Vid Rec: A Strange Kind of Love; Barbuzuka

[sanguinity]

Music Title & Artist: Peter Murphy - A Strange Kind of Love
Vidder: Barbuzuka
Pairing: Holmes/Watson
Verse: Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson (1980)
Link: on youtube (no announcement post)

Reccer's Comments: I began the month with a Whitehead/Pickering rec, and I'm in the mood to be self-indulgent and end the month with one, too

Comments

[scfrankles]

Oh, crikey - I greatly enjoyed this ^____^ Particularly all that flirtatious wine drinking Holmes appears to be doing at the beginning, the 'perfect taste' bit with Watson's coat, 'look into your (black) eyes', and the stunned expressions on Watson and Lestrade's faces as Holmes leaves with his flowers to collect his young lady ^___^ And of course it was lovely to see the leotard again ^___^

[sanguinity]

Holmes can't do anything without looking like he's flirting with Watson, I swear. And I kind of hate that I find Watson's black eye as sexy as I do.

If you're interested, the black eye, the coat, and the leotard are all from the same ep: The Luckless Gambler, which is exhibit two in "Holmes is Good With Kids."

You know, for as many times as I've watched this vid, I still have no idea what the lyrics are -- all I ever manage to catch is the occasional "your eyes." (From the general sound of it, you'd think I'd know the song from when it was new, but... Huh, 1990 is a bit later than I would have guessed. And I was busy being pretentious that year, so that makes sense.)

[scfrankles]

I would have said I'd never heard of Peter Murphy - but on further investigation I am aware of his former band Bauhaus and 'Bela Lugosi's Dead' ^_^

I did enjoy The Luckless Gambler. It feels so slow to get going but once it gets into its stride... ^__^ "I'm only smiling." "Well, it's not a normal everyday position." And that poor barman ^____^

I kept thinking that the little boy seemed so familiar. I gather he's still acting but I remember Lee Whitlock on TV particularly as a child and teenage actor ^^

[sanguinity]

I often find myself skipping the teaser-openings; I'm here for the pizzicato Baker Street shenanigans, please!

That poor barman! There is something just a bit ruthless about Holmes, even behind all that smiling good humor. And Patrick Newell has very nice timing and delivery for that kind of thing, I think. :-)

[thesmallhobbit]

I have spent a very enjoyable weekend watching eight episodes of this Holmes version. Thank you for the rec!

[sanguinity]

Oh, excellent! I'm glad you're enjoying it! Have you found the one with the broom cupboard yet? 1x09, The Case of Harry Crocker.

[thesmallhobbit]

Not yet. Maybe I'll manage to watch it tomorrow.