Breakfast at Tiffany's

If you ask me what are my favourite romantic movies of all time, "Breakfast at Tiffany's" will be near the top of the list. For those of you who haven't had the chance to watch this great film, please do watch it. Please be warned, however, it is very old, made in 1961 old.

The story is about this struggling young writer attracted to his neighbour upstairs, an eccentric young woman who cares about no one except her brother (not even her cat, which she named "cat").

Neither of them is perfect, actually, they were far from perfect. The man has a sugar mommy who pays him for sex, and the woman sleeps around (presumed) trying to marry a rich man.

Even from today's point of view, the story is very interesting, and the song "moonriver" defintiely pushes the movie to another level.

It is hard not to fall in love with Audrey Hepburn after you watch this film, even harder after you have also watched "Roman Vacation".

Back in 1996, there was a song by Deep Blue Something called "Breakfast At Tiffany's". The song was about a young guy trying to convince a girl that they have something in common to save their relationship. The only thing he can think of is actually, "Breakfast At Tiffany's".


You'll say that we've got nothing in common
No common ground to start from
And we're falling apart
You'll say the world has come between us
Our lives have come between us
Still I know you just don't care

And I said, "What about 'Breakfast at Tiffany's'?"
She said, "I think I remember the film,
And as I recall, I think, we both kinda liked it."
And I said, "Well, that's the one thing we've got."

I see you - the only one who knew me
And now your eyes see through me
I guess I was wrong
So what now? It's plain to see we're over,
And I hate when things are over -
When so much is left undone

And I said, "What about 'Breakfast at Tiffany's'?"
She said, "I think I remember the film,
And as I recall, I think, we both kinda liked it."
And I said, "Well, that's the one thing we've got."

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btw, this post means that i now have more posts about songs than posts about relationships. yikes!