Separated at Birth: Matilda and Carrie

Roald Dahl’s Matilda and Stephen King’s Carrie

Two young girls, misunderstood and mistreated by their dysfunctional families. Abused at school, they suddenly discover they possess telekinetic powers, and use these powers to turn the tables on their tormentors.

Weird that I never noticed that before.

To refresh your memory of these two girls with dangerous powers…

• Matilda, by Roald Dahl – independent bookshops
• Matilda (Special Edition) – DVD – Amazon
• Carrie, by Stephen King – independent booshops
• Carrie (Special Edition) – DVD – Amazon

Filed under: Separated at Birth, books, movies

Separated at Birth: Lulu and Aretha

Visually, but not so much musically perhaps. Here’s two from 1967 for you to compare…

Lulu, “To Sir With Love”

Aretha Franklin, “Baby, I Love You”

For more…

• Lulu (singer) – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
• From Crayons to Perfume: The Best of Lulu – Amazon.com
• Aretha Franklin – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
• Aretha’s Best – Amazon.com

Filed under: Separated at Birth, 1960s, music

Separated at Birth: Nikki Dial and Susanna Hoffs

Bangles singer/guitarist Susanna Hoffs and porn star Nikki Dial

 

Filed under: Separated at Birth, music, porn

Separated at Birth: Bruce Loose and Neil Patrick Harris

Bruce Loose, lead singer of the punk band Flipper – left – and Neil Patrick Harris, star of  Doogie Howser, MD, Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, and How I Met Your Mother – right.

Filed under: Music, Separated at Birth, TV