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Jake Gyllenhal...Donnie Darko...Mad World...Adam Lambert...American Idol
Aloysius J. Gleek:
Gary Jules - Mad World (live) (3:05)
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1Nq086QB1Q&feature=related[/youtube]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1Nq086QB1Q&feature=related
Gary Jules - Mad World (official video) (3:20)
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N3N1MlvVc4[/youtube]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N3N1MlvVc4
And from in the Donnie Darko time continuum, a wormhole into the 1980's:
Tears For Fears - Mad World (1982) official video (3:46)
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZRib_aAQFQ[/youtube]
As always, if the video is not allowed here, go straight to the YouTube video
by clicking on the URL provided:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZRib_aAQFQ
I so loved that song.
Thanks, Paul, for the videos! I didn't know about Adam Lambert, but, good for him! Howdy, Celeste, good to see you. Kelda, the US pretty much missed the initial release of Donnie Darko--and Gary Jules's cover of 'Mad World'--due to very bad timing, just weeks after September 11, 2001. The film was released in the UK about a year later, and did much better. I was traveling in the UK a lot in 2003 (another life, another world) and when, at Christmas, 'Mad World' became Number One, I was utterly chuffed and emailed all my American Darko friends to tell them--they were very surprised!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_World
Mad World
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Michael Andrews and Gary Jules version
"Mad World" would achieve a second round of success beginning almost twenty years later, after it was covered by Michael Andrews and Gary Jules for the film Donnie Darko (2001). While the Tears for Fears version featured various synthesizers and percussion, the Andrews/Jules version was stripped down. Instead of a full musical backing, it used only a set of piano chords, a cello, and modest use of a vocoder on the chorus. Their version was originally released on CD in 2002 on the film's soundtrack, but an increasing cult following spawned by the movie's DVD release finally prompted Jules and Andrews to issue the song as a proper single. The release was a runaway success in late 2003 in , becoming the Number One single over the Christmas holiday in the UK, a feat Tears for Fears themselves never accomplished. The music video has been very popular on Youtube, garnering over 13 million views as of 2009.
YaadPyar:
Hey John -
So nice to see you too - glad to know you're well. Great sleuthing. I had never heard the original, but I'm not a huge fan of Tears for Fears and 80s music generally, so it pretty much meets my expectations.
The Jules arrangement is so outstanding, and I do think Adam Lambert's singing added an impact to the song it didn't have before.
I do love pop culture and all the threads that weave connections throughout the universe. I'm going to make sure my TiVo runs long for AI from now on in case I miss more gems like this. I fast forward through most of the show, but this was great.
Now I have to go and re-rent Donnie Darko to remember where it was in the movie.
Kelda:
for those not in the US - and can't watch the Tear for Fears vid - here it is
THe words def suits the slow version better
Shasta542:
Not a great video, but here it is. (What's with the blue lighting?)
I wondered that too, southendmd. I didn't like it. But I guess it was for atmosphere.
Adam is my pick, too. I like all the kids this season, but he's the best.
No one is going to vote or not vote on the basis of Adam being gay, IMO. If they do, it will be such a minority that it won't count. He has the most talent. He is very nice and respectful toward the judges. He doesn't have an attitude. That's what I look at. All of the kids have seemed really nice, but Adam has consistently been the most entertaining hands down.
Whether he wins or not---he will have a great career. Chris Daughtry (who was my pick) didn't win season 6 (I think), but he has been very successful--unlike the guy who won that year--Taylor Hicks.
Brown Eyes:
Hi Celeste!! Thanks for pointing this out about the six degrees (or in this case 3 degrees) of BBM connection to American Idol. ;D It's neat to realize how much BBM and BBM-connections permeate so many different things in culture and pop culture these days.
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