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Brother Buzz

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32. The cooler question is: Who wrote the lyrics?

Reply to red dog 1 (Reply #31)

Tue Jan 12, 2021, 08:24 PM

Jan 2021

And what relationship was he to the director

Robert Altman received $75,000 for directing the film, the lyricist received about $2,000,000 due to royalties received because the song was used in the television series as well as for the movie.

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The cooler question is: Who wrote the lyrics? Brother Buzz Jan 2021 #32

Hard to believe that Altman only got $75K for directing it. red dog 1 Jan 2021 #35

Um, Robert Altman had the foresight to list both his son and the composer's name Brother Buzz Jan 2021 #37

Yeah, Altman's son wrote those stupid lyrics red dog 1 Jan 2021 #38

The lyrics were anything but stupid, and they totally resonated with the counter-culture Brother Buzz Jan 2021 #39

I guess those other lyrics are OK, but I still think the refrain: "Suicide is painless" is dumb red dog 1 Jan 2021 #40

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