I should shouldn’t I?

broderic on January 31, 2011

Xkcd hits one out of the park. I was thinking about learning to cook again. Made a big go of it when I first moved out of my mom’s, but today, I don’t cook at all. I still have ingredients, spices and such, from several years back. They take up a few inches of my cupboards, and they are going old gracefully. I wonder…

Bait and Switch: Movie Soundtracks

broderic on May 28, 2010

Is there a more disappointing album of a movie soundtrack than the CD of "When Harry Met Sally?" The movie did not feature Harry Connick, Jr., but the album has him in spades. Songs sung by classic crooners of the past are sung by Connick on the official soundtrack album. "It Had to be You" sung by Frank Sinatra in the movie sung by Connick. A favorite Gershwin standard, "Our Love Is Here to Stay," sung by Louis Armstrong is sung by Connick. "Winter Wonderland" is Connick on the soundtrack but Ray Charles in the movie. It was a bad bait and switch.What would've been a sweet album with the classic singers becomes lessened with Harry Connick, Jr. as the vocalist to many of the more memorable tunes from the movie. The album reminds you that Harry Connick, Jr. has a long way to go to become a favorite.