Friday, December 6, 2013

So Close




Writing about the Carpenters made me remember another one of my favorite girl power movies, So Close, the Corey Yuen action film starring Shu Qi, Zhao Wei and Karen Mok.  The girls are assassins, and put on their earphones and play Close To You, sung by the Carpenters, while they blast their targets away.  Beautiful women shooting down all the goons and gangsters!  Sexily awesome!



CLOSE TO YOU
(Burt Bacharach and Hal David)

Why do birds suddenly appear
Every time you are near?
Just like me, they long to be
Close to you


Why do stars fall down from the sky
Every time you walk by?
Just like me, they long to be
Close to you


On the day that you were born the angels got together
And decided to create a dream come true
So they sprinkled moon dust in your hair
Of golden starlight in your eyes of blue

That is why all the girls in town
(Girls in town)
Follow you
(Follow you)
All around
(All around)
Just like me, they long to be
Close to you



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