BBoyZii - Up Where We Belong
BBoyZii
Apr 11, 2025 10:17pm
<p>Another awesome duet with our fellow Snapper FawnD.... thank you ma'm!</p><p><br></p><p>"<strong>Up Where We Belong</strong>" is a song written by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Nitzsche" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Jack Nitzsche</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffy_Sainte-Marie" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Buffy Sainte-Marie</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Jennings" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Will Jennings</a> that was recorded by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Cocker" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Joe Cocker</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Warnes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Jennifer Warnes</a> for the 1982 film <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Officer_and_a_Gentleman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><em>An Officer and a Gentleman</em></a>. Warnes was recommended to sing a song from the film because of her previous soundtrack successes, and she had the idea for the song to be a duet that she would perform with Cocker.</p><p>The song reached number one on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><em>Billboard</em> Hot 100</a> in the US and topped the charts in several other countries. It also sold more than one million copies in the US and was recognized by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Recording Industry Association of America</a> as one of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songs_of_the_Century" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Songs of the Century</a>. Cocker and Warnes were awarded the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Grammy</a> for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Pop_Performance_by_a_Duo_or_Group_with_Vocals" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals</a>, and Nitzsche, Sainte-Marie, and Jennings won both the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Song" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Academy Award</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Original_Song" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Golden Globe Award</a> for Best Original Song. Despite the song's success, some industry observers believed it took Cocker away from his musical roots.</p>