Claire and I went to see the new movie Pirate Radio on Saturday night and despite lackluster reviews circulating online - it was a completely worthwhile trip to the movies. While not a great or deep movie necessarily, The Boat that Rocked as its called in Britain (a more fitting title actually) is hilarious, fun, rife with British characters and constantly blasting a perfect 1960s soundtrack. The whole story of Radio Rock is actually fictional (so disappointing, I KNOW!), but based on Radio Caroline, which did broadcast off the coast of England in the 1960s when commercial radio did not exist in England. The characters are lovable, the music is sick and there are plenty of largehearted situations. Music plays a central role, as not only the life obsession of everyone on the boat, but also by being played constantly throughout the film. Hearing all of the classic 60s tunes played loud and glorified on screen is a pretty compelling wakeup call to go exploring the 1960s and 1970s some more. I am going to do that. Here are a couple of prominent tracks from Pirate Radio.
The Kinks - You Really Got Me (YSI) (filesavr)
The Turtles - Eleanore (YSI) (filesavr)
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