Artist: Joan Jett and Paul Westerberg
Title: Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love)
Choice Lyrics:
And that's why birds do it, bees do it
Even educated fleas do it
Let's do it, let's fall in love
Why?:
I first heard this cover song when I was watching a mediocre adaptation of Tank Girl. I admit, I knew nothing of the comic before and am only mildly invested now, but the movie had an over the top and absolutely bored Malcolm McDowell (Alex from "A Clockwork Orange") as the main baddie. Malcolm can do no wrong. He killed Captain Kirk after all. I will forever love him for that (Sorry... of on another tangent... reigning my brain in). Tank Girl the comic and the movie are about a post apocalyptic world where the water is controlled by a giant corporation. Every now and then I stare at people drinking bottled water and I'm not sure Tank Girl is fiction at times.
Over the last few months we've all entertained the weirdest of fears because of all the uncertainties. In among them for me, some idea of needing to survive in some kind of post apocalyptic existence.
Obviously, I felt better prepared to battle zombies than to deal with the skin on my hands dried, cracked and peeling from copious amounts of cleansers, hand sanitizers and soap. Nobody told me the apocalypse was going to require moisturising hand lotion!
Tank Girl herself, remains a scarily accurate image of how I would likely deal with myself in a post apocalyptic existence. She's funny, cheerful and determined. I try to aspire to be that. I'm not one for sadness. Don't get me wrong, I'm here for you if you need, I just don't know what to do with crying people. Like crying babies... Do I hold you and rock you gently? Need a bottle? Need a nappy change? Teething ring? I just don't know!
