"Every year, these flashy performances - from classic movie-musical extravaganzas to Disney earworms to Bond themes to power ballads - are the highlight of an already ridiculously flashy ceremony. But out of all of them, I don't think there has ever been one as affecting as Catherine O'Hara and Eugene Levy in 2004 singing "A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow" from Christopher Guest's folk mockumentary A Mighty Wind,"
"a once-promising folk duo of young paramours who performed love songs under the name Mitch & Mickey and haven't seen each other since they broke up. "A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow" was their most iconic song, made famous by their signature kiss before singing the final verse, and as the film builds towards their reunion performance, the central tension becomes the question of whether or not these two damaged, long-estranged adults will kiss one more time."
Many high-profile artists have performed Best Original Song nominees at the Oscars, from movie-musical extravaganzas to Disney earworms, Bond themes, and power ballads. Catherine O'Hara and Eugene Levy performed "A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow" at the 2004 ceremony, delivering a notably affecting moment. The song provides the emotional climax of A Mighty Wind. The film follows three fictional folk acts reunited in 2003 for a televised tribute concert after their producer's death. Levy and O'Hara portray Mitch Cohen and Mickey Crabbe, a once-promising duo whose signature kiss before the final verse creates central tension during their reunion performance.
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