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unclehud
(300 feet above the planet)
Posted: Apr 11, 2011 - 17:42
 
 twitterpated wrote:
I saw the original with Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway and didn't like it much so never bothered with the remake.  The music must have been good though!! :)
 
I saw the McQueen/Dunaway version again, and it just doesn't come close to the remake.  Even setting aside the beautiful people, clothes, homes, etc. etc. the remake has a much more coherent plot, and several incredibly detailed art heists.  Ms. Dunaway has a cameo in the remake - as Thomas Crown's shrink.  She still looks good, too.

McQueen and Dunaway plowing through sand in a dune buggy doesn't compare to Pierce Brosnan capsizing a sailboat in the opening few minutes.


sandpebble
(near Paradise)
Posted: Jun 06, 2010 - 14:43
 
 robco1 wrote:
Gets me to thinking of Peter Tosh and "Downpressor man" for some reason...
  I logged on to say the same. Both are fantastic songs!



slippery
(Cold north on the other side of the puddle)
Posted: Apr 04, 2010 - 05:18
 
 robco1 wrote:
Gets me to thinking of Peter Tosh and "Downpressor man" for some reason...
 
Probably because it's another interpretation of what is fundamentally the same song :)
And both interps is nothing other than godlike imo!

Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinner_Man 

planet_lizard
(Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy)
Posted: Apr 04, 2010 - 05:14
 
 Anax wrote:
Jeez, it just doesn't stop.
 
Yes - this is how we used to play stuff when jamming at school... It's a great track, but I think I'd prefer the 7"...


Anax
(Seattle, WA)
Posted: Mar 03, 2010 - 14:12
 
Jeez, it just doesn't stop.

crockydile
(Outer Spiral Arm, Milky Way)
Posted: Mar 03, 2010 - 14:12
 
{#Headache}{#Headache}{#Headache}{#Headache}{#Headache}

This song has earned the coveted 5 headache award.


robco1
(Chicago, IL)
Posted: Mar 03, 2010 - 14:12
 
Gets me to thinking of Peter Tosh and "Downpressor man" for some reason...

nagsheadlocal
(North Carolina, the new New Jersey)
Posted: Mar 03, 2010 - 14:11
 
 bbryan wrote:
I can't decide which I like better - this or Basement Jaxx
Day of The Sunflowers - We March On (feat Yoko Ono)
 
Now you're just messin' with us . . .


bbryan
(Austin, TX)
Posted: Mar 03, 2010 - 14:10
 
I can't decide which I like better - this or Basement Jaxx
Day of The Sunflowers - We March On (feat Yoko Ono)

bam23
(Berkeley)
Posted: Mar 03, 2010 - 14:10
 
 rosedraws wrote:


yuk.

*edit* I was going to up it to a 2 or a 3, but the guy started singing again.

*edit again*  O. M. G.      I need a negative rating for this one.
 
A guy named Nina? I suppose it could happen, but not in this case. 

twitterpated
Posted: Mar 03, 2010 - 14:08
 
 sirdroseph wrote:
Hated the movie, but Nina Simone's crazy ass is always cool!{#Tongue}
 
I saw the original with Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway and didn't like it much so never bothered with the remake.  The music must have been good though!! :)

sirdroseph
(Outer Mongolia)
Posted: Mar 03, 2010 - 14:03
 
Hated the movie, but Nina Simone's crazy ass is always cool!{#Tongue}

twitterpated
Posted: Mar 03, 2010 - 14:02
 
Oh my God!  This is one of my favorite Nina Simone songs!  Thank you so much for playing it.  I got to see her perform live about 6 months before she died.  She was incredible.  Her book is good too. (I Put A Spell On You)

killahfunkadelic
(Raleigh, NC)
Posted: Dec 30, 2009 - 16:00
 
must. buy. a. cell phone that gets me and me.

I dig the remixed version of this but i love the rawness on this track. bring it.

MojoJojo
(Indianapolis, IN USA)
Posted: Dec 30, 2009 - 15:51
 
Much to like, but less would be more...

mandolin
(...drifting...)
Posted: Dec 30, 2009 - 15:46
 
powwwwerrrrr!



alux
(atop the pyramid)
Posted: Dec 30, 2009 - 15:43
 
Buncha grumps.  This is great stuff from Nina.

Prodigal_SOB
(Back Home Again in Indiana)
Posted: Nov 29, 2009 - 07:10
 
 AliGator wrote:
Wow. I uploaded this about 5 years ago and it got rejected.
 
 I've had one like that and it seems to be fairly common actually.  One of the many things I've always liked about Rebecca is she's always willing to admit a mistake.



tumbledad
Posted: Nov 29, 2009 - 07:01
 
Pretty, please...MAKE IT STOP!{#Arghhh}

Nuance
(Winnipeg)
Posted: Nov 29, 2009 - 06:59
 
please make it stop.

unclehud
(300 feet above the planet)
Posted: Oct 28, 2009 - 21:28
 

What a beautiful movie.  Beautiful people, beautiful clothes, beautiful cars, beautiful music, beautiful locations with beautiful furniture, a beautiful plot, and a beautiful opening sequence with a beautiful catamaran.  Why isn't my life like that?



DaveInVA
(In a crumbling Queen Anne mansion in Damnville, VA)
Posted: Sep 27, 2009 - 07:47
 
Finally found a Nina Simone song I don't like and its this one.

Doesn't this song ever end?


freeform
(oaksterdam)
Posted: Aug 26, 2009 - 19:44
 
Nina on RP?!?!
Love it!
 

bindi
(North Carolina)
Posted: Aug 26, 2009 - 19:41
 
Perfect theme for "The Thing that Wouldn't Leave"

snowcat
(Cold, Frozen Minnesota)
Posted: Aug 26, 2009 - 19:39
 
I need to watch this movie again.  I think this was playing during the bowler-hat chase scene.

To add on the song:  blech.

rosedraws
(almost... almost)
Posted: Aug 26, 2009 - 19:34
 


yuk.

*edit* I was going to up it to a 2 or a 3, but the guy started singing again.

*edit again*  O. M. G.      I need a negative rating for this one.



bbryan
Posted: Jul 26, 2009 - 06:07
 
As a self-avowed music snob, I know I am supposed to like this track...but I don't.

chyk5
(Florida)
Posted: Jun 24, 2009 - 12:04
 
 gdignard wrote:
Forget the War on Drugs. Forget the War on Terror. What we really need is a War on Songs that are One (or Two or Three) Minutes Too Long.

Reminds me of a story of two first grade teachers who were comparing notes about the fingerpainting and artwork of their pupils. One of the teachers says "How do you do it? I've seen your pupils' art and it's wonderful. Mine just kind of make messes". The other teacher replied "I know when to take the art away from them".

 

To clarify; What do you define as too long? Is there a specific cutoff time for any song?

Mugro
(Lane Village, Red Sox Nation)
Posted: Jun 24, 2009 - 11:54
 
mute

Stefen
(West Hollywood, CA)
Posted: Jun 24, 2009 - 11:44
 
This is a piece I admire but don't really like.

gdignard
(North of the 49th)
Posted: Jun 24, 2009 - 11:33
 
Forget the War on Drugs. Forget the War on Terror. What we really need is a War on Songs that are One (or Two or Three) Minutes Too Long.

Reminds me of a story of two first grade teachers who were comparing notes about the fingerpainting and artwork of their pupils. One of the teachers says "How do you do it? I've seen your pupils' art and it's wonderful. Mine just kind of make messes". The other teacher replied "I know when to take the art away from them".


cc_rider
(Austin Texas. Y'all.)
Posted: Jun 24, 2009 - 11:32
 
 justlistening wrote:


LOL.  Well Renee isn't exactly a "classic" beauty though - maybe best to say they're both handsome.  As far as the music - not my favorite Nina Simone tune - probably more effective when watching the movie.
 
The cover photo appears heavily retouched, it hardly looks like her. I think 'handsome' is a suitable compliment, or maybe 'handsomely attractive'. Plus she showed her boobs in the movie, so there's that...


Stave
(San Francisco)
Posted: Jun 24, 2009 - 11:31
 
 top20 wrote:
Not one of her best efforts
{#Grumpy}
 
Seconded and then some.


Leslie
(Antioch, CA)
Posted: Jun 24, 2009 - 11:31
 
OMG, how long does this last?

peter_james_bond
(Lunenburg, NS)
Posted: Jun 24, 2009 - 11:30
 
 On_The_Beach wrote:
Check out Pierce Brosnan, trying his damnedest to look prettier than Rene Russo.
 
{#Lol} Well I'd rather see that, than hear him "sing" in Momma Mia. Oy, that was bad!

chyk5
(Florida)
Posted: Jun 24, 2009 - 11:29
 
What an incredible loss that Miss Nina is gone. This is awesome.


justlistening
(So. California)
Posted: Jun 24, 2009 - 11:26
 
 On_The_Beach wrote:
Check out Pierce Brosnan, trying his damnedest to look prettier than Rene Russo.

 

LOL.  Well Renee isn't exactly a "classic" beauty though - maybe best to say they're both handsome.  As far as the music - not my favorite Nina Simone tune - probably more effective when watching the movie.

cc_rider
(Austin Texas. Y'all.)
Posted: Jun 24, 2009 - 11:26
 
 ScottFromWyoming wrote:
Glassy!

I'm starting this at a 7 but I like it a lot. Wish I could crank it tho, that'd probably get it to 8...

edit: Okay, it's an 8.
 
me too. Nina Simone singing a grocery list would rate at least a 6, so there you go.


shutter
(You can't get here from there)
Posted: Jun 24, 2009 - 11:25
 
Yup. The ending pushed me over the edge.  Icchhh.

Bazooka
(Mountain View, CA USA)
Posted: Jun 24, 2009 - 11:21
 
Oh Yes... and on the way back from the Devil you realize the truth...what fun.


nigelr
(Coffs Harbour, Australia)
Posted: Apr 22, 2009 - 01:39
 
 AliGator wrote:
Wow. I uploaded this about 5 years ago and it got rejected.
 

What wonderful taste in music you have Ali!
Good things take time..........

On_The_Beach
(Vancouver, Canada)
Posted: Apr 22, 2009 - 01:20
 
Check out Pierce Brosnan, trying his damnedest to look prettier than Rene Russo.


gofishbish
Posted: Mar 21, 2009 - 12:51
 
 {#Stupid}huh?

musikalia wrote:

Agreed. Ouch!

 
{#Iamwithstupid}


a_genuine_find
(not me, radio paradise)
Posted: Mar 21, 2009 - 12:50
 
{#Whistle}  {#Arrowd} 1. Somebody please step on it!



smdeeg
(SillyCone Valley)
Posted: Mar 21, 2009 - 12:49
 
Some of this is merely good, but other parts are amazing.  Starting it with a 7.

Carapuzi
(Wetzikon (Switzerland))
Posted: Mar 21, 2009 - 12:47
 
Haaaaaammer!

musikalia
(Somewhere (over the rainbow))
Posted: Mar 21, 2009 - 12:45
 
 Imkirok wrote:
This is painful.
 
Agreed. Ouch!


a_genuine_find
(noy me, radio paradise)
Posted: Mar 21, 2009 - 12:44
 
 arissimo wrote:
aaaarrrrrggggghhhhh! 

is this EVER annoying!!!!!!  >^.^< 
 
{#Think} {#Stupid} {#Yes}
..and L o n g . . .


arissimo
(Bellingham, WA)
Posted: Feb 18, 2009 - 00:09
 
aaaarrrrrggggghhhhh! 

is this EVER annoying!!!!!!  >^.^< 

Kerly
(Estonia)
Posted: Feb 18, 2009 - 00:08
 
Fine, fine, fine!