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#1
Other Artists / Re: Currently Listening to
Last post by MeltingMan - Today at 08:47:07
And now you tell me that you're having my baby
I'll tell you that I'm happy if you want me to
But one step further and my back will break
If my best isn't good enough, then how can it be good enough for two?

#2
Other Artists / Re: Currently Listening to
Last post by MeltingMan - Today at 08:28:21
Can anybody love anyone so much that they will never fear
Never worry never be sad
The answer is they cannot love this much nobody can
This is why I don't mind you doubting

#3
Something else / Re: Happy today because....
Last post by MeltingMan - May 17, 2024, 10:14:40
I would like to thank the N*k*n Corporation for multilingual use instructions for lenses. It helped me a lot with a Zoom-N*kk*r, which is no longer produced.  :smth023
#4
General The Cure Discussion / Re: cure fun facts and stories...
Last post by Ulrich - May 16, 2024, 13:10:49
Welcome to the forum, samsonwilliams!

Quote from: samsonwilliams on May 15, 2024, 09:42:38It's definitely not common knowledge, and it's fascinating to think about what a Cure soundtrack for Edward Scissorhands might have sounded like.

On the one hand, yes. On the other hand (as this article points out):

QuoteEdward Scissorhands' whimsical vibe was achieved through its production, make-up, and costume design as well as through its music, but the latter could have been very different had Burton's original plan come true, which in turn would have killed one of his best trends: his collaborations with Danny Elfman.

... In 1988, an interview with Smith for Spin Magazine reported that Burton, then known for Pee-wee's Big Adventure, wanted Smith to appear in one of his movies, though it wasn't specified which one and if it would have been a main or minor role. The Cure's former keyboardist Roger O'Donnell revealed years later that during the recording sessions for the album Disintegration in the late 1980s, Burton had asked Smith for The Cure to do the soundtrack for Edward Scissorhands, and even gave them the script.

In 1996, Smith told French magazine Télérama that Burton had approached the band to collaborate on different projects and he kept in touch with the band about his latest film projects, but the band had always been busy in some way. The music for Edward Scissorhands was ultimately made by Danny Elfman, who by then had already collaborated with Burton in Pee-wee's Big Adventure, Beetlejuice, and Batman, so he had a good idea of what Burton's visual and narrative style is like, and he made a perfect soundtrack to accompany the tragic story of Edward Scissorhands. As for Robert Smith, he was asked to score the soundtrack for Sleepy Hollow in the late 1990s but he was busy, and he finally contributed music to two Burton projects years later: the Alice in Wonderland companion album Almost Alice and the companion album to Frankenweenie.
https://screenrant.com/edward-scissorhands-original-plan-kill-burton-trend/
#5
Music and Lyrics / Re: Which Cure song are you li...
Last post by MeltingMan - May 15, 2024, 10:37:43
You might really love it!

#6
That is a very interesting fact!  It's definitely not common knowledge, and it's fascinating to think about what a Cure soundtrack for Edward Scissorhands might have sounded like.
#7
Deutsches forum / Re: Parkplatzgespräche ("off-t...
Last post by MeltingMan - May 15, 2024, 08:48:39
Quote from: Volker BeckGegen Buhrufe ist man am Ende nicht gefeit.

Ich bin kein Fan vom ESC, aber wenn die Schweiz das nächste Event dieser Art ausrichtet, würde ich es begrüssen, wenn B. Egli die Co-moderation übernimmt. Sie hat es verdient.  :cool
#8
Other Artists / Re: Currently Listening to
Last post by Ulrich - May 14, 2024, 10:58:55
#9
Something else / Re: Russia attacks Ukraine
Last post by MeltingMan - May 13, 2024, 18:40:10
The dismissal of Mr. Schoigu with simultaneous attack operations in the Kharkiv area are more of a sign of weakness, not strength. They have to attack before the promised US aids arrive at the front. Nevertheless, a kind of defeatism is noticeable in western media. :?
#10
Something else / Re: Happy today because....
Last post by MeltingMan - May 10, 2024, 12:23:57
Inspired by the summer temperatures and our recent discussions, I ordered my Shows Of A Lost World T-Shirt.  :cool