Episode 25: Take My Hand With a Fervent Prayer (1957)

One would think that the movie musical was dying in 1957, given that only one of the Oscar-nominated original songs from that year came from a musical. Usually, three or four original songs are nominated from musicals. That doesn't mean that the movie musical is officially dying, but title songs from dramatic pictures are now becoming more successful. Learn more about the four title songs and one very dramatic tune nominated for 1957 that were vying for the big award on this episode of The Best Song Podcast.