Sep 16, 2021
The Stones revisited via HBO’s Big Little Lies OST 1/7
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The Stones revisited via HBO’s Big Little Lies OST 1/7
Check out my playlist: “Torn Between Two Covers"
“Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.” ― Voltaire
8tracks // Spotify
Track listing:
Learning to Fly William Fitzsimmons / 1979 Freedom Fry / You Can’t Always Get What You Want Ituana / Everywhere Bootstraps / Jealous Guy Hurray For The Riff Raff / Welcome to the Jungle Novo Amor / Real Love Regina Spektor / Every Breath You Take Aaron Krause Liza Anne / Sweet Child O’Mine Taken By Trees / Time After Time Iron & Wine / I Want to Break Free Russian Red / I Heard It Through the Grapevine Colouring / Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For The Queen & King / Wish You Were Here The Milk Carton Kids
I saw her today at the reception, a glass of wine in her hand I knew she was gonna meet her connection, at her feet was her footloose man
It’s no secret that the characters of Big Little Lies have been beyond compelling. From the way Celeste (Nicole Kidman) handles her volatile and abusive relationship with husband Perry (Aleksander Skaarsgard) to Madeline Mackenzie’s (Reese Witherspoon) perfectly imperfect life, it’s been hard to look away from murder mystery dramedy. But one of the most interesting characters of the HBO mini-series isn’t a person: it’s the music.
-Michael Kiwanuka, "Cold Little Heart"
Many viewers of the miniseries have been drawn in by the haunting, soulful track in the opening credits by Michael Kiwanuka. At its core, the opening is a rock track supplemented by Kiwanuka’s raspy lilt, but it seems to serve a higher purpose: It’s equal parts suspenseful and soothing, telling a grander story of the women of Monterey, a place where perfection exists only on the surface. “Cold Little Heart” seems to thematically encapsulate the dichotomy between the characters’ facade versus their authentic selves, as Kiwanuka sings, “Bleeding, I'm bleeding/ My cold little heart/ Oh I can't stand myself."
- Ituana, "You Can't Always Get What You Want" (Rolling Stones Cover)
The final few minutes of the Big Little Lies finale proves on the surface, like most things in Monterey, to be a unifying moment for the five female protagonists. While the serene version of the Stones classic plays as Celeste, Jane, Madeline, Renata and Bonnie sit on the beach drinking white wine while their kids run around, Big Little Lies continues to do what it does best: keep up appearances. Viewers don’t know whether the tranquility between the women will remain, or if they really are okay (despite their smiles and laughter), but the series ends the way it started: giving the illusion of the perfect people that live in Monterey.
Check out my playlist on @8tracks: Torn Between Two Covers by lucyhenley.
“Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.” ― Voltaire
cover: Photo by Cody Davis on Unsplash https://unsplash.com/photos/5E5N49RWtbA
"You Can't Always Get What You Want" (Rolling Stones Cover) by Ituana