I grew up with James Taylor. I like James Taylor. I enjoyed Randy Newman's music in Toy Story, Toy Story 2, A Bugs Life, and Monsters Inc. I believe "You've Got A Friend In Me" is one of the better Disney songs that's been written. I think Randy Newman's award for Monsters Inc. was a more than worthy consolation prize.
None of this changes the fact that "Our Town" is one of the worst songs Newman's ever written, and belongs in one of Disney's direct-to-video sequels, not a major release like Cars. And for some reason the Academy nominated it.
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