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"Great" Pop Music Moments in Film

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#1 – Jim Carrey IS Axl Rose
The bad news is that Jim Carrey is in this clip from The Dead Pool.
The good news is that this clip is less than 2 minutes long.

#2 – Frankie Goes To Hollywood Goes To A Porno Movie In Brian De Palma’s head
I saw the movie Body Double and I still have no freaking idea what’s going on in this scene from it.

#3 – Jack Nicholson Poops Garbage From His Mouth
Jack Nicholson is a doctor. No, he’s a doctor with a tempermental English accent. No, wait, wait. He’s a doctor with a tempermental English accent who sings. Yeah, that’s it.

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A Tropicália Video Primer

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I have much affection for Tropicália, a wonderful musical movement that started in the late 60’s in Brazil.

Here’s some choice video clips from artists of that movement.

Os Mutantes – Panis Et Circenses(1969) – Ain’t they cute?!

Tom Zé – Hein? – The song is from the 70’s. The performance is from 1991. From my favorite album of his, Estudando o Samba.

Gilberto Gil – Expresso 2222 – From the album of the same name. Fantastic!

I couldn’t find a decent clip of Caetano Veloso, so I present another Brazilian clip, not really associated with the Tropicália movement, but a wonderful song nonetheless.

Elis e Tom – Aguas de Março – Prolly my favorite Antonio Carlos Jobim song – take that, Girl From Ipanema!

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Don’t Mess With Illinois

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First, you probably have seen some of the GI Joe PSA spots by Eric Fensler.

If not, check them out in glorious color here.

Okay, you’re back now? Pork chop sandwiches!!!

Anywho, I believe he is also in a local Chicago band, TRS-80. He did a video for a song of theirs called “Don’t Mess With Illinois” which I happened to find on the YouTube.

I’m a sucker for this kind of grooving-yet-off-kilter music, plus I really like when people make found footage films.

Plus, it’s about Illinois, I mean how about that, huh? HUH? Well?!!!