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CONTEST: Win Tickets for The Swell Season!
The pair from "Once" are coming to town and we're giving you the chance to go see them live.
In support of their new album "Strict Joy", The Swell Season is playing l'Olympia on November 4. Not only has their film (and its soundtrack) become a success, the couple also got incredible opportunities such as being on a Simpsons episode AND covering Bob Dylan for the "I'm Not There" soundtrack.
That said, it sounds like a show not to be missed, so here's what to do on today's contest:
Simply post a comment naming your favorite musical film besides "Once".
Be sincere, we won't judge you.
You have until Wednesday, 1:00 am to participate.
Good luck!
The Swell Season
Doveman
L'Olympia
1004 Ste-Catherine E.
Wednesday November 4th
Facebeook users: make sure to include your email address
Prize non-transferable
Photo taken from the band's Myspace
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Annie! I had I vhs I taped off of TV and watched it a hundred times growing up. I wanted to be an orphan. Annie was cute but Carol Burnett really steals the show playing Mrs. Hannigan...drinking gin in the bathtub. The best musical ever!
Since i'm a hopeless romantic it has to be Grease! Teenage love, raw and intense!
Sweet girl falls in love with bad boy, a classic! With a good music track to boot! A Winner in my book! And you know why i should win?
♪♫ My head is saying "fool, forget it", my heart is saying "don't let go"
Hold on to the end, that's what I intend to do
I'm hopelessly devoted to you....Valérie♪♫
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You can't go wrong with Avenue Q. Muppets + hilarious songs = awesome!
From the first time I saw it I was a revelation: Moulin Rouge !
How spectacular !
dancer in the dark, for sure. i typically don't like musicals because the songs are too upbeat and cliché...but the way it was done in that film was incredible. leave it to bjork to make things more interesting (and also to the swell season!!).
my favourite scene is when they are all in the steamy, grimy, factory and there is lots of drumming and machine percussion noise. pretty spectacular and original! see it if you haven't already!
Every musical that I watch is compared to, and always falls short of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show". It's got everything, love, fear, murder and of course many people in drag!
Mayhaps it's just the recent proliferation of pumpkins, ghouls and bleak leafless trees- but i've had tunes from "the Nightmare Before Xmas" stuck in my noggin' for weeks.
The Sound of Music! An oldie but a goody!
A feel good movie all over!
Every one knows the words to most of the songs. It brings memories of when i was little. Me and my mom use to watch it, when it played on T.V. I can still smell the spaghetti sauce in the air, me and her glued together on the sofa, hidden underneath a blanket, her warm hand caressing my hair.
I own the DVD now and watch it with my son. The funny part, his school did a musical number about it last year. He knew already the words to all the songs...
Good times...
gotta be another film starring Glen Hansard (the only one?), The Commitments... an absolute classic
...I'll have to go with Lady Mary, The Sound of Music. I spent my summers as a teenager watching that damn film every weekend.... yes, I know each song by heart.. dodgy accent though. Would like to say it was as much a party favor as the dude playing the guitar.. but, nope, wasn't.
the wiz........everyone says i love you....moulin rouge......am a sucker for song and a little dance
I have never really been a fan of musicals. The tacky song and dance numbers are not my thing. Apart from once (which honestly is my favorite without a doubt) my favorite musical would have to be Across the Universe. A fresh new twist on classic beatles songs makes for a perfect musical.
I will say Les Triplettes de Belleville, this movie is so artistic and so musically rich. Also, guitar riffs can be related to the Swell Season/Glen Hansard/The Frames.
I love Chocolat with Juliette Binoche. Love every movie she does. Even Dan in Real Life dammit.
The old musicals are the best. So simple, they made it seem like if everyone just broke out into song once in awhile, every problem could be solved.
My favorites are Signing in the Rain (mostly for Gene Kelly though) and Guys and Dolls (Marlon Brando signing and dancing!)
Wow thanks everyone for participating, this was by far the most difficult pick of the year for me!
I agree 100% with you Katheleen.. and Sandy I was touched by your little song.. but the lucky winner is Emmy! Congrats and enjoy the show.
Tears on my pillow
Pain in my heart caused by you...
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