Oscars 2018: Common and Andra Day Deliver Moving Performance The duo performed "Stand Up for Something" during the 90th Academy Awards. The Oscar-nominated song is from the movie Marshall. The politically-charged track took a jab at President Trump while calling on increased public activism. “A knee we take for our soul’s sake…A president, we chose from hate/He don’t control our fate because God is great." Common rapped "We stand up for the dreamers, we stand up for the immigrants." During their performance, ten social activists in the background.