“Take California.”
Today’s song of the day is a classic. Released in 1996, the Propellerheads’s Take California is one of the essential big beat songs. It was used to good effect in Any Given Sunday. Was it the song playing when that football player lost his eye? I really don’t remember. It should have been, though.
The voices in this song belong to Richard Nixon and comedian (and Lyndon Johnson imitator) Earle Doud.
Today’s song of the day comes from the soundtrack of 1998’s Run, Lola, Run.
Whisper my darling
I didn’t have the time to say goodbye to you
Flow into silence
My mouth is full of blood and my mind is too
And my mind is too
And you see me walking miles away
Somebody has to pay
And you see me walking miles away
I’m gonna take your pain with me
Golden reunion
I will always wait for you to be with me
Secrets in heaven
I’ll complete the mission if you want me to
And you see me walking miles away
Somebody has to pay
And you see me walking miles away
I’m gonna take your pain
And you see me walking miles away
Somebody has to pay
Somebody has to pay
Somebody has to pay
Somebody has to pay
Somebody has to pay
Since today is Arthur Conan Doyle’s birthday, it seems appropriate that our song of the day should come from Hans Zimmer’s soundtrack for the 2009 film, Sherlock Holmes.
Many, many years ago, when I first heard this song on the soundtrack for Kill Bill Volume One, I immediately fell in love with it. I have to admit, as well, that when I first heard Santa Esmeralda’s version, I assumed that the cover had been recorded specifically for the Kill Bill soundtrack. Well, turns out I was not only wrong, I was way wrong. This cover version was actually recorded way back in 1977.
I also thought, before I started writing this post, that the song was originally performed by the Animals. Wrong again. The song was first written in 1964 by Bennie Benjamin, Gloria Caldwell, and Sol Marcus and it was originally performed by Nina Simone. Then, in 1965, the Animals did their famous cover. The Animals’ version of the song is the one that used to get stuck in my head when I was in high school because it used to play constantly at the Target where I would skip school.
But the Santa Esmeralda version is my favorite and it is today’s song of the day.
In honor of Albert Pyun’s birthday, today’s song of the day comes from the soundtrack of his greatest film, The Sword and the Sorcerer.
Today is Pete Townshend’s 79th birthday and today’s scene that I love features Pete Townshend (as a member of The Who) performing at Woodstock in 1969.
Roger Daltrey later said that this was the worst gig that they ever played and The Who did end up going on stage early in the morning, with the sun rising as they performed See Me, Feel Me. The majority of The Who’s performance was not included in the initial release of the Woodstock documentary but the noticeably grainy footage would later be included in various rereleases.
Unfortunately, no cameras recorded the moment when Pete Townshend became the hero that 1969 needed by kicking a ranting Abbie Hoffman off of the stage. But, audio of the incident survived.
Here is The Who at Woodstock:
Start your day with a journey.
Enjoy!
Today’s song of the day comes from the soundtrack of Wim Wenders’s 1991 film, Until The End of the World.
Before there was Johnny Depp, there was Joe Le Taxi.
Enjoy!
Through the Shattered Lens 