"Anyone Else But You" by the Moldy Peaches is the song covered by Michael Cera (playing Paulie Bleeker) and Ellen Page (playing Juno MacGuff) at the end of Juno.
Touching and significant.
The track sums up the gist of the characters perfectly. Its odd, affectionate and somewhat contradictory lyrics get me every time. Or maybe what makes me swell up a little is the simple and honest delivery. Either way, I'm moved.
Music is so powerfully involved in the film, woven into the textures of the scenes and into the identities of the characters... kind of like life, but not. Without Kimya Dawson (1/2 of the Moldy Peaches) and a few classic punches (The Kinks, Sonic Youth, Buddy Holly), Juno wouldn't be half as good. It's soundtrack made the film. Never overstated and always fitting.
This was posted today, after all the hype and such, for two reasons. The first being that Juno was nominated for Best Picture. The second being that I just got the soundtrack today, and it's superb. No wonder it was #2 for awhile. Still, with all the popular praise, it's easy to see how some may say the movie is overrated. There's nothing overtly provacative or cinematically innovative. This quirky film, like its soundtrack, is just really sincere - In today's world, that's inexorably refreshing. Indeed, Juno will become a classic in the same way Garden State and Little Miss Sunshine did before it.
By the way, I am totally going to be Paulie Bleeker in his track uniform for Halloween. Calling 'Dibs' now.
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