Today’s song of the day is the rousing End Theme from Dana Kaproff’s score for Sam Fuller’s 1980 war film, The Big Red One.
Category Archives: Song of the Day
Song of the Day: Main Title from Cool Hand Luke by Lalo Schifrin
Today’s song of the day come from Lalo Schifrin’s score for Stuart Rosenberg’s Cool Hand Luke.
Song of the Day: One Tin Solider, performed by Jinx Dawson
The world misses you, Billy Jack!
Song of the Day: Road House Blues by Jeff Healey Band
“The name is Dalton.”
I’m in a Road House mood today.
Song of the Day: It Don’t Worry Me by Keith Carradine
Today, the Shattered Lens wishes a happy birthday to the actor and musician Keith Carradine. Our song of the day is a song that Carradine wrote for and performed in the 1975 film, Nashville.
Song of the Day: Overture from King of King by Miklos Rosza
Today’s song of the day comes from the score to Nicholas Ray’s 1961 Biblical epic, King of Kings.
Song of the Day: Andy Warhol from David Bowie
Today’s song of the day comes from David Bowie and it’s about Bowie’s fascination with Andy Warhol. Warhol himself apparently didn’t care for this song but Bowie meant it as a tribute.
This song came out in 1971. 25 years later, Bowie would play Andy Warhol in Basquiat.
Song of the Day: The Main Title Track From The Maltese Falcon by Adolph Deutsch
Today’s song of the day comes from John Huston’s directorial debut, 1941’s The Maltese Falcon.
Song of the Day: Standing Outside A Broken Phone Booth With Money In My Hand by Primitive Radio Gods
Some songs just perfectly capture the mood and, for me, that’s what this song does.
Song of the Day: Rip Her To Shreds by Blondie
She thinks she’s Brenda Starr/her nose job is real atomic….
I love this song. It makes me regret that I was born to late to experience New York in the 70s. “She’s do dull …. rip her to shreds,” is a favorite expression of mine, one that gets me strange looks from people who are not familiar with this song.
Oh well. I can live with the looks!
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