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12/03/24

Songs that Made it to the Oscars

Maitri

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Judy Garland: “Over the Rainbow”- “Over the Rainbow” won best original song at the 12th Oscars, only the sixth time this award had been given out. 

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Bob Dylan: “Things Have Changed”- Bob Dylan won his first and only Oscar to date for this doomy, bluesy number from Curtis Hanson’s 2000 film “Wonder Boys”.

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Keith Carradine: “I’m Easy”- Released under the actor’s own name, this acoustic ballad he wrote for the film became a hit in the real world, peaking at No. 17 on the Hot 100 and winning him the movie’s sole Oscar.

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Isaac Hayes: “Theme From ‘Shaft’”- You’re damn right Isaac Hayes won the 1972 best original song Oscar for this timelessly cool theme. 

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Bruce Springsteen: “Streets of Philadelphia”- The Boss won an Oscar for the first song he ever wrote for a movie, this misty and forlorn mood piece from Jonathan Demme’s 1993 tear-jerker “Philadelphia.”

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Stevie Wonder: “I Just Called to Say I Love You”- Sometimes an Oscar-winning song outclasses, and outlasts, the film for which it was written — like “I Just Called to Say I Love You”.

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Barbra Streisand: “The Way We Were”- The Oscar for this 1973 hit (and the Grammy for song of the year) went to the songwriters Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman and Marvin Hamlisch.

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Three 6 Mafia: “Hard Out Here for a Pimp”- Three rap songs have won Oscars: Eminem’s 2002 “8 Mile” anthem “Lose Yourself,” Common and John Legend’s 2014 “Selma” theme “Glory”.

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