Over the past few years, I've noticed that the level of songwriting in the
"Best Song" Academy Award category has diminished to the point of pure
mediocrity. Not only are only THREE songs nominated (didn't it always used to
be
5?), but the songs that ARE nominated won't be remembered 3 or 4 years from
now---songs like "As Time Goes By" will never be forgotten. Hey, I'm not a
big
fan of "Moon River", but it seems like Mozart next to the inferior "songs"
that are nominated these days. When "It's Hard To Be A Pimp" won a couple of
years ago, I thought we'd nit an all-time low (maybe we had, come to think
about
it...)
Why wasn't Bruce Springsteen's closing song from "The Wrestler" nominated?
When I saw that film, the whole audience stayed in their seats to listen to
that song, which captured the essence of the movie perfectly. Isn't that
what "Best Song Of The Year" should do? It was BY FAR the best song of the
year. Whether you're a fan of Springsteen or not, I think you'll agree with
me
if you watch "The Wrestler" and listen to it over the closing credits. It
seems like the art of writing a great, enduring song is a thing of the past
when
it comes to The Oscars....
Rick
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