Sam Kinison and Olivia Newton-John on the 1990 Grammy Awards

[MichaelHansenFUN]

this is a classic moment

[timhorpo]

cannot believe Raitt won

[pussypants]

i spotted monica seles in the audience.

[like2view]

I think nichtcbs "still" said it all! Bonnie is really surprised!

[nightcbs]

back when music was still great and Sam was still alive!!!!

[dancinkindofguy]

I wonder if she sang to him "Sam, Sam, you know where are I am"

and he went "Ohhh, Ohhh, You lyin whore, you used me! You never loved me! I hope you slide under a gas truck and taste your own blood! Ohhhhhhh!

[TheLovelee67]

I sure miss these days. Poor Sam K! His life was too short. Love U Sam!!

[Btyson2121]

Epic freaking category... Wow

[DennyLyons]

bett should have won that year.

[hardcoremittensnikki]

Sam is a mochary to all preachers of the world..... bastard

[mrFalconlem]

Bonnie Raitt.. I just vomited... all the other songs where really good that year. Wow, hard to believe it but I really miss the 90s'

[Starkardur]

Paula Abdul was nominated for vocal performance? yikes - what were they smoking

[mrFalconlem]

@Starkardur  She had a number one song.. that's back when she was really good.

[Starkardur]

@mrFalconlem so did Kesha last year and you didn´t see her being nominated for something like this.

[mrFalconlem]

@Starkardur Hollywood is racist everyone knows that.

[mrFalconlem]

Respond to this video...  Gloria Estefan should have won this year.. it was a travesty.. Bonnie Raitt sucks.

[bapyou]

Gloria Estefan is a right-wing Cuban gusano who wishes the people of Cuba starve to death so that her family can go back to Cuba, reclaim the business they lost in the revolution, and begin exploiting Cubans again just like the good old days when Batista was one of Washington's good little kiss-ass dictators.

Fuck you, Gloria.

Viva la revolucion! Viva Fidel! Viva Che Guevara! Viva la revolucion! Viva! Viva! Viva!

[hint0122]

last time I checked, the people of cuba are starving now

[JorshWarshington]

Olivia should win best pop performance after my boner almost popped through a layer of denim!

[danning1]

Sam Kinison was really short. Notice Olivia is a little taller than him.

[TimboH66]

jesus, what a shit year for music that was!!

[fumetti]

@TimboH66 are you fucking kidding? 1990 had great pop compared to the rap shit and beiber crap of today!

[ExodusPessoa]

@fumetti Amen brotha I'm 30 long live the 90's.

[iluvutewb11]

Paula Abdul was still getting nominated in 1990 when Straight Up came out in 88. Thats odd.

[MegaVolcano]

@iluvutewb11 It was the 1989 Grammys. I'm pretty sure Sam died in the summer of 89.

[BigBoseMan]

Look at Linda Ronstadt's sour-puss expression. You know she hated Sam Kinison, just like she hates Howard Stern. Such a judgemental bitch.

[KingBizarre]

the weirdest match up ever? 

[jojopuppyfish]

And the best song of 1990 was "Pictures of You" by the Cure

[ltuomela]

man Olivia is so damn beautiful...just wow stunning,,and Bonnie is like WTF...lol..

[jamo387]

Wow, what crap songs. I think Sam died after being forced to listen to that garbage.

[relaxwill]

wow, the one song of the bunch ive never heard won

[dancinkindofguy]

She should have sang here hit song from the 70s to him - "SAM"

[Richinator2000]

wow this was 20 YEARS AGO?!?!?!? I can't believe it...

[alvarbilly]

Far out!

[nnniiiccckkk56]

I never dated anyone like u either Sam. THATS BECAUSE THERE IS NO 1 LIKE ME IN THE WHOLE FUCKING WORLD

[TheOmegadusk]

The fact that Bonnie Raitt won with that horrid song is a testament to how fucked up that time period was! None of those songs was great but that was the only one that was so terrible it could give you leprosy!!

[spikester3612]

@TheOmegadusk You would have rather had Paula?  Hell at least Bonnie plays her own instrument (and plays it well).

[TheOmegadusk]

@spikester3612 Ah not my thing I guess. :)

[batrama310]

This is actually my first time watching ANY grammy related clip, I remember being shocked when I heard Radiohead was up for a few and some one-hit wonder won instead.

[mervglip]

sam inison?

[187jacktheripper]

greatest ever

[hobbit151]

I remember this airing, I can't believe it has been that long since. 

[PrinceMontrey]

the crowd was crazy for Paula!

[ebmoretti]

@PrinceMontrey She Should Have Won!

[Pam4Rob]

@PrinceMontrey - yeah Paula is a Pop icon, I barely know who the others are, except for Gloria Estefan, and I hated every song she did anyways, and I can't stand most woman country singers. 

[skipper8257]

@Pam4Rob

If you don't know who Linda Ronstadt is you shouldn't be posting any remarks ever.

[PrinceMontrey]

@Pam4Rob yeah I think Linda had her prime in the 70's, I never cared for Bette I think Paula should've won this one. She was at her peak with "Forever Your Girl" spawning three number ones plus she had been training Janet Jackson how to dance.

[ltuomela]

@PrinceMontrey yea but at the time Paula's song wasn't getting the air play that Gloria Estefn's was,really a close call between the two..and they must have really been diggin to put Bette Midler in there WTF!..lmao..and Linda was laughin cause she is country not pop..so they really had a bad year at these awards..

[PrinceMontrey]

@ltuomela yes thanks for bringing that to my attention Ituomela.

[VrgniaMailman]

Gee, do you think Sam would have zinged the angelic Ms. Newton-John in a nuclear fashion if they had been on stage together at Dangerfield's??? Too bad Sam's first name wasn't Zack ..... he might have said to Olivia: "Once you've had Zack, you'll never turn back!"

[SAAB7899]

Jerry Springer looks like they took him off of the Magical Mystery Tour album cover

[faffaflunkie]

Why don't you just give a grammy to an old grandmother.

[pannoni1]

The only Bonnie Raitt song that should have been Grammy worthy is Something To Talk About. The rest of her work is forgettable.

[clint1663]

@pannoni1 you should check out the rest of her stuff... playing with john lee hooker, she played John Prine songs, Ray Charles and what not... she might not have wrote the best of songs but she knew who was badass and played with them all...

[TheCottonTop]

what an upset! Even Bonnie is like WTF.

[skittles1are2colrful]

hahahahahaha bonnie raitt is awsum!!

[knowallcity]

LOL who even remembers that Bonny Rait song? I never heard it!...Abdul's-yes,Midler's-yes­,Rondstats song...no,but she didnt win so it doesnt matter.

The Grammys give the awards to the worst songs-not best. I never watch anymore..what crap.

[Frankenpalin]

Bette Midler could have starred in Sea Biscuit

[greenyu]

loudest shrieks for paula abdul

shows only she's famous in that time

[JamesTKirkCobain]

Jeezusmaryjoseph shit fire save matches Olivia Newton John was so freakin hot. Goddamn man, she was the kind of chick I could never have sex with. I`d explode in my shorts 5000 times before ever getting into bed. BTW, notice all the shit music that is nominated. People think music is bad today, try growing up when this shit was playing. Freakin` sick ass corporate schlock.

[rrrorkk]

bonnie raits the only one with any actual real talent

[BooSFla]

Gloria Estafan really looks a mess now

[Nazz76]

she looks like Barbie!

[faffaflunkie]

Won't Paula Abdul just go away.

[faffaflunkie]

What a bod! (I mean Sam)

[slightreturn3589]

Ah...he must have been the loser in school who pined for the pretty girl. And Olivia Newton-John is pretty...

[LiFe0In1ThE0MaTrix01]

kill the grammys

[ebmoretti]

Paula was the favourite!!

[rdf7777]

what paula didnt win, shiiiiit

[imugly678]

Paula Abdul looked so damn fine at this time.. She is still smoking but here she is like off the charts

[freddycupples]

What a lame collection of nominated songs.

[lostlyrarose]

totally thought Bette was gonna win that one.

[badderthanyou]

Sam is the best.

[ashford1]

linda was the clear winner, sad how people jump on band wagons

[shnooger]

Again, my RESPONSE did not go to the right place...you know, right AFTER the comment I'm responding to? I hate you for that, Youtube!!

[blondieguy93]

Bonnie Raitt is like so in another stratosphere to th pop-rock bullshit roundtree..she is awesome..

[wealthmaster71]

@blondieguy93

Good point!

[Flakeway]

Loved it!

[blumackfm]

Bonnie had a short career and worked a long time to get any fame, I am glad she won. Nick of time was a good tune.

[natmanprime]

ha! all the races covered- gentile, jew, arabic, latino - you can figure out who's who...

[rrrorkk]

@natmanprime latinos not a race , and where was the far eastern representation ? the racist motherfuckers

[natmanprime]

@rrrorkk latinos not a race? interesting...

[rrrorkk]

@natmanprime they are an ethnic group , native americans whites and blacks make up the peoples of south america , you can hardly say they are a race of people

[natmanprime]

@rrrorkk tom-ay-to, tom-ah-to

silly humans

[natmanprime]

@rrrorkk social group then, if that makes you happy. That's all races are, after all when they start out

[chockmah67]

OIlivia isn't as innocent as she looks she wouldn't bounce off Kinisons jokes but rather made him the joke she did this too with Hugh Jackman in the caravan when he tried to impress her in front of Travolta in a caravan. shes pretty good at castrating men. What happened to that lovely innocence Olivia, or do you now prefer the ball busting feminism?

[shnooger]

What the hell are you talking about? That's how it was written. The presenters don't write that shit, the writers for the awards shows do.

[Mp25DIII]

You should see the director's cut of Grease, where she punches Travolta in the balls-

[nashvillespiker]

response @ chockmah67 --What are you talking about, what did she do to Hugh Jackman? Olivia didn't write that script, that is written ahead of time, you could tell they were acting...

[mamasboyl]

Good god,how the music scene has changed since then!!!!

[Meerabobeera]

right

[Gerkinstock]

And Linda Ronstadt has gained about 200 lbs as well.

[mamasboyl]

I'm sorry but that's not what I meant.What I meant was is how the music scene has changed by looking back at what style of music was nominated back then compared to now(rap,hip hop, R&B,etc).I also gained 200 pounds since 1991.I WANT MY YOUTH BACK(LOL)!!!!!!!

[decapitatespammers]

Thanks for finding this and putting it up!

[sturiglia]

No one touch Olivia,please,she deserve respect.

[ShutupHollywood]

Looks like Bonnie Raitt has no teeth...it must of been when she was alcoholic and never brushed her teeth. Oh well.

[kcpd2050]

What a strong field that year for the Grammy. Bonnie looked stunned lol.

[cwldoc]

The only good fashion innovation of the 90's was shaved pussies.

[Mp25DIII]

LOL, funny..........but I DISAGREE!!!

[Zyrtez]

I know your comment is from 8 months ago, but it's the funniest thing I came across all day. That would have even made Kinison laugh. Nice one!!

[nashvillespiker]

LMAO

[camelotgeorge33]

@cwldoc are you kidding thats the worst part

[Frankenpalin]

@camelotgeorge33 I'm not a big fan of Disco Bush

[VrgniaMailman]

@cwldoc HYSTERICAL COMMENT, cwldoc. You wouldn't happen to be a woman, would you?!?! A former co-worker of mine would agree with you. Talking about a woman's pubic area, he used to compare it to warfare. If the jungle is very thick, no tongue for me .... I bring on the heavy artillery only!!!

[Pam4Rob]

@VrgniaMailman - I'm a woman and I love Sam kinison. I think he's down right hilarious. If I'm going to take offense to anything sam says than I have to take offense to the Dice man too, and I love him as well..They just don't make comedians like that anymore.

[MordaciousFilms]

@cwldoc That's a good thing? I disagree.

[LonesomeTroubadour]

@cwldoc I definitely thank the nineties for that.

[codern]

@cwldoc no way man, oh how i miss the hair :(

[shnooger]

...but no, it really wasn't the best year.

[paulhb]

Man, I love Sam and Olivia. Can anyone believe that those were the top songs of the year? That must have been one hell of a bad year for music.

[shnooger]

Nobody said anything about top songs of the year. This was an award for vocal performance.

[paulhb]

My mistake. Why is everyone on youtube so abrasive?

[shnooger]

Sorry...I didn't mean to be rude.

[paulhb]

Hey. My first youtube apology. I accept! TImes are changin'.

[THEGOBSHITEcom]

You should take a screenshot, I think this is one of those rare things that occurs once in every 18 months.

Yeah, I'm just surprised by who one. As I recall that Beaches thing was gigantic. And Paula Abdul was HUGE. Vocal Performance didn't really seem to be the factor in choosing any of them. Otherwise it wouldn't have been a pop star in the bunch, they'd all have been Opera singers.

[RichYan33]

Amen to that. I've almost given up making comments because someone always seems to feel the need to attack me.

[paulhb]

What?  Go to hell!

Just kidding.

[strictlysega]

what a legendary moment

[whitecollarcriminal]

this was the 90's?

These people looked like SHIT

[tigerone1970]

" this was the 90's?

These people looked like SHIT "

That was what I thought of the seventies.

[ZeropointZero70]

what's sad is that i think we all knew it back then too. At least the skirts were short to almost nonexistent. i wish that style would come back. the mullets can stay right where we left 'em.

[shnooger]

Yeah, but only the very beginning of 1990 (like February).

[jfleshdprop]

Classic tv.

[RadioBazterd]

Sadly missed

R.I.P Sam

[pbmax]

Now here's an odd couple. Beauty and the beast.

[ikshields]

Ooohhh... if he so much as lays a HAND on my Olivia, so help me I'll ...

Oh, he's dead.

Never mind.

[nobssagittarius2]

Fuck you Granny awards! todays singers sale 3 million and they are worshiped for doing what hasnt been done in 20 years. (Stuidpid shit! most rubbish bullshit of all time.) Fuck you grannies and your holy spirit.

[ikshields]

I think I can speak for all of us when I say congratulations on your suspension from YouTube.

Say hello to Nurse Ratched at the State Hospital for us, will you?

Thank you. B'bye.

[EmperorMuddy]

paula is a joke

[aquarianbabe]

olivia looks scared to be up there with him...for real.

[mindstormsabrewin]

And with good reason! A session with Sam and she might need therapy for the rest of her life. No one dances with the Dark Lord and walks away without being changed for good. Sam was the KING!

[meanwiddlekid]

With the exception of Bette Midler, Sam Kinison had the most musical talent there.

[iceddante]

Is Rondstat there with Jerry Springer?

[thunderstruck665]

That would've been total bullshit if Paula Abdul had won in a field of powerhouses like that!

[beastlair]

wow, hard choices, since they were all pretty good songs...

[cholling]

FUCKIN-A! Finally, a grammy going to someone who deserves it! Someone who can actually play an instrument and sing extremely well, leaving Paula Abdul and her musical-fluff-producing ilk behind, biting the dust. There IS justice in the world!

[Deke101]

Finally??? This was EIGHTEEN YEARS ago!

But, you are right about the whole Paula Abfool thing.

[cholling]

Yeah, that's right. Almost 20 years ago. That didn't stop the person from posting this vid, however, so at least they thought it is still significant. Just nice to see the good guys win.

[punchandjudas]

what a double-act.

[SparksDrinker]

we love the internet and cell phones and feel we couldnt do without them, but i wonder if we never knew of such things, maybe we would be happier.

[21141712]

wow, never thought of it that way....now you got me thinkin...

[geezerbill]

>>but i wonder if we never knew of such

>>things, maybe we would be happier.

No. People were just as miserable and stupid without these things. It's just easier now to blog about it.

[jake881321]

that must of of been around the time when she did (a mom for christmas).

[nrthdude1]

It's a shame what's become of female pop music. Look at the great singers in this category, Linda Ronstadt, Gloria Estefan, Bonnie Raitt, Bette Midler, and the presenter Olivia Newton-John.

Things went downhill with Cyndi Lauper, Madonna, Janet Jackson, Mariah Carey - adults behaving, dressing and acting like bratty little tramps, and now we're stuck with even worse.

[stockjonebills]

I sort of agree. Actually I think things went down in the mid 90's. The 80's and early 90's offered a lot. Madonna offered a unique style, but with that she brought on the onslaught of trash.

[kunutc]

I was thinking the same as they were announcing them. "Now there is talent", and they are still big-time sellers when they hit the road. I like the way Sam says they are all friends of his. He must have had to really restrain himself from what was really on his mind,lol.

[geezerbill]

>>Things went downhill with Cyndi Lauper,

>>Madonna, Janet Jackson, Mariah Carey

Get your timelines right! Those first three become household names WAY before 1990, and Mariah Carey's debut (and first hits) were IN 1990.

By the why, people have been complaining about female singers "behaving, dressing, and acting like bratty little tramps" since the flapper days of the 1920s.

[youtewb06]

Sam was such an amzing person. Even though his stand up was a little edgy you just know he was such a down to earth person who would befriend anybody. Ibet when he came to the pearly gates jesus probably gave him a high five and said "man you were so right"

[ChocolateExplosion]

linda rondsatdt was sat next to jerry springer?

[meanwiddlekid]

That's not really him sitting next to her but Jerry Springer is probably the only one twisted enough to figure out what that airhead Linda Ronstadt is saying.

[vastolive8]

Very Funny.....