Remembering Elliott Smith at the Academy Awards (1998)

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As a dedication to yesterday’s Oscars, I thought I’d help spread this video of Elliott Smith performing “Miss Misery” at the 1997 Academy Awards.  As many would agree, it’s one of the most beautifully written songs ever created, and it lost “Original Song” to James Horner’s “My Heart Will Go On” (Will Jennings provided the lyrics famously sung by Celine Dion).

You can listen to the two songs, and decide for yourself, but as far as I’m concerned this award was stolen from Smith. I was going to make a lame, tasteless joke about how “My Heart Will Go On” should have gone down like the Titanic, but it’s probably too soon. Besides, I like to keep it on the safe side and follow the century rule (slavery, ha!), so be expecting many Titanic jokes on Indie Muse in 2012.

But in all seriousness, RIP Elliott. You’ve changed a lot of lives for the better.

Song Version:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbQ4sFGmANk&fmt=6[/youtube]

Full “Academy Award” Version:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYxl4HT2pIo[/youtube]

New Moon (2007):

(mp3) Elliott Smith – Miss Misery (Early Version)

Titanic (1997):

(mp3) James Horner – My Heart Will Go On (instrumental)

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