um, the town was a REALLY good movie. were you guys aware of that? interesting story line, not TOO scary for weenie little me, good acting. ben affleck: you done good. as the film ended and the credits started to roll, this song plays:
i said, out loud to my empty living room, "ben affleck: i love you." anyone who likes this song can be a friend of mine.
interesting side note: i know three songs called "jolene" - same title, different music and lyrics. for a song about a woman who a pretty obscure name, i'm impressed she's the title of three songs. anyone know something i don't about these songs being connected somehow? here are the other two, by the weepies and dolly parton:
which song is my favorite? impossible for me to say.
Thank you! I've always loved Dolly's version, but now I have two more Jolene songs that I LOVE. Ray is always awesome, as are The Weepies, but I'd never heard either of these songs... thanks for sharing. I saw The Town with MPH when it was in theaters... I didn't like it. I thought it was a combination of three movies that had already been made, but now I can't remember what they were. Oh well. Glad you enjoyed Blue Valentine. :) xo
ReplyDeleteThe White Stripes do a cover of Dolly's Jolene that absolutely breaks my heart (its sad and plaintive and beautiful all at once)-- you should check it out.
ReplyDeleteAaron - just youtubed that version - really interesting to hear their take on it. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteHey Claire. I KNEW I had heard the Jolene version you list first and was on The Town. Zac Brown must have done a cover of it.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.google.com/search?q=jolene&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a#sclient=psy&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=JFd&rls=org.mozilla:en-US%3Aofficial&q=cocaine+flame+in+my+bloodstream&aq=0&aqi=g2g-v2g-o1&aql=&oq=&pbx=1&fp=92d5e6d07d8a9acf