My take is that you probably won’t get much out of it from a songwriting perspective. I certainly don’t compose songs like they do (though the recording bits are pretty authentic). However you will be in for a good laugh as the center character is played by Hugh Grant. I love the script especially – witty and humorous. Drew Barrymore’s acting is adorable too. If Grant’s acting reminds me of “Four Weddings and a Funeral”, Drew Barrymore’s acting does remind me of her “50 First Dates”.
Coincidentally, after watching “Music and Lyrics”, I watched “Walk the Line” on cable. And “Coyote Ugly” afterwards. The common theme? All about songwriting. Pretty coincidental don’t you think? As though God was talking directly to me.
Another interesting thing is that in the story of “Music and Lyrics”, there is a teenage pop megastar “Cora” who is supposed to be bigger than Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera combined. Cora’s music direction is more towards Buddhism or Indian-ish trance. I bought the new Hilary Duff CD and when I played it on my Hi-fi (on the same night), I got shocked by the first track. Exactly the same influence as some of the songs in “Music and Lyrics”. Buddhism or Indian-ish trance/pop music must be the new frontier these days.
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Hey i managed to watch this movie at Botanic Gardens when they screened it for free, i thought the song was not too bad!
About Coyote Ugly, when i first saw the movie, i like the songs they sing so much that i immediately went to buy the OST, and thats how i came to know about Leam Rimmes (did i spell it right?)
They screened for free?! At Botanical Garden?! I love spending them at the Botanical Garden.
It is LeAnn Rimes’s Can’t Fight The Moonlight. I so love that song. Unfortunately, LeAnn Rimes’s recent albums don’t quite live up to expectation.