Joe discusses the Best Original Song category for the Academy Awards with some special guests. Our favorite winners in that category over the years, as well as a few snubs.
<a href="https://theregimen.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/movie-music-best-original-song.m4a">Movie Music &#8211; Best Original Song</a>

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References for this podcast:
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<li>The <a href="http://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/ampas_awards/DisplayMain.jsp?curTime=1297244013759">nominees and winners</a> of Best Original Song.</li>
<li>This year&#8217;s <a href="http://oscar.go.com/">nominees</a>.</li>
<li>Films referenced:  Pat Garret and Billy the Kid / The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King / Philadelphia / Once / Arthur / Dancer in the Dark 
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<li>Frequent nominees in Song Category:  <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Menken">Alan Menken</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burt_Bacharach">Burt Bacharach</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvin_Hamlisch">Marvin Hamlisch</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Mancini">Henry Mancini</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Newman">Randy Newman</a></li>
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Songs used in this podcast:
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<li>&#8220;Arthur&#8217;s Theme (Best You Can Do)&#8221; by Christopher Cross from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Arthur-The-Album-Original-Soundtrack/dp/B0013IMQTG">Arthur &#8211; The Album</a>.</li>
<li>&#8220;Against All Odds&#8221; by Phil Collins from  <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Against-Original-Motion-Picture-Soundtrack/dp/B002DPW84Q/ref=sr_shvl_album_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1298479680&amp;sr=301-1">Against All Odds soundtrack</a>.</li>
<li>&#8220;I&#8217;ve Seen It All&#8221; by Bjork from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Against-Original-Motion-Picture-Soundtrack/dp/B002DPW84Q/ref=sr_shvl_album_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1298479680&amp;sr=301-1">Selmasongs</a>.</li>
<li>&#8220;Knockin&#8217; on Heaven&#8217;s Door&#8221; by Bob Dylan from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Garrett_&amp;_Billy_the_Kid_%28album%29">Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid album</a>.</li>
<li>&#8220;Streets of Philadelphia&#8221; by Bruce Springsteen from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streets_of_Philadelphia">Philadelphia soundtrack</a>.</li>
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We talk movies, politics and on occasion the intersection between the two. It's not quite NPR, and it's definitely not Crossfire, but hopefully it will be interesting, challenging or informative. Maybe even all three at once. This is a very complicated case.