Lucky You - Music From The Motion Picture

Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 4, 2011)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax
• ASIN: B000H30BT0
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #194,995 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great new Dylan song, but so-so soundtrack, May 6, 2007

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Sherringford Clark (Mayor's Income, Tennessee) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lucky You - Music From The Motion Picture (Audio CD)

I'm sure most people want to hear about the new Dylan song, "Huck's Tune." It is in fact a very good song, very much in his new style of songwriting: evocative, allusive, elegiac. It's similar lyrically to "Tell Ol' Bill" but I don't like it quite as much, although I prefer it to "Waiting for You" or "Cross the Green Mountain." As always, Dylan's singing is great and the musical backing excellent: quiet, country-waltz-ish. It creates a certain mood and sustains it for four minutes, even alludes to "Moon River," which tells you what Dylan is trying to do here. Another very solid soundtrack entry for Dylan.

One thing, I'm not sure of the recording date, but perhaps pre-"Modern Times" because it would certainly be out of place on that album. Another thing, the title "Huck's Tune" seems to be slapped on (the name of the lead character in the film is Huck), because Dylan doesn't mention the name at all in the song.

The rest of the soundtrack is spotty - two Springsteen songs (and not his best), one by Ryan Adams (whom I never liked), a cheesy jazz version of a Leonard Cohen song (sounds like Barnes & Noble music), and a song sung By Drew Barrymore (which is not that bad - better than some other songs here). After "Huck's Tune," the best songs are Bonnie Raitt's version of "Bartender's Blues" and Kris Kristofferson's new song. There are alos 2 George Jones tunes and "Like a Rolling Stone," which sounds really out of place. Every soundtrack album that features a new song by Dylan always uses old ones as well, must be to capitalize on the price he charges or something.

Anyway, the only reason to own the soundtrack is for "Huck's Tune," which gets 5 stars but the soundtrack only gets 3, so 4 in all.

4.0 out of 5 stars Bob Dylan Who?, January 8, 2008

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tom johnson "Tom the Librarian" (Pasadena, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lucky You - Music From The Motion Picture (Audio CD)

After all the hoo-hah abouot most people only care about the new Dylan song, I must say that there are many other good reasons to listen to this soundtrack. I always enjoy thematic stuff, and so there's the song from "Cabaret," Liza singing "Maybe this time," and my own personal favorite, George Jones (who can do no wrong!) singing "I always get lucky with you." I bought the soundtrack for that cut alone. But, yes, Mr. Dylan's was also much appreciated. I don't see how anyone could go wrong with this whole album!

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Boring Movie Great Soundtrack, May 27, 2008

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L. Giron (New Mexico) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lucky You - Music From The Motion Picture (Audio CD)

what's not to like about having three living legends on one soundtrack. (Springstein, Dylan, and Ryan Adams) Further, you get to hear Drew Barrymore sing a slow heartbreaking song and she does a pretty good job of it. The movie is like watching paint dry - or more aptly- watching poker on television with no commercials to look forward to. The last dylan song is great. Was it written for this movie??? I don't know but I like it.