The Spongebob Squarepants Movie - Music from the Movie and More...
"Ocean Man, the sequence of a life form braised in the sand; soaking up the thirst of the land. Ocean Man."
I saw The Spongebob Squarepants Movie
in theaters with my father November 19th, 2004, the first Friday it was
out. I remember anticipating the film all week and seeing it opening
day was something I rarely did with films. After being mesmerized by the
film's beautiful animation and wit, I always remember my fascination
with the film's credit songs. Unlike most films, where credit music
starts out with a popular or known song with lyrics before descending
into simple instrumentation, The Spongebob Squarepants Movie
featured songs with lyrics all the way until the final frame, which was
something of an oddity. The other thing to note was, unbelievably, all
the songs were great.
The
songs went in the order of Ween's infectious "Ocean Man," The Flaming
Lips' unique "talking-song" "SpongeBob and Patrick Confront the Psychic
Wall of Energy," Wilco's incredible and motivating song "Just a Kid,"
which fell perfectly in line with the themes of the film we just
watched, and finally ended with Spongebob's very own song "Best Day
Ever." Just writing that out and remembering the joy those songs brought
me brings tears to my eyes. If only my memories of yesterday's lesson
in College Algebra or AP Macroeconomics could be that vivid.
Ween's
"Ocean Man" is a strange little tune, with the band's vocals sounding
as if they're being recorded and mix from deep in the oceans, as the
bandmembers belt out goofy lines about living in the sea that make
little sense. And let's not forget that addicting instrumentation
either. This is a song that I can't accurately summarize in terms of why
I like it; I simply find it as unabashedly unique and a song that
sounds nothing like other songs I have heard in my life. The memories
that rush back when I decide to give this one the time of my day on my
phone are unbelievable.
Give "Ocean Man" a listen, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6E5m_XtCX3c
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