Needless to say, this song was always used to brilliant effect in Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas.
Category Archives: Music Review
Music Video of the Day: Telegram Sam by Bauhaus (1980, directed by Mick Calvert)
In 1980, Bauhaus covered Mac Bolan’s tribute to his drug dealer, Telegam Sam. Of course, they added their own unique spin to the song. The music video finds them apparently locked away in a boiler room. While the band plays, Peter Murphy dances through the room while dressed up as the contortionist from The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. Hopefully, Telegram Sam will get everyone out in time to record the first Love & Records album.
Enjoy!
Song of the Day: The Farewell Scene by John Williams
For today’s song of the day, we have this wonderful piece of music from John Williams’s score for Oliver Stone’s Nixon.
Music Video of the Day: Rock ‘N’ Roll Doctor by Black Sabbath (1976, directed by ????)
The Black Sabbath YouTube channel lists this as being the official music video for Rock ‘N’ Roll Heaven and the IMDb says that the video was released in 1976 so that’s what I’m going with. I’m going to assume that this video was filmed at one of the American stops during the first part of the Technical Ecstasy Tour.
Like most 70s music videos, this is a pretty basic performance clip, one that lets the band do the talking.
Enjoy!
Song of the Day: Sunday (The Day Before My Birthday) by Moby
Song of the Day: Jill’s Theme by Ennio Morricone
Today’s song of the day comes from Ennio Morricone’s score for Once Upon A Time In The West.
Music Video Of the Day: Missing You by John Waite (1984, directed by Kort Falkenberg III)
This video was shot in downtown Los Angeles, near Pershing Square and its popularity on MTV helped to push the song to the top of the US charts. The song was inspired by Waite’s feelings while he was working and away from his wife. Myself, I’ll always think about it as being the song playing on the radio while I was driving a white Cadillac across the beach in Vice City. Unfortunately, I got so into the song that I drove the car straight into the ocean. That was when I discovered that Tommy Vercetti couldn’t swim.
Enjoy!
Song of the Day: Sweetly, Oh Sweetly by Riz Ortolani and Diana Corsini
Today’s song of the day comes from the soundtrack of Ruggeo Deodato’s The House On The Edge of the Park. Composed by Riz Ortolani and sung by Diana Corsini, Sweetly Oh Sweetly may sound like an innocent song but its use in Deodato’s controversial film is anything but that.
Song of the Day: Surprise Attack by James Horner
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan not only had the best battles and the most heart-breaking death but it also had the best score. James Horner’s score was as important a character as Kirk, Khan, Spock, and all the rest.
This piece was called Surprise Attack.
Music Video of the Day: King Nothing by Metallica (1997, directed by Matt Mahurin)
The music video for King Nothing was shot in Park City, Utah in December of 1996. It was directed by photographer Matt Mahurin. Mahurin directed his first music video in 1986 and he’s been churning them out ever since. Among the artists that Mahurin has worked with: Disturbed, Goo Goo Dolls, Marilyn Manson, Tom Waits, Alice in Chains, Queensryche, R.E.M., Tracy Chapman, and U2.
Enjoy!
