The Academy Award-Winning "Call Me Irresponsible" and Other Hit Songs from the Movies Hits". From the liner notes for the original album: The Academy Award-Winning "Call Me Irresponsible" and Other Hit Songs from the Movies The Academy Award-Winning "Call Me Irresponsible" and Other Hit Songs from the Movies is the fourteenth studio album by American pop singer Andy Williams and was released in the spring of 1964 by Columbia Records. Williams had already had great success with his albums named after Henry Mancini's Oscar winners from 1961 and 1962, "Moon River" and "Days of Wine and Roses", and was asked to sing Mancini and Johnny Mercer's title song collaboration from the 1963 film
Man on the Moon (song) and "Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage 1982–2011". Lyrically, the song is a tribute to the comedian and performer Andy Kaufman with numerous references to his career including his Elvis impersonation, wrestling, and the film "My Breakfast with Blassie". The song's title and chorus refer to the moon landing conspiracy theories as an oblique allusion to rumors that Kaufman's death in 1984 was faked. The song gave its name to "Man on the Moon" (1999), Miloš Forman's film based on Kaufman's life, and was featured prominently in the film's soundtrack. "Man on the Moon" is a mid-tempo country-rock