I did not know that a fellow named David Lynch was a member of The Platters, famous for their hits “Only You” and “The Great Pretender”. I mention this because I had a hunch that “Only You” was on the soundtrack to a movie by the other David Lynch, the film director. Apparently not so. But the song fits that particular brand of discomfiting irony that “Blue Velvet” fooled around with. I’m thinking of the Roy Orbison songs in that film, and the Bobby Vinton title track. There’s nothing creepier than nostalgia mixed with horrific violence. At least there wasn’t until it became a cliche.

I found this documentary on Fred Frith at Netflix after downloading the soundtrack on Emusic. It’s very good. No narration, no interviews, just imagery, bits of conversation, and a lot of music.