Jan-21-2008
Lou Reed and the Velvet Underground is cool on movie soundtracks
Does anyone besides me think that it’s a little bit funny that two recent major movies – receiving a lot of critical acclaim – use the minor classic by Velvet Underground “I’m Sticking with You” as part of the soundtrack? It’s included in Juno (get the soundtrack from the library) and The Savages. These two movies seem to have little in common. But think again. Way to go Lou! Sure these are indie movies, but still – music once considered subversive is now entertaining the movie going masses.
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I think this is happening more and more, and not just in independent film. One fairly glaring example is Royal Caribbean Cruise lines using Iggy Pop’s “Lust for Life” – a song about drug addiction and general debauchery – in its commercials. Now, I’m all for the extra exposure for these songs, but sometimes I wonder if the people responsible for the music in these films/ads/TV shows are really paying attention to the lyrics.
Of course, they might be the subversive ones themselves. Who knows?
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