# Songs nominated for Best Original Song that weren't even the best song in their movie **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 22, 2017, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-nominated-for-best-original-song-that-werent-even-the-best-song-in-their-movie/780514 "2017-02-22T22:45:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2017, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-nominated-for-best-original-song-that-werent-even-the-best-song-in-their-movie/780514/1 "2017-02-22T22:45:42Z")
It irritated me a little bit in 2011 when “Real in Rio” from _Rio_ was nominated for Best Original Song, when it wasn’t even the best song in the film. I’d give that to “Fly Love” or even “Hot Wings (I Wanna Party)”. I’d also give that distinction to “Feed the Birds” from _Mary Poppins_ over winner “Chim Chim Cher-ee” in 1964; both “Never Before, Never Again” and “I’m Going to Go Back There Someday” from _The Muppet Movie_ in 1979, “More” over winner “Sooner or Later” from _Dick Tracy_ in 1990, and “You’re Welcome” over “How Far I’ll Go” from this year’s _Moana_. Can anyone else think of some examples? [This list](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Song) may help. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2017, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-nominated-for-best-original-song-that-werent-even-the-best-song-in-their-movie/780514/2 "2017-02-22T23:21:50Z")
Self-reported for a move to Cafe Society. Sorry, that’s where I thought I was! ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2017, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-nominated-for-best-original-song-that-werent-even-the-best-song-in-their-movie/780514/3 "2017-02-22T23:30:53Z")
Tina Turner’s “We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)” from _Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome_ was nominated for a Golden Globe, though not an Oscar. It pales in comparison to “One of the Living”, which did win a Grammy. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2017, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-nominated-for-best-original-song-that-werent-even-the-best-song-in-their-movie/780514/4 "2017-02-22T23:58:13Z")
But in 2011 _Man or Muppet_ beat out _Real in Rio_. I don’t think it was better than _Real in Rio_, and certainly not as good as _Pictures In My Head_, which was also in _The Muppets_. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2017, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-nominated-for-best-original-song-that-werent-even-the-best-song-in-their-movie/780514/5 "2017-02-23T15:14:28Z")
“You Must Love Me” was added to Evita to be eligible for the Best Song Oscar. ANY other song from that movie is better. My favorite is A New Argentina. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2017, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-nominated-for-best-original-song-that-werent-even-the-best-song-in-their-movie/780514/6 "2017-02-23T15:30:11Z")
Similarly, “Mean Green Mother from Outer Space” was added to _Little Shop of Horrors._ It’s a good song, but there are several in the original score (and thus ineligible) that were better. “Thumbelina” was nominated for _Hans Christian Andersen_, but it’s inferior to the delightful “The King’s New Clothes.”