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Episode 17: The World Is Such a Lovely Place (1949)
Episode 17: The World Is Such a Lovely Place (1949)
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Length:
52 minutes
Released:
Apr 24, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
Two of the songs nominated for the Academy Award for Best Song of 1949 probably should not have been eligible for the award. One of them had been written many years earlier, while the other heavily borrowed from a folk song written about a century earlier.
As host Jeff Commings talks about the origins of these two songs, you can decide if they deserved Oscar nominations.
As host Jeff Commings talks about the origins of these two songs, you can decide if they deserved Oscar nominations.
Released:
Apr 24, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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