Monday, September 26, 2016

Video: "Alan Moore Knows the Score"

From out of the primordial mists of 1989, here's a video by Pop Will Eat Itself. Imagine what they could have done with Premiere Pro! (One of these grebos eventually became the soundtrack composer Clint Mansell, who has scored such films Requiem for a Dream, The Wrestler, and The Black Swan.)

Posting because this song mentions Alan Moore, who came up twice in class tonight. First, as the author of the Batman tale The Killing Joke and secondly, as the author of the comic book series V for Vendetta, on which the movie was based.

Some comic book related lyrics from the song:

We dig TV we dig remote control,
We dig the Furry Freak Brothers and the Twilight Zone,
We dig Marvel and D.C., we dig Run-DMC,
We dig Renegade Soundwave and AC/DC
(Can U dig it?)
Bruce Wayne auf wiedersehen,
Dirty Harry, "Make my day, "
Terminator, hit the north,
Alan Moore knows the score!



PS: PWEI founding member Adam Mole writes: "Clint was always a comic book fan, Spider-Man in particular. He celebrated his love of the webbed wonder with a tattoo on his upper arm."
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2 comments:

  1. SeabmeyerSeptember 30, 2016 at 4:24 PM

    This is particularly relevant because when they mention "DC" the images that flash on screen are the iconic images from Alan Moore's The Killing Joke. The images of the Joker from that comic are so striking, you'd spot it anywhere.

    Also, since Alan Moore is pretty famous for disliking all interpretations of his work and generally doesn't take interviews, I have a feeling he wouldn't be too terribly fond of this reference either.

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  2. NPRO 5000October 1, 2016 at 8:49 PM

    PWEI member Adam Mole writes: "‘Alan Moore’ sauntered into the sound check when we played at ‘Roadmender’ in his home town. He voiced how pleased he was with his name check in ‘Can U Dig It?’ and came to acknowledge the general ‘love-in’ going on with ‘Watchmen’ and ‘PWEI’.

    He was extremely cool but excused himself from the gig that night because crowds and loud noises didn’t really ‘float his boat’ anymore. We were flattered and Clint in particular was humbled by an appearance by the great man himself.

    ‘Alan Moore knows the score’… indeed he did!"

    https://mymissuswontpayforacaravan.wordpress.com/2013/05/23/pop-will-eat-itself-pwei-watchmen-style-guitar-cab-artwork/

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