Paltrow - Cruisin

[Joanne Collins]

>Has anyone heard the duet of Gwyneth Paltrow with Huey Lewis?

I have indeed. I also quite liked the movie it's from, but a little more
connection between the three stories would have made it just a tad better.
It would have been a classic rather than just a good movie, IMO, if there
had been that small change.

>I always loved Huey Lewis's music... Gwyn - well, she was great in Emma,
but I didn't care much for Shakespeare in Love. 

My favourite movie of hers is Sliding Doors, an intriguing little movie
that I think borders on fantasy. I do love Emma, it's my second favourite
Austen adaptation, and I really liked her performance in Bounce. Yes, I am
a fan. I'm not so fond of her in The Talented Mr Ripley, but that is
strictly the character, not her performance. And I liked Shakespeare In
Love, but I don't love it.

>But really, this woman should be a songwriter, what a wonderful voice! It
does not only sound pretty, it has timbre and expression... oh dear, I'll
never get the song out of my head now! 

Her solo, a remake of Bette Davis Eyes is also very good. I was very
surprised at how wonderful her voice is, though. It was unexpected. I have
the Duets soundtrack CD and she does another duet on it, Just My
Imagination, Running Away With Me with Babyface (that's what it says his
name is, I haven't heard of him) and it's also a beautiful, wistful love
song. I'm very impressed with her singing. She's definitely not an actress
trying to sing and not succeeding.

Joanne.

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