The tragic death of Rob Reiner and his wife Michelle will no doubt fill up the column inches for weeks to come, and not just because of the reaction of one narcissistic baby...
But the Jukebox chooses not to focus on that today, and instead celebrate the life of a truly great film director, a man who always turned it up to 11...
And a man who told us the truth... even though he knew we couldn't handle it.
Rest in peace, Rob Reiner. You deserve a far better eulogy than I can give... and certainly a better one than the orange man-baby would ever be capable of.
Before you start Goblin up your Sunday dinner, there's the small matter of the answers to Saturday Snapshots to contend with. Here's a Lighthouse to shine on the... erm... darkness of your... erm...
Sorry, just not feeling the puns today. Great picture of Mr. WD though.
My favourite writer has inspired, and been inspired by, all kinds of interesting songs... here's a few that share a title with the greatest hits of Stephen King's back catalogue.
By the way, I already did a Top 10 Misery Songs back on the old blog. Search that one out for Kathy Bates and her sledgehammer.
Stephen King stole the title of The Shining from Lennon's Instant Karma ("We all shine on...") James stole the title from King, as did Badly Drawn Boy. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
The first King novel I read, back when I was only 14, and the one that got me hooked. This track was written for the less-than-great movie adaptation by a past-their-prime Ramones. Still. You take what you can get.
Despite his love of music, this is one of the few King novels to steal its title wholesale from a rock 'n' roll song. But if you're gonna steal, you might as well steal from Saint Bob. Everyone else does.
The first, but I'm sorry to say, probably not the last time Sir Cliff will find his way onto this blog. I have a shameless soft spot for his mid-70s output... though I'm sure he'd be horrified at the suggestion that his song might have any connection to King's pig-blood drenched heroine.
Backstage at the V96 Festival, a mate of mine pulled Keith from The Prodigy round on a child's ride-on tractor.
Firestarter isn't one of King's best novels, but the movie adaptation was better than some. Good cast, at least, including Drew Barrymore, David Keith, Martin Sheen, George C. Scott and Heather Locklear (who was contractually obliged to appear because it was 1984).
The movie of the same name was adapted from King's novella 'The Body', so he didn't steal the title of Ben E. King's classic soul heartwrencher himself. But it was a perfect fit.
1. The Alarm - The Stand
Directly inspired by King's magnum opus.
Oh I have been out searching With the black book in my hand And I've looked between the lines that lie on the pages that I tread I met the walking dude, religious, in his worn down cowboy boots And he walked liked no man on earth I swear he had no name I swear he had no name
Got a favourite song with the same title as a Stephen King book? Celine Dion's Tommyknockers, perhaps? Share it with the class...
