First time seeing this film. Enjoying the movie generally but this business of every few minutes hearing another chorus from the songwriter is putting me in mind of the scene from Animal House. Belushi grabs the guitar from the folk-singer and smashes it on the banister, and returns the wreckage with the apology "Sorry" and walks away.
Somebody needs to smash the piano.
And who would ever have guessed Harvey Keitel looked that boyish.
Dear mousalope: Greetings. The 1st time I saw this movie I didn't know whether I liked the music or not (along with the movie itself). I had to go back and watch it twice more. The music began to grow on me and I began to enjoy it. Of course, I may just be messed up in the head!
I actually started humming that 'CITY OF THE ONE-NIGHT STANDS' song to myself after the 3rd viewing.
So perhaps the music might grow on you, too, if you venture to watch WELCOME TO L.A. again sometime.
-CG
>>> I actually started humming that 'CITY OF THE ONE-NIGHT STANDS' song to myself after the 3rd viewing. So perhaps the music might grow on you, too
I think perhaps you misinterpret my post. I too rather like Carradine's opening and closing rendition of City of the One Night Stands. But he isn't the problem.
I specified "this business of every few minutes hearing another chorus from the songwriter" was what was driving me up the wall. The man sounds like he is either a 3 AM drunk or someone is playing an old 78 rpm phonograph at the 33 and a third setting. It doesn't take many chorus' to start praying somebody will take an axe to his piano.
The man sounds like he is either a 3 AM drunk or someone is playing an old 78 rpm phonograph at the 33 and a third setting. It doesn't take many choruses to start praying somebody will take an axe to his piano.
I thought he sounded more like how a goose would sound if it could carry a tune.
All the universe . . . or nothingness. Which shall it be, Passworthy? Which shall it be?
I must agree with you. I'm watching the movie now. The singing is infuriating. Is he supposed to sound this way? Someone thought he sang well?
shareThe "music," such as it is, is quite bad. Hard to believe that lots of people on this production didn't realize that.
It's like someone took a whole bottle of barbiturates and started their song writing.