Music and Lyrics

Who:  Amber
What:  Music and Lyrics
Where:  @ home - free HBO
Why:  Bill already Movie Yak'ed about it, and he made me want to see it

This movie was super cute!!!  I highly recommend it.  It combined 2 things I really enjoy:  '80's music and Drew Berrymore.  (I think I spelled her name wrong).

The movie starts out with a cheese-ball music video by everybody's (fake) '80's band POP!  "Pop goes my heart"  It's a duo of 2 guys - like Wham.  And just like Wham, one of them continues on to fame, and the other one pretty much seems to die.

This movie is about the 'dead' member of Pop.  His name is Alex, and he's living comfortably in NYC.  He's fully aware that he's an 80's has been, and it's ok with him.  He does shows at little state fairs, at some 1987 high school reuinion, etc.  The ladies still love him and his sexy hip action!

The problem, the Brittney Spears-like singer of this time, named Cora, wants a to collaborate with an '80s had been.  Whom ever can write a song in 3 days gets the job and gets to tour with Cora!  Alex is all over this challenge - he could become an UN-has been!

Drew Barrymore (Sophie) is at Alex's house, watering his plants or something.  Alex is trying to write a song and play a tune on the piano.  Alex says some lyrics, and Sophie opens her big mouth and whips out some genius lyrics.  She's a natural song writer.  3 straight days of Alex writing music and Sophie writing lyrics and wha-la - a hit song!

I wont' give away the rest to you, but it ends pretty much how you would expect it to.  It's a super cute movie, with some super groovy songs.  Make sure you pay attention to the Pop Up Video during the credits.  Man, I could watch Pop Up Videos all day long ...