Yesterday when I was posting the Pulsallama video, not surprisingly, YouTube displayed several videos featuring Dangerous Minds pal, actress/singer Ann Magnuson and I played one of them (see below) and now I can’t get this song out of my head. Taken from the third studio album by Tindersticks, Curtains, this track Buried Bones is a duet between Ann and Tindersticks leader Stuart Staples. I think you’ll agree that it’s a memorable, moving, absolutely gorgeous piece of music. The lyrics remind me of just about every woman I’ve ever fallen for (but not all, thankfully). The fan made video, below, cut with scenes from Amelie works pretty well, I think.

I was lucky enough to be in the audience for the sole one of probably only two live performance of the duet, at the Mercury Lounge in New York City. Sublime! Afterwards, Ann and I went to a Moroccan-themed restaurant on 2nd Street with the entire band and the owner—someone Ann knew—insisted we try the house drink, which was delicious, but the insane hangover that resulted—there was tons of sugar in it—put both of us off alcohol, literally, for years. The next time I had a drink, I was with Courtney Love and two bottles of absinthe, but that’s another story entirely. And one that doesn’t end pretty… at least for my insides…
 

Always one of my favorite Tindersticks tracks, and an absolutely gorgeous vocal performance by Ms. Magnuson.  The duet you saw performed at the Mercury Lounge may have been the first time she joined the ‘sticks in person for this song, but not the only - I remember Ann coming onstage to sing it alongside Stuart Staples when the band did their El Rey Theatre date here in L.A. on the Curtains tour….

@Dave,

Aha! I stand corrected.

Thank you, sir!

RM

Amelie is the first movie that made me cry… after the fifth time I watched it.. towards the end.. the loveless feeling ... woke up something in me… and tindersticks… pffff its magical, im alive because of that band… the convination is ... amazing ...