"My Heart Will Go On," 'Titanic' (1997)

Nominee: Celine Dion (Winner)

True story: In high-school, my boyfriend took me to see this film. He adored it, and I hated it. When the boat was sinking and a guy, falling from the bow, hits a propeller on the way down, I laughed out loud. He didn't speak to me for a week because I apparently don't have any feelings. "Titanic" is more than just a film, it is a phenomenon and the flagship song from the soundtrack, "My Heart Will Go On," enjoyed a comparable level of success and notoriety. An entire book has even been written about the album, Let's Talk About Love, on which the song ultimately would appear. My burning hatred for this song cannot easily be put into words. You know how the CIA has been known to use heavy metal, played endlessly and at high volume, as a form of torture? For me, they would have to use "My Heart Will Go On," and I would tell them everything.