On: Dark Star at 50: How a micro-budget student film c...

[varelse]

It was only last year that I realized the country music opening theme "Benson, Arizona" was about relativistic travel through space, shortly after playing it because I had just driven through Benson, Arizona.

[omnibrain → varelse]

Lyrics, MP3 and background information here: https://www.benzedrine.ch/darkstar.html

It's interesting, that it predates '39 by Queen by a year: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E2%80%9939

[JKCalhoun → omnibrain]

Love that John Carpenter wrote the music.

[omnibrain → JKCalhoun]

Yes, he‘s a true Auteur. Writing, directing and composing (and often playing) the score.

[pulvinar → varelse]

There's now a Dark Star Road in Benson. Someone's a fan.

[rootbear → varelse]

The group Clam Chowder, who played at conventions in the Washington, DC area and beyond, did a cover of Benson Arizona that was extremely popular at their concerts.