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Grammy Revision #4 - The 33rd Annual Grammy Awards (1991)

1001 Songs That Make You Want To Die
1001 Songs That Make You Want To Die
Episode • Jul 10, 2020 • 27m

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The 33rd Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 20, 1991. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year. Quincy Jones was the night's biggest winner winning a total of six awards including Album of the Year.

We have decided to go back in time and revise the major Grammy categories each week and put things right.


RECORD OF THE YEAR

Another day in paradise - Phil Collins - Winner

Vision of love - Mariah Carey 

From a distance - Bette Midler 

U Can’t touch this - MC Hammer 

Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinead O'connor 


ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Back on the block - Quincy Jones - Winner 

...but seriously - Phil Collins 

Mariah Carey - Mariah Carey 

Please Hammer, Don’t hurt em - MC hammer 

Wilson Phillips - Wilson Phillips 


BEST NEW ARTIST

Mariah Carey - winner

The Black Crowes - the best-known song is an Otis Redding cover 

The Kentucky Headhunters - sounds like a shitty local blues cover band 

Lisa Stansfield - the less attractive Mariah Carey 

Wilson Phillips - Three lesbians trying to fly under the radar by using a guys name 


BEST ROCK ALBUM - introduced in 1995


BEST ALTERNATIVE ALBUM - introduced 1991

I do not want what I haven’t got - Sinead O'connor - winner

Strange Angels - Laurie Anderson 

The sensual world - Kate Bush

All shook down - The replacements 

Goodbye Jumbo - World Party - MY PICK (sounds like it could be in JJJ today)



BEST MUSIC VIDEO

Another day in paradise - Phil Collins 

Oh Father - Madonna 

Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinead O’Connor 

All I want - The Lightning Seeds 

Opposites Attract - Paula Abdul - winner

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