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North Texas Daily
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Arp 'Oz,' Dark Side spark speculation
In the world of classic rock
folklore, nothing, not
even the supposed Led
Zeppelin "mud shark" incident,
is a bigger mystery than the
phenomenon surrounding "The
Wizard of Oz" and Pink Floyd's
Dark Side of the Moon.
Legend has it that experienc-
ing the two masterpieces at the
same time clearly reveals an ee-
rie correlation between the two
works.
Yes, supposedly, several
scenes are narrated by Roger
Waters's cryptic lyrics, and
Pink Floyd's music constantly
choreographs the actors' move-
ments.
But do the two actually work
together?
You bet they do!
Yes, after multiple viewings,
it is clear that "The Wizard of
Oz" and Dark Side of the Moon
go together better than Forrest
Gump and the lovely, naive
Jenny Curran could have ever
dreamed.
Now, we at the NT Daily Beat
section have decided to go that
extra mile for our readers and
see if we can spot any more
spooky correlations between
the wonderful worlds of film
and music.
Why do such a thing? Be-
cause we care. That's why.
"The Lion King" (1994) and
Outkast's Stankonia (2000)
The most remarkable discov-
ery we came up with occured
when viewing Disney's greatest
achievement while listening to
Outkast's Stankonia, the album
that renewed many critics' faith
in the artistic growth of hip-
hop.
For starters, the breakdown of
"So Fresh So Clean" finds Sim-
ba suddenly rushing forward
and nuzzling his mom, possibly
Michael Walter
Beat Editor
tenderly thanking her for keep-
ing him, well, fresh and clean.
And "Spaghetti Function,"
which features the line "Be
careful where you roam, 'cause
you might not make it home"
multiple times, plays as Simba
and Nala are chased throughout
the elephant graveyard by the
trio of angry hyenas.
But the real kicker: As Scar
begins to sing "Be Prepared,"
"B.O.B." hits, with his hyena
army goose-stepping right along,
acting as if they are marching
to the anthemic track.
Lyndsay Knecht
Intern
"Fight Club" (1999) and
Hootie & the Blowfish's
Cracked Rear View (1994)
These two worked surprising-
ly well, with a number of songs
introducing significant scenes
in David Fincher's film.
For example, the chorus of
"Hold My Hand" plays just as
Edward Norton's anonymous
character embraces Bob for the
first time.
And "Let Her Cry," Cracked's
sappy, radio-friendly ballad,
begins as Bob - get this - first
cries to the narrator!
And the "coincidences," if
we can really dub them coinci-
dences, don't end there.
"Only Wanna Be With You"
even starts out just as Chloe, the
lonely cancer patient, begs for
someone to spend intimate time
with her!
"American Beauty" (1999)
and the Bloodhound Gang's
One Fierce Beercoaster (1996)
This unabashadely rude al-
bum may redeem itself when
paired with Sam Mendes'
award-winning film.
"Lift Your Head up High
(And Blow Your Brains Out)"
blatantly foreshadows Lester
Burnhain's fate, as the gunshot
sound effects hit exactly when
each family photo appears.
Over the Burnham family's
candelit dinner, Jimmy Pop
voices concern about safety haz-
ards. He is afraid that "the roof,
the roof, the roof is on fire."
The cover of "It's Tricky" be-
gins when the cheerleaders are
waiting in the car with the radio
on, serving as the perfect ste-
reotypical song that teenagers
would be listening to.
Even creepier is the fact that
the Bloodhound Gang addresses
the topic at hand when they re-
mind us, "To rock a rhyme that's
right on time, it's tricky."
"Donnie Darko" (2001)
and The Beatles
[ "The White Album"] (1968)
This combination, it turns
out, didn't work out so well.
But it sure is amusing to
watch young Donnie Darko
meet Frank, the tall, sinister
rabbit, for the very first time as
"Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" bounces
along in the background.
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Spoken poetry shines
Erik Kettenbeil
Staff Writer
Alt exhibition of poetry
took place Friday night, cov-
ering the many personalities
of the craft.
The Zeta Phi Beta's "Blue
Light Special of the Spoken
World/' held in the Univer-
sity Union, portrayed a ca-
pacious display of reflective
poetry, but not exactly an ex-
orbitant amount of cerebral
poetry.
For the most part, the po-
ets reflected on pain and lost
love wihle others focused on
wishful goals such as finding
"the one."
Insightful allusions to fam-
ily and love spread through
the night as the audience
cheered on the brave souls
with chants such as "Tell It!"
and "Take your time, baby!"
Running the event was
Dominique Rhymes, Arling-
ton senior and president of
the Zeta Phi Beta chapter.
"A lot of times people talk
about political issues, rela-
tionships, black on white is-
sues, and issues that affect us
in college," she said. "For ex-
ample, how a person couldn't
get a loan, worrisome class
debris, or how their financial
check wasn't enough. People
are writing poetry about any-
thing you can think about."
Rhymes continued, de-
scribing how various per-
formers handle the pressure
of being in front of a large
crowd.
"Some, people will impro-
vise and say what they feel,
some people already have
it written down and have
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people go up there and read
from paper. It's just how you
feel and how well you know
yourself," she said.
The majority of the poets
wrote about love, exaggerat-
ed relationships, and the con-
fused goals of pairing with
that inevitable soul mate.
Every student in the cafete-
ria enjoyed the atmosphere,
but there was always a faint
whisper, a curious peek be-
hind the shoulder, as the
main attraction stood silently
in the back.
That main attraction, Dal-
las senior Kinney Fields, the
self-proclaimed "Poet Dra-
ma," performed three po-
ems.
Fields, a man who wants
the poem to regain its essence
as a popular art form, also be-
lieves he can bring the poem
out of the underground and
into the vast scene of main-
stream America.
"If someone is good
enough in the entertainment
genre they can make money
off poetry," Fields said.
"Poetry is the type of enter-
tainment, if you're not good
at it, people will clap anyway
for you becaiLse you had the
courage to go on stage."
When discussing his craft,
Fields is clearly confident.
"I'm the type of artist to
make it work and give the
crowd what they paid for,"
he said.
Fields already has one al-
bum out, titled The Poet Dra-
ma: Mind of A King, The King's
Spoken Word. His second al-
bum, due later in the year, is
called The Poet Drama: Instant
Icon.
Fields will soon leave NT
and move to New York to
work on his second album.
Fields will be producing
and writing the "poetry-
only" album himself.
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