Posts by Danielle
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I watched an old Band documentary recently and decided that I would like to be adopted by Levon Helm.
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Chi Lites Are You My Woman?
Tell Me So!
I am totally down with the original song (I went on a quest for it when I read about the sample), but actually, I think 'Crazy in Love' works that horn riff pretty badassly (a word I have just coined) too.
And since she came up, I truly wish Lady Gaga's songs were a patch on her image. I love all the stuff she wears and find her singles... totally average. It's disappointing.
Current pop music just isn't that high on my catch-up list.
Hush your mouth! ;) (And this, ladies and gentlemen, is why Lucy knows stuff about the useful, interesting things of the world, and I... don't. Oh dear.)
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those three women don't appear to have human hips and waists
It's clear that Beyonce is not actually human at all:
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the mash up of Single Ladies with the Birdy Song
Glorious! Also, <obligatory Kanye joke>.
That was the song on the radio that made me change stations every time
But... I think it's awesome. It's 'Can't Get You Out of My Head' levels of catchy! (I think 'Crazy in Love' is her high point, though.)
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Upon reflection, I thought the message of About a Boy - which is even noted in voiceover at the end, IIRC - isn't about conforming per se, but about finding a group of people with whom you can coexist, and who you can turn to for help or friendship if you need it, rather than living in an isolated cocoon. Those people may also annoy the crap out of you, but it's better to have them than to have no one. (And Hugh Grant's shallow douchebag character actually learns to accept and love Marcus's dorkiness and his mother's hippyness, doesn't he? I mean, he's the one out there on stage playing Roberta Flack to a bunch of snarky teens.)
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'only by conforming can you be truly happy'
Oh, I didn't get that feeling at all! It's not exactly Ally Sheedy's makeover in The Breakfast Club, is it?
Plus Hugh plays kind of a douche, which I think is actually his true calling (see also: Bridget Jones's Diary).
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I don't know if this really counts, but I'll take any excuse:
Speaking of hippies at festivals, I recall a man at the BDO last year who decided to strum along on an acoustic during Neil Young's set (!). He was pelted with plastic water bottles by an uncharitable crowd, though.
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About A Boy
Is there Aspergers-referencing in that film? I don't remember that, but I haven't seen it for a few years.
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Fiona, never leave us for this long again! Also: ouch.
I'm with Graeme: the Tonight Show debacle has been fascinating. But perhaps the fact that we don't get Conan or Leno rather undercuts all the drama. I've been a fan of Conan's for a decade now and I have *despised* Leno for just as long, so I'm completely interested in how this played out. Most worrisome: after the settlement NBC still 'owns' the characters Triumph the Insult Comic Dog and the Masturbating Bear! (Someone on the tubes also linked to this reasonably long article about Jerry Lewis' failed early 1960s talk/variety show on ABC, noting the parallels. It's a good read, especially if you hate Jerry Lewis. And let's face it, who doesn't?)
Glee: my husband theorises that the show is a satire of square white culture, so the cheesiness/tokenism makes sense in that context. If that's true, I think they do sometimes miss the tone for which they're aiming. The song choices are often quite fabulous, though: that new jack swing stuff from a few weeks back? I never thought I'd hear Bell Biv Devoe in another context! Or Young MC's 'Bust a Move'! (Yeah: I feel like this show is aimed at 30somethings, not young people.)
Freaks and Geeks comparisons: I dunno about that. F & G was aiming for 'painfully, hilariously real', whereas Glee is clearly a giant over-the-top fantasy concoction. I think the former is OODLES better, but of course it is one of my favourite shows of all time.
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it's the shampoo that causes greasy hair
Yeah, I read that too. And in my teens, I even tried the non-shampoo 'restoring your natural balance' thing. I have two things to say about that experiment: A) it does not work; and B) no one ever tells you about the itching. OH GOD THE ITCHING.