If I won the lottery, I would buy a private island and invite Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham from ‘Fleetwood Mac’ to perform for me. Just me.
I would force them to stare deep into the other’s eyes and recreate their iconic 1997 Silver Springs performance, where Nicks all but cast a spell on her petrified ex as she hauntingly chanted “you’ll never get away from the sound of the woman that loves you”.
Luckily for Stevie and Lindsey, I haven’t won the lottery. Unluckily for folk-duo McGwyer Mortimer, a man named Charles Heath has. And he had my idea first.
If you haven’t heard of McGwyer Mortimer, that would make perfect sense. After all, they are a fictional band concocted by writers Tim Key and Tom Basden for their new film, The Ballad of Wallis Island, starring Carey Mulligan.
Ahead of the film’s release, I sat down with Carey and Tim to chat about the project. What began as a short film back in 2007, called The One and Only Herb McGwyer Plays Wallis Island, has now been massaged into a feature-length comedy-drama, directed by James Griffiths.
The film follows eccentric super-fan Charles (Tim Key) who, after winning the lottery, contracts his favourite musician, Herb McGwyer (Tom Basden), to perform a private gig on the remote Wallis Island.
“We really loved making the short film, we felt like we were making something that was good, that we enjoyed. We were really proud of it,” Tim told Mamamia.
Watch: The Ballad of Wallis Island – Official Trailer. Post continues after video.
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