I apparently really like singing actors.
I was downloading music, and noticed how many songs I own are actors who either sang in a movie, or released their own music. I wonder why. I realized this while trying, unsuccessfully, to find a copy of Edward Norton singing. This must say something about my personality.
These actors were all in musicals of some sort, hence their musical appearances:
* Zac Efron - HAIRSPRAY, which I really like, and refuse to apologize for, damn it.
* Amanda Bynes - Also from HAIRSPRAY.
* Woody Harrelson - A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION, which would have been a much better movie without Lindsay Lohan sucking so bad.
* John C. Reilly - Mostly as Dewey Cox. He has a lovely voice.
* Matthew Broderick - THE PRODUCERS.
* Nathan Lane - Also from THE PRODUCERS. Good play. The movie, however, was awful. Just awful.
* John Lithgow - DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS, the bestest play ever. OK, untrue.
* Sarah Michelle Gellar - BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER. Surprisingly pleasant to listen to.
* Sacha Baron Cohen - SWEENEY TODD. I could listen to him sing ALL DAY.
* Johnny Depp - Also SWEENEY TODD. Once you get over the insane weirdness of him singing, he's actually excellent.
* Alan Rickman - Still SWEENEY TODD. No matter how good he might be, Snape singing still freaks me out.
* Helena Bonham Carter - The never ending parade of SWEENEY TODD! She was OK. I'm going to be her for Halloween. DON'T STEAL MY COSTUME IDEA.
* Rosario Dawson - RENT. Honestly, I much prefer her voice to the original girl. *ducks*
* Taye Diggs - Also RENT. He's pretty.
* Will Arnett - ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT. One of the weirder ones. He sings 'Love Is In The Air.' It really isn't.
* Tim Blake Nelson - O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? If he had been born in an earlier time, he'd be a singer, not an actor. He's got a voice from the past.
* Scarlett Johansson - Her album sucks. It really, really does. She is hereby banned from making any more. Go marry your unfairly hot fiancee, and leave the rest of us alone.
* Sarah Silverman - JESUS IS MAGIC. Remember, 'It's not cold in here, you're just dying.'
* Salma Hayek - ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO. Pretty voice. And I love that movie. LOVE. IT.
* Robert Downey, Jr. - A bunch of different places, including his solo album, which apparently I'm the only person on the planet who purchased. Which is a real pity, because it's very good, and he has a soothing, mellow voice. That being said, I really want a copy of him singing THE JEFFERSONS theme song.
* Ricky Gervais - THE OFFICE. 'Free Love Freeway' may be the greatest and most profound love song of our time.
* Renée Zellweger - CHICAGO. She can sing, but I still don't like her.
* Rose McGowan - GRINDHOUSE. Dear Rose, LEAVE ROBERT RODRIGUEZ ALONE! ARGH! Love, LV. PS Your singing is pointless.
* Reese Witherspoon - WALK THE LINE. She could cut a country record, and I'd buy it. I mean, I'd rather she didn't, because as we can all see, actors who make CDs invariably get mocked for all eternity.
* Juliette Lewis - With her band. It's kind of good, in a supremely trashy way. Good drunk music. I mean passed out vomiting on strangers drunk. One drink away from coma drunk.
* Paul Giamatti - DUETS. I know, WTF. I have no answer. It just is.
* John Travolta - Once again, HAIRSPRAY. And Mr. Travolta singing as an obese woman, no less. How's THAT for acid flashback?
* Christopher Walken - Oh, HAIRSPRAY, the things you've put us all through. He's a better singer. But come on, he was the Headless Horseman! And now he's serenading John Travolta in a fat suit?!
* Michelle Pfieffer - The last of HAIRSPRAY.
* Steve Carrell - DAN IN REAL LIFE. 'Let My Love Open The Door.' Dumb movie, but I really like this song.
* Dane Cook - DAN IN REAL LIFE. I still fucking hate Dane Cook.
* Adam Sandler - When he stops doing that obnoxious falsetto, he has a lovely voice. And his cover of 'Love Stinks' makes bitter singles everywhere happy.
* Amy Adams - ENCHANTED. She really seems like a Disney character. It's kind of frightening.
* Bill Murray - Singing the STAR WARS theme. I have no idea where this came from.
* Brittany Murphy - HAPPY FEET. Shockingly good voice. She may have taken a brief trip to the Land Of Crazy, but she can sing if she wants.
* Catherine Zeta-Jones - CHICAGO. My favorite from that CD.
* Evan Rachel Wood - ACROSS THE UNIVERSE. Hate. Her. Did you see that Marilyn Manson video she was in? I know it has nothing to do with this, but it was like an awful, awful porno where they blind you afterwards so that ends up being the last thing you've ever seen.
* Jim Sturgess - ACROSS THE UNIVERSE. Love him. Even though he was in THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL.
* Joe Anderson - ACROSS THE UNIVERSE. Love Him. Even though he was in THE RUINS.
* David Cross - ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT. He sings show tunes. And he's not half bad. It's like Bizarro World.
* Nicole Kidman - MOULIN ROUGE! She was fine. She's still a super-tall scary lady.
* Heath Ledger - 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU. This one was weird before he died. Now it's weird and sad. But he's pretty good, and I like it.
* Hugh Grant - MUSIC & LYRICS. I like it. The dude from Fountains of Wayne wrote it! And Hugh Grant can carry a tune, admittedly not for very long distances.
* Drew Barrymore - MUSIC & LYRICS. She can sing this one song. That's it. Don't push your luck.
* Hugh Laurie - I have an obscene number of songs sung or performed by this man. It's a little horrifying. But he's got a great voice! AND he plays piano AND guitar! I don't feel the need to justify my love to you.
* Ewan McGregor - MOULIN ROUGE! Whenever I discuss Ewan McGregor with my friend Are, I spread my hands about three feet apart to indicate his massive... nude appearances on film. Well, his singing talent is even BIGGER. I need a new hobby.
* Meryl Streep - A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION. She's also going to sing in MAMA MIA. Maybe this is just weird to me.
* Kate Winslet - Amazing voice. Beautiful. It's not fair. She's super-talented and beautiful and successful and gets to be in movies with my favorite actors. HOW MUCH MORE DO YOU GET?! MIND THROWING SOME CRUMBS TO THE STARVING MASSES, WINSLET?! HUH?! Kate Winslet for Governor.
Well, how's that for a long, pointless list? Shine on, you crazy diamonds,
- LV
I was downloading music, and noticed how many songs I own are actors who either sang in a movie, or released their own music. I wonder why. I realized this while trying, unsuccessfully, to find a copy of Edward Norton singing. This must say something about my personality.
These actors were all in musicals of some sort, hence their musical appearances:
* Zac Efron - HAIRSPRAY, which I really like, and refuse to apologize for, damn it.
* Amanda Bynes - Also from HAIRSPRAY.
* Woody Harrelson - A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION, which would have been a much better movie without Lindsay Lohan sucking so bad.
* John C. Reilly - Mostly as Dewey Cox. He has a lovely voice.
* Matthew Broderick - THE PRODUCERS.
* Nathan Lane - Also from THE PRODUCERS. Good play. The movie, however, was awful. Just awful.
* John Lithgow - DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS, the bestest play ever. OK, untrue.
* Sarah Michelle Gellar - BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER. Surprisingly pleasant to listen to.
* Sacha Baron Cohen - SWEENEY TODD. I could listen to him sing ALL DAY.
* Johnny Depp - Also SWEENEY TODD. Once you get over the insane weirdness of him singing, he's actually excellent.
* Alan Rickman - Still SWEENEY TODD. No matter how good he might be, Snape singing still freaks me out.
* Helena Bonham Carter - The never ending parade of SWEENEY TODD! She was OK. I'm going to be her for Halloween. DON'T STEAL MY COSTUME IDEA.
* Rosario Dawson - RENT. Honestly, I much prefer her voice to the original girl. *ducks*
* Taye Diggs - Also RENT. He's pretty.
* Will Arnett - ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT. One of the weirder ones. He sings 'Love Is In The Air.' It really isn't.
* Tim Blake Nelson - O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? If he had been born in an earlier time, he'd be a singer, not an actor. He's got a voice from the past.
* Scarlett Johansson - Her album sucks. It really, really does. She is hereby banned from making any more. Go marry your unfairly hot fiancee, and leave the rest of us alone.
* Sarah Silverman - JESUS IS MAGIC. Remember, 'It's not cold in here, you're just dying.'
* Salma Hayek - ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO. Pretty voice. And I love that movie. LOVE. IT.
* Robert Downey, Jr. - A bunch of different places, including his solo album, which apparently I'm the only person on the planet who purchased. Which is a real pity, because it's very good, and he has a soothing, mellow voice. That being said, I really want a copy of him singing THE JEFFERSONS theme song.
* Ricky Gervais - THE OFFICE. 'Free Love Freeway' may be the greatest and most profound love song of our time.
* Renée Zellweger - CHICAGO. She can sing, but I still don't like her.
* Rose McGowan - GRINDHOUSE. Dear Rose, LEAVE ROBERT RODRIGUEZ ALONE! ARGH! Love, LV. PS Your singing is pointless.
* Reese Witherspoon - WALK THE LINE. She could cut a country record, and I'd buy it. I mean, I'd rather she didn't, because as we can all see, actors who make CDs invariably get mocked for all eternity.
* Juliette Lewis - With her band. It's kind of good, in a supremely trashy way. Good drunk music. I mean passed out vomiting on strangers drunk. One drink away from coma drunk.
* Paul Giamatti - DUETS. I know, WTF. I have no answer. It just is.
* John Travolta - Once again, HAIRSPRAY. And Mr. Travolta singing as an obese woman, no less. How's THAT for acid flashback?
* Christopher Walken - Oh, HAIRSPRAY, the things you've put us all through. He's a better singer. But come on, he was the Headless Horseman! And now he's serenading John Travolta in a fat suit?!
* Michelle Pfieffer - The last of HAIRSPRAY.
* Steve Carrell - DAN IN REAL LIFE. 'Let My Love Open The Door.' Dumb movie, but I really like this song.
* Dane Cook - DAN IN REAL LIFE. I still fucking hate Dane Cook.
* Adam Sandler - When he stops doing that obnoxious falsetto, he has a lovely voice. And his cover of 'Love Stinks' makes bitter singles everywhere happy.
* Amy Adams - ENCHANTED. She really seems like a Disney character. It's kind of frightening.
* Bill Murray - Singing the STAR WARS theme. I have no idea where this came from.
* Brittany Murphy - HAPPY FEET. Shockingly good voice. She may have taken a brief trip to the Land Of Crazy, but she can sing if she wants.
* Catherine Zeta-Jones - CHICAGO. My favorite from that CD.
* Evan Rachel Wood - ACROSS THE UNIVERSE. Hate. Her. Did you see that Marilyn Manson video she was in? I know it has nothing to do with this, but it was like an awful, awful porno where they blind you afterwards so that ends up being the last thing you've ever seen.
* Jim Sturgess - ACROSS THE UNIVERSE. Love him. Even though he was in THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL.
* Joe Anderson - ACROSS THE UNIVERSE. Love Him. Even though he was in THE RUINS.
* David Cross - ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT. He sings show tunes. And he's not half bad. It's like Bizarro World.
* Nicole Kidman - MOULIN ROUGE! She was fine. She's still a super-tall scary lady.
* Heath Ledger - 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU. This one was weird before he died. Now it's weird and sad. But he's pretty good, and I like it.
* Hugh Grant - MUSIC & LYRICS. I like it. The dude from Fountains of Wayne wrote it! And Hugh Grant can carry a tune, admittedly not for very long distances.
* Drew Barrymore - MUSIC & LYRICS. She can sing this one song. That's it. Don't push your luck.
* Hugh Laurie - I have an obscene number of songs sung or performed by this man. It's a little horrifying. But he's got a great voice! AND he plays piano AND guitar! I don't feel the need to justify my love to you.
* Ewan McGregor - MOULIN ROUGE! Whenever I discuss Ewan McGregor with my friend Are, I spread my hands about three feet apart to indicate his massive... nude appearances on film. Well, his singing talent is even BIGGER. I need a new hobby.
* Meryl Streep - A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION. She's also going to sing in MAMA MIA. Maybe this is just weird to me.
* Kate Winslet - Amazing voice. Beautiful. It's not fair. She's super-talented and beautiful and successful and gets to be in movies with my favorite actors. HOW MUCH MORE DO YOU GET?! MIND THROWING SOME CRUMBS TO THE STARVING MASSES, WINSLET?! HUH?! Kate Winslet for Governor.
Well, how's that for a long, pointless list? Shine on, you crazy diamonds,
- LV
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