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p><p id="66cf"><b>“The Look of Love” by Burt Bacharach and Hal David</b>,<b> </b>performed by the great Dusty Springfield, is deeply emotional but was featured in spy parody <i>Casino Royale</i>. Maybe that dissonance worked against it?</p><p id="cdd3">It seems impossible that <b>“9 to 5” by Dolly Parton</b> didn’t win for lyrics like “tumble outta bed and stumble to the kitchen / pour myself a cup of ambition.” My brother and I made up a dance routine for this song, but <a href="https://readmedium.com/happy-birthday-dolly-parton-817ca02e5475">that’s another story</a>.</p><p id="98dc">In 1985, a kid on the bus had the <i>Back to the Future</i> soundtrack, and we passed around their Walkman, playing <b>“The Power of Love” by Huey Lewi

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Nostalgia

Three Movie Songs I Love that Didn’t Win Oscars

They’re winners in my book!

Photo by Mirko Fabian on Unsplash

If you like trivia, check out who has won (and lost) in the Oscar race for Best Original Song. These three non-winners stood out to me…

“The Look of Love” by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, performed by the great Dusty Springfield, is deeply emotional but was featured in spy parody Casino Royale. Maybe that dissonance worked against it?

It seems impossible that “9 to 5” by Dolly Parton didn’t win for lyrics like “tumble outta bed and stumble to the kitchen / pour myself a cup of ambition.” My brother and I made up a dance routine for this song, but that’s another story.

In 1985, a kid on the bus had the Back to the Future soundtrack, and we passed around their Walkman, playing “The Power of Love” by Huey Lewis and the News again and again. It’s still a must-listen on my “oldies” station.

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