Friday, February 27, 2009

That's what it's all about

"Other bands, it's about sex. Or pain. Or some fantasy. But The Beatles, they knew what they were doing. You know the reason The Beatles made it so big?"

"What?"

" 'I Wanna Hold Your Hand'. First single. Fucking brilliant. Perhaps the most fucking brilliant song ever written. Because they nailed it. That's what everyone wants. Not 24-7 hot, wet sex. Not a marriage that lasts a hundred years. Not a Porsche or a blowjob or a million-dollar crib. No. They wanna hold your hand. They have such a feeling they can't hide. Every single successful love song of the past fifty years can be traced back to 'I Wanna Hold Your Hand'. And every single successful love story has those unbearable and unbearably exciting moments of hand-holding. Trust me. I've thought a lot about this"

" 'I Wanna Hold Your Hand,' " I repeat.

"And so you are, my friend. So you are."

- Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist*; Rachel Cohen & David Levithan


I Wanna Hold Your Hand - The Beatles




I Wanna Hold Your Hand (cover) - T.V. Carpio (from 'Across The Universe')
How perfectly does this capture it? Also, if you do not like this movie, do not talk to me about not liking it.



*P.S. An end to end N&N review--meaning book, movie, and soundtrack--coming soon as part of a regular series I thought might fit well in this space. Stay tuned...

1 comment:

Itadaki Mouse said...

Now I've got to watch both of those movies. It's amazing how I can pick out almost any Beatles song and it doesn't feel outdated. Or is that just a sign of my age?
I wonder if French prostitutes charge extra for holding hands, as they do for kissing? Cause that's the good stuff. I ended up with Y. because we held hands on a lamplit cobblestone street somewhere in the vicinity of South Street, PA on a First Friday. Whatever else I may complain of, that moment was golden.
What was your favorite holding hands moment?