Wed, March 2, 2005
Delicate—8:42 PM
I remember, going to high school in the '90s, every single senior class "memories" video was set to the 10,000 Maniacs song "These Are Days." And I'm starting to get the same feeling when I hear "Delicate" by Damien Rice.
It started a couple of weeks ago, when I was enjoying a TiVo-based marathon of back to back Huff episodes. Episode 6 ("Is She Dead!") ended with the gentle, mournful strains of "Delicate" playing over slow-motion footage of the Huffstodt family commiserating after a scary incident. I liked it instantly. It fit the material nicely, and it sounded a lot like that Rufus Wainwright song that everyone was in such a fuss about, except really, really good.
Then, last week, Lost "...In Translation" ended with the same song – playing on Hurley's Discman. "Ha, cool," I thought, "but I was on board way earlier, back when Huff played it." Nope, turns out I wasn't.
I just finished watching "Crossings" from Season Three of Alias, and it also features "Delicate" over slow-motion commiserating! Damn! It's the new "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"!
