For some reason, this song popped in my head while driving home earlier and I listened to the album version a few times over loudly in my living room. Tears for Fears hits differently for me in the past few years. C got very into them (it’s cooled a little bit now, but it was like me with the Beatles when I was a pre-teen) and seeing them play twice recently was pretty amazing. Not only because they’re a great group and because being able to bring C was like being able to bring Young Me to see the Beatles, but also because there was a lot of other “stuff” wrapped up in that time: the pandemic aftermath (if that has actually even happened), anxiety, transition, and more. Anyway, they mean a lot more to me now and this one hits hard, in a good way, sometimes.
I just watched Disney’s The Black Hole again the other day. I’ve gone back and forth on whether I think it should be re-made into something more “realistic” or gritty reboot or whatever. It’s got some cheesy choices in terms of music cues at certain points (too “American heroic”) and acting, but it honestly stands up as creepy and weird and actually pretty engaging. We had the Little Golden Book when I was a kid and it’s funny how narrow a slice of the movie that is.
Anyway, here’s a new black hole photo!
I watched Inside Llewyn Davis for the 27204958th time a week or so ago. Although it’s a hard thing to do, it’s probably my actual favorite Coen Brothers movie. There are truly funny parts amidst the overall downcast mood. And the soundtrack is fantastic, however, I’ve found that, for reasons I find it hard to put a strong finger on, the soundtrack version of the song linked above has become almost impossible for me to listen to. Not as much in the movie because of the movie context, but the soundtrack version made me sob when I listened to it the other day. Pick that apart in a therapy session or just avoid the song?! Anyway…
Some links:
- Kendall Roy – L to the OG – Still one of the most painful things ever to air on televison.
- This Tiktok shared by my department colleague hit a little too close to the bone for us.
- Dirt Nap – a newsletter/blog about death and dying by local friend Jared Paventi. At some point I’ll surface some of my thoughts around this topic.
