User blog comment:Cdc1998/A New Face at Bullworth: Part 8/@comment-26358727-20150808172340/@comment-26358727-20150810155547

I believe The Beautiful People is the only song I know by him that isn't a cover. I know Sweet Dreams, as well as Tainted Love, and sadly I tend to prefer the original version of both (yes, I mean Gloria Jones). In a show like that, I hope everyone is going to be better than the opening act... I've seen some very, very disappointing opening acts in my time, haha!

I'm not really surprised - I think it's a big one for them, though I hear it so much that I'd rather listen to just about anything else, haha! But I did give Mayonaise a listen, and you know what? That's exactly what I like about their songs Galapogos and My Love is Winter. They're slow and a little bit melancholy and I really think the lead singer's voice is excellent for that sort of atmosphere.

Of course, I can see exactly why Mayonaise would make you think of a rainy setting; it worked so well with your story, for the departure of Charlie and all. I've gone back and reread the chapter while listening to the song, you know, and I think it adds a lot emotionally.

Also! I meant to ask, but life has been chaotic recently: in chapter six of your story, Charlie was goofing around with The Joker - is that very last line a nod to Cowboy Bebop?