Brother BrokenWelcome back to my blog. Today's highlight...
Brother Broken
Welcome back to my blog. Today's highlight of Brother Broken is the Epigraph, which sets the theme of the book, and includes a little bit of trivia.
EPIGRAPH
M.A.S.H. theme song:
“Suicide is Painless”
by Mike Altman and Johnny Mandel
I wanted to use words from the song 'Suicide is Painless' in the title of the book, but it seemed absurd and inappropriate, considering the piece was meant to be the "stupidest song ever written" (Robert Altman).
As M.A.S.H.'s movie director, Robert Altman wanted it sung during the staged funeral of a medic who had faked suicide. The director's son, 14-year-old Mike Altman, wrote the lyrics in under an hour and it became a No. 1 hit in the UK. Music lovers obviously didn't consider it a stupid song.
Welcome back to my blog. Today's highlight of Brother Broken is the Epigraph, which sets the theme of the book, and includes a little bit of trivia.EPIGRAPH
M.A.S.H. theme song:
“Suicide is Painless”
by Mike Altman and Johnny Mandel
I wanted to use words from the song 'Suicide is Painless' in the title of the book, but it seemed absurd and inappropriate, considering the piece was meant to be the "stupidest song ever written" (Robert Altman).
As M.A.S.H.'s movie director, Robert Altman wanted it sung during the staged funeral of a medic who had faked suicide. The director's son, 14-year-old Mike Altman, wrote the lyrics in under an hour and it became a No. 1 hit in the UK. Music lovers obviously didn't consider it a stupid song.
The lyrics are brilliant, the tune is catchy and when it gets in your head, it won't leave. That's how it's been the whole time writing this book. There is something soothing about the piece and I wanted to mention its significance.
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