Episode 31: Be a Happy Camper (1963)

Movie songs were on an upswing of popularity with the public after the success of "Moon River," but 1963 did not help that cause with a list of five Oscar-nominated songs that were not major hits. One of the songs came from a cringe-inducing Italian documentary, while another was from a Jackie Gleason movie that started as a musical but got many of the songs cut out as Hollywood continued to shy away from original movie musicals. Learn more about the nominated songs and their creators on this episode of The Best Song Podcast.