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 ====== Oscar Fever ======
-**//Oscar Fever//** is a song written and performed by [[tim]]. The name of the song was coined by [[gregg]].[(cite:pod22>[[pod22]])]
+**"Oscar Fever"** is a song written and performed by musician [[tim]], created for the [[oscarspecials|Oscar specials]] of his movie review show, //[[oncinema|On Cinema]]//. It was first performed at the start of the //[[oscar2]]// and was performed in every subsequent special in various styles, before finally being retired after its performance during the //[[oscar9]]//. The name of the song was coined by [[gregg]].[(cite:pod22>[[pod22]])]
+===== Original "Oscar Fever" (2014) =====
+The original performance of "Oscar Fever" was during the //[[oscar2]]//. Tim stated he made the song in the tradition of his favorite Oscar host, Billy Crystal. The song is performed with MIDI instrumentals.
+I've got the Oscar fever\\
+Hope you've got it too\\
+Pour me some bubbly, now\\
+It's all you gotta do
+It's Christmas for Tinseltown\\
+The Academy Awards\\
+Pop up some popcorn\\
+Welcome aboard
+Who's gonna win?\\
+Who's gonna lose?\\
+It's... I've got the Oscar fever\\
+Hope you've got it too
+//[break]//
+Who-
+Who's gonna win?\\
+Who's gonna lose?\\
+I've got the- who-
+Alright, that's where the song ends
+Cut the song
+===== "Oscar Fever" Reprise (2014) =====
+Tim performed the song again later in the 2nd Annual Oscar Special, albeit heavily [[alcoholism|under the influence]].
+Louder in the mix
+Here we go
+I've got the Oscar fever\\
+Hope you've got it too\\
+Pour //[mic drop]// me some bubbly, now\\
+It's all you gotta do
+It's Christmas for Tinseltown\\
+It's the Academy Awards\\
+...Pop up some popcorn, baby\\
+Come on aboard now
+Who's gonna win? Aaaaahh\\
+Who's gonna lose?\\
+I've got the aaack Oscar fever\\
+And I hope you've got it too, Chevy Chase!
+//[break]//
+God- Oscar...\\
+Oscar fever...\\
+Oscar fever...
+//[coughing and retching]//
+===== "Oscar Fever" feat. a marching band (2015) =====
+This variation of "Oscar Fever" was performed with a live marching band and a very excited Tim at the very start of the //[[oscar3]]//.
+I'VE got the Oscar fever!\\
+Hope you've got it too!\\
+POUR me some bubbly, now\\
+It's all you gotta do!
+It's Christmas for Tinseltown!\\
+The Academy Awards!\\
+POP up some popcorn!\\
+And uh come on aboard now!
+WHO'S gonna win?\\
+WHO'S gonna lose?\\
+//[unintelligible]//... It's the Oscar Oscar fever\\
+Hope you've got it too, let's go!
+**WOOOOOOO!!**
+**WOOOOOOO!!**
+Alright!
+Who-
+Who's gonna win?\\
+Who's gonna lose?\\
+Hey...
+**HEY!**
+**HEY!**
+Alright!
+Ohh ohh ohh!
+Thank you!
+{{wst>songs}}
+{{tag>oscar music}}