Thursday, March 4, 2010

Gene Kelly & Jay-Z present: The Ascending A’s


While writing a couple papers, I listened to these albums in listed order:

Merriweather Post Pavilion – Animal Collective

The Grey Album – DJ Danger Mouse and Jay-Z

Begin to Hope – Regina Spektor

I threw some singles from Annie, April March, and The Animals in between each album. I guess I just really liked the letter A today.

Also, I threw a Jay-Z quote in my film analysis paper explaining why everyone loves Gene Kelly:

“Lockwood’s a liar, and the audience clutches onto that. They grasp at it and they love it, because he’s like them, he lies. He’s made it, and he’s made it big. In the flash of mere minutes, the audience is enthralled by this charismatic, sexy man because, once again, he reminds them of themselves, only he’s actually made it to the big time. He’s actually a silent film star. Just like Jay-Z once said in lyric, “all the hustlers love it / just to see one of us make it / came from the bottom to bottom to the top of the pot,” and that’s exactly why there’s an immediate liking to Lockwood.”
Etc, Etc, Etc.

Joel Samson Berntsen (My Girls –Animal Collective) one last time before bed

2 comments:

Maggey and Jim said...

ANIMAL MAGNETISM !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Brandon Foster said...

You spelled "Gray" wrong (Grey). And there shouldn't be an apostrophe in "hustler's." Also, Gene Kelly (you spelled that wrong too) is awesome. Exhibit One: Singing in the Rain.