tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344059.post4588099549029107227..comments2024-02-16T14:01:23.523-05:00Comments on THE B-MOVIE CATECHISM: THE B-LIST: QUESTIONABLE MUSICAL MOMENTS #18 – PHANTOM OF THE PARADISEEegahInchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13055947542189758831noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344059.post-33923195411686318932014-06-27T16:37:38.504-04:002014-06-27T16:37:38.504-04:00Christopher Guest and Co. are always perfect when...Christopher Guest and Co. are always perfect when it comes to music, aren't they? Out of all the things I majored in during college, I actually ended up with a degree in Artist Management and Studio Engineering. One of our teachers, a working producer, actually used to use Spinal Tap in the classroom as an example of what being in the music industry was really like.<br /><br />And I can definitely picture those dance moves along with That's The Way It Goes or even Shadoogie.EegahInchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13055947542189758831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344059.post-47186313768259597242014-06-27T09:05:06.100-04:002014-06-27T09:05:06.100-04:00P.S. As a bass-player in a band that covered Shado...P.S. As a bass-player in a band that covered Shadows songs, I've danced exactly like the bass-player in the Juicy Fruits.Scott W.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344059.post-31237421595787915212014-06-27T08:56:26.724-04:002014-06-27T08:56:26.724-04:00I'll always remember PotP for the line: "...I'll always remember PotP for the line: "I know drug-real from real-real!"<br /><br />I'm sure you are familiar with <i>Top Secret!</i> which has a spoof of the suicidal tendencies of doo-wop: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KjlbelC14eI<br /><br /><i>You know who had a pretty good handle on the music of that time period? Paul Williams. His parody of late 50s/early 60s pop from Phantom of the Paradise is spot on, mostly because he nails the music itself so authentically.</i><br /><br />Kinda like how <i>A Mighty Wind</i> spoofed folk music so well it's as good as anything from the period.Scott W.noreply@blogger.com