tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post8708133600609051081..comments2024-03-23T03:57:15.055-07:00Comments on Caftan Woman: 31 Days of Oscar Blogathon: Sing a Song of OscarCaftan Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-37744074611725019392014-02-28T10:23:25.112-08:002014-02-28T10:23:25.112-08:00Lucky you! I don't believe I've ever seen...Lucky you! I don't believe I've ever seen Bing on the big screen. I must add that to my wish list.<br /><br />I have so many Crosby albums and CDs that I used to keep him in his own section. I could tell my Perry Como albums and CDs were jealous, although too much of a gentleman to make a fuss. <br /><br />Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-43180308000518569602014-02-28T07:53:12.327-08:002014-02-28T07:53:12.327-08:00While Frank Sinatra has long been my favorite of t...While Frank Sinatra has long been my favorite of the crooners, I have recently really come to love Bing. Perhaps that is because I've seen "White Christmas" on the big screen of my city's vintage theatre the past 2 Christmases. In such surroundings, his voice is even more beautiful, and I have found myself falling under its spell. My Amazon wish list has several of Bing's CD's just waiting to be purchased. Patti https://www.blogger.com/profile/12931836399684850729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-81948580875278760732014-02-24T05:04:26.290-08:002014-02-24T05:04:26.290-08:00A woman appreciates a man who can make her laugh, ...A woman appreciates a man who can make her laugh, but when you've got a golden voice and the best songwriters in the business - it's a done deal!Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-68192252756888407472014-02-23T20:34:10.495-08:002014-02-23T20:34:10.495-08:00Great post MissPaddyLee. Now I realize why Crosby...Great post MissPaddyLee. Now I realize why Crosby got the girl - and not Bob Hope. rcoceanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17102201338319611538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-25717842488374433242014-02-20T12:11:46.292-08:002014-02-20T12:11:46.292-08:00Thanks, Kevni.
I agree. Much as I enjoy and try ...Thanks, Kevni.<br /><br />I agree. Much as I enjoy and try to follow the philosophy of "Accentuate the Positive", the lovely and lilting "Let's Take the Long Way Home" deserves to be a more well known standard. Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-9181553287773728562014-02-20T08:49:45.224-08:002014-02-20T08:49:45.224-08:00Great stuff here. I know Bing sang a lot of great ...Great stuff here. I know Bing sang a lot of great songs, but seeing them listed all together like this is really something. I always thought the Academy nominated the wrong song from "Here Come the Waves." I always thought the song "Let's Take the Long Way Home" is a great song, and one my favorite Bing songs. Not as well known as some of his others, but a real gem of a song. Kevin Deanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07697597405552599370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-66609575152912959252014-02-15T09:44:00.779-08:002014-02-15T09:44:00.779-08:00Thank you so much, Christian.
I'll be looking...Thank you so much, Christian.<br /><br />I'll be looking forward to your future post on the songs we love so well.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-68537907194860722492014-02-14T15:49:05.814-08:002014-02-14T15:49:05.814-08:00Loved your post Caftan Woman. I'm a big fan of...Loved your post Caftan Woman. I'm a big fan of movie (and Broadway) songs, and had thought of doing a post on the subject myself. That will wait as I savor yours.Christian Esquevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04442827724576856379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-54448470636164294502014-02-10T10:38:16.488-08:002014-02-10T10:38:16.488-08:00Thanks so much.
I echo your quibble. I'm sur...Thanks so much.<br /><br />I echo your quibble. I'm surprised there aren't more impassioned internet arguments over this category.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-75920953739896627372014-02-10T10:31:59.668-08:002014-02-10T10:31:59.668-08:00Great post! I think that film scores are often so ...Great post! I think that film scores are often so woefully overlooked - often more so than set and costume design, which are bound up in the aesthetic memory of a film. <br />I doubt that Bing's record will ever be bettered...although I have to quibble the Academy's decision to favour Que Sera Sera over True Love Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-17417927372347755172014-02-10T10:27:16.542-08:002014-02-10T10:27:16.542-08:00Enjoyed your article. Some songs become so ingrai...Enjoyed your article. Some songs become so ingrained as standards that it is easy to forget their film roots.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-71547366996566125232014-02-09T17:56:55.683-08:002014-02-09T17:56:55.683-08:00Great article and information. He is an American i...Great article and information. He is an American icon in music and film. It's funny to look and see what seems like trends in the different categories. Several Christmas films did not come out at Christmastime. I happen to have done a post that's similar :) Some of the songs like everything can be timely and some can become classics.ImagineMDDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01136942565551458221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-20985540904069411242014-02-09T15:40:49.051-08:002014-02-09T15:40:49.051-08:00I hope you found some old favourites among the sel...I hope you found some old favourites among the selections. The quality of the film for the clip from "Pennies from Heaven" is dodgy, but I had forgotten how great Bing's performance of the song remains.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-30354022444621744322014-02-09T09:08:06.960-08:002014-02-09T09:08:06.960-08:00What a track record! I especially like your comme...What a track record! I especially like your comment here: "I think the song category tells us as much about the Academy and the different eras as the best picture category does..." so true. Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-64123923313230147512014-02-08T17:04:53.864-08:002014-02-08T17:04:53.864-08:00Thank you so much. It was a labour of love - and ...Thank you so much. It was a labour of love - and a lot of wonderful time spent on YouTube.<br /><br />Actually, I am a fan of "Accentuate the Positive", but wanted to alert people that some might have an issue with the presentation in the film. I'm sure Mercer and Crosby meant no disrespect, but hindsight can be judgmental.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-16837555405872391762014-02-08T17:02:40.457-08:002014-02-08T17:02:40.457-08:00I'm surprised to hear that the Hoagy Carmichae...I'm surprised to hear that the Hoagy Carmichael song might have been performed before the film. I thought the Academy had strict rules about that - at least from the 40s onward. At any rate, it's a gem of a song.<br /><br />I'll have to check out your article on Bing as I don't recall it, but know I would like it.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-6074930844149945122014-02-08T16:56:59.271-08:002014-02-08T16:56:59.271-08:00The Academy can't be wrong all the time, but I...The Academy can't be wrong all the time, but It is surprising that those timeless ballads from the "Road" pictures missed Oscar nods.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-83827877094918630222014-02-08T16:03:37.711-08:002014-02-08T16:03:37.711-08:00Wonderful post--one of your all-time best! I think...Wonderful post--one of your all-time best! I think a lot of people forget how huge a star Bing Crosby was. He was in a ton of musicals, which I think partially accounts for the number of song noms from his films. But his film song scores were also written by some of Hollywood's best composers. "True Love" should have won the Oscar. I take it you're not a fan of "Accentuate the Positive." I always thought it was a cute song; it pops today every now and then in surprising places.Rick29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-54333589495138151062014-02-08T15:59:54.728-08:002014-02-08T15:59:54.728-08:00I wrote about Bing last year, and his Oscar record...I wrote about Bing last year, and his Oscar record is impressive. Of, course, any song sounds better in his voice, right?<br />My favorite in the list is In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening. Yet this wasn't an original song, I loved his rendition of Blu Skies.<br />Kisses!Lêhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02419693749682458647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-71907977359206778532014-02-08T10:21:23.531-08:002014-02-08T10:21:23.531-08:00After reading about all those snubs in week 1, it&...After reading about all those snubs in week 1, it's so good to see someone actually getting recognized for their incredible talent! Though I agree—would've loved to see the songs from those "Road to..." movies get something.Vintage Cameohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12198989922609440510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-48796632459041910032014-02-08T09:45:07.929-08:002014-02-08T09:45:07.929-08:00You can discover the coolest stuff digging around ...You can discover the coolest stuff digging around in Oscar history.<br /><br />What was fun for me was finding so many of the movie performances available on YouTube. It's as if Bing is the King of YouTube.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-9263894235396220732014-02-08T09:41:13.978-08:002014-02-08T09:41:13.978-08:00Wow! I had no idea that so many Oscar-nominated so...Wow! I had no idea that so many Oscar-nominated songs were sung by Bing Crosby! It's an impressive collection, when you see them listed together as you've done here.Silver Screeningshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04955048716754142299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-29822876557516199102014-02-08T08:57:47.090-08:002014-02-08T08:57:47.090-08:00I think the song category tells us as much about t...I think the song category tells us as much about the Academy and the different eras as the best picture category does. Personally, nothing tops the era of the "great American songbook" when folks like Irving Berlin and Hoagy Carmichael ruled.<br /><br />Time to watch "Here Comes the Groom"!Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-73573452232067724062014-02-08T08:23:23.375-08:002014-02-08T08:23:23.375-08:00Wow! Impressive indeed. It's no wonder so many...Wow! Impressive indeed. It's no wonder so many of the songs were nominated with der Bingel introducing them. A very informative post and I love the pictures you used to illustrate it too...especially that Here Comes the Groom photo. I had forgotten about that film and how entertaining it was. Each of these numbers deserved their little golden statuette ( except Sweet Leilani perhaps....I'd rather have seen That Old Feeling take away the Oscar that year - it's more timeless ).The Metzinger Sistershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10728879307994086409noreply@blogger.com