This track was a fast growing internet meme in February of 2009, after Christian Bale’s rant was leaked from the set of Terminator: Salvation. There was something about his tirade that I was fixated on, probably the obnoxiousness of a person in a position of “power,” lording his ego over those beneath him.

My girlfriend loves web hijinks like this and began playing Revolucian’s “Bale Out” dance mix of the tantrum around the house repeatedly. I was resistant at first, but it eventually grew like a worm in my brain and through the day I would find myself just mumbling, “What don’t you fucking understand?” for no reason at all. Still today, almost a year later I’ll occasionally turn to her and tell her, “Seriously man… you and me? We’re fucking done professionally.” Best joke ever with your eight-year partner.

We did not go see the movie and from the reports, I’m glad we didn’t. I do however hope that cinematographer Shane Hurlbut got some kind of absolution out of Bale’s behavior going public, making him the laughing stock of the internet for months on end. No one deserves to be treated like that.

You can listen to RevoLucian’s “Bale Out” remix on youtube here.

“Bale Out” is the fifth song on my 2009 Retrospective mix on 8tracks.com.