Alternately, U2 is such an accepted bane of my existence, musically speaking, that I don’t even bother railing against them anymore—they’re so ubiquitous they barely exist, except when they sliiiiide into everyone’s iTunes uninvited, of course. But on this day, we all must offer up a bit of thanks for this “Song For Someone” video/short film, which distills the spiritual essence of True Detective Season One (slow vibes, downtrodden men, long single-shots) into an eight-minute short film. You might be skeptical at first—Woody Harrelson plays a prisoner on his last day in the clink—but just wait til he gets out. The car-driving scene juxtaposed against a broad, flat horizon of brown earth comprises a good 95 percent of both True Detectives, minus Matthew McConaughey, plus his “daughter” and a trash bag of fast food. I been driving a Lincoln since long before anybody paid me to drive a Lincoln. I didn’t do it to be cool, didn’t do it to make a statement. I just liked it.
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