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GregGuess what? I have t’internet and telephone! Go me! Talk Talk have sorted it all out, and everything is working, perfectly. I also have what appears to be half the world’s emails, so if you’re missing any, I think I have them.
After not having the phone for so long, and really expecting to have to go back to BT if I ever wanted to use one again, it was a relief to get it back. It was also a bit embarrassing because when the man told me it was working my brain, initially, refused to believe him and I just stared dumbfounded. It could only have been worse if I’d picked up some random object and said, “Tephelone? Is this tephelone?”, like Tubbs in the League of Gentlemen. But I didn’t, I thanked him, eventually, and he went on his way, probably thinking I was a bit peculiar, but I don’t care, I have t’internet and telephone.
Anyhoo, I’ll now shut up about my tedious communication problems and bring you a proper post.
I found this meme-type-thing over at Charlie’s, he borrowed the idea from Savannah, and now I’m appropriating it for my own use. I think the idea is you post songs from your favourite musicals, but I hate musicals, so instead it’s just film music.
This is one of the most famous movie dance scenes, and it’s also part of my favourite segment of Pulp Fiction. By the time the dance scene happens, it’s quite apparent that Vince (John Travolta) is mad about Mia (Uma Thurman). However, we also know what her gangster husband did to a man who recently gave her a foot massage, so he’s always going to have to admire her from afar, this gives the scene a sense of poignancy because the dance (and dancing is a form of foreplay) is the most intimate he’s ever going to be with her. Or at least that’s what the audience thinks at the time …
I went to see Bugsy Malone at the pictures as a small girl and, despite the singing, thought it was the best film I’d seen since Jungle Book! Hey, I was a connoisseur of film, I’d seen, umm, several. Within no time, I knew all the words to all the songs, and spent much time flouncing around the sitting room singing this one, firmly convinced one day I’d be just as cool and sophisticated as Jodie Foster appeared to be. Yeah, that didn’t quite work out, she’s still got the edge there. Pesky film stars and their cool.
I’ve included this because I love it, it’s got a wonderful melancholy quality, but at the same time, it’s very laid back. And, of course, Midnight Cowboy is one of the best films ever made.
And finally, this is from the film which persuaded me George Clooney wasn’t just a pretty boy. It’s also, in my opinion, the Coen Brothers’ best film. Very quirky as most of their films are, it’s also hilariously funny – the scene with the toad still makes me cry with laughter. The song isn’t my usual kind of thing, but it’s so catchy you can’t help singing along.
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