(1) My December/January playlist via YouTube.
(a) July Tree by Nina Simone. Movies from Hollywood in the WOKE / DEI / ME TOO era are absolute dreck, but Licorice Pizza was a SINATRA. I’ll make movie viewing decisions on the politics of the cast, and this one was tough with Sean Penn, but it wasn’t a prequel, live-action, remake, and/or sequel. It felt original and Alana was a bad ass.
(b) You Like Boats But Not The Ocean by George Fenton. I had a little downtime during my Christmas sabbatical and caught the end of Groundhog Day. I remember listening to this song whilst sitting in the waiting room at Southampton Central at sunrise. It was a day trip to Portsmouth. George Fenton did the score for Shadowlands.
(c) Against All Odds by Phil Collins. It was cleverly included in the soundtrack for Fall Guy. I watched this movie on a flight. I had very low expectations, but it was quite funny.
(d) Shipboard Cook by Third Eye Blind. Had never heard this before. Some say it’s part two of Motorcycle Drive By? I recently saw them perform this song live. I like the idea that it’s intended to be a pub song.
So line em’ up boys here’s to your youth
Sing loud enough to tell the truth
I lost myself and that’s where I lost you
Ohh oh oh, let go of that whipping post
I’m always a ghost.
(e) Moon River by Audrey Hepburn. Have you ever seen her in Always as Hap? Heard this during my stay at the TWA Hotel. The themed hotel celebrates the golden age of TRAVEL and HOLLYWOOD. There’s some crossover with Licorice Pizza since the movie bridges two generations in Hollywood.
(f) Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive by Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters.
To illustrate well illustrate!
My last remark You got the floor
Jonah in the whale, Noah in the ark
What did they say What did they say
Say, when everything looked so down?
Man, they said we better
Ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive
E-lim-i-nate the negative
Latch on to the affirmative
Don’t mess with Mr. In-Between
No, don’t mess with Mr. In-Between!
(2) Kingdom Hearts III celebrated its six-year anniversary on January 25. They asked fans on X to share their favorite moments. My two were earning the RISK-TAKER trophy and using the Data Greeting (Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind) to plus the story.