The Killers Feat. Lou Reed: Tranquilize

Hardly ever that type of making of special becomes a far too serious presentation, but this one gets there as Mr. Penn concludes his thoughts on history and the public perception of it (leaves you thinking afterwards). But I liked that, all of it. It's very absorbing, curious and fun to see his direction of actors, the large scale of shooting in Canada, and the humored bits were a plus (favorite moment was of an actress getting her lines wrong and the crowd just dies with laughter as she gets weirdly serious). A must-see special for film enthusiasts, knowing the film or not. 9/10

This unique and interesting partnership of The Killers and Lou Reed was quite good, though it's one of those songs that come and go in my memory, unlike both artists previous best known tracks. But it brings back good memories, like this clip, and that's why I keep coming back for more. The dark unusual music video has some good ideas thrown at us, with its mix of morbid elements, seances and ghost-like appearances but it deserved a more conceptual view, close to a storyline rather than enigmatic bits and pieces captured through weird-looking visuals and photography.

I loved this song when it came out as it showed a dark corner of Killers that was very non-typical of the group and it sounded eerie, mysterious as opposed to the more cheerful sounds followed with the colorful visuals of their videos ("Mr. Brightside", "Somebody Told Me", etc). The union of voices is alright, not perfect but it works. 7/10.