Go on or go ahead.

Yesterday I purchased Rufus Wainwright's Want One.  I've adored two Rufus songs for as long as I can remember. A Beatles cover of Across the Universe off the I Am Sam soundtrack and Complainte De La Butte off the Moulin Rouge soundtrack.  But for whatever reason I never bothered to look around for more songs to spin.  You know, my third grader teacher's name was Mrs. Wainwright. Of course I'm almost positive she is not related to Rufus, so I'm not sure why I brought that up.  Other than the fact that that's how my brain works. 

Want One sounds a little bit like Radiohead's Pablo Honey and a lot like bittersweet chocolate.  It's complex, and wistful, and moody.  And at one point he even uses a riff of Bolero in one song, Oh What a World.  Uh huh!  Which, of course, reminds me of Torvil and Dean, and ice dying and how back in the day Misty and I couldn't get enough of either one of those things.  Which is now reminding me of that Bryan Boitano Ice Skating Special I had saved on VHS and watched over and over and over again.  Wow, that's not something that should be admitted it public.  Anyways, to bring it back full circle Bryan Boitano is Canadian and so is Rufus Wainwright.  Ta da.

It does make me wonder though.  What other great bands, songs, albums am I missing out on?

Go or go ahead
And surprise me
Go or go ahead
And just try me

Comments

[Pants]

I love Rufus Wainwright! Oddly enough, I was listening to him when I started reading this post. My friend gave me one of his CDs a few months ago...and I LOVE IT! I didn't even know who he was before. I have obviously been living under a rock.

And now I have the South Park Bryan Boitano song stuck in my mind.

[Pants]

I love Rufus Wainwright! Oddly enough, I was listening to him when I started reading this post. My friend gave me one of his CDs a few months ago...and I LOVE IT! I didn't even know who he was before. I have obviously been living under a rock.

And now I have the South Park Bryan Boitano song stuck in my mind.

[Pants]

Hi, you can call me double-post.

[Misty]

Oh... thanks for the suggestion. I've realized for a while now that I don't get enough new music anymore and I'm hungry for it!

I think I watched my T&D tape so much that it went all scratchy. "Don't give me that
sh!#$#90t Jane"!

[Maya]

I didn't know too much about him until I watched the documentary on Leonard Cohen (whom I love) and Rufus talks a lot in that (and also sings). I need to get some of his music!

[sprizee]

Pants, I'm right there with you on the South Park song thing.

Misty, Yeah I thought the same thing. Chris Dean yelling at Jane was one of the first thing that popped into my head. "I got no fucking sympathy for you!"

Maya, Small world. I was chatting about Leonard Cohen earlier today and then I went and bought myself one of his songs courtesy of Amazon. Sounds like I have a documentary to watch.

[amieable]

You and I have similar taste in music, and I've been wanting to get a Rufus Wainwright album for a while so I'm going to get this too.

Yes, you MUST watch the Leonard Cohen documentary. Rufus does a cover of "Hallelujah" and "Chelsea Hotel" that will simply break your heart. In a good way.

I'm sorry to hear about your dad and hope you found some closure and peace in your trip.

[sprizee]

I just bought the Amelie soundtrack. I bet you'd like that as well.

[Curly Glamour Girlie]

Rufus is just coolness squared. I mean, you can't get much cooler than someone who replicates the "Liza In Concert" concert down to the encores.