I shared a screenshot from The Departed for today’s 4 Shots From 4 Films and now I’ve got this song stuck in my head. And now, it’ll be stuck in your head too! Even if this song hadn’t been used in The Departed, just the sound of it brings to mind low-level gangsters making big mistakes and causing a lot of damage. There are some songs that are just fight songs and this is one of them.
He lost his leg, y’know.
St. Patrick’s Day is right around the corner!
Today’s song of the day is a reminder to set your clocks if you haven’t done so already. We lost an hour this weekend and who knows if we’ll ever get it back.
Here is Hans Zimmer’s beautiful Time, from the Inception soundtrack.
Hey, it’s Hal Needham’s birthday. What other song could we go with?
East bound and down, loaded up and truckin’
A-we gonna do what they say can’t be done
We’ve got a long way to go, and a short time to get there
I’m east bound, just watch ol’ “Bandit” run
Keep your foot hard on the pedal
Son, never mind them brakes
Let it all hang out ’cause we got a run to make
The boys are thirsty in Atlanta
And there’s beer in Texarkana
And we’ll bring it back no matter what it takes
East bound and down, loaded up and truckin’
A-we gonna do what they say can’t be done
We’ve got a long way to go, and a short time to get there
I’m east bound, just watch ol’ “Bandit” run
East bound and down, loaded up and truckin’
A-we gonna do what they say can’t be done
We’ve got a long way to go, and a short time to get there
I’m east bound, just watch ol’ “Bandit” run
Ol’ Smokey’s got them ears on
He’s hot on your trail
And he aint gonna rest ’til you’re in jail
So you got to dodge ‘im and you got to duck ‘im
You got to keep that diesel truckin’
Just put that hammer down and give it hell
East bound and down, loaded up and truckin’
A-we gonna do what they say can’t be done
We’ve got a long way to go, and a short time to get there
I’m east bound, just watch ol’ “Bandit” run
Writer(s): Jerry Hubbard Reed, Dick Feller
Since today is Adrian Lyne’s birthday, it only seems appropriate that today’s song of the day should come from his best film.
Just as I did last year on this date, I’m picking today’s song of the day as much for the video as the song. By combining one of The Prodigy’s best songs with scenes from George Miller’s best film, whoever put this video together did a wonderful job!
A friend of mine recently watched Cooley High for the first time. We both agreed that the film ends on two powerful musical notes, first with It’s So Hard To Say Goodbye playing over the scenes of Cochise’s funeral and then with today’s song of the day playing over the scenes of Preach literally running towards his future.
Here is Reach Out (I’ll Be There) by The Four Tops.
Today would have been Gavin MacLeod’s birthday. Today’s song of the day just feels appropriate.
In honor of Captain Stubing, let’s set sail for adventure….
It’s often forgotten that, before he became an award-winning actor, Joe Pesci pursued careers as both a stand-up comedian and a singer. Here he is, performing a lounge version of The Beatles’ Fool On The Hill for his 1968 album, Little Joe Sure Can Sing!
Tell ’em, Johnny!
Johnny Cash got it.
Today, the Shattered Lens happily celebrates Twin Peaks Day! Here is our song of the day, from the great Angelo Badalamenti.
Through the Shattered Lens 