Oswald in the doorway: the blog of the Oswald Innocence Campaign, by Ralph Cinque

Well, the problem is that I still have this other song, which I did for Thanksgiving, in which I say Happy Thanksgiving at the end. So, I can't put it up in a month. I either have to do it now or wait until next Thanksgiving. So, that being the choice, I am putting it up now.   

But, please don't object, because this is a very sweet song. It's from  one of my favorite movies, Sleepless in Seattle, starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. It starts playing when Meg Ryan is driving around Seattle trying to find the widower Tom Hanks and his son. 

Written in 1992 by Marc Shaiman and Ramsey McLean, it harkens back to that old-time music. It sounds like something Harold Arlen might have written in the 1920s, and believe me, that is a complement. Sassy, rollicking, and free-spirited, this song winks at you.  

Deservedly, it was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Song, but it didn't win, and that is a mystery because it is far better than any of the other songs nominated, including the one that won. 
    
I like the way it shuffles. I like the way it modulates from C to D flat. I like the lyrics. I like everything about this song. The name of it is: A Wink and a Smile.

https://youtu.be/kEZ4s0Ssx5w