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Episode 37: Fields of Gold and Forests of the Night (1969)
Episode 37: Fields of Gold and Forests of the Night (1969)
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Length:
61 minutes
Released:
Sep 11, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
Songwriters tried very, very hard to bring rock 'n' roll music into the Oscar nominees for Original Song in 1969, but the old guard strongly resisted and left off some now-classic tunes from the final list of five. Burt Bacharach and Hal David tried very hard to fight against the old ways of Hollywood, and managed to get a nomination for a classic movie song with a pop flavor. As you learn more about the five nominees, think about whether they were more worthy of a nomination than the ones host Jeff Commings offers up on this episode.
Released:
Sep 11, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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