Madonna won a Golden Globe! Actually she did that like 15 years ago (Best Actress in a Comedy/Musical for Evita [technically the movie qualified as a musical, not as a comedy]), so she won another Golden Globe, for Best Original Song, from a movie called W.E. which I assume is short for whatEVER and is some 90s themed movie (which is why she's working with William Orbit again, right?).
Whatevs would be the 'teens version of the same movie.
"Masterpiece" (which I thought was "Celebration" when I initially did this next research) continues the string of songs that win the Golden Globe and fail to pick up a nomination for the Oscar. It failed to make the list of 39 qualified songs (here), so it's possible that the song's not given sufficient screen time during the film, or is inappropriately placed during credits (must be the first musical cue during closing credits, duh), or the song was deemed not original for the movie by whomever pre-qualifies that for Oscars. It joins songs from Burlesque, The Wrestler, Into the Wild, Happy Feet (NOTE: FUCK PRINCE!), Brokeback Mountain and Alfie. I tried to explain this trend to Cher last year (here) and am available for additional counseling if needed, Madge (do people still call you Madge? Midge? Margaret? Peg?).
I will say I like the song precisely because it harkens back to Ray of Light, which is to say William Orbit! This whole 90s nostalgia thing is pernicious. Remember how fucking awesome the 90s were? You know why? President Bill Clinton, the greatest President of the last 100 years! What, nearly a decade of peace and prosperity not good enough for you? The dude actually figured out that midnight basketball games could end crime in America. And, AND, he's not a fucking war criminal (it's been a while, fuck you too, George W. Bush). Anyway, Mitzi, call me!
Song: "Masterpiece"
Artist: Madonna
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