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So if Bradley Whitford's character had been standing there with one of the female interns while Sting was singing, you'd be just as invested in if they kissed or not as with Matt and Harriet?
I don't buy that it was the song that made the entire moment. I think it set the mood, but the feelings and emotions, or heat between the two of them was palpable, and it had been building since the first episode.
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Lyr, You may be able to detect some subtle hints that what I was saying was not meant to be taken seriously, that is was what is known in the biz as a joke.
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Oh I know you were exaggerating, and it was amusing, but usually such comments still have at their comedic base a kernel of truth in criticism.
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Lyr, I think you're under the mistaken impression that I didn't like the scene or that I thought it was unrealistic. I was making a joke that relied on exaggerating the romantic power of Sting into a siren-like ability to overcome people's will.
I am, from time to time, given to making japes and jacks and other manner of humorous statements. When I do so, I generally rest them not on underlying beliefs but on what is needed for the joke, in this case that no one could resist the romantic aura exuded by the luted Sting. The kernel of truth here is that this was a romantic addition to the background that added to the tension in the scene, to its benefit.
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Not that song, but he does have a CD coming out with John Dowland (1563-1626) songs called Songs from the Labyrinth. It's considered crossover, since Dowland was a Renaissance composer. He plays the lute on some songs, but I believe mostly he sings (and I'm getting this from the NPR report that I heard).
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