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Top 3 Moments to Rain at a Concert: Featuring Garbage, Bon Jovi and Travis

Posted on August 8, 2010 Written by ripitup

It is all great when your favorite bands have great stage shows with impressive stunts, or just even little theatrics that go hand in hand with the song’s lyrics. But sometimes nature helps and the whole experience becomes more surreal. Here are top 3 concert moments when it rained:

1) Travis- Why does it always rain on me?

Travis. Image via http://www.hearsay.cc

The song is from their 1999-dated The Man Who Album. The lyrics go something like this:

“I can’t sleep tonight

Everybody saying everything’s alright

Still I can’t close my eyes

I’m seeing a tunnel at the end of all these lights

Sunny days

Where have you gone?

I get the strangest feeling you belong

Why does it always rain on me?

Is it because I lied when I was seventeen?

Why does it always rain on me?

Even when the sun is shining

I can’t avoid the lightning

I can’t stand myself

I’m being held up by an invisible man

Still life on a shelf when

I got my mind on something else

Sunny days

Where have you gone?

I get the strangest feeling you belong

Why does it always rain on me?

Is it because I lied when I was seventeen?

Why does it always rain on me?

Even when the sun is shining

I can’t avoid the lightning

Oh, where did the blue skies go?

And why is it raining so?

It’s so cold

I can’t sleep tonight

Everybody’s saying everything’s all right

Still I can’t close my eyes

I’m seeing a tunnel at the end of the lights

Sunny days

Where have you gone?

I get the strangest feeling you belong

Why does it always rain on me?

Is it because I lied when I was seventeen?

Even when the sun is shining

I can’t avoid the lightning

Oh, where did the blue skies go?

And why is it raining so?

It’s so cold

Why does it always rain on me?

Why does it always rain on….”

The video:
[pro-player width=’530′ height=’253′ type=’video’]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nwh3FmpZ7kg[/pro-player]

And yes, during a concert, it started raining right in the middle of this song.

2) Garbage- Only Happy When It Rains

Garbage, fronted by Shirley Manson. Image via http://notedisport.wordpress.com

This happened at a concert in Turkey. Shirley Manson was singing Only Happy When It Rains and well, the weather must have decided to put a smile on her face. I am not an absolute Garbage fan, or a big rain fan for that matter but I love this particular combination. The song is from their 1995 debut album Garbage.

“I’m only happy when it rains
I’m only happy when it’s complicated
And though I know you can’t appreciate it
I’m only happy when it rains
You know I love it when the news is bad
And why it feels so good to feel so sad
I’m only happy when it rains

Pour your misery down, pour your misery down on me
Pour your misery down, pour your misery down on me

I’m only happy when it rains
I feel good when things are going wrong
I only listen to the sad sad songs
I’m only happy when it rains

I only smile in the dark
My only comfort is the night gone black
I didn’t accidentally tell you that
I’m only happy when it rains
You’ll get the message by the time I’m through
When I complain about me and you
I’m only happy when it rains

“Pour your misery down,
(pour your misery down on me)
Pour your misery down,
(pour your misery down on me)
Pour your misery down,
(pour your misery down on me)
Pour your misery down,
(pour your misery down on me)
Pour your misery down
You can keep me company as long as you don’t care

I’m only happy when it rains
You wanna hear about my new obsession
I’m riding high upon a deep depression
I’m only happy when it rains

(Pour some misery down on me)
I’m only happy when it rains
(Pour some misery down on me)
I’m only happy when it rains
(Pour some misery down on me)
I’m only happy when it rains
(Pour some misery down on me)
I’m only happy when it rains

(Pour some misery down on me)
(Pour some misery down on me)
(Pour some misery down on me)
(Pour some misery down on me)

I’m only happy when it rains
(Pour some misery down on me)
I’m only happy when it rains
(Pour some misery down on me)
I’m only happy when it rains
(Pour some misery down on me)”

Video:

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3) Bon Jovi- Keep The Faith

Bon Jovi, Keep The Faith. From left: David Bryan, Tico Torres, Alec Jon Such, Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora. 1992-1993. Image via enciclopedia.com.pt/

Well, this song doesn’t have rain in the title, but it features this special part in the chorus: “…Keep the Faith…when you’re going through the rain…” I’m afraid I only caught this on a concert DVD, but it was still a blast. Keep The Faith is from the 1992 album of the same name and it is one of my favorite Bon Jovi songs and albums.

Lyrics:

“Mother mother tell your children
Their time has just begun
I have suffered for my anger
These wars can’t be won

Father father believe me
I am laying down my guns
I am broken like an arrow
Forgive me, forgive your wayward son

Everybody needs somebody to love
Everybody needs somebody

Faith you know you’re gonna live through the rain
Gotta keep the faith
Don’t you let love turn to hate
Gotta keep the faith keep the faith

Tell me baby when I hurt you
Do you keep it all inside
Do you tell me all’s forgiven
And hide behind your pride

Everybody needs somebody to love
Everybody needs somebody

Faith you know you’re gonna live through the rain
Keep the faith, though you know its never too late
Keep the faith don’t let love turn to hate
You gotta keep the faith, keep the faith, keep the faith
Keep the faith, keep the faith, keep the faith

Faith you know you’re gonna live through the rain
Keep the faith don’t let love turn to hate
Keep the faith you know you’re gonna live through the rain
Keep the faith, though you know it’s never too late
Keep the faith, keep the faith, keep the faith
Keep the faith, keep the faith, keep the faith

Everybody needs somebody to love
Everybody needs somebody

Mother mother tell your children
Everybody keep the faith
Father father, please believe me
Everybody needs, everybody
Keep the faith, keep the faith, keep the faith”

Video:

[pro-player width=’530′ height=’253′ type=’video’]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZQyVUTcpM4&feature=av2n[/pro-player]

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Le Fate Ignoranti starring Stefano Accorsi and Margherita Buy

Posted on August 7, 2010 Written by ripitup

Le Fate Ignoranti starring Margherita Buy and Stefano Accorsi. Image via cinemadelsilenzio.it

Successful and beautiful doctor Antonia (Margherita Buy) has been happily married to the equally successful Massimo (Andrea Renzi). They have been married since school years and even though they don’t have any children, they are content about the state of their lives. That’s why Antonia’s world comes crashing down when Massimo dies in an accident. With her best friend/love of her life gone, she is depressed and very upset. But she gets a bigger shock when she finds out that her perfect husband was cheating on her. So she starts following the clues, which lead her to the interesting and colorful group of friends who hang out together: gays, heteroes, hookers, transsexuals….One of gay guys has AIDS and is doted on by his friends. One of the women is Turkish (Serra Yilmaz) and she has been a part of the gang for a long time. The center of the group seems to be the handsome, confident if not a little cocky and fun-loving gay guy called Michele (Stefano Accorsi).

The gang tries to get rid of Antonia as soon as they can as they really don’t want to give her the information she wants. But Antonia is sure her husband’s mistress is related to the group. In fact, from his evasive manners, she is certain it is Massimo’s sister or someone like that. So she gets another shock when she finds out it was Michele. Not only her husband had been cheating on her (for 7 years!!!), but he had been doing it with a guy.

Antonia is outraged and well, Michele isn’t all that happy to meet her either. But their curiosity eventually drives them together. Antonia starts hanging out with them and in a way, she does feel a sense of belonging. The gang likes her and to his surprise, so does Michele. However, life is not done throwing surprises their way. As they get to know each other more, they realize that Massimo is not their only thing in common. It seems even that Antonia and Michele seem more like soul mates than Antonia and Massimo or Massimo and Michele. But can romantic love exist between a gay man and a heterosexual woman? But if it is just friendship, why is Antonia getting annoyed by his “liberal lifestyle” and Michele seems pissed that Antonia might be interested in Emir (Koray Candemir), the young and cute Turkish guy who is visiting the gang?

Le Fate Ignoranti can be directly translated to English as The Ignorant Fairies- named after the painting featured in the film. But the English title is called His Secret Life. While it does seem a bit bland, it is a highly relevant translation.

La Fate Ignoranti is a delightful, entertaining, refreshing and emotional piece. It is impossible not to empathize with Antonia, who deals with the situation pretty well- given the circumstances. The movie was made in 2001 and when it first came to the theaters, I made the mistake of avoiding this film. After all, the premise did sound a little off. Being curious about your husband’s mistress is natural but why would anyone want to make friends with him/her? But the movie is told in such a great way that Antonia’s connection with Michele seems like the most natural thing in the world.

My favorite scene is when Antonia and Michele realize their favorite poet is the same. It is a very significant moment in the movie, as it becomes a big “A-ha” moment for them, especially for Michele.

The blurry perception of sexuality in the film can be attributed to the director’s real life views – as he believes that all people are bisexual to a certain extent and he admits to being one. You don’t have to agree with him, but the conversation about Antonia that takes place between Michele and the gang pretty much sums it up. When Serra asks about his feelings for her, others joke that it is not possible since the woman isn’t a lesbian. And when Michele wants to deem her suggestion ridiculous, she says she is talking about love and romance and he shouldn’t be thinking with his d***.

Written by Gianni Romoli and Turkish director Ferzan Ozpetek. Directed by Ferzan Ozpetek. Voted 7.4 on IMDB by about 3.500 people. I agree with the rating. This movie is sweet, fun, refreshing and very romantic at its core. The Turkish audience might enjoy the references, as the favorite poet is Turkish, the poster on the wall is a Turkish singer (Ajda Pekkan) and Emir is played by Koray Candemir, front man of Kargo- a popular Turkish rock band.

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The Recruit starring Colin Farrell, Al Pacino and Bridget Moynahan

Posted on August 5, 2010 Written by ripitup

The Recruit starring Colin Farrell, Al Pacino and Bridget Moynahan. Image via delusionrealm.com

James Clayton (Colin Farrell) graduates from MIT at the top of his class. He is a whiz about computer programs but Walter Burke (Al Pacino) is about to offer him a whole new opportunity instead of working for Dell or another big company. Walter is a recruiting for CIA and he is certain James would be a great spy. James is indecisive but the fun training, the coolness of the job and hot intern Layla’s (Bridget Moynahan) presence are more than enough to make up his mind. And of course there is the thing that his father might have been an agent as well.

However as days progress, stress climbs up. The training is very severe and not all of the newbies will get to stay. It doesn’t help James that Walter has already spotted his fascination with Layla and the fact that Layla doesn’t seem indifferent either. So he uses this observation to make things tougher on James, as one day he might get to be a fantastic agent.

The problem is James ends up being a pawn in a game where Walter writes the script. Just when he thinks he survived the hard part, Walter assigns him his toughest task: to spy on Layla. She has graduated the program and works for CIA but Walter is certain she is a mole. But how the hell can a former newbie successfully spy on the girl he is mad about, who also got the same extensive spy training as he did?

I love spy/agent films. I love to watch the cat-mouse game, the plot twists and see what great casting has been done this time. I absolutely had a blast watching Tom Cruise’s Knight and Day, and I loved watching Jennifer Garner’s CIA adventures in Alias. Matt Damon performed brilliantly in The Good Shepherd and we all had fun watching him as Jason Bourne. While I am waiting for Angelina’s Salt, I decided to take a look at 2003’s The Recruit. And while I love Al Pacino and starting to become a Colin Farrell fan (he has my respect after all his diversity and the intensity of his roles), I was first attracted to this movie because one of the screenwriters is Kurt Wimmer, the guy who wrote&directed Equilibrium and wrote Law Abiding Citizen, two impressive action/thriller movies with great dramatic undertones. And Kurt didn’t disappoint.

The Recruit is fun and entertaining and full of exciting twists. Sure, you can some of them from a mile away but it is one of those movies where predictability entertains rather than disappoints. Colin Farrell portrays the innocence and “rookiness” of his character perfectly and a really interesting and fun character to watch. Layla keeps us wondering whether she is the bad guy and Gabriel Macht has a small but important role as their classmate/ex cop.

Yes, this is not a life-changing movie. It is not mind-bending. It is just so bloody fun. Rated at 6.5 on IMDB.. Strongly recommended to spy movies lovers, Al Pacino and Colin Farrell fans. Written by Kurt Wimmer, Robert Towne and Mitch Glazer. Directed by Roger Donaldson.

8/10 for the entertainment

7/10 for the overall movie.

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City of Angels starring Nicolas Cage and Meg Ryan

Posted on August 4, 2010 Written by ripitup

City of Angels starring Meg Ryan and Nicolas Cage. Made in 1998. Image via http://www.dizimatik.com

Seth (Nicholas Cage) is an angel, conveniently located in the City of Angels, Los Angeles. His job is to appear to dying humans and take them with him in a friendly manner. He has the ability to appear to the humans – whether they are dying or not. He has no sense of touch or pain. He doesn’t feel fear and he is pretty much an immortal.

Maggie (Meg Ryan) is a pretty and sensitive doctor who is in a semi-serious and not so passionate relationship with a fellow doctor named Jordan (Colm Feore) from the same hospital.

Observing Maggie, Seth becomes fascinated by this pretty, humane and emotional woman. Maggie finds herself attracted to this mysterious stranger as well. Obviously an angel is not supposed to fall in love, but it is already too late for Seth. But he can’t just exactly ask her out. And soon Maggie will want to know more information than he volunteers.

Help comes in the form of a hospital patient called Messinger (Dennis Franz), who also can see Seth. But unlike Maggie, this middle-aged man has a pretty good idea about what Seth actually is. As it happens, this man used to be an angel as well. But when he fell in love with a woman, he chose to be a regular mortal. It all takes one big jump. So, Seth has to choose between the world he knows and Maggie…

City of Angels is undoubtedly a sappy love story but it does come with Nicholas Cage and Meg Ryan. And it is story was somewhat more refreshing than Meg’s other romantic roles. The movie also has a great slow-rock soundtrack featuring U2, Alanis Morisette, Goo Goo Dolls and more. Being the romantic that I am, I do love the unconditional love aspect of the story – and how these two really connect and see through each other’s souls. But there is one element that can make up for sappiness and this is what the movie lacks: a good ending. But I’ll get to the that in a minute. ,

Written by Dana Stevens- based on the German film Der Himmel über Berlin (incorrectly translated as Wings of Desire) from 1987. The German screenplay was written by Peter Handke, Richard Reitinger and Wim Wenders. City of Angels was directed by Brad Silberling.

Rated 6.4 on IMDB. Without the ending, my vote is a 6 or a 7. With the ending, I can even go as low as a 4.

And now, for those who have already seen the movie or the ones who just don’t mind major spoilers, here is why the ending breaks the movie:

Now, obviously there are many people who hated or disliked the movie as a whole or loved the film and found the ending to be just perfect. But as for me, I liked the movie a lot but despised the ending. Not just because an unhappy ending really renders Seth’s whole reason of being a human pointless but because the writer(s) chose the stupidest unhappy ending possible (I haven’t seen the German film so I don’t know if I am just blaming Dana Stevens or the others). What Meg Ryan does… I mean who does that? Seriously? Who rides a bicycle, eyes closed on a busy highway??? Even a suicidal or a masochistic person would prefer something else. But she is not even suicidal or masochistic, is she? She is blissfully happy….

If they were going to kill Meg Ryan, they could and should have at least gone with something less stupid. But I’d rather have a happy ending. Not just because I am a hopeless romantic –which I am- but I am a fun-loving, entertainment-obsessed romantic. So it is precisely because I love to have fun or at least get lost in a good story, I do demand a good ending. If it is going to be unhappy, it has to feel natural in the context of the story. I shouldn’t feel like the writer created tragedy for tragedy’s sake- which is a specialty of Nicholas Sparks and I really can’t stand how he ends his stories.

If you are a hopeless romantic, this is a must for you. If you have liked anything with Meg Ryan or Nicholas Cage, watch this. If you have a soft spot for tragic endings, by all means- this is the movie for you. But if you do want to watch something depressing yet naturally tragic with Nicholas Cage (where you probably wouldn’t have wanted or rationalized another ending) watch Leaving Las Vegas. If you want an in-your-face, realistic and very impressive Cage, watch Lord of War. And if you do want to watch a different kind of Meg Ryan movie, watch In the Land of Women, where the movie is definitely not about her ending up with the love of her life.

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