Continuing on the movies/music theme, I saw a trailer for the upcoming Zooey Deschanel flick 500 Days of Summer on Sunday night, and was psyched to hear some great tunes in the preview. The clip starts with Zooey and Joseph Gordon-Levitt (the kid from 10 Things I Hate About You) standing in an elevator, with Zooey commenting on The Smiths song that he's listening to. It's a very Garden State moment - indie kid A talking to indie kid B about indie band C playing on a pair of headphones. But she's right - "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out" is a fantastic song.
It is, in fact, the basis for one of my favorite covers of all time - the little known remake by Schneider TM. It's an electro affair that builds on the original Smiths version to give it a completely different feel. I COMPLETELY love this song. Lifetime playcount probably above 100.
The trailer then goes on to play one of my favorite Regina Spektor songs, "Us". It's a great tune off of her 2004 album Soviet Kitsch. One of the more romantic songs you'll hear, and it works perfectly in the movie preview. God I love this song.
I dunno. The trailer doesn't actually look all that great. It seems a little too gimmicky, a little too predictable, a little too boy-from-10-things-i-hate-about-you. But the music draws me in. Perhaps I'll venture to the theatre to take in some cinema, if only to catch some tunes on the big screen.
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"a little too boy-from-10-things-i-hate-about-you"
Why so serious?
Erlend Øye made a quite cool remix of The Smiths' "There is a light that never goes out" combined with Röyksopp's "Poor Leno". It's on his album DJ Kicks. I hadn't heard Schneider TM's version until today, and I loved it!
I LOVED this movie. It's cliched in all the best ways, Zooey Deschanel finds a role that's perfect for her and Joseph Gordon-Levitt is fantastic. It hits tons of well-worn thoughts about romance and true love, but it hits them right on the head. If you liked High Fidelity, this movie is a must see.
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