When Twin Peaks: The Return initially aired, Agent Tamara Preston was the character to whom I instantly related, for all sorts of reasons. One of those reasons, of course, is that Agent Preston is the one who got to do all the research and write the book on life in Twin Peaks. Another reason is because Agent Preston was both a competent professional and a self-amused femme fatale. And finally, Agent Preston’s relationship with Gordon Cole reminded me of some of my most valued relationships. Agent Preston was just one of the many pieces to the puzzle that was Twin Peaks: The Return but she was the one who I felt was standing in for me.
This wonderfully enigmatic music video would turn out to be one of David Lynch’s final short films. Both the video and the song were made in collaboration with Crystabell, the Texan whose collaboration with Lynch began in 1999 and who, of course, played Agent Preston.
For today’s music video of the day, we have one of David Lynch’s final short films. From his collaboration with Chrystabell, here is the haunting Sublime Eternal Love.
The other night, I was watching Class of 1984 with a group of friends (including three TSL writers), and I we started discussing what our high schools were known for. When I was a student there, my high school was probably best known for the fact that Jessica Simpson attended the school in the 90s. She didn’t graduate because she left Texas for Hollywood but that was still our claim to fame. It’s interesting because people didn’t care that was my school was also named one of the best high schools in America and that it had an acclaimed drama department. But they definitely cared that Jessica Simpson dropped out before I was even old enough to attend.
(Is it a good thing when your school is best known for a student who dropped out and went on to become a success with G.E.D.?)
Today’s song of the day was inspired by that conversation. Here’s Jessica Simpson, covering These Boots Are Made For Walkin’.
(Yes, I know that no cover can compare to Nancy Sinatra’s other but I didn’t go to Nancy Sinatra’s high school. Plus, I’m a Southern girl with a closet full of boots. I relate to this version.)
You keep sayin’ you’ve got somethin’ for me Somethin’ you call love but confess You’ve been a’messin’ where you shouldn’t ‘ve been a’messin’ And now someone else is getting all your best
These boots are made for walkin’ And that’s just what they’ll do One of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you Ya
You keep lyin’ when you oughta be truthin’ And you keep losing when you oughta not bet You keep samin’ when you oughta be a’changin’ Now what’s right is right but you ain’t been right yet
These boots are made for walkin’ And that’s just what they’ll do One of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you
You keep playin’ where you shouldn’t be playin’ And you keep thinkin’ that you’ll never get burnt (ha) I just found me a brand new box of matches, yeah And what he knows you ain’t had time to learn
These boots are made for walkin’ And that’s just what they’ll do One of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you
This video stars and was directed by Exene’s son, Henry Mortensen and co-stars her niece, Carolyn Allen. The video was shot in Cannery Row in Monterey, California.
Here’s a new AMV to usher in my return (hopefully for much longer than before).
Song: Blinding Lights by The Weeknd
Anime: Call of the Night (Yofukashi no Uta)
Creator:Pyrothemusical (As always, if you enjoyed this video, we encourage you to subscribe to the creator’s channel and give them lots of likes and nice comments)
Right now, I have a cold so I can relate to the song’s title. It’s a good song and a straight-forward video. No, it’s not a cover of the song from Top Gun that played whenever Tom Cruise looked up at the sky.
A young man named Henry Brooks has written a musical about the life of Charles Bronson. I’m sharing this post to make sure you are aware of it. It’s a memorable take on certain key moments and movies in Bronson’s life and career. The album is produced by Stephen Glickman (Big Time Rush), with Steven Weber (Wings) and Lisa Loeb (Stay: I Missed You) contributing their immense talent to this interesting project as Charles Bronson and Jill Ireland. As a lifelong fan of Bronson’s, I love seeing a younger generation embrace his unique talent. I think my personal favorite song on the album is called “Toshiro and I,” which is Henry’s amusing take on Bronson’s film with iconic Japanese actor Toshiro Mifune, RED SUN. There are many other good songs as well, with “You Oughta be an Actor,” “There’s Never Been So Few,” “Death Wish,” and “Couldn’t Beat the Cancer” all sticking out to me. There are a total of 16 songs on the album, and the songs take Bronson from a boy working in the coal mines all the way to a man mourning the loss of his beloved wife.
I’ve linked to YouTube versions of the songs below! Take a moment to subscribe if you get the chance. You can also find the album on Spotify and Apple Music. In the next couple of months, it should be available to purchase for your collection. I for one will be buying the album on vinyl as soon as I can!
I’m including a link to the episode of the “This Week in Charles Bronson” podcast where we discuss the project with Henry Brooks. We’re so happy to help spread the word on this exciting project!
Through the Shattered Lens 