So have you heard of synchronicity ? No, not the Police album… but the new fad that pairs up classic movies and classic rock albums to see how they match.
The Web is buzzing over strange links between “The Wizard of Oz” (1939) with Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon” (1973). (Go to www.chelmsford.com/home/aharm/woodsotm.html.) Here’s how it works: Cue up the Pink Floyd album, cassette or CD just as the MGM lion roars, then turn the movie sound down, and you can spot connections like this: Side 1 of the album is as long as the black-and-white portion of the film. Dorothy’s house starts flying during the song “The Great Gig in the Sky.” Dorothy appears in a blue dress on the words “blue, blue, blue,” and the Wicked Witch appears during the words “black, black, black.”
Could this be for real? Our attitude was, “Yeah, right!” So KidNews decided to match a flick and CD we love: “Babe” (1995) and No Doubt’s “Tragic Kingdom” (1995). Did we find any overlaps? Sure did! Start the CD as the black-and-white picture of Babe in the opening credits turns to color, and here’s what you’ll see:
— During “Spiderwebs,” Gwen sings “Now it’s gone too deep” just as Babe gets stuffed into a bag and taken from his mom.
— Ferdinand and Babe team up to steal Mrs. Hogget’s alarm clock just as Gwen sings in “Different People”: “Then you put the two together, and get a spectacular surprise.” The line “It would take a lifetime to explain” comes as they knock the clock off her dresser and proceed to make a mess.
— OK, so we hit a little drought during “Sixteen,” “Sunday Morning” and “Don’t Speak.” But it seemed pretty creepy when the line “Let’s end it on this” (from the song of the same name) came just as Maa the ewe died.
Our verdict? Pink Floyd-Oz fans shouldn’t take their findings too seriously. If you look hard enough, you can find coincidences in anything.