Lovers at full speed and sometimes heartbreaks, blue beads distributed, items collected, coincidences, creative kisses, roses and thorns flowing through the veins of popular culture; that is, love. Based on the courage of being ‘two’, we fall in love one after another through the stories of real and fictional couples who have etched their names in history.
Writing: Simay Engür, Baran Alışkan
KERMIT THE FROG & MISS PIGGY
A duo with ups and downs and absolutely opposites… Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy met for the first time in the pilot episode of The Muppet Show in 1976. In the following years, they would create a skit that made their fans think that they were getting married. However, after many speculations, our dreams were dashed when Kermit the Frog said, “I am just an actor, and when two actors get married on stage, they are just acting.” He gave love signals. Unfortunately, exactly 10 years after this statement, Miss Piggy officially announced their separation on her Twitter account with the following words: “After deep consideration and serious discussion, we have made the difficult decision to end our romantic relationship.” Miss Piggy would later spill her heart to People magazine: “I wanted to live like a star. He’s like a frog. I wanted Hollywood. He is the grape vine.” What about Denise? Things didn’t go well with Kermit the Frog’s girlfriend after Miss Piggy, Denise… We never liked Denise anyway!
JOHN LENNON & YOKO ONO
Yoko Ono, who was declared the honorary president of the ‘unloved’ club as the woman who broke up The Beatles, and John Lennon, the raspy-voiced member of The Beatles… They managed to carry their love to a high level of respect with a peaceful rebellion and anti-war rebellion. Their ‘Bed-ins for Peace’ protest, which took place in 1969 as a reaction to the Vietnam War, is one of their most well-known peaceful actions. John Lennon and Yoko Ono entertained many journalists around their residence between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. for a week. Now, John Lennon’s legendary song Imagine – which has touches of poems written by Yoko Ono in its chorus – is playing in the background…
PICASSO & DORA MAAR
Dora Maar, who was known as a famous photographer in France before their relationship started, had to live with the reputation of being known as ‘Picasso’s lover’ for 9 years after she met Picasso. This great love that blossomed under Picasso’s shadow inspired many of the painter’s paintings, and Dora Maar’s portraits became some of Picasso’s best-known paintings. Even when Picasso was producing his famous painting Guernica, which criticizes Nazi Germany, in 1937, Dora Maar was by his side. Although Dora Maar and Picasso are among the most creative and passionate lovers in history; A love between two people could not be experienced only with the name ‘Picasso’. Dora Maar, freed from her shadow, we love you!
MARILYN MONROE & ARTHUR MILLER
An intellectual, dissident writer and Hollywood’s unique beauty icon. Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller married with great love, surrounded by criticism that it would end hopelessly. When their 6-year marriage ended, all that was left behind was a note written by Marilyn Monroe saying “hope, hope, hope” on the back of their wedding photos. This love was the hope of becoming ‘Norma’ for Monroe, whose real name was Norma Jeane Mortenson. Marilyn Monroe described her hope, which ended in despair, with these words: “I have played Marilyn Monroe all my life. I always tried to make things better. So what’s the result? I’m just playing an imitation of myself. “That’s what attracted me to Arthur… When I married him, I thought I would be able to get away from Marilyn Monroe because of him.”
MERAL & HALİL
Meral and Halil in the 1965 film Sevmek Zamanı, one of the most beautiful love stories that Metin Erksan brought to Turkish cinema, leaves a poetic ache on the thin line of love between reality and imagination. Painter Halil, who fell in love with Meral’s picture hanging on the wall of an island house and watched the picture with admiration, falls in love with a love that has room only for him: “If I loved you, you would destroy my thoughts, your picture would not leave me, it would not be angry with me, it could always love me. However, if I loved you, I couldn’t be this happy.” Meral and Halil’s game-changing love, in our digital age diving into postmodern dreams; Perhaps it can be said like this for all @Halil and @Meral who suddenly stole our hearts in ‘discover’: “You are not your Instagram post, it is something that belongs to my world.”
CARRIE BRADSHAW & MR. BIG
Carrie, who insists on living her own fairy tale, and her great love, Mr. Let’s write the law of love again with Big… Carrie, who made the city groan with the sound of her Manolo Blahniks’ heels, never lost her faith in her great love for which she gave up many things. Mr. Big, on the other hand, chose to be the leading actor in an impossible love affair with ‘commitment issues’ that modern men find no harm in taking refuge in. Mr. Big had a marriage independent of Carrie, ended it, and then turned into a living lightning rod of hatred by abandoning the main girl on her wedding day. The moments we saw in ‘And Just Like That…’ resulting in a happy marriage years later convinced us all of the existence of ‘great love’. That is, of course, until John (aka Big) lost his life while exercising. Can we say that this man finds a way to escape under all circumstances? Maybe the blame for all of this is what Carrie, who is an extremely toxic person despite being secretive, deserves. Let’s not forget it: Aidan is sorry!
JANE BIRKIN & SERGE GAINSBOURG
Serge Gainsbourg, unquestionably charismatic, unconventional, musician, screenwriter, director and more, and Jane Birkin, who shines like a sun among their sensational loves, are an unforgettable duo. Serge was an admirable figure with his features that contradicted the perception of beauty, his great talent and charm. Actress and singer Jane is a true icon with her legendary beauty, style and talents. The duo left unforgettable marks with their love that broke the romantic routine and made a splash. As partners of an iconic love, they even caused many allegations and discussions with the song ‘Je t’aime… moi non plus’, which they released together in 1969. Because rumor has it they added their bedroom sounds to the song. The fact that they lost their great love to violent disagreements and ended their relationship showed that passions were not enough for a relationship. Their friendship, which lasted until the moment Serge passed away, is the most important proof of their great love. A great love has passed from this world, with its scandals, its creations, its influence and its sexy attitude…