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Image c/o Jason Merritt (Getty) Guess what, guys: you called it! Adele and Paul Epworth’s “Skyfall” won the Academy Award for Best Original Song last night at the Oscars on Feb. 24th. She also performed her hit theme song with a full orchestra and chorus group, which left us totally speechless as usual. We can’t… Read on »
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The Oscar nominations were finally announced today after much anticipation, and the naturally the category of “Best Original Song” is the most exciting for us here at MetroLyrics. After seeing the short-list of 75 songs that would potentially be nominated and noting that Katy Perry and Rick Ross were among them, we were interested to… Read on »
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Last Friday we made a playlist of the Top 7 Best Original Song Oscar Winners of the Past that included songs from such classic movies as Breakfast At Tiffany’s, Dirty Dancing, and Titanic. The playlist was in honor of the 84th Annual Academy Awards which took place yesterday, Sunday the 26th (you can check out our musical… Read on »
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Congratulations to Bret McKenzie from Flight Of The Concords for taking home the Oscar for Best Original Song (“Man Or Muppet”) at last night’s 84th Annual Academy Awards! It must have been a difficult decision…well, seeing as there was only one other nominee! It might seem kind of odd that there were only two songs… Read on »
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It’s Oscars weekend, people! While music and lyrics are our first love, movies are a close second and awards shows follow soon after that. We love the glitz, the glamour, and seeing talented artists get recognition. Even better is when music and movies come together in one awards-show category: Best Original Song! We already profiled… Read on »
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Yesterday’s release of the Academy Awards nominees for the 2012 show shocked a lot of music fans, and musicians alike. Surprisingly, for the first time ever, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (fun fact: that’s who votes for the Oscars!) nominated only two songs: “Man or Muppet” from The Muppets (music and lyrics by Bret McKenzie)… Read on »