Check out this godawful abortion snippet of goth rockers My Chemical Romance covering Bob Dylan’s rambling classic, “Desolation Row.” And this is supposed to play in the credits of “Watchmen”?!? Did Zack Snyder get this movie confused with “I Know What You Did Last Summer”? Christ! God, can you even imagine what kind of tone this is supposed to set after the “Watchmen” movie ends (rather bleakly) and our heroes know that humanity just dodged a bullet? Oh hell, they’ll just pump their fists in the air and rock out to My Chems! Just brutal.
In a recent interview, MCR’s Gerard Way said that “Watchmen” helped shape his life at a young age. “It is the one thing I can pinpoint that shaped my views and aesthetics.” Pretty sad considering the execution of this song totally misses the entire point. Who signed off on this fucking terrible idea? We’ve tried to keep in in check, but the gloves are off now.