A Prairie Home Companion Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Deluxe Limited Edition CD + DVD]
At long last, Lindsay Lohan and Meryl Streep sing on the same CD. Okay, so they don't actually duet, but both do perform on the soundtrack to Robert Altman's take on Garrison Keillor's popular radio show. (Keillor fans will know exactly what to expect, as the film is scrupulously faithful to his universe, and Keillor and his Shoe Band wrote a good deal of the songs.) As anybody who's seenPostcards from the Edgeknows, Streep can really sing, and she sounds great in the rootsy, old-style country vein that makes up most of this soundtrack. Her rollicking duets with her screen sister Lily Tomlin, "My Minnesota Home" and "Goodbye to My Mama," are priceless. Woody Harrelson and John C. Reilly are beyond crusty on "Whoop-I-Ti-Yi-Yo," which sounds like both an outtake from and a parody ofO Brother, Where Art Thou?, while "Bad Jokes" is, well, just that. As for Lohan, who plays Streep's daughter, her version of "Frankie & Johnny" is a little shaky but heartfelt and kinda adorable. Purists, you can start hollering now.--Elisabeth VincentelliMorePrairie Home CompanionA Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor: 30th Broadcast Season Celebration(DVD)A Prairie Home Companion(screenplay book)A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor: 30th Broadcast Season Celebration(CD)A Prairie Home Companion: 20th Anniversary Collection(CD)A Prairie Home Companion: It's Only a ShowA Prairie Home Companion: 25th Anniversary Collection(CD)