Drake Lelane,
Oct 05, 2006
Jace already filled us in with a great recap from last night's season three premiere of Lost, but there's something that requires a closer look (musically speaking, of course). If you paid close attention to the opening of Lost last night, you might have noticed an odd musical discrepancy -- and possibly a couple clues.
New character Julia (Elizabeth Mitchell) looks through some CDs before picking the jewel case for Talking Heads' Speaking in Tongues (Stereogum). She opens the case, and inside is actually a dual disc CD/DVD with the serial of "JN 94743," which corresponds to the Son Volt album Okemah and the Melody of Riot. But when she puts this CD on, it plays Petula Clark's classic "Downtown." (Lostpedia)
If there's anything we know about Lost, it's that there's incredible attention to detail, and I have to wonder if this means anything. Speaking in Tongues surely begs all sorts of possibilities, while 'Okemah' (in Oklahoma) is famous for being the birth place of Woody Guthrie.
Where am I going with this? I have no idea ... but not knowing is one of the best things about the Lost experience. Of course, it could all be just a couple prop mistakes (blasphemy!).
Song: Petula Clark - "Downtown"
Album: Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues
Album: Son Volt - Okemah And The Melody Of Riot
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