This is 1995, 30 yrs ago! I can't believe it because it seems so modern. I'm joining in for freebie week over at Monday Music Moves Me. Let's see if you can guess which song won the Oscar which one was nominated and which came up empty-handed in all areas..here are the 3...
1. CANCION DEL MARIACHI BY LOS LOBOS AND ANTONIO BANDERAS
This is from a fun flick, "Desperado" starring Antonio Banderos and Selma Hayek and it includes a lot of great music. When you look back, Hollywood always had a love for Mexican music starting in the 1940s. I love this soundtrack.
2. COLORS OF THE WIND SUNG BY JUDY KUHN
This song is from Pocahontas, with music by Alan Menkin and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, which depicts a nice sweet gal without any tattoos unlike the real Pocahontas who was covered in them and, died at 21 from, I believe, smallpox or pneumonia or TB…they are not sure.
3. YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND IN ME SUNG BY RANDY NEWMAN
This was written by Randy Newman for "Toy Story", a funny and endearing animated movie that we all know well. Frankly, there's something about Randy that just makes me want to bitch slap him upside the head.
On that lovely note, which song won the Oscar, which was nominated and which came up empty-handed.
I LOVED Desperado and the music in it! ♥ Don't think it was nominated, though. The Pocahontas song won, if I recall. Randy Newman was nominated. Kind of an insipid song, but, I guess it had mass appeal.
ReplyDeleteThe first was the best but I do remember Newman winning. Never liked that song.
ReplyDeleteMy mother *hated* Randy Newman. His "Short People". After that, he was dead to her (even though he also did "I Love LA" which was probably more popular in my neck of the woods).
ReplyDeleteAs usual, I have no idea. If it had been me it would have been the song from Desperado that won. And Colors of the Wind is far from the best Disney song. But I don't think it won. My guesses are You've Got a Friend in Me won, Colors of the Wind nominated, Cancion del Mariachi nada.
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