Did "Remember Me" deserve the Oscar?

I thought it was the weakest of all the nominated songs. I loved Coco, but was annoyed by it's constant reappearance throughout the film. I also felt the performance was the most lackluster of the night.

Call_me_jorge said: "I really wanted Mystery of Love to win"

Yes, very much this. I’m also a giant Sufjan fanboy though

Yes it did and I am so happy that it wasn't "This is me"

TheGingerBreadMan said: "Remember Me should not have won. It was cute in the context of the movie, but really is not a good song. It's a bland melody with bland accompaniment and bland orchestrations, and the lyrics are trite and uninteresting.

This Is Me has become a worldwide anthem for diversity, inclusion, and acceptance, which seemed to be an ongoing theme last night - which is part of why why I was so shocked when the song lost. Keala Settle pours her heart and soul into that song every single time she sings it. It's a piece full of passion, light, and inspiration. It absolutely deserved every bit of that award."

It's constant reappearance is actually important to the story, just as a reminder, and you can't get more on the nose than "This is Me" as a title...thats pretty trite as well. Remember Me finds it's beauty in simplicity. Simple melody, simple orchestrations. This is Me is almost nothing but bombast with no underlying clever wit behind it. Love me some Pasek and Paul but they haven't proved themselves versatile writers yet. It's same thing over and over. Remember Me is the song that finally is proving to me that The Lopez's can write outside their niche of pastiche comedy or at least write something honest and earnest with heart with more sneaky, not-so-on-the-nose lyrics. While I can see where the lyrics are a little odd, any song that you can change context and style to and the meaning completely changes, is a brilliant song to me. You can't do that with Pasek and Paul songs. Remember Me is Alan Menken style deceptively simple, which is half it's wit, and I consider it a redemption win, since Let it Go is their song that shouldn't have won. I understand why people like This is Me, of course the message can't be ignored, but songs like that and Let it Go are so on the nose in their obviousness and bombast, that I don't consider them superior in writing or context, they're showpieces. You don't have to be so obvious or overblown in your message and/or writing.

Updated On: 3/5/18 at 10:05 AM

Poor Diane Warren. The Susan Lucci of the Oscars.

I agree with the win- for me Remember Me was like a character in the movie and played a pivotal role in the plot.

schubox said: "Call_me_jorge said: "I really wanted Mystery of Love to win"

Yes, very much this. I’m also a giant Sufjan fanboy though"

CMBYN turned me into a sufjan fanboy. Absolutely obsessed now.

The real winner wasn't even nominated - "Visions of Gideon" from CALL ME BY YOUR NAME.

LYLS3637 said: "It should have been Mystery of Love. Absolutely gorgeous song used PERFECTLY in the film."

Yes. Yes and Yes. And, unfortunately, the extraordinary intimacy and power and perfection of the song in the movie could never be conveyed in such a cavernous and glitzy setting. Yeah, I know there are always epic fails in the staging of the best song nominees, but this song was so much part of the fabric of such a beautiful movie (almost like another character) that to take it out of its context in this manner seemed especially tragic.