It Is OK to Steal

There’s a Barenaked Ladies song called ”It’s All Been Done,” which, translated loosely, means: It’s all been done. 
While the song is basically about relationships, I like to cite it – okay, maybe even sing it — when making a case about art. Because, really, nothing is new – it’s all borrowed and tweaked.
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Sliced ears and underwear — favorite music/movie pairings

Among the many things I liked about the movie “Superbad” was the music.
On the one hand, funk songs by Curtis Mayfield, Jean Knight and Bootsy Collins might not seem to match a film about geeky white kids trying to score before going to college. And yet at the same time it was just oh-so right.
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