tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077259096493787089.post275045480665327857..comments2024-03-09T00:26:54.278-08:00Comments on The Oscar Buzz: Best Song: "Talk to the Animals" (1967)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077259096493787089.post-69175192932200194072015-11-26T00:04:40.286-08:002015-11-26T00:04:40.286-08:00No, it's cool. Thanks for replying. :)
"...No, it's cool. Thanks for replying. :)<br /><br />"Talk To The Animals" was the breaking point for my silence regarding your rankings because 1967 is a watershed year for American cinema and the Academy Awards. When comparing it to the rest of the Best Picture nominees, Doctor Dolittle just comes off as a pity nominee due to its lack of box office success. Furthermore, giving it Best Original Song over "The Bare Necessities" and "Thoroughly Modern Millie" comes off as a consolation prize, kinda like how "Glory" from Selma won this past Oscar ceremony when the only other nomination the film received was for Best Picture, except awarding it that category was a good thing because "Glory" was by far the best of those five nominees.<br /><br />(Speaking of the nominees...Sorry, Lego Movie fans, but "Everything Is Awesome" is merely a catchy song with sophomoric lyrics. Deliberately so, mind you, and the song commenting on the state of pop music today was funny, but actually awarding it would've been overkill. Thank goodness no one spite-voted for "Everything Is Awesome" in the wake of The Lego Movie's absence from Best Animated Feature.)BlueFox94https://www.blogger.com/profile/14195892941224578493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077259096493787089.post-27195396180116932022015-11-23T00:58:16.184-08:002015-11-23T00:58:16.184-08:00I must admit that it seems odd that you'd choo...I must admit that it seems odd that you'd choose to bring it up randomly now when it has been ranked low since the start. While I accept that there's likely historical value for "When You Wish Upon a Star," a lot of the drive/voting of this series is impulsive. I admit that there's a ton of earlier entries ("The Continental," "Mona Lisa") that I have since come to like more than their initial placement. I stand by the immediate reaction nature of this list. While, if going off of my personal opinion, I would move it up, it likely wouldn't go too far. <br /><br />I have an odd relationship with that song, as it doesn't have the immediate impact on me that other songs do. My one regret is that my list favors jaunty melodies over slower songs. However, that's likely an impulse thing again. I know that it seems controversial to you (as I am sure everyone else likely feels similarly), but it's just my general response to the song. It's fine, but not necessarily one that I loved. I admit that there's strong biases on display (the top two always felt like they'd be there, even before I got to that week). <br /><br />The other unfortunate thing about ranking is that good songs can fall so low so quickly. I definitely think this is one of the cases. I am sure that you'd disagree about other songs. Opinions are built that way. I admit my impulsive "Yay/Nay" nature is a little flawed, but it also feels unfair to hold that value over other songs that I just enjoy more (though MAYBE it should be above "Buttons and Bows"). I don't hate "When You Wish Upon a Star," but going off of my personal enjoyment - it's not the highest.<br /><br />Maybe towards the end (so, in about a year), I will do a special Reconsideration post to highlight what I felt went wrong. I don't have any set plans, but I already have a list just from what's happened so far. <br /><br />On a personal note, I admit that "Talk to the Animals" is a bafflingly high choice. I am just a sucker for Rex Harrison (love My Fair Lady) and, like presumably you with Pinocchio, Dr. Dolittle was a film I think back fondly of from my childhood. I know it doesn't excuse things, but that's my base reasoning. I'm unsure if this makes me sound ignorant or just that I'm approaching things differently. I hope it's the latter. Though I do thank you for occasionally chiming in with opinions. I've enjoyed them.Thomas Willetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18386975559775402747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077259096493787089.post-22449605690022789602015-11-22T21:02:45.194-08:002015-11-22T21:02:45.194-08:00Really? "Talk To The Animals" is a bette...Really? "Talk To The Animals" is a better song than "When You Wish Upon A Star", arguably Disney's most important song from one of their greatest films? (They wouldn't be playing it at the beginning of every one of their films if it wasn't.)<br /><br />I like this series and all, but I couldn't help but become startled and suspicious from the moment "When You Wish Upon A Star" was ranked pretty low. I get that people have different tastes and all, but sometimes the historical importance of an artistic work ought to have some precedence when it comes to its ranking amongst other similar works.BlueFox94https://www.blogger.com/profile/14195892941224578493noreply@blogger.com