The Walrus - Music With Big Fuckin' Teeth!

09/29/2007

Power of Context is a Deadly Thing

The most violent (and awesome) scene in Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof, half of this year's under-appreciated Grindhouse double feature, was accompanied by an obscure 60's pop song with pounding drums and buzz-saw guitars. The band responsible for the song, Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich, were clearly influenced by the early sounds of The Who, (note that one of the characters in the scene references a story in which she says Pete Townsend once considered quitting The Who to join this band...thankfully for us, he chose not to).

Watch these two videos and witness the power of context. Within the context of the live video, the song is nothing more than silly nostalgia worthy of a chuckle, but within its more recent setting it becomes an anthem of impending disaster.