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+ | |composer =[[Randy Newman]] |
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+ | |singer =[[James Taylor]] |
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+ | |films =''[[Cars]]'' |
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+ | |preceded_by ="[[Life is a Highway]]" |
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+ | |followed_by ="[[Route 66 (song)|Route 66]]" |
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The song is a ballad that recounts the economic decline of the fictional town of [[Radiator Springs]] after the construction of Interstate 40. |
The song is a ballad that recounts the economic decline of the fictional town of [[Radiator Springs]] after the construction of Interstate 40. |
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− | At the 49th Grammy Awards (given on February 11, 2007) the song won the award for Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media. The same night, Newman's work for Cars won for Music in an Animated Feature Production, at the 34th Annie Awards. The film was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song, but lost to "I Need to Wake Up" from An Inconvenient Truth. |
+ | At the 49th Grammy Awards (given on [[February 11]], [[2007]]), the song won the award for Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media. The same night, Newman's work for ''Cars'' won for Music in an Animated Feature Production, at the 34th Annie Awards. The film was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song, but lost to "I Need to Wake Up" from ''An Inconvenient Truth''. |
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==Lyrics== |
==Lyrics== |
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− | Long ago, but not so very long ago,<br />the world was different. Oh, yes it was.<br />You settle down, and you build a town and made it there.<br />And you watch it grow, it was your town. |
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+ | Long ago, but not so very long ago, |
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+ | the world was different |
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+ | Oh, yes it was |
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+ | You settle down, and you build a town and made it there |
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+ | And you watch it grow |
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+ | It was your town |
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+ | Time goes by |
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+ | Time brings changes |
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+ | You change too |
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+ | Nothing comes that you can't handle, so on you go |
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+ | You never see it coming, when the world caves in on you |
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+ | On your town |
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+ | There's nothing you can do |
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+ | Main street isn't main street anymore |
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+ | Lights don't shine as brightly as they shone before |
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+ | Tell the truth, lights don't shine at all |
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+ | In our town |
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+ | Sun comes up each morning, just like it's always done |
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− | Time goes by, time brings changes, you change too.<br />Nothing comes that you can't handle, so on you go.<br />You never see it coming, when the world caves in on you<br />On your town, there's nothing you can do. |
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+ | Get up, go to work, and start the day |
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+ | You open up for business, that's never gonna come |
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+ | As the world rolls by, a million miles away |
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− | Main street isn't main street anymore |
+ | Main street isn't main street anymore |
+ | No one seems to need us like they did before |
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+ | It's hard to find a reason left to stay |
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+ | We love it anyway |
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+ | Come what may |
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− | The sun comes up each morning, just like it's always done.<br />Get up, go to work, and start the day.<br />You open up for business, that's never gonna come.<br />As the world roles by, a million miles away. |
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+ | It's our torn |
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+ | </poem> |
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+ | {{Cars}} |
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− | Main street isn't main street anymore.<br />No one seems to need us, like they did before.<br />It's hard to find a reason left to stay.<br />But it's our town, we love it anyway. |
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[[Category:Songs]] |
[[Category:Songs]] |
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[[Category:Academy Award nominated songs]] |
[[Category:Academy Award nominated songs]] |
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Revision as of 15:28, 9 October 2019
"Our Town" is a song used in the Disney/Pixar film, Cars. It was composed by Randy Newman, and performed by James Taylor, which appears on the Cars (Original Motion Picture) Soundtrack album made by Walt Disney Records.
The song is a ballad that recounts the economic decline of the fictional town of Radiator Springs after the construction of Interstate 40.
At the 49th Grammy Awards (given on February 11, 2007), the song won the award for Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media. The same night, Newman's work for Cars won for Music in an Animated Feature Production, at the 34th Annie Awards. The film was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song, but lost to "I Need to Wake Up" from An Inconvenient Truth.
Lyrics
Long ago, but not so very long ago,
the world was different
Oh, yes it was
You settle down, and you build a town and made it there
And you watch it grow
It was your town
Time goes by
Time brings changes
You change too
Nothing comes that you can't handle, so on you go
You never see it coming, when the world caves in on you
On your town
There's nothing you can do
Main street isn't main street anymore
Lights don't shine as brightly as they shone before
Tell the truth, lights don't shine at all
In our town
Sun comes up each morning, just like it's always done
Get up, go to work, and start the day
You open up for business, that's never gonna come
As the world rolls by, a million miles away
Main street isn't main street anymore
No one seems to need us like they did before
It's hard to find a reason left to stay
But it's our town
We love it anyway
Come what may
It's our torn