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Episode 47: Reaching Out to Touch You (1979)
Episode 47: Reaching Out to Touch You (1979)
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Length:
66 minutes
Released:
Nov 20, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
Kermit the Frog's film debut brought Oscar winner Paul Williams his final Oscar nomination, writing the classic song "The Rainbow Connection" with Kenny Ascher. Host Jeff Commings shares Williams' thoughts about the meaning of the wistful lyrics and why Paul Williams was not able to continue his work in the 1980s. Other Oscar winners in contention for the 1979 Original Song Oscar were Henry Mancini and Marvin Hamlisch, both supplying sentimental love ballads that didn't hold a candle to another popular movie song that was ineligible for the award, thanks to the songwriter's honesty.
Released:
Nov 20, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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