Various Artists – Juno: Music From The Motion Picture
Juno is a new comedy staring Ellen Page and Michael Cera(who have a duet on the sountrack). The movie only cost $2.5 million to make and has already achieved quiet a successful run. As with most “indie” films the sound is simply and amazing collection of songs. Kimya Dawson and her band Antsy pants pop up on the soundtrack a lot as well as some old classic.
If we take a look at the classic first you get the classic Kinks “A Well Respect Man” as well as The Velvet Undergrounds’ “Im Sticking With You.” The latter is a bit of a weird song but fits in perfectly with this movie. Then you have “All The Young Dudes” by Mott The Hoople, which, is probably the most common “i love this song but who sings it?” songs. Then we can’t forget to mention Sonic Youth’s fantastic cover of “Superstar.”
The Kimya Dawson solo songs are equally as fun as anything she has done with The Moldy Peachers. “Loose Lips” is one hell of a protest song that you did not see coming. Then we get the Moldy Peaches classic song “Anyone Else But You.” One of of the most distorted and weird love songs you will ever hear and its simply amazing. The crowning achievement here has to be the movies stars Ellen Page and Michael Cera coving the song “Anyone Else But You.” There is something so charming and cute about their version it gives me shivers down my spine. Just see the movie and you will understand.
The movie is a great and the music is equally as great. There are not many movies that will warrant the ticket price and the soundtrack but this one is it.
By John Siwicki
