Film critic Mike McCahill joins Calum and Chris to discuss the nominees for 1984’s Best Original Song, which were “Against All Odds” from Against All Odds, “Footloose” from Footloose, “Ghostbusters” from Ghostbusters, “I Just Called to Say I Love You” from The Woman in Red, and “Let’s Hear it for the Boy” from Footloose.

Against All Odds: 
Footloose: 
Ghostbusters: 
The Woman in Red: 
Listener Questions: 
Conclusions/Ranking: 
Exit music: Stevie Wonder scene from High Fidelity (2000)

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Categorically Oscars is a podcast devoted to the Academy Awards. We choose a category from an Oscar year to talk about in each episode, analysing the nominees and giving our verdict on whether the Academy got it right.