Kirby and JR both raise valid points about the Oscar for Best Song.
Should it be music that's an integral part of the movie or a good
tune? If you look at Oscar's history in this, it's been one, both or
neither. Hard to imagine Dr. Zhivago without Somewhere My Love or
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid with no Raindrops Keep Fallin' on
My Head. And what about High Noon and Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My
Darlin'? We hear some songs frequently as easy listening but generally
don't know where they came from without looking them up, as I had to
do. You'll Never Know (Hello Frisco, Hello) Thanks for the Memory
(The Big Broadcast of 1938) Call Me Irresponsible (Papa's Delicate
Condition) or even I Just Called to Say I Love You (The Woman in Red)
Given the choices this year, maybe the voters made the best of what
they had in choosing something that was important to the movie as well
as an extremely popular kind of music. The songs chosen by student
performers in just about any high school talent show can prove just how
popular.
And who's to say what's good and what isn't? Some songs are
definitely more hummable but it comes down to personal taste in the
end.
Nathalie
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