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(See, that was dignified..)

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In an attempt to reassure myself that Hansard will remain only ever 'Academy Award Nominee Glen Hansard', lets take a look at his competition in the Best Song category for the Oscars:

August Rush
'Raise It Up'



Hmmm.. not encouraging, Fairly standard cheese fair. An outside chance simply because it's sung by a cute little kid.

Enchanted
'Happy Working Song'



This movie looks good, and with three noms it's got to be the main competition, but I don't think there's enough in this particular tune to win.

Dang. Let's move on..

Enchanted
'So Close'




'So straightforward- not a hint of irony. So romantic..' Really have to watch this movie.. but dammit, this song sucks. Next:

Enchanted
'That's How You Know'



This has got to be the strongest competition. It's actually not bad. It's got that calypso thing going on that you can't argue with, and the comedy is pretty good (though I don't know if that'll be taken into account).



Dammit though, there just isn't really anything that can stand up to 'Falling Slowly'. As much as I don't like Hansard, I have to admit it's probably the best song on offer. I just don't think we can stand the ego. Well, on the bright side, if he wins he may become a big worldwide star and leave Ireland for good. For some reason (surely ego related) embedding on Falling Slowly is disabled, so you'll have to go elsewhere to see it.

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Two songs from Irish film 'Once' have made the longlist for Oscar nomination. Dear God..

I have not seen the flick, so can't comment on the songs or movie- and naturally I'm all for the success of Irish films- but with Glen Hansard's already gargantuan ego, imagine the explosion of smugness that would ensue if he was to win an Oscar! Even to be actually nominated, having him playing at the ceremony would be nauseating. I can just picture him regaling Hollywood A-Listers from the stage at the Kodak Pavilion with crap, self-indulgent anecdotes about crisps, and generally doing his bullshit 'little oirish boy' act. Shudder. What's Randy Newman been up to this year? Surely he's had five or six songs worthy of a nod...

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