nominated for a record-breaking 16 categories<\/a> at this year\u2019s Oscars, the song comes in at a pivotal moment, when Sammie Moore a.k.a. Preacher Boy (Caton) is introduced to the crowd at the juke joint where the film takes place. The sharecropper from Sunflower Plantation says, \u201cThey call me Preacher Boy on count of my daddy being a pastor. I wrote this song for him.\u201d Sammie then launches into the raw blues song that embodies his defiance and dreams. As he performs it in the film, Black music\u2019s past and future is woven into his character\u2019s present. As he hits the last refrain of \u201cSomebody take me in your arms,\u201d the juke joint\u2019s roof alights on fire.<\/p>\n\n\tThe song is nominated for Best Original Song alongside \u201cDear Me\u201d from Diane Warren: Relentless, music and lyrics by Diane Warren; \u201cGolden\u201d from Kpop Demon Hunters, music and lyrics by Ejae, Ido, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Mark Sonnenblick, Teddy, and 24; \u201cSweet Dreams of Joy\u201d from Viva Verdi!, music and lyric by Nicholas Pike; and \u201cTrain Dreams\u201d from Train Dreams, music by Nick Cave and Bryce Dessner, with lyrics by Nick Cave.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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