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We skipped one of these on Monday so we’ll double up today with a pair of tunes from Lone Scherfig’s “An Education.”
“You’ve Got Me Wrapped Around Your Little Finger” from singer Beth Rowley featured prominently in the trailer for Scherfig’s film and, frankly, given the breezy, nostalgic flavor of the tune, most may not have realized that it was an original song. But it is, and one of the more beautiful entries in the category this year.
The song’s usage in the film hits the subtext on the nose but it’s a rather beautiful moment nevertheless. Carey Mulligan’s young, unassuming Jenny begins to fall hard for Peter Sarsgaard’s David as Rowley ramps up her vocals in the background via live performance. The contextual implementation (and the fact that Rowley gets to sing her tune on screen — quite the unique circumstance) leads me to believe this could be more of a contender than we think at the moment.
Have a listen to the track below and tell us what you think.
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21 responses so far
1 12-16-2009 at 9:15 am
Guy Lodge said...
Absolutely my favorite contender of the bunch.
I’m still thinking this’ll be the one that surprises a lot of people on nomination morning — only for them to then reconsider the song and the voting system and think, “Oh, of course.”
2 12-16-2009 at 9:21 am
Guy Lodge said...
Now, the real question in this category is: which song will be the lone Globe nominee to make the Oscar cut, only to lose on the night — as has been the case for the last four years?
And which non-Globe-nominated song will eventually take the Oscar — as has been the case for the last five years?
I say “The Weary Kind” follows the first trend, and breaks the second.
3 12-16-2009 at 9:23 am
Kristopher Tapley said...
I don’t know what would win otherwise, though. If both Nine songs get in, I wouldn’t expect either to take it. Same with Princess. It seems like Bingham and Burnett’s to lose.
4 12-16-2009 at 9:27 am
Paul Outlaw said...
This was one of my favorite scenes in An Education. Brings a smile to my face again just listening to it. But I am a sucker for nightclub scenes with sultry female vocalists, so this was a no-brainer. (See Paltrow’s genius opening number in Infamous.) Unfortunately, I don’t think this song stands a chance.
5 12-16-2009 at 9:27 am
Ryan said...
Didn’t know this was an original song. Loved it when I heard it in the movie…
6 12-16-2009 at 9:29 am
Guy Lodge said...
@Kris: My thoughts exactly. Plus, T-Bone Burnett is the kind of credible, slightly older-skewing muso type they like to reward.
7 12-16-2009 at 10:47 am
Marshall said...
This is my favorite song of the year. It’s the most played song in my iTunes library.
If this doesn’t make it…well, what a snub that would be.
8 12-16-2009 at 11:35 am
Reuben said...
My favorite of the bunch too.
9 12-16-2009 at 12:01 pm
Speaking English said...
Wow… didn’t expect to be alone on this one. It’s not a bad song, but I don’t think it’s a great one either. And its place in the movie is neither prominent nor particularly memorable.
10 12-16-2009 at 12:24 pm
Holden said...
The only song that I’ve heard that’s in contention that I absolutely loved in this category was “All is Love” from Where the Wild Things Are. I really like it.
11 12-16-2009 at 2:00 pm
aspect ratio said...
“The Weary Kind” is my favorite (both personally and Oscar-wise) but I’d love for this song to make the cut too, it’s lovely.
12 12-16-2009 at 4:14 pm
Hans said...
This song…
was perfect to listen to at the end of my day.
13 12-16-2009 at 8:16 pm
Me. said...
It’s an original tune? Seriously?
Ok I have my best original song winner.
14 12-16-2009 at 9:42 pm
Kristopher Tapley said...
English: You’re dead wrong on that, buster. Not prominent? Are you kidding me? I’m now convinced you’re just trying to be as contrarian as you can as of late. Boring.
15 12-17-2009 at 3:28 am
Andrew said...
What about Petey’s Song from Fantastic Mr Fox?
16 12-17-2009 at 3:30 am
Andrew said...
I thought Rowley over-acted her 10 seconds on screen. The tune is nice though.
17 12-17-2009 at 4:34 am
Jim T said...
I really like this song and I remember how cozy I was feeling when I was listening to it during that scene. The, I don’t know how to say that, art direction also helped.
18 12-17-2009 at 7:19 pm
Speaking English said...
No Kris, the film genuinely did nothing for me. I was apathetic to the whole middling affair. And prominent or not, it failed to stick with me. There… that’s a better way of putting it.
And listening to it again doesn’t change that.
19 12-18-2009 at 7:55 am
Eunice said...
I loved this song when it first appeared in the trailer, and as of now, this is my bet for Best Original Song. If it doesn’t win, this will be a snub of a rather unforgivable decree. Haha.
But seriously. :)
20 3-04-2010 at 10:20 am
phillip e.medwed said...
A wonderful song and a wonderful scene to perform it in! I didn’t realize it was Beth Rowley in the scene, but then again, I had never known about this very talented and sweet looking siren until I started listening to the “An Education” soundtrack.Like I commented about the song “smoke without fire” I would love to perform both the above track “I’ve Got You Wrapped Around My Finger” and “So Sublime” when I perform at Karaoke>
21 3-09-2010 at 11:50 am
phillip e. medwed said...
Beth, you definitely have me wrapped around your finger with that ‘torch’ like style you put into that wonderful song, you are a wonderful talent! I wish you the greatest of success!