Did "Remember Me" deserve the Oscar? — Page 3

I forgot about Evermore, that was my favorite. I think Coco should have won Best Picture as it is an incredible film.

I thought Remember Me kinda trite the first time I heard it... but then I realized what they were doing. This song does some damn HEAVY LIFTING.

-This is a diegetic song, meaning the characters are aware of it. So it has to be real in that world and it is.

-It is a period song. The lyrics are simple but it has to sound like it is from the period and tell some of the story.

-We have to believe this is Mexican Song Book. Unlike our American Song Book, Mexicans keep theirs songs going on and on. So this is song everyone would know and they do. Added bonus the tune and lyrics are something that would have done this.

-Lastly story. This song does everything for the plot AND the story.

If you haven't seen Coco, please do.

100% the right choice. The song itself is simple, but it's used so intelligently throughout Coco to have different meaning and context depending on who's singing it. I think that song is one of the reasons the movie is so poignant. [Spoiler:] You can't possibly watch Mama Coco singing it at the end and not have a tear (or several) in your eye.

I honestly can't stand This Is Me, sorry. It just makes me cringe because there is no subtext whatsoever - it's all cheese. Sounds like something written for a high school show choir. (FWIW, I typically really like Pasek & Paul's work. This one just did not do it for me.)

To be fair, I didn't really know the other three songs (and it's hard to judge since everyone sounded off yesterday, which I'm sure was a sound design thing), but between the two Broadway-relevant songs, I was definitely rooting for Coco.

Edit: I just went back to read this whole thread, and wanted to thank seaweedjstubbs for exactly putting into words how I feel about This Is Me: "The lyrics come off like a computer was asked to write an uplifting anthem." YES. Hit the nail on the head.

Updated On: 3/5/18 at 02:23 PM

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

Me too, but I knew it wouldn’t. It’s too much of a quiet, nuanced song to win.

Mmmm. Or perhaps I wish "Visions of Gideon" were the song that was nominated and won (from Call Me By Your Name) - rips my heart out.

The oscar performances were just weird odd this year. Very shakey starts.

Pasek and Paul won this same category (Best Original Song) in last year's Oscars for a song from La La Land. I doubt Oscars wanted to give them back to back Oscars so soon unless their song blew the competition way. Looks like it did not.

Only for serving as lyricists. They shared the award with its composer, Justin Hurwitz, who also won for Score. Why would "Oscars" care if they won back to back years or not for Song? I don't know why they'd prevent someone from winning for being fairly new to the Oscar game, but already having a Tony under their collective belt. I'm not convinced every voter is saying, "They got an Oscar last year for lyrics, so it doesn't matter how good the song is, we can't give them another this year. It's all about the timing. One Oscar if you're new, but there has to be at least a year gap..." I mean, how do you imagine this unspoken rule plays out that doesn't sound completely silly?

disneybroadwayfan22 said: "I love both Remember Me & This is Me and I would be equally happy to whoever would win. But This is Me deserved it more. You need to watch Coco to get the meaning of Remember Me. This is Me gets the point and meaning across right away."

Your logic doesn't make any sense to me. The Oscar isn't about rewarding the song that you can listen to outside of the context of the movie and instantly understand it.

Updated On: 3/5/18 at 05:25 PM

disneybroadwayfan22 said: "I love both Remember Me & This is Me and I would be equally happy to whoever would win. But This is Me deserved it more. You need to watch Coco to get the meaning of Remember Me. This is Me gets the point and meaning across right away."

You need to watch Coco to get the meaning of Remember Me? I respectfully do not agree. The lyrics are not specific to this movie, though obviously they refer to something specific in Coco. But they certainly have meaning if you didn't see the movie. There are many types of goodbyes that people can relate to and the words are meaningful. It's the same as This is Me. You don't have to see the movie and see this song sung by a bearded lady and some other unusual types sing to hear this song as uplifting and support in ones everyday life. I personally think this should NOT be the deciding vote for these two.

Updated On: 3/5/18 at 05:42 PM

Thoroughly mediocre song. I actually liked it the least of the five...not sure that any deserved an Oscar, but I would have voted for the Mary G. Blige song, based on my enjoyment of the performances.

It’s all been downhill since “Blame Canada”

“....with all their hockey hullabaloo,

and that bitch, Ann Murray, too...”