
I think we can all agree that 1994 was a grim year for music. This movie was a warning and we all ignored it. This is how Ace of Base happens.
Should you need a quick recap of the plot, here it is, courtesy of Wikipedia.....
Alphie (George Gilmour) and Bibi (Catherine Mary Stewart), two youths from Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan in Canada, travel to America to take part in the 1994 Worldvision Song Festival. Despite being the most talented performers, they are beaten by BIM (Boogalow International Music) and its leader, Mr. Boogalow (Vladek Sheybal), who use underhanded tactics to secure a victory. The duo are approached by Mr. Boogalow to sign to his music label, but soon discover the darker side of the music industry. Bibi is caught up in the wild lifestyle BIM offers, while Alphie risks his life to free her from the company's evil clutches. He eventually convinces her to run away with him and the pair live as hippies for a year (and produce a child) before being tracked down by Mr. Boogalow who insists Bibi owes him ten million dollars. However, the two are saved by the Rapture, and all good souls are taken away by Mr. Topps (aka God).
Yes, you read the last part of that correctly. Having gotten down by the music business, the Rapture comes and everything is right with the world.
Frankly, there is not one thing wrong with this film. There, I said it and I'd say it again.



Here's what I do know, and its mostly thanks to this movie. Your magical folk music may stir up the masses, but if you let a record company dress you in red leather, theres just no boundaries of where you'll go.



Plus, I really want her silver jumpsuit.


She's taking a bite of an apple, folks. I dare you to find a better way of teaching the origins to sin to a congregation.

So how far does this symbolism take us?





"If you really wanted a path of righteousness, you'd come organize a folk fest in the park with me."


Remember back in 1994 where you couldn't hang out in a park without a record label paid security guard busting your chops?

And in case you doubted me....

So, The Apple. I learned that people just really want folk music. Or did I miss something?