Week One Hundred and Sixty-Nine: Brian Eno - "I'll Come Running" - Me and Earl and the Dying Girl Soundtrack

So I finally had the pleasure of seeing Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, and one thing I have always loved about Sundance/indie films is the soundtrack selections they tend to offer. I had also heard that Brian Eno had a major role in the soundtrack for the film, but I have to say that I was quite disappointed in the music for this one.

Even though the soundtrack left a lot to be desired, the film itself was phenomenal! At one point, I don't think that there was a dry eye in the entire theater. Even the tough guy sitting in front of me was wiping tears away. I will include the trailer for you:

The only song that really stuck out for me was today's selection, "I'll Come Running", but don't confuse it with the post that I did just a few weeks ago by Lulu, also called "I'll Come Running". They are two completely different tunes.

Before I leave you, I will let you in on a little bit of trivia. The lead male actor, Thomas Mann, apparently grew up here in the Dallas metroplex and even attended Plano East Senior High, which is where one of my very best friends also went to school.

I'll find a place somewhere in the corner
I'm gonna waste the rest of my days
Just watching patiently from the window
Just waiting, seasons change, some day, oh oh,
My dreams will pull you through that garden gate

I want to be the wandering sailor
We're silhouettes by the light of the moon
I sit playing solitaire by the window
Just waiting, seasons change, ah hah, you'll see
Some day these dreams will pull you through my door

And I'll come running to tie your shoe
I'll come running to tie your shoe
I'll come running to tie your shoe
I'll come running to tie your shoe

Oh, oh oh-oh-oho-oho-oho-oho-oho-o-o-o
Oh, oh oh-oh-oho-oho-oho-oho-oho-o-o-o
I'll come running to tie your shoe
I'll come running to tie your shoe
I'll come running to tie your shoe
I'll come running to tie your shoe

Week One Hundred and Sixty-Eight: Color Me Badd - "All 4 Love" - C.M.B.

As I was flipping through my Sirius stations on the way to work this past week, I was transported back a few decades as I heard this one queue up on the 90s on 9. It has literally been about 20 years or so since I've heard this tune. However, you might recall, from a previous post, that I had the distinct pleasure of meeting Color Me Badd as part of an MTV tour. I called into a radio station, Y95 to be exact, and won tickets and backstage passes. So, indeed, I've actually heard it played live.

If you are new to this blog, I won't force you to dig through the various posts to locate the evidence of my meeting Color Me Badd. I'll just repost the pictures of me in all my 12-year-old glory meeting two of the band members. Well, I actually met them all, but I only got pictures with two of them.

And if you think this song sux, that's okay, because the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Chart of 1991, when it reached #1, would beg to differ!!!

Oh, holy smokes, and as I was reading through the comments on YouTube, I was reminded that they made an appearance on Beverly Hills, 90210... I've included the clip below the lyrics. Ha! I love the fact that the individual who posted it to YouTube called it the greatest moment in 90210 history!!! ;-)

I'm so glad you're my girl
I'll do anything for you
Call you every night
And give you flowers too
I thank the Lord for you
And think about you all the time
I ask him everyday
That you'll forever be mine

I wanna hold your hand
To show you I'll be there
I like to do the things
That let you know I care
I sing this lullaby
Cause girl you fill me full
I look into your eyes
You're so beautiful

[Chorus]
Oh girl I think I love ya
I'm always thinkin' of ya
I want you to know I do all for love
I love it when we're together
Girl I need you forever
And I want you to know I do it all for love

I will never leave you sugar
This I guarantee
I look in to the future
I see you and me
Knight in shining armor
I will be your fairy tale
I wanna take care of you
Girl, I'll serve you well.

I will be there for ya
To catch you when you fall
I'll hold you in my arms
That's where you belong
I sing this lullaby
Cause girl you fill me full
I look into your eyes
You're so beautiful, beautiful, yeah!

[Chorus]

Yo, come here sweetheart
I want you to know something alright
See everyday in my life without you
Is like a hundred years
The distance between us
An ocean of tears
See all the things I do for you
Are for love dig it

All for lovin' (all for love)
All for you (you)
All for lovin' you, you, you, you

[Chorus] 

Week One Hundred and Sixty-Seven: Elvis Costello - "The Other Side of Summer" - Mighty Like A Rose

The Fourth of July has always seemed to mark the mid-point of summer to me, especially when I was teaching and had my summers off. Therefore, since we celebrated said holiday last weekend, it seems apropos to select Elvis Costello's tune, "The Other Side of Summer", for Week One Hundred and Sixty-Seven.

This song is Costello's attempt at paying an homage to the Beach Boys. Interestingly enough, the Wiki page says that he also attempted his hand at creating Phil Spector's "Wall of Sound" in this one by using two (2) guitars, two (2) basses, and fourteen (14) keyboards.

Speaking of Phil Spector, he was the one responsible for most of the lovely '60s Girl Groups like The Crystals and The Ronettes. Someone who just so happened to be a big fan of Girl Groups was Amy Winehouse. The documentary, Amy, is playing at The Angelika in Dallas. I went and saw it yesterday, and I was so touched by what director, Asif Kapadia, did to pay tribute to her short, but fascinating, life. The story of Amy's existence is so heartbreaking, but it moves me so emotionally and impacts me so severely that I had to come home and sleep for a few hours after viewing the film...but I can't wait to see it again soon. Do yourself a favor and go see it too if at all possible!!!

The sun struggles up another beautiful day

And I felt glad in my own suspicious way

Despite the contradiction and confusion

Felt tragic without reason

There's malice and there's magic in every season

(chorus):

From the foaming breakers of the poisonous surf

The other side of summer

To the burning forests in the hills of Astroturf

The other side of summer

The automatic gates close up between the shanties and the palace

The blowtorch amusements, the voodoo chalice

The pale pathetic promises that everybody swallows

A teenage girl is crying 'cos she don't look like a million dollars

So help her if you can

'Cos she don't seem to have the attention span

(chorus)

Was it a millionaire who said "imagine no possessions"?

A poor little schoolboy who said "we don't need no lessons"?

The rabid rebel dogs ransack the shampoo shop

The pop princess is downtown shooting up

And if that goddess is fit for burning

The sun will struggle up, the world will still keep turning

Madman standing by the side of the road saying

"Look at my eyes, look at my eyes, look at my eyes, look at my eyes"

Now you can't afford to fake all the drugs your parents used to take

Because of their mistakes, you'd better be wide awake

(chorus)

The mightiest rose

The absence of perfume

The casual killers

The military curfew

The cardboard city

An unwanted birthday

The other side of summer

The dancing was desperate, the music was worse

They bury your dreams and dig up the worthless

Goodnight

God bless

And kiss "goodbye" to the earth

The other side of summer

Week One Hundred and Sixty-Six: Roxette - "Dangerous" - Look Sharp!

As I was watching VH1 Classic at my parents' house this weekend, I was pleasantly surprised to see Roxette grace the TV screen. Although it wasn't the song that I have selected for you today, I still figured I would take this opportunity to share my favorite song by them called "Dangerous". Additionally, it would almost be a travesty to post about Roxette without including "It Must Have Been Love". I know I owned that one on cassingle, but because they did not meet my goth standards by the time I reached junior high, I'm fairly certain that I left that one in my mother's possession. 

I've had an incredibly trying weekend, so I'll just post the videos and lyrics for you to enjoy and try to get myself together before returning back to the drudgery of work life tomorrow...

You pack your bag.

You take control.

You're moving into my heart

and into my soul.

Get out of my way!

Get out of my sight!

I won't be walking on thin

ice to get through the night.

Hey, where's your work?

What's your game?

I know your business

but I don't know your name...

Hold on tight,

you know she's a little bit dangerous.

She's got what it takes to make ends meet

the eyes of a lover that hit like heat.

You know she's a little bit dangerous.

You turn around,

so hot and dry.

You're hiding under a halo,

your mouth is alive.

Get out of my way!

Get out of my sight!

I'm not attracted to go-go deeper tonight.

Hey, what's your word?

What's your game?

I know your business

but I don't know your name...

Hold on tight...