On Monday Drennen, James, and I watched Death Proof. There's a lap dance scene with this song underscoring it. I don't remember the lap dance scene being in the original release of Grindhouse back in '07 and I don't really remember the song from the other times I've seen it since. For whatever reason this time around it really struck me and I've been listening to it non-stop all week.
Nicole and I just saw Obvious Child, review forthcoming, and there was a really great scene with this song under it. I first heard this when Chloe put it on a tape for me years ago. I always liked it.
Songs can elevate films. Heighten moments. That's no secret but whats rare are those times when a film makes you appreciate a song you previously didn't like or didn't notice. The conjunction of the film and the song make both of them resonate in a way they, separately, do not. I think its a rare thing. A lot of the time it seems music is just used as filler or to make a boring scene seem interesting.
The first moment where I felt like a song and a scene really hit me was in Rushmore. Bill Murray drunk and sad at his sons birthday party accompanied by The Kinks.
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