Funk Babblings

This morning in the car I was listening to NPR news as they reported on the French election, complete with interviews with people talking excitedly about how their new president will turn France around.

After the report I changed stations. The Who's "Won't Get Fooled Again" was just starting. This seemed strangely appropriate.


In case you're not familiar with the song, Wikipedia explains:

"Won't Get Fooled Again" is about a revolution. In the first verse, there is an uprising. In the middle, they overthrow those in power, but in the end, the new regime becomes just like the old one ("Meet the new boss, same as the old boss").

I'm among the last people who still haven't seen that movie everybody's talking about (we'll finally go tonight), so instead I'll say a little about my reactions to the OLD movie I finally saw a couple weekends ago....

( Quadrophenia )

Oh, if you watch the movie, watch the first minute or so of it again after it ends, or else you'll totally misunderstand the ending. Though I think that ending is somewhat diminished by the fact that Sting's character is going to be really pissed....