Hip To Be Square

You like Huey Lewis and the News?

They're okay.

Their early work was a little too new wave for my taste.

But when "Sports" came out in '83,

I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically.

The whole album has a clear, crisp sound,

and a new sheen of consummate professionalism

that really gives the songs a big boost.

He's been compared to Elvis Costello, but I think Huey has a far more bitter, cynical

sense of humor.

Hey, Albus.

Yes, Alan?

Why are there copies of the style section on all the plates, do you have a dog, a little

chow or something?

No, Alan.

Is that a raincoat?

Yes, it is.

In '87, Huey released this.

it is in 87 Huey released this or I don't know if the compass now but I think

I used to be a renegade I used to fool around

but I can take the punishment and had to settle down

Now I'm playing the real estate, and yes I cut my hair

You might think I'm crazy, but I don't even care

'Cause I can tell what's going on

It's hip to be square

Oh, hip to be square

I like my bands and business suits

I watch 'em on TV

I'm working out almost every day, and watching what I eat

They tell me that it's good for me, but I don't even care

I know that it's crazy, and I know that it's nowhere, but there is no denying that

It's hip to be square

It's hip to be square

It's hip to be square

So hip to be square

It's hard to figure out, I see it every day

And those that were the father's style have gone the other way

You see 'em on the freeway, it don't look like a lot of fun

But don't you try to fight it, an idea of his time has come

Don't tell me I'm crazy, don't tell me I'm nowhere, take it from me

It's hip to b-square, it's hip to b-square, it's hip to b-square, so hip to b-square

Down, boys!

Do you like American Psycho?

It's okay.

Although originally polarizing to audiences and critics alike, it developed a much-deserved

cult following when released on digital video disc, or DVD. There it found a second life

and really came into its own, commercially and artistically.

The movie works, both as a grim examination of male vanity, while also maintaining real

genre thrills. Justifying these tonal shifts by placing the audience inside the head of

the duplicious lead character, Christian Bale's dynamite performance gives it a big boost.

The role almost went to Leo, but nobody could have brought that certain pathos and charisma

to it quite like Bale, a role he later recalled a shade of in Christopher Nolan's Batman

pictures.

Hey.

Yes, Al?

Why are there newspapers all over the place?

Is that like a Huey Lewis and the News joke or something?

No Al.

Hey, is that a raincoat?

Yes it is.

In 2005, Lionsgate released this, The Uncut Version.

I think it's an undisputed masterpiece, a movie so entertaining, most people probably

don't listen to the message.

But they should, because it's not just a great character study, but a sardonic metaphor for

1980s greed and materialism.

Hey Al!

Try parodying one of my songs now, you stupid bastard!