January’s Grammy’s kicked off “Awards Season,” with the biggie on Sunday night—the 90th Annual Academy Awards, which will, of course, include the Award for “Best Song” from a movie.
This year’s nominees don’t have quite the punch packed by past winners, songs that were huge national hits that became part of the culture: In the 30’s “Somewhere Over The Rainbow,” “White Christmas” in the 40’s, “Secret Love” in the 50’s, “Moon River” in the 60’s, “The Way We Were” in the 70’s”, “I’ve Had The Time Of My Life” in the 80’s” and “My Heart Will Go On” in the 90’s.
Recent winners “Let It Go” from Frozen and Adele’s’ “Skyfall” just didn’t reach critical mass, despite radio exposure.
Outside of “This Is Me” getting exposure on a handful of stations, you’d be hard pressed to find any of this year’s nominees for “Best Original Song” on any radio station at all.
They are:
“Mighty River” / “Mudbound”
“Mystery Of Love” / “Call Me By Your Name”
“Remember Me” / “Coco”
“Marshall” / “Stand For Something”
“This Is Me” / “The Greatest Showman”
Expected winner: “This Is Me” from “The Greatest Showman,” written by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, who won the Oscar last year for their song “City Of Stars” from “La La Land.”