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Later this year, Ray and Saliers will appear with actress and comic Whoopi Goldberg in the movie Boys on the Side. Goldberg plays a lesbian folk singer who runs into Indigo Girls in a Tucson, Arizona, bar. Together, they all sing a few Indigo Girls songs along with a cover of Lou Reed's Walk on the Wild Side. Saliers and Ray enjoyed working with Goldberg ("Technically, her voice is only a little above average," says Ray, "but she's got soul and can really deliver a song"), although they disagree on whether more films are in their future. Says Ray: "I don't have the patience." Says Saliers: "I plan on writing music for movies."
Whatever their differences, Saliers and Ray succeed in the magical process of collaboration, and they intend to stay together for a long time to come. "I can't imagine having separate careers," says Saliers. "My greatest fear is that it'll end." Adds Ray: "My greatest fear is that Emily has a fear that it'll end." A few hours into the shoot for Least Complicated, the Girls are standing around in the darkened studio waiting for the next setup. In the lull, they begin softly to strum their guitars. One tune they play is Mystery, from the new CD. The last words to the song are:
We're standing at opposite poles
Equal partners in a mystery