I am choosing 1991 to guess which song won the Oscar, which was nominated and which got nuttin’ honey. I am joining Monday Music Moves Me on Wednesday so let’s see if you guess correctly…
1. BE OUR GUEST SUNG BY JERRY ORBACH AND ANGELA LANSBURY
I do love this song and this is a nice version of one of my favourite Grimm Fairy Tales, “ Beauty and the Beast.” This was written by Alan Menken with lyrics by Howard Ashman and it’s a great hit. The sex starved candlestick and the fat teapot sing this to Beauty to make her feel more at home in this castle ruled by the Beast. My mom hated the look of the beast because his massive upper frame could never be held up by the tiny ..um…bottom half. I have to agree but it’s still fun. For the best rendition of this classic fairy tale, please see, “ La Belle et La Bette.” A French film by Jean Cocteau.
2. BEAUTY AND THE BEAST SUNG BY ANGELA LANSBURY
This song, written by Menken and Ashman, was sung by Angela Lansbury while Beauty and the Beast dance in the grand ballroom lending to the air of true romance. It’s a nice, simple song that impacts the plot which is all about love overcoming all obstacles.
3. TEARS IN HEAVEN SUNG BY ERIC CLAPTON
This song comes from the film, “Rush” about 2 undercover cops who become hooked on drugs and how their lives are destroyed by the drugs and their troubled work. This song was written by Clapton and Will Jennings and is a truly heartbreaking song because Clapton wrote is for his 4 yr old son, Conor, who fell from the 53rd floor of Conor’s mother’s friend. I remember when this happened and my heart went out to Clapton, the mom and her friend who must be still dealing with the guilt she must have felt since this tragedy happened while Conor was under her care. It is a most heartbreaking song.
So, which song won the Oscar, which one was nominated, and which got nuttin
Hi, Birgit!
ReplyDeleteAs everyone knows, Jerry Orbach is best known (and much loved) as "Lennie Briscoe" on Law & Order and as "Baby's" dad in Dirty Dancing. I also enjoyed Jerry in the role of a heavy in Delusion, a little known crime film released in 1991, the same year as Beauty and the Beast. I discovered Delusion in my mission as a fan "completist" to watch every one of Barbara Alyn Woods' movies and TV series. I also dig the female star of Delusion, Jennifer Rubin. "Beauty And The Beast" is such a classic that I believe it was the Oscar Mayer Wiener. I think Eric Clapton's song "Tears In Heaven" was the nominated song owing to the tragic circumstances surrounding it. That leaves "Be Our Guest" as the song left out.
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I think "Beauty and the Beast" won and "Tears in Heaven" was nominated. Tragic story about Eric Clapton's son!
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