Ann Reinking's version of AGAINST ALL ODDS

It's never been posted on Youtube in all of these years so far. I'd love to watch it, as it's supposed to be legendary in its awfulness. From what I heard, she did an interpretive dance around it, and Collins hated it so much that he bashed her in the media for months afterwards. But no one seems to have it. Did Reinking pay to have the tapes burned?

• Phil Collins wasn't even asked to sing the song that night, even though he attended the ceremony.

• OMG...she didnt try to do an interpretive dance around but she tried to act out the song rather than sing it. My friends and I still mimic it to this day...

  "So take a Look at me now" delivered quite Overwrought

• It was worse than Rob Lowe's dance with Snow White.

• I don't remember the reason why they didn't allow, or ask, Phil Collins to sing his own song. I loved that song!! Anyone?

• There was a pas de deux with the outstanding Gary Chryst who played the pimp in Pat Benatar's "Love is a Battlefield." At one time, there was Ann and Gary dancing while her prerecorded vocals played in the background. She was later even a presenter, which caused many to wonder who she was fucking. The answer? Billionaire Herb Allen. It wrecked her Hollywood career, which was taking flight with her very appealing performance in the Dudley Moore comedy "Micki and Maude." This performance was seen as the catalyst for allowing the original performers to do their nominated songs instead of trying for production numbers.

• I remember the controversy. They allowed deniece williams and ray parker jr. to perform their hit songs. But not kenny loggins, stevie wonder and phil collins. Stevie wonder ended up winning. Dont know if kenny loggins was there or not. But people were really upset about phil collins. I think all the songs ended up being performed as production numbers. And he didnt fit in with that.

• They should just have one super-talented singer do all of the nominated songs. They did that one year and it was a smash hit. I, uh, she got to have a shitload of costume changes, too.

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• I have only heard of this fiasco, but have never seen it. I wish someone would put it up on Youtube. From what I've heard over the years, it really was as awful as legend would have it.

• Isn't it amazing that there are no pictures or clips of it on the internet at all?!?!?

• It was Against All THE Odds.

  AR

• #92 on this list...

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• I saw it when it originally aired, and yes, it was just as god-awful as you have heard.

  Mega

• I have it on videotape. If I were to digitize it and put it on youtube, would I get kicked off or banned from youtube?

• Really a shame because she was stunning in All That Jazz and really good in Micki and Maude. I know she was supposed to star opposite Matthew Broderick in No Small Affair but it was recast with Demi Moore and Jon Cryer. She's an amazing dancer and choreographer and very well respected in the theatre community where no one gives a rats ass about the oscars.

• Oooh, pretty please, r13!!!