Gotta trivia question for ya...

I just saw a re-run of episode #94 last night (The Mom and Pop Store). At the very end they show Jerry and Kramer riding the bus. Kramer keeps getting these nosebleeds. He gets one then and says to Jerry that he's falling apart or something like that. They are playing the song "Everybody's talkin' at me, can't hear a word they're sayin', only the echo of my mind..." I know this scene must be a re-creation from a classic movie or something. Does anyone know which one? This has been driving me nuts... Lisa P in WI

[email] (Parkertopo) wrote:

Lisa, that was Midnight Cowboy with Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight. music by Simon and Garfunkel

MsLiz

One minor correction....the music was not by Simon & Garfunkel. The theme song 'Everybody's Talking' is performed by Harry Nillsson.

Sheldon Levin, [email]

P.S. I think Midnight Cowboy is one of the most overrated movies of all time

'Scuse me Ma'am but I believe that'd be Harry Nilsson singing "Everybody's Talkin' at Me".

Slo wrote:

I WAS WRONG!

MsLiz

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No doubt the younger generation here might feel more of a kindred spirit with Billy Idol's song about "Eyes without a Face" or Simple Minds' "Don't You Forget about Me." Perhaps they might feel that way merely for the evocative lyricry? In any case, for a lot of people, when they hear that song by Nilsson, they are instantaneously transported back to New York City in the 1960's! Is there any doubt, then, from memories of the film, evoked by hearing that song, that Jon Voigt tends to be an icon around which all New York City is supposed to revolve? But moreso, the movie "Midnight Cowboy" is also a timepiece that reflects a photographic (cinematographic) freeze-frame of the late 1960's. (Did that movie come out in 1969?) At the very least, the younger generation might look more closely at some of the styles of the time, the dress, the shoes, the boots, the cars, and the background music that is played (like when Jon Voigt & Dustin Hoffman are trying to thaw out a frozen can of orange juice), and they will appreciate the movie a little bit more for what it was, not for what it is in comparison to "modern" flicks.

midnight cowboy

Plot Summary for Midnight Cowboy (1969) (from the IMBD)

A "cowboy," Joe Buck,(Jon Voigt) moves to New York City from Texas to make his fortune as a hustler servicing rich Park Avenue women. Shortly after arriving, he is hustled by homeless con man Ratzo Rizzo,(Dustin Hoffman) who had said he would manage him for a $20 fee. Bent on getting his money back, Buck finds the rapidly deteriorating Rizzo, ends up feeling sorry for him, and moving into Rizzo's room in an abandoned building to care for him. The two remain hopeful of striking it rich with Rizzo managing Buck's career, but it soon becomes obvious that they are no match for the urban jungle. (They end the movie with Joe and the dying Ratzo taking the bus to Florida) ()my additions

Sheldon, did you see it when it was released or long after. I believe it would be very dated today. But in 1969 it was a very powerful and shocking treament that opened up a side of the United State's culture that people did not talk or think about. It was considered to be anti-American-Dream. It was made by John Schlesinger who has done a lot of movies depicting the darker side of American culture.

Anyway here are the lyrics from the song from:
http://www.lyrics.ch/
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Everybodys Talkin

Everybody's Talkin' - Harry Nilsson

Everybody's talking at me I don't hear a word they're saying Only the echoes of my mind

People stop and stare I can't see their faces Only the shadows of their eyes

{Refrain} I'm going where the sun keeps shining Through the pouring rain Going where the weather Suits my clothes Banking off of the Northeast winds Sailing on summer breeze Skipping over the ocean like a storm

{Repeat Refrain}

Everybody's talking at me Can't hear a word they're saying Only the echoes of my mind

I won't let you leave My love behind No I won't let you leave I won't let you leave My love behind

On 29 Nov 1997 06:36:04 GMT, [email] (Parkertopo) wrote:

"Everybody's talkin' at me,

Midnight Cowboy