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A singer and his inspiration make muse-ic in Once | Jenny Kraemer

The Muses have inspired artists and dreamers from Homer to Sonny Malone, the aspiring discotheque owner from the 1980s flick Xanadu. Once, an R-rated (for harsh and repetitive street language) musical written and directed by John Carney, trails the quirky one-week encounter between a street-singing vacuum repairman and the immigrant-muse who prods him into serious pursuit of a music career.

The pair, known only as Guy and Girl, meet on the streets of Dublin. After tipping him for his singing, she discovers that he also repairs vacuums. She sees him again the next day so that he can fix her Hoover. Guy (Glen Hansard of Irish rock band The Frames) discovers that Girl (Czech-born Markéta Irglová) practices piano at a music store over lunch breaks. Guy plays one of his songs ("Falling Slowly"), and she plays along to his guitar. This encounter sparks a flurry of songwriting and playing give-and-take, with the unlikely muse becoming just the sort of inspiration Guy desperately needs.

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July 28, 2007, Vol. 22, No. 27

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