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Here are the nominees....

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• Music

  Original Song
  • "Happy" from DESPICABLE ME 2

    Music and Lyric by Pharrell Williams

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    Music Original Song /
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  • "Let It Go" from FROZEN

    Music and Lyric by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez

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    Music Original Song /
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  • "The Moon Song" from HER

    Music by Karen O; Lyric by Karen O and Spike Jonze

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    Music Original Song /
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  • "Ordinary Love" from MAND...TO FREEDOM

    Music by Paul Hewson, Dave Evans, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen; Lyric by Paul Hewson

It should but I'm thinking the song from Frozen will get it.

I'm rooting for it..

One thing I'd like to say is how great when Prince won an award for a whole album, I don't think there's any pop star who had that kind of honor, a lot win for Original Song, but not Original Score.

Everybody seems to like this song. It's definitely the most popular out of the bunch. I think last week it was sitting @ #2 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart (only surpassed by Katy Perry's "Dark Horse" @ #1).

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Here's some info on that Frozen song...

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http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/newsPage.cgi?news09742m01

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Disney’s Frozen Hits #1 on HITS Album Sales Chart Again; Swindell, Phantogram Debut in Top 10
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February 25, 2014
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Cold weather may be a bane in much of the land, but to Disney it's pure magic. Team Walt is celebrating yet another #1 week atop the HITS Album SalesChart for the unstoppable Frozen ST, which adds another 88k to its million-plus tally, a decline of just 12%.
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The animated blockbuster is favored to win two Oscars, including Best Song for "Let It Go," which Idina Menzel will perform on this weekend's telecast and which the orchestra will strike up every four minutes or so throughout the evening. All of this likely trigger another retail avalanche.

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I think he'll have to settle for second place due to Frozen, which is dominating the film box office and music charts right now but I won't count against it. Stranger things have happened.

I'm surprised there isn't much buzz around U2's "Ordinary Love". They tend to be darlings of most academies here in the States...

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Musicslave said:

I'm surprised there isn't much buzz around U2's "Ordinary Love". They tend to be darlings of most academies here in the States...

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I doubt they'll win it. If they do, it'll be an upset.

Timmy84 said:

Musicslave said:

I'm surprised there isn't much buzz around U2's "Ordinary Love". They tend to be darlings of most academies here in the States...

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I doubt they'll win it. If they do, it'll be an upset.

That's exactly why I think they will win it. I love U2 and very surprised that the song is buzzing more than it is, but oh well. I love Pharrell's "Happy" song, but I doubt he'll win the Oscar for it.

He'll win. Songs like this always win. They're the only songs that most people have heard, so when they get nominated they usually win. I'm still shocked that Prince didn't land ANY Best Song nominations back in 84!

missfee said:

shorttrini said:

missfee said:

That's exactly why I think they will win it. I love U2 and very surprised that the song is buzzing more than it is, but oh well. I love Pharrell's "Happy" song, but I doubt he'll win the Oscar for it.

The song sucks, and the academy knows it. U2, won't win.

Which song are you referring to that sucks? Ordinary Love or Happy?

missfee said:

shorttrini said:

missfee said: The song sucks, and the academy knows it. U2, won't win.

Which song are you referring to that sucks? Ordinary Love or Happy?

Looks like U2's.

shorttrini said:

missfee said:

That's exactly why I think they will win it. I love U2 and very surprised that the song is buzzing more than it is, but oh well. I love Pharrell's "Happy" song, but I doubt he'll win the Oscar for it.

The song sucks, and the academy knows it. U2, won't win.

I doubt U2 will win myself. Musically they haven't really been interesting in a long time. Which is why I expect either Pharell or Frozen to win the Oscar. More so for Frozen.

Timmy84 said:

missfee said:

Which song are you referring to that sucks? Ordinary Love or Happy?

Looks like U2's.

Oh. Well I like both of them.

TODAY "HAPPY" WENT TO NUMBER ONE ON HOT 100

Th first song to hit n1 and get nominated for an Oscar since Lose Yourself by Em!

Timmy84 said:

Shawy89 said:

TODAY "HAPPY" WENT TO NUMBER ONE ON HOT 100

Th first song to hit n1 and get nominated for an Oscar since Lose Yourself by Em!

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Good for him. Not surprised. He was getting more and more spins at different radio formats. Too much momentum. He sure has a lot of momentum going into this weekend. The timing couldn't be better for him. If he loses, it would be considered an upset I think. It will be interesting how this turns out. You have the new No. 1 song in the country going against a song from the No. 1 album in the country.

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Shawy89 said:

TODAY "HAPPY" WENT TO NUMBER ONE ON HOT 100

Th first song to hit n1 and get nominated for an Oscar since Lose Yourself by Em!

shorttrini said:

Timmy84 said:

Looks like U2's.

The one by U2, who like Cold Play, haven't released anything of substance, let alone award worthy, in quite some time. As for, "Happy", that's one best things to come out in years. It sticks to the formula of, "simple, and "fun". Two things that are missing in most of today's music...

I have to agree. Though I do find a lot of joy in (non-mainstream) music, this is a good example of where mainstream music can go.

Seems like most were right to guess that, "Let It Go" would win the Oscar for Best Song. It really was a paint-it-by-numbers Oscar contender anyway. "Happy" would have been a pleasant surprise though.

Musicslave said:

Seems like most were right to guess that, "Let It Go" would win the Oscar for Best Song. It really was a paint-it-by-numbers Oscar contender anyway. "Happy" would have been a pleasant surprise though.

I liked his performance much better than the screaming chick . The audience interaction was fun to watch .

Was this the strongest list of nominees in this catagory ever? I'm finding it hard to remember a stronger list.

ejnbmore said:

Musicslave said:

Seems like most were right to guess that, "Let It Go" would win the Oscar for Best Song. It really was a paint-it-by-numbers Oscar contender anyway. "Happy" would have been a pleasant surprise though.

I liked his performance much better than the screaming chick . The audience interaction was fun to watch .

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Yeah, I guess you know you got hit when you have Meryl Streep dancing to it.