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The Title Song...

posted 15 years ago by luvuwildbill
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The title song, a huge hit in 1955 for the Four Aces, was pretty much the ONLY good thing in the movie, which helps to explain why it won an Oscar.
And it wasn't even the Best song that was nominated that year, because the competion included
"Unchained Melody" from "Unchained'
"I'll Never Stop Loving You" from "Love Me Or Leave Me"
"Something's Gotta Give" from "Daddy Long-Legs"
and "(Love Is) A Tender Trap" from "The Tender Trap".

Hmmm...looking at those five selections, the "Best Song" nominees from 1955 were better than the "Best Picture" nominees, the only one of those I liked was "Mister Roberts".

[–] Balok-2 15 years ago

I never understood what "Love is a many-splendored thing" is supposed to mean. How many different splendors does something need to have before it is "many" splendored? What exactly are all of these different splendors supposed to be, anyway? Or at least can I have a couple of examples?

Not to mention that the music is quite obviously cribbed from one of Puccini's most famous arias. . .

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[–] zuzupetal_99 12 years ago

I think the song was over-used in the film; like they were beating us over the head with it every chance they could get! By the end, I was sick of hearing it!

On the other hand, High Noon is criticized for the use of it's song over & over throughout that film, but to me, I thought it was well-utilized there and I really enjoyed it.

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