Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song

The Razzie Award for Worst Original Song was an award presented at the annual Golden Raspberry Awards for the worst song written for a film in the previous year. The following is a list of recipients and nominees of that award, along with the film for which they were nominated.^[1]

Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song
Awarded for	Worst in film
Country	United States
Presented by	Golden Raspberry Award Foundation
First award	1981
Website	web.archive.org/web/20160413212505/http://www.razzies.com/

This category was awarded annually from the Razzies' inception until 1999, and retired after a one-time revival for the 2002 ceremony.^[1]

1980s

• 1980 "The Man with Bogart's Face" by Armando Compeán—The Man with Bogart's Face—music by George Duning, lyrics by Andrew Fenady
  • "(You) Can't Stop the Music" by Village People—Can't Stop the Music—music and lyrics by Jacques Morali
  • "Where Do You Catch the Bus for Tomorrow?" by Kenny Rankin—A Change of Seasons—music by Henry Mancini, lyrics by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman
  • "You, Baby, Baby!" by Neil Diamond—The Jazz Singer—music and lyrics by Neil Diamond
  • "Suspended in Time" by Olivia Newton-John—Xanadu—music and lyrics by John Farrar
• 1981 "Baby Talk" by Dave Frishberg—Paternity—music by David Shire, lyrics by Dave Frishberg
  • "Hearts, Not Diamonds" by Lauren Bacall—The Fan—music by Marvin Hamlisch, lyrics by Tim Rice
  • "You're Crazy, But I Like You" by Linda Hart and Roger Cook—Honky Tonk Freeway—music and lyrics by Frank Musker and Dominic Bugatti
  • "The Man in the Mask" by Merle Haggard—The Legend of the Lone Ranger—music by John Barry, lyrics by Dean Pitchford
  • "Only When I Laugh" by Brenda Lee—Only When I Laugh—music by David Shire, lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr.
• 1982 "Pumpin' and Blowin'" by Kristy McNichol—The Pirate Movie—music and lyrics by Terry Britten, B. A. Robertson and Sue Shifrin
  • "Comin' Home to You (Is Like Comin' Home to Milk and Cookies)" by Michael Franks—Author! Author!—music by Dave Grusin, lyrics by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman
  • "It's Wrong for Me to Love You" by Pia Zadora—Butterfly—music by Ennio Morricone, lyrics by Carol Connors
  • "No Sweeter Cheater Than You" by Clint Eastwood—Honkytonk Man—music and lyrics by Gail Redd and Mitchell Torok
  • "Happy Endings" by the Cast—The Pirate Movie—music and lyrics by Terry Britten, B. A. Robertson and Sue Shifrin
• 1983 "The Way You Do It" by Oren Waters—The Lonely Lady—music and lyrics by Jeff Harrington and Jeff Pennig
  • "Lonely Lady" by Ellis Hall—The Lonely Lady—music by Charles Calello, lyrics by Roger Voudouris
  • "Each Man Kills the Thing He Loves" by Jeanne Moreau—Querelle—music by Peer Raben, lyrics from The Ballad of Reading Gaol by Oscar Wilde
  • "Young and Joyful Bandit" by Jeanne Moreau—Querelle—music by Peer Raben, lyrics by Jeanne Moreau
  • "Yor's World" by Oliver Onions—Yor, the Hunter from the Future—music by Guido De Angelis and Maurizio De Angelis, lyrics by Barbara Antonia, Susan Duncan-Smith, Pauline Hanna and Cesare De Natale
• 1984 "Drinkenstein" by Sylvester Stallone—Rhinestone—music and lyrics by Dolly Parton
  • "Smooth Talker" by Lorenzo Lamas—Body Rock—music and lyrics by David Sembello, Michael Sembello and Mark Hudson
  • "Love Kills" by Freddie Mercury—Metropolis 1984—music and lyrics by Giorgio Moroder and Freddie Bulsara
  • "Sex Shooter" by Apollonia 6—Purple Rain—music and lyrics by Prince
  • "Sweet Lovin' Friends" by Dolly Parton and Sylvester Stallone—Rhinestone—music and lyrics by Dolly Parton
• 1985 "Peace in Our Life" by Frank Stallone—Rambo: First Blood Part II—music by Frank Stallone, Peter Schless and Jerry Goldsmith, lyrics by Frank Stallone
  • "All You Can Eat" by The Fat Boys —Krush Groove—music by Kurtis Blow and The Fat Boys
  • "The Last Dragon" by Dwight David—The Last Dragon—music and lyrics by Norman Whitfield and Bruce Miller
  • "7th Heaven" by Vanity—The Last Dragon—music and lyrics by Bill Wolfer^[2] and Denise Matthews
  • "Oh, Jimmy" by Rebecca De Mornay—The Slugger's Wife—music and lyrics by Sarah M. Taylor
• 1986 "Love or Money" by Prince—Under the Cherry Moon—music and lyrics by Prince Nelson and The Revolution
  • "Howard the Duck" by Lea Thompson and Dolby's Cube—Howard the Duck—music and lyrics by Thomas Dolby, Allee Willis and George Clinton
  • "I Do What I Do" by John Taylor—9½ Weeks—music and lyrics by Jonathan Elias, Nigel Taylor and Michael Des Barres
  • "Shanghai Surprise" by George Harrison—Shanghai Surprise—music and lyrics by George Harrison
  • "Life in a Looking Glass" by Tony Bennett—That's Life!—music by Henry Mancini, lyrics by Leslie Bricusse
• 1987 "I Want Your Sex" by George Michael—Beverly Hills Cop II—music and lyrics by George Michael
  • "You Can Be a Garbage Pail Kid" by Michael Lloyd—The Garbage Pail Kids Movie—music and lyrics by Michael Lloyd
  • "Million Dollar Mystery" by New Money featuring James House—Million Dollar Mystery—music and lyrics by Barry Mann and John Lewis Parker
  • "Let's Go to Heaven in My Car" by Brian Wilson—Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol—music and lyrics by Brian Wilson, Eugene Landy and Gary Usher
  • "El Coco Loco (So, So Bad)" by Coati Mundi—Who's That Girl?—music and lyrics by Andy Hernandez
• 1988 "Jack Fresh" by Full Force—Caddyshack II—music and lyrics by Full Force
  • "Skintight" by Ted Nugent—Johnny Be Good—music and lyrics by Ted Nugent
  • "Therapist" by Vigil—A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master—music and lyrics by Vigil
• 1989 "Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter" by Bruce Dickinson—A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child—music and lyrics by Bruce Dickinson
  • "Let's Go" by Kool Moe Dee—A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child—music and lyrics by Marcus Dewese
  • "Pet Sematary" by The Ramones—Pet Sematary—music and lyrics by Dee Dee Ramone and Daniel Rey

1990s

• 1990 "He's Comin' Back (The Devil)"—Repossessed—music and lyrics by Chris LeVrar
  • "The Measure of a Man" by Elton John—Rocky V—music and lyrics by Alan Menken
  • "One More Cheer" by Bette Midler —Stella—music and lyrics by Jay Gruska and Paul Gordon
• 1991 "Addams Groove" by MC Hammer—The Addams Family—music by Stanley Kirk Burrell, lyrics Felton C. Pilate II
  • "Cool as Ice (Everybody Get Loose)" by Vanilla Ice—Cool as Ice—music by Robert Van Winkle, lyrics by Gail King and Mónica Cruz
  • "Why Was I Born (Freddy's Dead)" by Iggy Pop—Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare—music and lyrics by James Osterberg Jr. and Geoff Whitehorn
• 1992 "High Times, Hard Times"—Newsies—music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Jack Feldman
  • "Queen of the Night" by Whitney Houston—The Bodyguard—music by Whitney Houston, lyrics by L.A. Reid, Babyface and Daryl Simmons
  • "Book of Days" by Enya—Far and Away—music by Enya, lyrics by Roma Ryan
• 1993 "Addams Family Whoomp!" by Tag Team—Addams Family Values—music and lyrics by Ralph Sall, Steve Gibson and Cecil Glenn
  • "(You Love Me) in All the Right Places" by Lisa Stansfield—Indecent Proposal—music by John Barry, lyrics by Lisa Stansfield, Ian Devaney and Andy Morris
  • "Big Gun" by AC/DC—Last Action Hero—music and lyrics by Angus Young and Malcolm Young
• 1994 "Marry the Mole" by Carol Channing—Thumbelina—music by Barry Manilow, lyrics by Jack Feldman and Bruce Sussman
  • "The Color of the Night" by Lauren Christy—Color of Night—music and lyrics by Jud J. Friedman, Lauren Christy and Dominic Frontiere
  • "Under the Same Sun" by Scorpions—On Deadly Ground—music and lyrics by Mark Hudson, Klaus Meine and Scott Fairbairn
• 1995 "Walk Into the Wind" by Andrew Carver—Showgirls—music by David A. Stewart, lyrics by Terry Hall
  • "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" by U2—Batman Forever—music by U2, lyrics by Paul Hewson
  • "(Feel the) Spirit of Africa" by Lebo M—Congo—music by Jerry Goldsmith, lyrics by Lebohang Morake
• 1996 "(Pussy Pussy Pussy) Whose Kitty Cat Are You?" by the Light Crust Doughboys—Striptease—music and lyrics by Marvin Montgomery
  • "Welcome to Planet Boom" by Tommy Lee—Barb Wire—music and lyrics by Tommy Lee
  • "Whenever There Is Love" by Bruce Roberts and Donna Summer—Daylight—music and lyrics by Bruce Roberts and Sam Roman
• 1997 The entire song score—The Postman—words and music by Jeffrey Barr, Glenn Burke, John Coinman, Joe Flood, Blair Forward, Maria Machado and Jono Manson
  • "The End Is the Beginning Is the End" by The Smashing Pumpkins—Batman & Robin—music and lyrics by Billy Corgan
  • "How Do I Live" by Trisha Yearwood—Con Air—music and lyrics by Diane Warren
  • "Fire Down Below" by Steven Seagal—Fire Down Below—music and lyrics by Steven Seagal and Mark Collie
  • "My Dream" by Shaggy—Speed 2: Cruise Control—music and lyrics by Shaggy, Robert Livingston and Dennis Haliburton
• 1998 "I Wanna Be Mike Ovitz!" by Magic Kingdom—An Alan Smithee Film Burn Hollywood Burn—music and lyrics by Joe Eszterhas and Gary G-Wiz
  • "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" by Aerosmith—Armageddon—music and lyrics by Diane Warren
  • "Storm" by Grace Jones—The Avengers—music by Bruce Woolley, lyrics by Chris Elliott, Marius de Vries, Betsy Cook and Andy Caine
  • "Barney, the Song" by Bernadette Peters—Barney's Great Adventure—music and lyrics by Jerry Herman
  • "Too Much" by Spice Girls—Spice World—music by the Spice Girls, lyrics by Andy Watkins and Paul Wilson
• 1999 "Wild Wild West" by Will Smith—Wild Wild West—music and lyrics by Stevie Wonder, Kool Moe Dee and Will Smith

2002

• 2002 "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" by Britney Spears—Crossroads—music and lyrics by Max Martin, Rami Yacoub and Dido
  • "Overprotected" by Britney Spears—Crossroads—music and lyrics by Max Martin and Rami Yacoub
  • "Die Another Day" by Madonna—Die Another Day—music and lyrics by Madonna and Mirwais Ahmadzai