"Falling Slowly"- Snubbed at Grammys, Triumphs At Oscars

I saw two movies at a theatre last year, and one of them was Once, and it still resonates with me when I think about it or listen to the amazing soundtrack. Last night, while we were all at the Casbah, Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova took home the Oscar for best original song. Below is their performance and their acceptance speech, which certainly makes me love Jon Stewart even more than I already did.

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Barack Obama Wins A Grammy!

I have to admit, I've been enjoying the Grammys this year. Daft Punk & Kanye killed it. Foo Fighters are rocking as I type. I'm not so much into the awards themselves because I almost always disagree with the academy (I'm not a fan of Amy Winehouse, and she pretty much swept the categories and I really believe that Once was robbed more than once), and I'm more interested in the awards that usually aren't announced during the show. Anyway, the full list of winners is here in case you lack patience like I do.

Some highlights:

Our next president won a Grammy! (Beating out Bill Clinton, fyi)

Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling)

The Audacity Of Hope: Thoughts On Reclaiming The American Dream
Barack Obama[Random House Audio]


Best Comedy Album (For comedy recordings, spoken or musical):

The Distant Future
Flight Of The Conchords
[Sub Pop]

And anyone paying attention- local boys As I Lay Dying lost the best metal category to Slayer. Boo.

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