My favorite scenes in “Blue Velvet” are the ones that take place in the “Slow Club,” the nightclub where Isabella Rossellini as Dorothy performs multiple versions of the Bobby Vinton song. Angelo Badalamenti makes a cameo appearance as the pianist. Margaret Explosion is always getting compared to Lynch music. “The music is slow, sinuous and spooky. It is David Lynch soundtrack material. I could dig being in the house band at the Slow Club.
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Me too! Paul. I like the slow club. I recently watched the 20th anniversary ed. of Blue Velvet. Isabella has some very intesting comments about the production. Watching it the first time (in 1986), I was repulsed and sickened, but after hearing her reminiscence about the production and how she defended the artistry and emotional content, I was able to watch it again with a clearer head and a much more open mind. Also, I had forgotten that the production was was filmed in North Carolina.
McCabe and Mrs. Miller comes to mind when you talk about the slow club.