Today, we continue to celebrate the birthday of Martin Scorsese with a song that has appeared in countless Scorsese films! When Scorsese made his Rolling Stone documentary, nonetheless than Mick Jagger commented on how odd it was that this was the first Scorsese film to not feature Gimme Shelter.
From the Rolling Stones and Merry Clayton, here is today’s song of the day.
Sometimes, on twitter (or whatever it’s called nowadays), people will just become fixated with something. Yesterday, it was this music video for a song called When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Gets Going. I lost track of how many times I saw this video shared on Saturday.
So, I figured, why not share it here as well?
This music video was made to promote the 1985 film, The Jewel of the Nile. Along with Billy Ocean, the stars of the film — Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito, and Michael Douglas — also appear in this video. Was Danny really playing the saxophone? No, he was not. Apparently, in the UK, this video was briefly banned because Danny was not a member of the Musicians’ Union and his miming of the sax solo went against the rules.
The UK banning something because an American broke a rule? Wow, that’s so unlike them!
Enjoy!
Since today’s scene came from Over the Top, it seems only appropriate that today’s scene should come from it as well.
Every moment returns again in time
When I’ve got the future on my mind
Know that you’ll be the only one
Meet me halfway
Across the sky
Out where the world belongs
To only you and I
Meet me halfway
Across the sky
Make this a new beginning of another life.
In a lifetime
There is only love
Reaching for the lonely one
We are stronger when we are given love
When we put emotions on the line
Know that we are the timeless ones
Meet me halfway
Across the sky
Out where the world belongs
To only you and I
Meet me halfway
Across the sky
Make this a new beginning of another life.
[Instrumental interlude]
Meet me halfway
Across the sky
Out where the world belongs
To only you and I
Meet me halfway
Across the sky
Make this a new beginning of another life.
I’ve just always loved this piece of music. And since it’s my birthday, it only seems right to make it today’s song of the day!
Let’s end the week by rocking.
Enjoy!
This music video brings a little October to November.
Enjoy!
There’s always been something very annoying about the cult surrounding Che Guevara. Because his face looked good on a poster and his execution was probably carried out by the CIA, a lot of people have deified a shallow-minded rich kid whose main accomplishment was executing several of his fellow countrymen and then totally failing in his attempts to overthrow the government of Bolivia.
Thankfully, there’s a song that tells the truth. From Ola Fresca, here is El Chacal.
On the one hand, it sounds like everything else.
On the other hand, it does feature some cool car-in-the-desert action.
Enjoy!
After today, this song might suddenly be very relevant.
Enjoy!
It’s Charles Bronson’s birthday so it only makes sense that today’s music video should be for a performance of the Ennio Morricone-composed theme of one of his best films.
Enjoy!
