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Paul McCartney was in the thick of the Best Original Song race back in 2001 for his title track from Cameron Crowe’s “Vanilla Sky.” Unfortunately, the film was a pale reflection of Alejandro Amenabar’s “Abre Los Ojos” and didn’t register with voters enough to push that truly great song far enough. Not that I’m arguing with Randy Newman finally winning his Oscar that year, mind you.
Well this year, McCartney is back in the race with “(I Want to) Come Home,” yet another breezy nostalgic ditty that, once again, was written for a film that doesn’t really work: Kirk Jones’s “Everybody’s Fine.” But it’s a great song. And I don’t think it’s a stretch to say it sounds like some undiscovered Beatles B-side, a warm and catchy tune that plays over the film’s closing credits (visually accompanied by the photos Robert De Niro’s widower character snaps on his journey around the country reconnecting with his children).
One would think Paul McCartney’s presence in a race like this would be a no-brainer, but then again, Bruce Springsteen proved that logic wrong last year. Have a listen to the track below and tell us what you think.
13 responses so far
1 11-19-2009 at 8:53 am
Jonathan Spuij said...
It sounds beaufitul. Fitting the theme of the movie as well I suppose. Hopefully he’ll sing it too when I go to his concert next month!
2 11-19-2009 at 10:25 am
AmericanRequiem said...
I really like it, to bad it wont be in a good movie
3 11-19-2009 at 1:16 pm
Sieben said...
Very nice. Very old-school. A shame the movie seems to be a disappointment.
4 11-20-2009 at 5:23 am
Ross said...
I’d say it’s a likely nominee at this point. When it comes to a nomination, all we need is the song to play well during a clip of the movie and I think it won’t be a problem here. It’s a light song, lyrical melody, which voters usually for even when the song has no buzz. I think it’ll be nominated. Won’t it be really ironic if the category is eliminated this year when we have so many contenders and so many actually good songs? I think that we could have five nominees.
5 12-02-2009 at 7:36 pm
lourdes said...
Oh My God!!! What a beautiful song!!!! Like always, Paul McCartney did a wonderful job!
6 12-02-2009 at 7:39 pm
ALEX said...
Paul Mccartney is a master. This song says it all. It is a winner even if the dumb people at the awards do not give him an award. He is a winner always!
7 12-02-2009 at 7:40 pm
ALEX said...
Paul Mccartney is a master. This song says it all. It is a winner even if the dumb people at the awards do not give him an award. He is already a winner!!
8 12-02-2009 at 7:41 pm
ALEX said...
yeah!
9 12-02-2009 at 7:42 pm
Victoria said...
This is a wonderful song, it is already a winner!
10 12-04-2009 at 1:35 am
Christian said...
Lovely song.
11 12-07-2009 at 8:43 am
Ken said...
Where can one buy this song, I can’t find it anywhere online, is there a certain release date? I don’t think it is on the soudtrack scehdueld for release in late December…
12 6-08-2010 at 8:04 am
Osvaldo Vital said...
Paul is amazing! He knows exactly how to play with lyrics and songs. Such as beautiful melody! I’m enjoying a lot!!!
13 6-13-2010 at 8:43 pm
Marguerite said...
Paul McCartney est très talentueux. Il sait trouver les paroles et la musique qui expriment les émotions et les sentiments. Bravo Sir Paul et merci beaucoup.