So, I was hoping I could find the full version of "Sita Sings the Blues" that Drew mentioned on his blog, but all I was able to find was this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJ2dXm2nxao
It's a scene in the Battle at Lanka focused on Sita singing an oldies song (40's, 50's?). I actually didn't like it. I didn't understand where the animator (or director might be more accurate) was coming from and how an American 50's song related to Sita's dispair. Aside from the obvious connection to the scene by the lyrics ("Who's that knocking at my door?...Is it someone that I know...If my sweetie's there outside..."). Though, I would still like to see the rest of "Sita Sings the Blues" and see if the whole thing is like that or if was just an isolated artistic thing.
Update:
Later, after posting this, I WAS able to find the rest of the animation! It is much shorter than I thought it would be, and has four episodes (each about 5 minutes long):
"Dandaka Dharma" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mF6HDw6mZCM&feature=related
"Abduction of Sita" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3fa1KVU4vM&feature=related
"Hanuman Finds Sita" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGfru1qrfac
"Battle at Lanka" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWuokqv706M&feature=related
After I watched the whole thing through, I actually liked it! I liked the music choice more, especially since the 4 episodes were less of the whole story but just vignettes. Plus, the music almost seemed like a fusion of identities. Kinda cool!
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awesome! thanks for finding the whole thing. I am going to check it out.
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