This is Garrett Hedlund, who played Patroclus in Troy, doing one of the gut-wrenching songs from Country Strong – which is free just now on IMBD.
I love the granularity and particularity of the images, but you get to see the song being improved in the movie:
They’re arriving at the lyrics used in the the Garrett Hedlund recording, which are a substantial improvement on the original:
I could cite a number of examples, but the one that stands out is Gwyneth’s turn:
Original: “I remember that day when we first met.”
Country Stronger: “I remember that day when our eyes first met.”
That’s how good poetry gets better, and that kind of focus on mission-critical improvements is how everything gets better.
