This song was originally recorded in 1981 for the band’s album Talk Talk Talk. It was re-recorded in 1986 for use on the soundtrack of John Hughes’ film Pretty in Pink, clips of which play in the video. The film’s cast includes Molly Ringwald, Andrew McCarthy, Jon Cryer (also known more recently as one of the men on Two and a Half Men), James Spader and Harry Dean Stanton.
The Psychedelic Furs are playing with 90s era band The Lemonheads at the Fonda theater on Saturday, 11/15.
If you go downtown for the Art Walk and want to get some early Xmas shopping in check out Jingle and Mingle where all the products are made by members of the Downtown Women’s Center which helps fight unemployment and homelessness- plus hot chocolate and cider!- http://www.dwcweb.org/MADE/
For the upcoming 50th anniversary of Gemini G.E.L. (Graphic Editions Limited), co-founder Sidney Felson will be speaking with Ruth Fine at LACMA- tickets are free but required- http://www.lacma.org/event/gemini-gel
Want to make sure Macaulay Culkin is really alive? Check out his band The Pizza Underground at The El Rey and watch him transform Velvet Underground songs into songs about pizza- http://www.theelrey.com/events/detail/253282