers (Shane, Jason & Nate Gray)

Songs you might remember:
We Rock

Why you should vote for them:
Say what you want, but this was successful.

Why you should not vote for them:
Being a Boy Band does not help them here

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The Commitments

Commitments The
The Commitments was the BAFTA Award winner for the Film of the Year in 1991 and has been called by many critics and fans to be the greatest film of all time from Ireland. The story is a simple one, with a unique concept; a Dubliner sets out to put together the best Soul band and manage them to greatness, though this group turns out to be an all white outfit. It is a clash of egos, a clash of cultures and overall a great film with excellent music. Should we obtain a serious audience from the Eastern side of the Atlantic, this could be a shoe in. If we don’t, the Commitments won’t get very far here.




The Bullet Points:
Movie Appeared:
The Commitments (1991)

Actors:
Andrew Strong (Declan “Deco” Cuffe, Lead Singer)
Maria Doyle (Natalie Murphy, Backup Singer)
Bronagh Gallagher (Bernie McGloughlin, Backup Singer)
Angeline Ball (Imelda Quirke, Backup Singer)
Glen Hansard (Outspan Foster, Guitar)
Kenneth McCluskey (Derek “Meatman” Scully, Bass)
Johnny Murphy (Joey “The Lips” Fagan, Trumpet)
Felim Gormley (Dean Fay, Sax)
Michael Ahearne (Steven Clifford, Piano)
Dave Finnegan (Mickah Wallace, Drums)

Songs you might remember:
Multiple Soul Covers

Why you should vote for them:
They were good, and so was the film.

Why you should not vote for them:
They never made it big in North America.

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Cody's Band (Roadhouse)

Codys Band Road House
You have to forgive us as for a movie we have seen countless times, we have no idea what the name of the band was (or if there was one) in the ultimate guilty pleasure film, Road House. Let’s focus on what we do know: The band was played by a Canadian Blues Rock trio called the Jeff Healey Band, who did very well in Canada in the late 80’s and early 90’s. They sounded right for the part, and Healey was able to gain what we believe was his only acting role showing what he could do as a “blind white guy”. Now what the hell was the name of this band? Seriously, we want to know the name of the band!
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