James Franco's Oscar-Banned 'Burlesque' Song

Who said James Franco won't be a funny Oscars host?

Franco, who along with Anne Hathaway makes up an unconventional Academy Awards co-hosting team, has been working hard to prepare for Sunday's big show. He's already said he doesn't much care if he's the "worst Oscars host ever," and, well, he's clearly already working on his comedic approach.

But there's only so far the Academy will let him go. And singing a tone-deaf cover of Cher's song "You Haven't Seen The Last of Me," from "Burlesque" is beyond the distance they'll let him go. Franco tweeted his disappointment about it Monday night, but at least he left a recorded version of the song for us all the listen to and pine over.

Whether he was being serious or not -- probably not -- we may have found at least one art form at which Franco doesn't quite excel.

LISTEN:

Comments

[dustkitten]

05:08 PM on 02/22/2011

there is nothing sexier than a gorgeous guy who never takes himself too seriously. woof!

[ontariogirl]

02:19 PM on 02/22/2011

I think they will both have a lot of fun with this whole Oscar thing. How can you resist that smile?

[starmanx]

10:19 PM on 02/27/2011

Nobody can for it's truly disarming. Beautiful man

[ReelBusy]

12:29 PM on 02/22/2011

I think James is trying to be "the most interesting man in the world".

[Hardyman1966]

03:30 PM on 02/22/2011

...or at least the most over-exposed.  :)

[Mrs Putrid Festring]

12:15 PM on 02/22/2011

hoot. i like this guy. he's always smiling.

[keene]

04:32 PM on 02/22/2011

You would be too if you were him and had his life.

[Mrs Putrid Festring]

05:56 PM on 02/22/2011

i'm not sure i could work that hard.

[dre31]

11:30 AM on 02/22/2011

I dont want to see the last of him. I want to see more of James Franco. I like him a lot. Great actor and hot guy.

[lippp]

11:20 AM on 02/22/2011

Well it may be a good thing we haven't seen the last of James, after all he is a fine actor, but let's hope we have HEARD the last of him. Nails on a blackboard have more tone and melody, I'm afraid.

[EveryCliche]

10:48 AM on 02/22/2011

Listened to this last night before I went to bed. It's like a car crash, you want to turn away but you can't. You just got to see it through to the end. It's nice to know he's not completely perfect.

[Tristan9]

10:40 AM on 02/22/2011

hopefully this kid will disappear just as fast as he surfaced. A completely untalented,mediocre,media-con who is running an enormous joke on a gullible and stupid public.

[sabelmouse]

11:34 AM on 02/22/2011

i thought he was pretty good in 127 hours.

[Hemkit]

11:59 AM on 02/22/2011

He's been around over 10 years...but, if you insist that he go, I only ask that he take Kristen Stewart with him...

[Mark Jc]

10:17 AM on 02/22/2011

He rules, hahhah

[sabelmouse]

09:17 AM on 02/22/2011

it's my birthday and i am taking this as my anthem.

[Commissure]

08:53 AM on 02/22/2011

that is so painfully funny, I just split my side, and I think my guts are falling out.

[Sonia Engle]

08:51 AM on 02/22/2011

This song is stuck in my head now. In James Franco's beauteous voice, of course, since I would never go see the movie unless I were heavily intoxicated or given a large sum of money. Hurrah. At least we found something he can't do with flying colors, although it may be an acquired taste, as I have listened to the recording three times now. He is the world's Limburger. And I love Limburger.

[deminmadrid]

08:44 AM on 02/22/2011

What a pity we won't see the expression of defiance mixed with dejection
(while trying to keep a straight face ...) that would have accompanied this gem!
I love where he's willing to go.