10 Things I Hate About You: Music From The Motion Picture
An updated read on William Shakespeare'sThe Taming of the Shrew, Gil Junger's10 Things I Hate About Youis a teen comedy about two sisters on opposite ends of the social spectrum: one is pretty and popular, the older sister is bitter and vengeful. Family rules dictate that the younger sibling can't date until the older one has. You see where this is going. The soundtrack featuresLetters to Cleoin a '70s mood covering Cheap Trick's "I Want You to Want Me" and Nick Lowe's "Cruel to Be Kind." Sweden'sCardigansinclude a rare B-side, "War."George Clinton's "Atomic Dog,"Joan Armatrading's "The Weakness in Me," andMadness's "Wings of a Dove" still sound fresh. The only real misstep isSister Hazel's "Your Winter," which sounds like a Seven Mary Three parody, full of breast-beating sincerity and lyrics that defy the laws of coherence.--Rob O'Connor