Stevie, the Oscar Nominated Songwriter

[SillyDreamer]

I was watching Ellen this morning, and Ellen had Dolly Parton come on and sing the song she wrote for the movie Transamerica. And I got to thinking, well if Stevie was the special guest on Ellen or Oprah, she would probably just sing Landlide. But then I thought about the success that 60-ish female songwriters have been enjoying as a result of writing for popular movies. Dolly, for example, is nominated for an Oscar for her song, and is garnering a lot of publicity because of it. Emmylou Harris won a Golden Globe for the song she wrote for Brokeback Mountain.

Stevie's situation appears to me that she clearly wants to remain in the music limelight but is unwilling to record much new music. This is not an easy thing to do in today's music business. But what if she wrote one really good song for a really good movie? It probably wouldn't make her millions, but I don't think that's really what she's after. Think about it: As much as we love seeing Stevie performing the same songs on the occasional TV appearance in support of some tour (which in turn is in support of nothing, since it's been half a decade since the woman released new material), on which she performs mostly the same songs.... wouldn't it be great to see her garnering respect as a vital artist? These artists that get nominated for Golden Globes, Oscars, etc. are almost always invited to perform them at the awards ceremony. How cool would it be to see Stevie perform at the Academy Awards?

What do you think?