Honestly, I thought I did this year already but I couldn’t find it but I do believe I mentioned it in who should have won version for my Thursday Movie Picks. Over at Monday Music Moves Me, it’s all about winter themed songs and there are quite a few from my visits to other bloggers in this fun endeavour. So, let’s see if you can pick which won the Oscar, which was nominated, and which got nadda!
1. SNOW, SNOW, SNOW SUNG BY BING, ROSEMARY, DANNY AND TRUDY! POOR VERA-ELLEN
2. COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS SUNG BY BING CROSBY AND ROSEMARY CLOONEY
In White Christmas, when the foursome finally arrive in Vermont, they are having a heatwave! The place where the gals are to perform is owned by the boys’ former army commander who sank all his savings into the Inn. The boys, now famous entertainers, decide to put on a show( without Mickey Rooney) to help their former commander. While doing so, Danny Kaye and Vera-Ellen play matchmakers to Der Bingle and Rosemary Clooney( yup, George Clooney’s aunt). When Bing can’t sleep and neither can Rosemary, they end up in the main area of the Inn and Bing sings this sweet song which is all about trying to fall asleep. It’s really a nice song but I would never hear this song while drinking …buttermilk. Yuck
3. THREE COINS IN THE FOUNTAIN SUNG BY FRANK SINATRA
This song comes from the hit movie of the same name that had an all star cast..well, semi all star cast because it has the wretched Maggie McNamara who just rubs me the wrong way..I just watch to slap her. 3 women live in Rome and all 3 fall in love with different men…one is wealthy and acerbic played so well by Clifton Webb, another falls for a poor man and the irritating Maggie falls for a Prince. My favourite story is the Clifton Webb and Dorothy McGuire romance with Dorothy playing a drunken scene with great finesse. This song, written by Jules Styne with Lyrics by Sammy Cahn, became a big hit back in the day but it is not my favourite. I actually dislike the way the music drops down when singing the first few bars. I just…don’t like it.
Ok, there you have it…can you guess which one won, which was nominated and which was forgotten?
Hi Birgit,
ReplyDeleteI know for a fact that Three Coins in the Fountain won this Oscar because I've heard it referred to as that Oscar winning song more than once.
As far as the other two I'd expect Count Your Blessings to score a nom more than Snow, Snow, Snow since despite both being charming there is more heft to the first. Not that flyaway songs haven't received nods before or since!!
Yeah, 3 Coins seems like it won. I have seen that movie, but not in a while. And of course I've seen White Christmas.
ReplyDeleteHi, Birgit!
ReplyDeleteI'm back in your orbit, dear friend, and spending a portion of my birthday with you. Yessum, I'm 75!!! (but don't feel a day over 100).
I accidentally got the answer to this trivia quiz by reading Joel's comment. When it comes to this movie feature of yours, he always knows his stuff. The good news is that "Three Coins In The Fountain" is the song I was going to select as the Oscar Wiener just as a guess based upon my own recollections. I remember how big the song was during my 1950s childhood. As a young adult, I was an avid record collector and had on vinyl this marvelous rendition by Jackie Wilson fronting Billy Ward's Dominos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILG56cIjpo4
Like Joel, I believe the Binger's "Count Your Blessings" song was nominated for the award because it was another biggie from my childhood, one that always brings a tear to my eye. Truth be told, I don't remember the first song, and therefore will be surprised if it beat out "Count Your Blessings" in the song award category.
I hope you, hound dog Harley and pritty kitty Lexi are all well and in good spirits, dear friend BB. I'll be back tomorrow, sitting the balcony and waiting for you-- "At The Movies!"
I do love 3 Coins in the Fountain, both movie and song.
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