Is this the modern day “Dark Side of the Rainbow”? In a revelation that may revolutionize cross-media stoner entertainment, I have discovered that playing Queens of the Stone Age’s Songs for the Deaf in its entirety while watching Mr. Holland’s Opus syncs up “way too well to be a coincidence, man.”
I swear to the ghost of Kyuss, when ‘No One Knows’ kicks in right as Richard Dreyfuss finds out his son is deaf, it’s like… cosmic. I made the discovery during what I would describe as a “completely normal Tuesday night” involving a vape pen, two cans of Arizona tea, and a “spiritually guided YouTube autoplay.”
The 2002 album, known for its bone-rattling riffs and desert-fueled paranoia, somehow found new life when layered over the 1995 sentimental drama about a music teacher who inspires generations of students and cries a lot.
‘Go With the Flow’ starts as the marching band enters the stadium, and suddenly it’s like Mr. Holland’s not just teaching band — he’s melting faces. I’m not saying this is the new Dark Side of the Rainbow, but I am saying this is the new Dark Side of the Rainbow.
Other stoners have corroborated the experience, with Reddit threads now buzzing with timestamp breakdowns and debates about whether Josh Homme predicted this cinematic synchronicity. One user noted that the track “Song for the Dead” lines up precisely with the scene where Holland contemplates his own mortality, adding: “It’s either genius or I need to hydrate.”
Music theorists are baffled. “It makes no musical sense,” said Professor Linda Haywire of Oberlin College. “But then again, neither does a 14-minute detuned bass solo during a PTA meeting, so maybe they’re onto something.”
Queens of the Stone Age have not responded to requests for comment, though an anonymous source close to the band said, “If it works with Mr. Holland’s Opus, wait until you try Rated R with Sister Act 2. Total transcendence.”
I’m beginning a new experiment to see if playing Sleep’s Dopesmoker syncs with The Fast and the Furious franchise — but I may need more snacks to find out.
