Dear James,
Just when you thought Buenos Aires could attract no more of those washed-up, whatever-happened-to artistes who can't get gigs in the northern hemisphere (Rick Wakeman, Jethro Tull without Ian Anderson, ELO without Jeff Lynne, Liza Minelli), this Friday sees the arrival of Cristopher Cross. You know, the guy who did that song back in 1980 and pretty much nothing else.
Even the song title is annoying. Why would you give your song a title and (an alternative title) and still forget to include the words "Caught between the moon and New York City" in either part? Even worse is the fact that the song was written by Burt Bacharach, although thankfully not with Hal David. No, he wrote it with his wife.
So, as you may know, I'm doing a script writing course with some famous people over here and have to write a story for my weekely assignment. Having abandoned my first story (something to do with people having affairs, for a change) I've now decided to try out the "Songs of Bacharach and David" idea.
This is the story so far: "Jim" (not you, another Jim) quits his desperately authentic indie band, goes though some kind of breakdown, and wakes up in the morning able to play the songs of Bacharach and David note-perfect. He can also write new songs like them, and believes himself to be Burt Bacharach. Much success and riches ensue until Burt Bacharach and Hal David kidnap him and take him to Shangri-La. That's as far as I've got. What happens next? My current thinking is that they use Jim to write new Bacharach-David songs for them so they can get over the fiasco of the Lost Horizon film (as seen below), after which Hal David disappeared and Bacharach started writing songs with his wife for Cristopher Cross. But I'm sure there must be a better third act...
PS. Have you ever seen the film "Arthur"? And is that Peter Cook playing the saxophone solo?
1 comment:
Am I the only person that expected this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2Xkpq-Jsyc when you mentioned Christopher Cross?
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