| re: Tribute to non-Oscar nominated songs | |
| Last Edit: WaymanWong 09:27 pm EST 03/12/22 | |
| Posted by: WaymanWong 09:19 pm EST 03/12/22 | |
| In reply to: Tribute to non-Oscar nominated songs - bobby2 04:12 pm EST 03/12/22 | |
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| What a marvelous mega-medley, and Sammy and Steve delivered it with such style. Many terrific tunes truly never got their due at the Oscars. But a few footnotes might be in order. The first Academy Award for Best Original Song was given out in 1935. And some of the songs in this medley predate 1935, like ''Singin' in the Rain'' and ''You Were Meant for Me'' (both 1929) and ''Shuffle Off to Buffalo'' from ''42nd Street'' (1933). Many of the songs in this mega-medley come from the 1930s and 1940s, the heyday of the Great American Songbook. There were so many musicals. In fact, from 1939-1946, the Academy nominated anywhere from 9 to 14 tunes for Best Song. (1940 was an exception with only 4 entries.) Anyway, with such a multitude of material, it appears that each movie was limited to one song for Oscar consideration. So it looks like ''A Fine Romance'' and ''Pick Yourself Up'' couldn't be nominated, because another song from ''Swing Time'' (1936) was already entered: ''The Way You Look Tonight,'' which won. ''Shall We Dance'' (1937) was represented by ''They Can't Take That Away From Me,'' which left its other songs outside of Oscar consideration, ''Let's Call the Whole Thing Off'' and ''They All Laughed.'' And ''Meet Me in St. Louis'' (1944) submitted ''The Trolley Song,'' so that meant passing over ''The Boy Next Door'' and ''Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.'' Etc., etc. There are so many Oscar non-nominees. Sammy and Steve even missed the showbiz anthem of ''That's Entertainment'' from ''The Band Wagon.'' |
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