Pop! Goes My Heart

Every once in a while, I somehow watch a movie I would've never wasted the time and effort to check out and end up actually liking it. The culprit this time? Music and Lyrics, the Hugh Grant-Drew Barrymore romantic comedy about a has-been '80s pop star who serendipitously finds a talented lyricist and, dare I say it, the love of his life.

Music and Lyrics is pretty standard romantic-comedy fare, but it was charming enough to keep my attention. That, or I was too tired to care as this was the third of three stellar in-flight selections by Northwest Airlines (the others being Charlotte's Web and Miss Potter, blech) for my flight to the Philippines. I think it came on around hour eight of the 12.5 hour flight so my brain is usually pudding by that point of the trip.

Anyway, it featured an impressive music video for "Pop! Goes My Heart," the hit single of Hugh Grant's old pop group PoP! (PoP!'s actually a misnomer, the music is actually reggae/soul). I've got to give credit to the filmmakers, as a lot of effort and thought was put into the video. It's got the color-coordinated outfits, the choreography, the shoddy video effects, the Ray-Bans, the electric drumset and a generous helping of cheese. This could actually be the best '80s music video not made in the '80s. And it stands up pretty well against actual '80s videos.

I know you want to watch Music and Lyrics now, but I'll spare you the effort. You can see "Pop! Goes My Heart" here.