Juno
Alright, I actually saw this in the theater, which is two miles away from the judging indie twerps at the rental place. One of the best thing about this film was the inclusion of Sonic Youth’s cover of The Carpenter’s “Superstar”. This has long been one of my favorite covers and comes the reasonably good If I Were a Carpenter tribute album.
I had an inkling as to why this song was chosen for this scene. My inkling was confirmed after I checked the lyrics.
Long ago and oh so far away
I fell in love with you before the second show
Your guitar, it sounds so sweet and clear
But you’re not really here
Its just the radio
Don’t you remember you told me you loved me baby
You said you’d be coming back this way again baby
Baby, baby, baby, baby, oh, baby, I love you I really do
Loneliness is a such a sad affair
And I can hardly wait to be with you again
What to say to make you come again
Come back to me again
And play your sad guitar
Quite possibly the perfect song given the scene and the characters.
On the interweb: Sonic Youth “Superstar” video
