startingfive ([info]startingfive) wrote,
@ 2006-04-25 21:59:00
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Owner of a Lonley Heart
The hit single for Yes' "Owner of a Lonley Heart" has many indications that it is a very sorrowful and deep song. Excluding the title, the Devo-esque guitar chords with not to mention the decent voice of its lead singer Jon Anderson has a wonderful intro. It unfortunately deteriorates into a high-pitched hum-drum of random techno sound effects (my favorite? the piano scaling that goes up and down an octave).

On another note, another Anderson, more popular and awesome in my eyes -- Wes Anderson just starred (and directed?) his own Amex ad.

You can see it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spCknVcaSHg&feature=Views&page=1&t=t&f=b

THE. BEST. COMMERCIAL. EVER. I say that he directed this commercial simply because of the small tid-bits and trademarks he's incorporated in all of his movies. I shall list them below (correct me if I've missed any):

-Love for classical music and the retro (he starts his own music for the commercial by turning on a turn table as he gets out of the directors chair! how random is that)
-An eccentric wardrobe
-Long tracking shots, takes and overlapping storylines
-Repeat use of actors, ie. JASON SCHWARTZMAN (who I think is cool for showing up and doing this, even if it is just a commercial)
-Use of his own title in introducing main characters
-Dull, overcast lighting
-Dry and awkward humor ("Can I get my snack?" "You're eating it")
-Love for Asian culture ("Is that the Geisha?")
-Utter randomness: Imagine a movie with all the elements that he describes: birds, sports cars, helicopters, blackmail, horses, explosions, Geishas, 357 magnums. Hard huh?

The best summation all of these characteristics is put forth by Wes himself: "Can you do a 357 with a bayonet?"

Well, can you?



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