Episode 55: Let ‘Em Say We’re Crazy (1987)

Only one of the Oscar-nominated songwriters for 1987 had previously been invited to the Academy Awards, giving us 10 men and women getting their first chances to win an Oscar. They all gave us a list of five nominated songs -- many of which have become classics -- that made the competition for the Academy Award very tight that year. The public loved many of the songs as well, with three of the five Oscar nominees earning a spot at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Host Jeff Commings introduces the songwriters of all five songs, and lists a few songs that just missed the cut.