The passage where Bud slowly, slowly approaches an interchange outside Chicago, in a driving rain, as Gordon Lightfoot's tune "Beautiful" plays in its entirety is--well--beautiful. The drama of America's landscape is heightened by Lightfoot's uncharacteristic decision to use some minor chords. (The unaccustomed sharps and flats must have drawn blood from the ears of his hard-core fans.)
*******************************************
Well, that's an excerpt from a review of THE BROWN BUNNY. I did email the editor to let the reviewer know that, far from drawing blood from the ears, "Beautiful" is a fan favorite.
|