Be Here to Love Me: A Film About Townes Van Zandt (2005)

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by fitzcarraldo in fitzcarraldo Blog

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"A compelling life. And I wouldn't want to shortchange the film as a simple narrative of a manic-depressive musical genius.One comment that struck me most from the film was how Townes said he knew he pretty much had to "blow it all off"...family, friends, even life itself to be absolutely great in music. It does seem that ultimately for Van Zandt the music really was all it was about. I'm not a huge fan of the music, but his passion for it was inspiring. My only difficulty with the film was that it was hard to sync with the hero worship that seems to pervade the film, but then again, this film is for and by those who loved the man. It was especially touching to see the impact he had on his children, who despite his shortcomings seemed to want to do right by those he loved. Definitely a great film for the fans, and the narrative style kept me intrigued despite my complete ignorance of his body of work. " [More]

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"While growing up in Texas, I knew who Townes Van Zandt was, but I never really gave him or his work much thought. I knew he had written a lot of songs, but never really cared much who recorded them. That was until I watched this film. For those of you who have never heard of Van Zandt, he's the genius behind hits like "Poncho and Lefty" by Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard and "If You Needed Me" by Don Williams and Emmylou Harris. His songs have been recorded by the likes of Mudhoney, Steve Earle, Robert Earl Keen, Lyle Lovett, Norah Jones, Bob Dylan, and many more. So in the grand scheme of things, Van Zandt is a singer/songwriter legend...especially in the great state of Texas. I knew that he died at a fairly young age (early 50s), but I never knew how or why, or more importantly, the obsessive self destructive behavior that he seemed to exhibit from his early 20s on. I suppose his hard living and resulting early death shouldn't have come as much of a surprise considering on ... " [More]

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