mai tai say that i'm old fashioned

[pauraque_bk]

Having been ill, I managed to miss the fact that Christopher Lee passed away last week. He was in so many great movies, yet the one I always think of first is The Return of Captain Invincible (1983), a film that is pretty terrible even by cult movie standards, but was blessed with a few terrific songs contributed by Richard O'Brien and Richard Hartley of Rocky Horror Picture Show fame. I have such fond memories of watching it on grainy VHS tape with my RHPS friends, talking back and singing along. Sir Christopher had a great voice, and his big showpiece in the movie was this ridiculously fun-to-sing, pun-filled number:

Perhaps not what he'd have chosen to be remembered for, but it still makes me smile every time.

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Comments

[http://users.livejournal.com/_hannelore/]

That's a really amazing song. I totally didn't realize that he had such a great voice.

[pauraque]

The story was supposedly that he only did the movie because he'd get to sing!

[http://users.livejournal.com/_hannelore/]

That is pretty awesome.

[logospilgrim.livejournal.com]

Oh, mercy. This is the most perfect thing in the history of the universe.

[pauraque]

Glad you got a kick out of it!

And I haven't forgotten about writing that review. I'm just hoping to write it when I'm feeling more clear-headed so that I can do the book justice. :)

[logospilgrim.livejournal.com]

Don't worry, most beloved! And thank you so, so much *cries* ♥