Certain things should be hammered out before people get married. The other day I discovered that my wife doesn’t like Stand by Me. This is ridiculous. What’s not to like? Underage drinking and smoking, dead bodies, adventure, guns, pie eating contests, LEECHES, vandalism, good friends, and great music. Oh yeah, and not one single girl in the whole freakin’ movie. Perfect. As if you needed further proof that this is one of those rare instances where the movie is better than the book (though the book “The Body” by Stephen King, is great), take a look at this scene (HN is a friend of the site and this is her favorite part of the film):
I found out this little nugget of information about my wife the other day because I had this song stuck in my head (big surprise, I know), that I was positive came from this movie but it wasn’t listed on any of the soundtracks. Thanks to the beauty of netflix instant streaming, I was able to pull up the movie right away. I watched (and quoted every line) until I finally heard the song in the background during the scene when the boys have camped out following the train dodge on the trestle.
And what a great song it is. I bring it to you here:
I chose the live version there even though the radio version is better-his voice is just so perfectly clear (you can hear it here), because I LOVE the dancing. I mean, wow. Those are just some inspiring moves. Nice and repetitive, all upper body. That’s really good stuff. I don’t give a damn what those scientists say:
