The Bargain Nexus - Music and Lyrics

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Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea

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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0075678999710
Format: Soundtrack
Label: Atlantic / Wea
Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Atlantic / Wea
Release Date: 2007-02-13
Studio: Atlantic / Wea

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Summary: Fun!
Comment: This soundtrack is lots of fun after you've seen the movie. I kept playing Pop Goes My Heart over and over again. It's one of those totally catchy, totally 80's, one-hit wonder type of songs. Lots of fun to singalong to after seeing the movie type songs.

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Summary: Just like the movie
Comment: If you liked the songs in the movie then you will love this CD. It has the full song of the songs from the movie that you only got to hear a small part of during the movie.

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Summary: Brilliant!
Comment: I loved the film and the soundtrack is great too!
If you're a fan - buy it!

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Summary: Music & Lyrics
Comment: This collection of songs are so romantic and so fun. They are the perfect selections for the movie. Who knew, Hugh Grant can sing and so can Drew Barrymore. All the songs by Haley Bennett are fun and fresh.
All in all very good.

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Summary: Bring back the '80s!
Comment: The songs on these albums are so contagious that it gets stuck in your head for days! "Pop" is one of my favorite songs in here, and it's very '80s. In fact, all the songs with Hugh Grant in it are such a treat...who knew he could sing? I recommend getting this album because it's one of the original soundtracks out there in the market.

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Editorial Reviews:

Writer-director Marc Lawrence's romantic comedy gently satirizes the music industry's past and present via Hugh Grant's Alex Fletcher, a has-been Rock of the '80s icon given another shot at the charts by young pop diva Cora Corman (newcomer Haley Bennett). Grant gives some surprisingly credible--if often gently tongue-in-cheek--performances in his musical debut; indeed, he carries better than half the soundtrack with his earnest vocal charms. The production gets key help from Fountain of Wayne's Adam Schlesinger, who contributes a delicious, loving send-up of Wham! courtesy of "Meaningless Kiss," the emotive piano confessional "Don't Write Me Off," and two versions of "Way Back into Love," the comeback ballad/duet that drives the story line. A playful demo version of the latter pairs Grant with co-star Drew Barrymore (playing the florist who becomes Fletcher's unlikely songwriting foil), while Grant's ultimate duet with young Bennett evokes contemporary pop conceits with a keen, affectionate flair that also graces the young singer's Britney-esque "Buddha's Delight," "Slam," and the more obviously snarky "Entering Bootytown." Rounding out the collection are a pair of complimentary tracks by Swedish pop acts: The Sounds' bouncy "Tony the Beat" and the club-slinky groove of Teddybears' "Different Sound." Highlighted by Grant's sympathetic vocals and a knowing musical sensibility that never quite lapses into mere parody, it's a pop-lover's delight from start to finish. --Jerry McCulley