A New Musical Spirit Has Been Born
June 4, 2001 | 2:16 amOn another musical tip: Moulin Rouge! What a wonderfully imaginative motion picture. Brighter than life…like a medicated dream. Mix NyQuil, Sudafed and a bottle of Hot Sauce and you’ll get something similar. Nicole Kidman in garters didn’t harm the flick either. ^^ But what really shines are the songs.
I wasn’t expecting a sample mix of 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s tunes in a movie about the year 1900. ^^ I haven’t heard that many samples in one place since the last De La Soul album. From Elton John to Madonna to Nirvana…the popular songs of the past few decades are mixed together in an impressive and often amusing fashion. There were many laughs in the theatres when people recognized lyrics from their favorite songs. The "Like a Virgin" act had me laughing my ass off (I can’t do it justice by describing it…just go and see it). The songs were blended so well that many people waited through the entire end credits just to see the list of songs used.
A Bohemian storm is brewing! See Moulin Rouge today! ^_^
