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August 17, 2005
TTIKTDA got the red card. Again.
Beulah - The Rise and Fall of Our Hero's Own Reward
Beulah is a frequent guest on this program, so to speak. But that's just because they were so damn good. I'm having trouble letting go of them; in the stages of grief process, I've run past acceptance and come all the way around to denial again. Such strong melodies! Such amazing arrangements! Such concentrated Californianicity! It's enough to bowl you over. If this song doesn't get stuck in your head, I will personally draw you a picture of me caricaturally eating my own words. Promise.
If "The Rise and Fall of Our Hero's Own Reward" had somehow existed back in 1957 or so, and in the fictional San Francisco of Hitchcock's "Vertigo" (double contrary-to-fact), and had, by chance, been played on the radio when Jimmy Stewart's Scotty and Kim Novak's Madeleine/Judy were driving down to the San Juan Bautista mission for the final time, I can't help but think that Jimmy Stewart would have realized the grave mistake he was making and would have forsaken the psychotic dickheadedness that resulted in poor Kim Novak's death. In this alternate ending, Scotty and Judy move up to the hills near Muir Woods and embrace the real estate market with open arms, making millions. Or something.
Anyway, Beulah's got a DVD out, "A Good Band Is Easy to Kill", which, judging by the trailer, looks pretty great. A worthy investment.
Posted by Kevin at August 17, 2005 12:49 AM
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