Right again. There was a bit of confusion with the whole title track of “Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story” (though we really answered our own question last time and it’s very possible we were the only ones confused – or who noticed for that matter). And someone paid attention to our nitpicking reporting question. Rolling Stone had originally reported that Marshall Crenshaw had written the title track to “Walk Hard,” and then Billboard said that Lyle Lovett recorded the track which suggested to some that he had actually written.
But it’s simple, Crenshaw wrote the track and Lovett recorded the song he wrote with the help of Jewel, Ghosftace Killah and Jackson Browne (which we wrote all about before, blah, blah).
Lovett told RS, “I had met Jackson [Browne] years ago and he’s always been really kind to me over the years. And I had met Jewel but I had never sung with her. She was great to work with. And it was the first time to meet Ghostface Killah. It was very cool, he’s very cool. There’s a breakdown in our version, in the middle of it, where Jewel yodels and he raps over that.”
In the film, the song “Walk Hard” is supposed to be Cox’s most popular and well-known track. What about that Cox boxset?
Beastie Boys co-hort and keyboardist Money Mark has composed the score to “Beautiful Losers,” a film about a loose-knit group of like minded underground outsiders who found a common ground at a little NYC storefront gallery. “Rooted in the DIY subcultures of skateboarding, surf, punk, hip hop & graffiti, they made art that reflected the lifestyles they led,” the synopsis says.
Directed by Aaron Rose, the film features appearances by agit-prop designer Shepard Fairey, professional skater Ed Templeton, San Fransican folk artist Margaret Kilgallen, graffiti artist Barry McGee, Jo Jackson, childlike painter Chris Johanson, filmmaker and graphic designer Geoff McFetridge, director Mike Mills (“Thumbsucker”), Stephen Powers, director Harmony Korine (“Kids”), painter Thomas Campbell & more…
The film is aiming for a 2008 theatrical release. The Washington Post has a good article on the film called, “The Allure of Loser Culture,” that’s worth the read.
“Beautiful Losers” trailer