This is one of my favourite scenes from one of my favourite movies, where Bob (played Bill Murray) sings Roxy Music’s oldie ‘More Than This’ in a karaoke room. ‘More than THIS – there is nothing.’ THIS is THIS now. All we have is now. Live in the moment – because the future is uncertain and we can’t return to the past. Bob was relishing the moment. A rather Zennish classic song with lyrics on the ethereality of life sung by Bob with a touch of reflective melancholy that is both funny yet moving. (Below is the full original song, which has been covered by many other artistes, such as Norah Jones and 10,000 Maniacs.)
More Than This
I could feel at the time
There was no way of knowing
Fallen leaves in the night
Who can say where they’re blowing
As free as the wind
And hopefully learning
Why the sea on the tide
Has no way of turningMore than this – there is nothing
More than this – tell me one thing
More than this – there is nothingIt was fun for a while
There was no way of knowing
Like dream in the night
Who can say where we’re going
No care in the world
Maybe I’m learning
Why the sea on the tide
Has no way of turningMore than this – there is nothing
More than this – tell me one thing
More than this – there is nothing