Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Dinoscore: Sing Street (Movie)

I'm old. I grew up in the 80s, although I'll admit I was in that awkward part of the decade where I was a bit too young to be fully in the know for the early 80s music. I didn't have older siblings to help me catch on, so I locked in around when a-ha was really starting to take hold.

I had long school bus rides each day to our little school. Everyone rode the same bus from Kindergarten through 12th grade. So, a little kid like me could learn a lot from the big kids (which isn't always a good thing). But, some of the stuff I learned was about music. The kids would have their boom boxes and be playing the latest songs. My older cousin, Andy, would take the time to try to explain them to me. Then, Friday Night Videos came out. It was past my bedtime, but we had recently gotten a VCR so I was able to tape the show and really feel like a grown up. I didn't really know what to think about those videos, but Andy explained that I was trying to take the lyrics too literally. He explained a lot of stuff, but never could quite get me to understand the appeal of Tears for Fears.

My taste has ping ponged back and forth, sometimes daily, but tonight I saw a movie that brought back the excitement I used to have as a kid getting a new cassette or getting to visit a friend that had MTV (we didn't have cable out in the country!).

I love Irish movies and tonight was no exception. I got invited to a screening of Sing Street. It's set in 80s Dublin, where a group of school kids start a band to impress a girl and escape problems at home and at school. Sounds serious, I know. It did have a little bit of serious, but just enough for suspense, it wasn't one of those tear jerkers. Between the music and the laughs watching those teens, it was worth the serious moments and I really enjoyed the music!

I don't want to give it away, but I do seriously think you should give it a try:


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