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Episode 40: Listen to the Distant Drums (1972)
Episode 40: Listen to the Distant Drums (1972)
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Length:
63 minutes
Released:
Oct 2, 2023
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Podcast episode
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The conversation surrounding the Oscar-nominated songs from 1972 might start with the songs that were not nominated, instead of the five that made the cut. Two original songs from the hit movie Cabaret, which remains one of the oddities of Academy Award history, especially knowing how loved the movie itself was by the Academy. Host Jeff Commings gives a history of the five nominated songs, including a love song for a killer rat and a love song in the midst of immense tragedy.
Released:
Oct 2, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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