I work in Hollywood and fucking LOVE this song. Between this and Steely Dan's:
"Haitian Divorce" ("Now we dolly back, now we fade to black"),
"Glamour Profession" ("Hollywood, I know your middle name / who inspires your fabled fools? That's MY claim to fame"),
"Showbiz Kids" ("Show business kids making movies of themselves, you know they don't give a fuck about anybody else") and
"Everyone's Gone To The Movies" ("I know you're here for 16 [millimeter] or more / sorry, we only have [Super] 8"),
Man, the songs of the Seventies are prime drive-fast listening for those of us in the game... :D
There are those who might ask, well, what about Kool & The Gang's "Hollywood Swingin'"? It's a swell jam, but if you listen to the lyrics, they're about being a musician in Los Angeles -- not someone working in the movie industry. I just can't connect that vibe. For me, as a director, it's those songs that talk industry lingo AND GET IT RIGHT.
Hot damn. And with a jam beneath it, no better listenin'. :)
I work in Hollywood and fucking LOVE this song. Between this and Steely Dan's:
"Haitian Divorce" ("Now we dolly back, now we fade to black"),
"Glamour Profession" ("Hollywood, I know your middle name / who inspires your fabled fools? That's MY claim to fame"),
"Showbiz Kids" ("Show business kids making movies of themselves, you know they don't give a fuck about anybody else") and
"Everyone's Gone To The Movies" ("I know you're here for 16 [millimeter] or more / sorry, we only have [Super] 8"),
Man, the songs of the Seventies are prime drive-fast listening for those of us in the game... :D
There are those who might ask, well, what about Kool & The Gang's "Hollywood Swingin'"? It's a swell jam, but if you listen to the lyrics, they're about being a musician in Los Angeles -- not someone working in the movie industry. I just can't connect that vibe. For me, as a director, it's those songs that talk industry lingo AND GET IT RIGHT.
Hot damn. And with a jam beneath it, no better listenin'. :)