We’ve seen “I Love You, Man” with Paul Rudd and Jason Segel and we must say we were very pleasantly surprised. It’s very much in the Judd Apatow vein of vulgar, but heart-filled comedy and there’s a lot of “Forgetting Sarah Marshall,” sincerity and vulnerability that keeps in grounded (Jon Favreau is pretty awesome in it too).
It’s no spoiler to say Rudd and Segel are huge Rush fans in the movie. Yes, Rush the adenoidal Canadian power-rock trio. The scene in the film where they go see Rush play is downright hilarious and we won’t spoil, but it funny! They also jam some Rush songs in the film (“Tom Sawyer”) and as previously reported their version of “Limelight” is on the “I Love You, Man,” soundtrack that comes out March 17, via Lakeshore Records. We have it here exclusively first for you to listen to below.
We love how some of their off-key flubs are kept in the recording. It’s much more natural that way. One things for sure though, no matter how much one can love Rush, ironically or otherwise (and we must confess, we do love some Rush), this version with both Segel and Rudd singing only further elucidates what the usually-indecipherable Geddy Lee is singing and once again confirms, Rush may have the worst lyrics on the planet (Poor Neil Peart, you do seem like a great guy).
As Playlist contrib Astrud Sands reminds/points out. “This is a great Apatow family throwback to ‘Freaks & Geeks’ where Segel’s character played a drummer who was obsessed with recreating Rush’s huge drum kit set up.” How right she is. PS, you can get more info and or hear more of the “I Love You, Man,” soundtrack which features Beck, Vampire Weekend, and others on its Facebook and Myspace pages.