Thursday, July 8, 2010

Best Original Song - 1946

"You Keep Coming Back Like a Song" from Blue Skies sung by Bing Crosby


Movie Synopsis: A dancer loves showgirl, who loves compulsive nightclub-opener, who can't stay committed to anything in life for very long. 


Does it appear in the movie (i.e. other than the end credits)?Yes.
Is it important to the plot? Lovers reunited.
Is it pleasing to the ear? B+.






"Ole Buttermilk Sky" from Canyon Passage sung by Hoagy Carmichael


Movie Synopsis: A businessman is torn between his love of two very different women in 1850's Oregon and his loyalty to a compulsive gambler friend who goes over the line. 


Does it appear in the movie (i.e. other than the end credits)? N/A.
Is it important to the plot? N/A.
Is it pleasing to the ear? B.




"All Through the Day" from Centennial Summer sung by Larry Stevens


Movie Synopsis: In 1876 Philadelphia, two sisters vie for the affections of a Frenchman who's come to town to prepare the French pavilion for the Centennial exposition. 


Does it appear in the movie (i.e. other than the end credits)? N/A.
Is it important to the plot? N/A.
Is it pleasing to the ear? N/A.




"I Can't Begin to Tell You" from The Dolly Sisters sung by John Payne, Betty Grable, and June Haver


Movie Synopsis: Two sisters from Hungary become famous entertainers in the early 1900s. 


Does it appear in the movie (i.e. other than the end credits)? N/A.
Is it important to the plot? N/A.
Is it pleasing to the ear? B+ .




"On the Atchison, Topeka, and the Santa Fe" from The Harvey Girls sung by Judy Garland 


Movie Synopsis: A mail order bride becomes a waitress at a Harvey House and competes with the saloon across the street. 


Does it appear in the movie (i.e. other than the end credits)? Yes. 
Is it important to the plot? Not really... 
Is it pleasing to the ear? C+.





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So what won?
"On the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe" from The Harvey Girls


What would I have voted for? 
"I Can't Begin to Tell You" from The Dolly Sisters
Well, you know...I just liked it best.


Analysis
They finally knocked it down to five songs this year. A good decision, if you ask me. There aren't any stinkers plaguing 1946...as far as I know. But nothing spectacular, either. I did really like the clip of "You Keep Coming Back Like a Song."

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