Huey Lewis And The News
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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!