"It Must Have Been Love" - Roxette
I woke up this morning unsure of what was in store for the day. I almost thought I was late for work! I love it when I'm wrong in this case. So, without an agenda in mind I curled back up inside my covers and let the a.m. turn into p.m. The sun came up and is now making it's way down again. It looks like it's about to rain (crossing fingers). The best kinda weather to stay home.
There was nothing much to watch on TV so I skimmed through the channels and fell onto the last few scenes of Pretty Woman. Being somewhat of a feminist it's hard to admit that I love this film, but I do. I couldn't figure out what all the hype was about back when it was released in the early 90's. It seems I was "too young to understand." All I knew was it was a popular romantic comedy about a man who rescues a woman from living a difficult lifestyle. I figured it was just another story and filed it away as something I probably would never watch.
It wasn't until I was sitting in one of my broadcasting classes a decade later that I realized I seemed to have been the only one who didn't watch this movie. The professor was talking about cliches and the roles of women in film. She discussed two different feminine archetypes and how we were often subjected to play one or the other: A femme fatale (aka: a strong-minded, stubborn vixen) or the faithful maiden (aka: a sweet, innocent beauty always looking for her knight in shining armor). I was intrigued to say the least.
She popped in Pretty Woman as an example of how these two different characters can actually blend into one. It's funny because after Richard Gere meets Julia Roberts for the first time, I forgot about critiquing the whole thing and simply watched. Yes, I know the storyline is a bit off especially for my taste. A handsome, successful businessman suddenly remembers how to enjoy the simple things after letting a hooker into more than just his bed is just as unrealistic as a welder by day turning into a sultry dancer by night in the movie, Flashdance. But I couldn't help myself. It was all too much and I enjoyed every moment of it.
Most women would agree that Gere played charming very well.
The scene where he takes Roberts shopping and asked the store manager for "major sucking up" because they were going to spend "a really offensive amount of money" was classic. My most favorite part was when Roberts strolled into the store that kicked her out the day before to reconnect with the sales girls who were "mean to her," holding bags of expensive merchandise. It was here that Roberts said her most memorable line by far, "You work on commission, right? Big mistake, big, huge! I have to go shopping now." Oh, I ate that right up. I was caught. Hooked, line and sinker because it showed that Roberts wasn't as hopeless as we were led to believe.
Gere may have came off as the "knight," but to me it was Roberts who did the rescuing. Yes, he may have had the money to buy all the luxuries in the world, but Roberts taught him that you can't buy everything. Taking a day off to "cop a squat under a tree" is free and yet people are so busy to do just that. I feel this is why this film did so well. It showed women that we can allow someone to take care of us by showing them how to take care of themselves first.
Lyrics:
It must have been love but it's over now
Lay a whisper on my pillow
Leave the winter on the ground
I wake up lonely, there's air of silence
In the bedroom and all around
Touch me now, I close my eyes
And dream away
It must have been love but it's over now
It must have been good but I lost it somehow
It must have been love but it's over now
From the moment we touched till the time had run out
Make believing we're together
That I'm sheltered by your heart
But in and outside, I turned to water
Like a teardrop in your palm
And it's a hard winter's day
I dream away
It must have been love but it's over now
It was all that I wanted, now, I'm living without
It must have been love but it's over now
It's where the water flows, it's where the wind blows
It must have been love but it's over now
It must have been good but I lost it somehow
It must have been love but it's over now
From the moment we touched till the time had run out
Yeah, it must have been love but it's over now
It was all that I wanted, now, I'm living without
It must have been love but it's over now
It's where the water flows, it's where the wind blows
It must have been love but it's over now
It must have been love but it's over now
http://www.elyrics.net/read/r/roxette-lyrics/it-must-have-been-love-lyrics.html
http://80s-disco-music.blogspot.com/2009/07/roxette-listen-to-your-heart.html
http://reviewsofthings.blogspot.com/2010/07/oh-pretty-woman.html
http://news.instyle.com/2010/03/25/pretty-woman-turns-20-whats-your-favorite-scene/
I woke up this morning unsure of what was in store for the day. I almost thought I was late for work! I love it when I'm wrong in this case. So, without an agenda in mind I curled back up inside my covers and let the a.m. turn into p.m. The sun came up and is now making it's way down again. It looks like it's about to rain (crossing fingers). The best kinda weather to stay home.
There was nothing much to watch on TV so I skimmed through the channels and fell onto the last few scenes of Pretty Woman. Being somewhat of a feminist it's hard to admit that I love this film, but I do. I couldn't figure out what all the hype was about back when it was released in the early 90's. It seems I was "too young to understand." All I knew was it was a popular romantic comedy about a man who rescues a woman from living a difficult lifestyle. I figured it was just another story and filed it away as something I probably would never watch.
It wasn't until I was sitting in one of my broadcasting classes a decade later that I realized I seemed to have been the only one who didn't watch this movie. The professor was talking about cliches and the roles of women in film. She discussed two different feminine archetypes and how we were often subjected to play one or the other: A femme fatale (aka: a strong-minded, stubborn vixen) or the faithful maiden (aka: a sweet, innocent beauty always looking for her knight in shining armor). I was intrigued to say the least.
She popped in Pretty Woman as an example of how these two different characters can actually blend into one. It's funny because after Richard Gere meets Julia Roberts for the first time, I forgot about critiquing the whole thing and simply watched. Yes, I know the storyline is a bit off especially for my taste. A handsome, successful businessman suddenly remembers how to enjoy the simple things after letting a hooker into more than just his bed is just as unrealistic as a welder by day turning into a sultry dancer by night in the movie, Flashdance. But I couldn't help myself. It was all too much and I enjoyed every moment of it.Most women would agree that Gere played charming very well.
The scene where he takes Roberts shopping and asked the store manager for "major sucking up" because they were going to spend "a really offensive amount of money" was classic. My most favorite part was when Roberts strolled into the store that kicked her out the day before to reconnect with the sales girls who were "mean to her," holding bags of expensive merchandise. It was here that Roberts said her most memorable line by far, "You work on commission, right? Big mistake, big, huge! I have to go shopping now." Oh, I ate that right up. I was caught. Hooked, line and sinker because it showed that Roberts wasn't as hopeless as we were led to believe. Gere may have came off as the "knight," but to me it was Roberts who did the rescuing. Yes, he may have had the money to buy all the luxuries in the world, but Roberts taught him that you can't buy everything. Taking a day off to "cop a squat under a tree" is free and yet people are so busy to do just that. I feel this is why this film did so well. It showed women that we can allow someone to take care of us by showing them how to take care of themselves first.
Lyrics:
It must have been love but it's over now
Lay a whisper on my pillow
Leave the winter on the ground
I wake up lonely, there's air of silence
In the bedroom and all around
Touch me now, I close my eyes
And dream away
It must have been love but it's over nowIt must have been good but I lost it somehow
It must have been love but it's over now
From the moment we touched till the time had run out
Make believing we're together
That I'm sheltered by your heart
But in and outside, I turned to water
Like a teardrop in your palm
And it's a hard winter's day
I dream away
It must have been love but it's over now
It was all that I wanted, now, I'm living without
It must have been love but it's over now
It's where the water flows, it's where the wind blows
It must have been love but it's over now
It must have been good but I lost it somehow
It must have been love but it's over now
From the moment we touched till the time had run out
Yeah, it must have been love but it's over now
It was all that I wanted, now, I'm living without
It must have been love but it's over now
It's where the water flows, it's where the wind blows
It must have been love but it's over now
It must have been love but it's over now
http://www.elyrics.net/read/r/roxette-lyrics/it-must-have-been-love-lyrics.html
http://80s-disco-music.blogspot.com/2009/07/roxette-listen-to-your-heart.html
http://reviewsofthings.blogspot.com/2010/07/oh-pretty-woman.html
http://news.instyle.com/2010/03/25/pretty-woman-turns-20-whats-your-favorite-scene/
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