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Listen to “The Weary Kind” by T-Bone Burnett and Ryan Bingham – Best Original Song 2010

Posted: March 8, 2010 at 9:22 am   /   by   /   comments (2)

After watching last night’s Academy Awards telecast many people were left talking about the film Crazy Heart. Not only did Jeff Bridges take home a long overdue Oscar, but one of the songs from the film, “The Weary Kind”, won the award for Best Original Song.

In the film, the song is written by Jeff Bridges character Bad Blake, and performed by Colin Farrell’s Tommy Sweet.

Read our review of Crazy Heart.

Listen to the song below. Let us know what you think in the comments!

Video of Ryan Bingham singing “The Weary Kind” on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live

The story behind the creation of the song: