I thought that I did remember One Step Beyond being referenced in the book.
For the most part, they were pretty true to the book until the end...
I just looked it up; according to pg 234 (in my version of the book)
" 'What are you DJ-ing at the funeral, are you? Ouch. Bad job. Still,
the Bobby Goldsboro could be one of the smoochers. You know, when people
need a breather. Laura's mum could sing it.' He sings the same line, off-key
again, but this time in a falsetto voice to show that the singer is a woman.
'Fuck off, Barry.'
'I've already worked out what I'm having at mine. "One Step Beyond," by
Madness. "You Can't Always Get What You Want." ' "
So there it is. And for anyone who hasn't seen the movie/read the book, you
should do both; they're both eerily easy to relate to!
----- Original Message -----
From: Peter T Gardner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2000 7:52 AM
Subject: [total-madness] Random Mad References!
> Hello all in Virtual Maddieland,
>
> It's been VERY quiet on the list recently, so I thought I would mention a
> couple of Madness references I've come across in the last week. Firstly,
> BBC Choice had a profile of Zoe Ball (! I know!) and when they showed
> pictures of her wedding they played "It Must Be Love". NOT Suggs singing
it
> live at the wedding, as no cameras were allowed inside. They just played
it
> over all the pictures from the day.
>
> Also I went to see the movie "High Fidelity" and, as I'm sure someone has
> mentioned before, there is a reference to Madness when discussing what
> records they would want played at their funeral, and one of the record
> store attendants says "One Step Beyond by Madness"!!! Very cool I
> thought;-) And a cool film, with a scary amount of things being a bit
close
> to the bone for me!;-) Anyways, I was wondering if there are any literary
> experts out there who have read the original book by Nick Hornby. If so,
> could they tell me if this is a line right out of the book? Or is it a
> reference put in by the American screenwriters (which included John Cusack
> himself, who has already shown what amazing taste in music he has with
> Grosse Point Blank)???? I'd just like to know.
>
> Cheers,
> Peter
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