2009-02-27

You're My Thrill

Unlike Tully's, Zanadu Comics is on the way to my bus, and I stopped in today after work.  The Watchmen merchandising was in full flower.  As I browsed this week's releases, I noticed that the store staff weren't listening to their usual Top 40 station but rather a sultry blues number, which gave way to frikkin' Koyaanisqatsi.  I was about to ask why they chose this particular playlist, when I suddenly realized they were selling the soundtrack.

I think I knew Glass had been used in a TV spot, but I knew better than to assume any deeper association.  Part of being so detached from popular music is a comparative immunity to attempts at musical evocation of a given zeitgeist, but this one kind of works on me.

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