It must've been because they preferred the Smithereens' song, which used actual dialogue from the movie in its lyrics.

Look, man - whether it's played on the radio or not, the song remains the same.

Apparently, it's his then-girlfriend Jennifer Chiba, and it was recorded before his death.

Just the other day, Rob Delaney re-tweeted this Pitchfork oral history that has several anecdotes like that.

I think Elliott Smith's genius lies in the fact that his songs induce a visceral, emotional reaction from the music alone. I say this as someone who is all about lyrics - I can talk about Okkervil River and Neutral Milk Hotel for hours - but I know precious few Elliott Smith lyrics because I'm too lost in the mood of…

Happy Together is probably my favorite Jam song and, I think, one of the best pop songs ever. Driving and urgent, with an out-of-nowhere bridge that only heightens the mania - all in service of lyrics with a darker edge than the cheerful tune, like Smokey Robinson at his finest.

This seems to be as good of a place as any to put a plug in for The Clash's explicitly anti-nuke song Stop the World:

A Private Little War was the first episode that came to mind, with its implicit endorsement of US containment policy.

I spent so much of my young adulthood at First Ave that it became my archetype for what a music venue should be. Since moving to DC, even though the sound and sight lines at the 9:30 Club are better, I prefer the dirtier and dingier feel of the Black Cat 'cause it feels like home.

Stetson Kennedy? I'm writing his name in!

It doesn't help that I'm not religious at all, but the very limited amount of contemporary Christian music I hear annoys the hell out of me because all it seems to be saying is, "This God person is amazing! Truly astounding! I mean, can you believe how great He is?" rather than, "Here's how my faith helps me face the…

I think Roky Erikson's Devotional Number One is on par with Neutral Milk Hotel's work - expressing a love for Jesus while also expressing a sense of wonder about the universe in general:

I got the impression that Rey was another in the Skywalker line because Anakin's light saber was calling to her. That would make her either Luke's or Leia's daughter. Until the sequels tell me otherwise, I'm guessing Leia's.

Clearly, it's The Journal of the Whills.

I thought of it as a reference to the Mentaculus in the Coens' A Serious Man, and a furthering of the existential themes in this season.

"Well, I have to say, I think Pleased To Meet Me is the best album of the year - I mean, what with Alex Chilton and all."

I know I once had a slice of some baked dish with noodles inside at Baltimore's Piedigrotta bakery, but I don't see timpano on the menu, so I'm not sure what I actually had.

Ah, but - just as unfortunately, it was closed by the time the movie got out.

THANK YOU MATTHEW STECHEL - I WAS GOING TO GET ANGRY IF I DIDN'T SEE IT MENTIONED IN THE COMMENTS

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