2.06.2007
COLD WIND MADNESS
Astrud Gilberto, "Here There and Everywhere"
Cat Power, "The Greatest (eMusic live version)"
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Please discuss (and rejoice):
Harold and Kumar 2 is set in motion on the same morning that Harold and Kumar finally satisfy their munchies at White Castle and the object of Harold's affection, Maria (Garces), sets off for Amsterdam. The pair decide to pursue her so Harold can proclaim his love. But when an overzealous passenger mistakes Kumar for a terrorist, the plane is diverted and the boys are off on a new escapade of mistaken identity. From Guantanamo Bay through the Deep South, Harold and Kumar encounter myriad wackos, jerks and whores as they are pursued by the Department of Homeland Security all the way into Bush Country.
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The fact that Chan Marshall covers "Tracks of My Tears" during Cat Power shows is incredibly deep, and deeply depressing, even if she's sober, etc. nowadays. Is this unique to music? What is the equivalent of the mournful/ironic cover version in other forms (film/lit/etc)?
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OVERHEARD THE OTHER NIGHT, AT EGYPTIAN LOVER:
"This is some proto-Ed Banger shit."
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