Sunday, January 22, 2012

Bandits Soundtrack

The movie, Bandits, is a 2001 combo heist movie and romantic comedy starring Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, and Cate Blanchett. After my person saw the film, she bought the soundtrack, which has an eclectic collection of artists, including Bob Dylan, Bonnie Tyler, Aretha Franklin, and Mark Knopfler.
The first cut on the album is "Gallows Pole" by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, which sets up the movie's buddy theme, and each song that follows tells a little piece of the story.
My ears perked up when I heard Tanita Tikaram's "Twist in My Sobriety," not only because I've battled a catnip addiction for most of my life, but also because the song contains some unusual oboe sounds. I'm not exactly sure what an oboe is, but I imagine it to be a delicious bird of some kind.
I didn't mind too much when my person started singing along with Five for Fighting's "Superman," but then she picked me up and swooped me around the room, shouting, "You'll believe a cat can fly!"
Even though she put me down when that song ended, things just got more peculiar when the next song began. It was "Crazy 'Lil Mouse" by In Bloom, and my person began hopping around the living room, doing a dance that looked like a combination of The Eqyptian and The Frug. Let's face it: she's mental when it comes to music.
Chase some "Crazy 'Lil Mouse" at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gG6--lkvVXo
Later, she took the CD downstairs and played the song over and over again while she pounded on her drum kit. 
I stayed upstairs and stuck my head under a pillow.
Peace out!

1 comment:

  1. Wow..Willis with hair is weird!! Wonder if I can get this on 'Last FM'? Will try. Thanks!

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