Copacabana

Theme songs

My step-nephew-in-law (I'm pretty sure that's what you are...) played this on the baby Grand at my parent's house on Thanksgiving Day.

I won't see the movie -- It would break me. It would. -- but the music is haunting enough. It's one of those pieces that could serve as the backdrop for anything poignant, haunting, confusing, frightening, etc. Like what's going on in India for example. Speaking of, here's Hitch's take. Hitch and I don't agree on a very long list of things -- he's atheist and tends toward socialism to name a couple -- but he's a great writer, perceptive reporter and has spent a lot of time in that region of the world so I listen when he speaks of it.

An impressive thing about India is the way in which it has almost as many Muslim citizens, who live with greater prospects of peace and prosperity, as does Pakistan. This comity and integration is one of the many targets of the suicide killers, and it is another reason why firm, warm solidarity with India is the most pressing need of the present hour.

As for Requiem for a Dream -- I'd love to do a weird modern/lyrical dance to it. Hint. Hint.

posted by Lola @ 2:14 PM