What does THIS have to do with THIS?!
I'll be putting together a little soundtrack for King. I guess this new addition might become part of that. It suddenly put me on fire. Et vous?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGBXnw86Mgc
How about that Bruce Springsteen?
I've found that the best digital recordings of songs are usually remastered videos somewhere between 2004 and 2016 or somewhere in there. Too early and the volume is low, or etc. Too late and it's all harsh tin and trebly.
What does this video have to do with, anything? Hmmm...
Well, I looked back into that Clash song I just posted... And that brought me to movies by Jim Jarmusch, who became famous because his name was a jar of mush. I should have done a biopsy on his movies, by now, because he was important. To the 1990s. And I seem to have an interest in how the movies and culture of that decade evolved. And how everything went wrong, and brought us to TODAY.
Anyway...
One of the big movies, which influenced Jim Jarsmusch as a boy, was the 1958 Robert Mitchum Crime Thriller, "Thunder Road." Or it's a drama. Apparently, it's a pretty fun movie - and it became a cult movie. So, without previewing it for you, I feel I can link you to it with pretty good confidence.
watch THUNDER ROAD - 1958 - ROBERT MITCHUM AS COOL GUY IN MOVIE
It's Free on YouTube?! -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvGUIlzAYmg
Why am I talking about Jim Jarmusch movies? Because the song, "Armagideon Times," wasn't originally by the Class, it was by Jamaican reggae musician Willie Williams. Which was featured in a well-rated Jim Jarmusch movie, Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999).
would you like to check out that movie? : Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
I like the rap-reggae opening. Makes me feel like I am living back in downtown Philly.
Here is the historically famous 1954 Japanese fim, THE SEVEN SAMURAI
And here is the American Western that fanously derived from it: The Magnificent Seven (1960). IT'S GOT THAT MUSIC!! ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MZY_0tYmrs
That's the movie that I liked. All do-gooders. There's a Clint Eastwood where all the good villagers help gunslingers save their town. Something similar. Always root for the underdog. Always work for the underdog. That's what my sister taught me? There's an old play called Seven Against Thebes? I'm not sure if that has anything to do with this. But, there were several other film derivations from Japan's SEVEN SAMURAI, inclusing The Invincible Six (1970), lol. But, the derivative I like the best is the one with Steve Martin and Martin Short in it! What was that one called?...
Three Amigos! (1986) - wooo look...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNJi9i8CInQ
Well, turns out the Clash also did a memorable song, the MAGNIFICENT SEVEN,too, which is also great! - (See how everything is connected?)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoHLQTcbZCs
Well, HERE IS THE ORIGINAL VERSION OF Armagideon Time BY WILLIE WILLIAMS 1977 - dread ska in dare
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmjx1r1omgY
AND HERE WE GO BACK TO THE CLASH COVER OF WILLIE WILLIAMS SONG HERE -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdRL6qH3YRM
Not catching the year on this because I fear browser soon to crash but my guess is around 1980 or something. Well, we'll find out here - because I was intending to post this anyway... FROM WIKI -
British band The Clash released a cover of "Armagideon Time" as the B-side for their "London Calling" single in 1979.
Prior to recording the song, the members of the Clash had been speaking to their associate Kosmo Vinyl, who believed that the ideal length for a single was two minutes and 58 seconds.[4] Clash vocalist Joe Strummer asked Vinyl to stop the recording at that point in the song - something that Vinyl did by announcing the time to the band through the studio intercom: "All right, time's up! Let's have you out of there!".[4] However, Strummer felt the band was on fire with this take and spat his retort of "Ok, ok! Don't push us when we're hot!" in time to the rhythm. The band continued playing, with a take of three minutes and 50 seconds.[4]
Vinyl was worried that the band would be upset about him interrupting their perfect take, but the pre-planned interruption ended up adding to the charm of the recording.[4] Strummer later recorded overdubs for the vocals that follow Vinyl's interruption, and Mick Jones overdubbed an electric sitar onto the track.[4] The Clash frequently performed the song in concert for the rest of their career; a live recording appears on the Concerts for the People of Kampuchea charity album.
How about that?! Isn't that great? "Don't push us when we're hot!" - I always thought that was an integral, agreed part of the production!
Here's another good song by the Clash right here.
Now, the way I am supposed to wrap this all up would be by posting a reaggae song, performed by Bruce Springsteen. But. Did Bruce Springsteen ever record a reggae song? He must have! Let's look... Oh, of course! I think this is kind of reggae -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6LABdHtkUA
Maybe. This is almost reggae but not quite - I thnk there's a reggae beat song on the album though -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVynfAYk_0I
And I don't think this song is very reggae, but is is kind of Jim Jarmusch - the whole 1990s REALITY thing -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3eu1gW-bQ8
See how it's like the movie, Thunder Road? This song was probably inspired by the Burt Lancaster movie, Atlantic City...
although that's a 1980 movie - idk - OK - it's possible because the song was made in 1982 - BUT...
YOU CAN WATCH ATLANTIC CITY HERE
And yes - as predicted - my browser DID crash, but...
MAYBE EVERYTHING THAT DIES SOME DAY COMES BACK.
Click to viewhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGBXnw86Mgc
How about that Bruce Springsteen?
I've found that the best digital recordings of songs are usually remastered videos somewhere between 2004 and 2016 or somewhere in there. Too early and the volume is low, or etc. Too late and it's all harsh tin and trebly.
What does this video have to do with, anything? Hmmm...
Well, I looked back into that Clash song I just posted... And that brought me to movies by Jim Jarmusch, who became famous because his name was a jar of mush. I should have done a biopsy on his movies, by now, because he was important. To the 1990s. And I seem to have an interest in how the movies and culture of that decade evolved. And how everything went wrong, and brought us to TODAY.
Anyway...
One of the big movies, which influenced Jim Jarsmusch as a boy, was the 1958 Robert Mitchum Crime Thriller, "Thunder Road." Or it's a drama. Apparently, it's a pretty fun movie - and it became a cult movie. So, without previewing it for you, I feel I can link you to it with pretty good confidence.
watch THUNDER ROAD - 1958 - ROBERT MITCHUM AS COOL GUY IN MOVIE
It's Free on YouTube?! -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvGUIlzAYmg
Why am I talking about Jim Jarmusch movies? Because the song, "Armagideon Times," wasn't originally by the Class, it was by Jamaican reggae musician Willie Williams. Which was featured in a well-rated Jim Jarmusch movie, Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999).
would you like to check out that movie? : Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
I like the rap-reggae opening. Makes me feel like I am living back in downtown Philly.
Here is the historically famous 1954 Japanese fim, THE SEVEN SAMURAI
And here is the American Western that fanously derived from it: The Magnificent Seven (1960). IT'S GOT THAT MUSIC!! ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MZY_0tYmrs
That's the movie that I liked. All do-gooders. There's a Clint Eastwood where all the good villagers help gunslingers save their town. Something similar. Always root for the underdog. Always work for the underdog. That's what my sister taught me? There's an old play called Seven Against Thebes? I'm not sure if that has anything to do with this. But, there were several other film derivations from Japan's SEVEN SAMURAI, inclusing The Invincible Six (1970), lol. But, the derivative I like the best is the one with Steve Martin and Martin Short in it! What was that one called?...
Three Amigos! (1986) - wooo look...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNJi9i8CInQ
Well, turns out the Clash also did a memorable song, the MAGNIFICENT SEVEN,too, which is also great! - (See how everything is connected?)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoHLQTcbZCs
Well, HERE IS THE ORIGINAL VERSION OF Armagideon Time BY WILLIE WILLIAMS 1977 - dread ska in dare
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmjx1r1omgY
AND HERE WE GO BACK TO THE CLASH COVER OF WILLIE WILLIAMS SONG HERE -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdRL6qH3YRM
Not catching the year on this because I fear browser soon to crash but my guess is around 1980 or something. Well, we'll find out here - because I was intending to post this anyway... FROM WIKI -
British band The Clash released a cover of "Armagideon Time" as the B-side for their "London Calling" single in 1979.
Prior to recording the song, the members of the Clash had been speaking to their associate Kosmo Vinyl, who believed that the ideal length for a single was two minutes and 58 seconds.[4] Clash vocalist Joe Strummer asked Vinyl to stop the recording at that point in the song - something that Vinyl did by announcing the time to the band through the studio intercom: "All right, time's up! Let's have you out of there!".[4] However, Strummer felt the band was on fire with this take and spat his retort of "Ok, ok! Don't push us when we're hot!" in time to the rhythm. The band continued playing, with a take of three minutes and 50 seconds.[4]
Vinyl was worried that the band would be upset about him interrupting their perfect take, but the pre-planned interruption ended up adding to the charm of the recording.[4] Strummer later recorded overdubs for the vocals that follow Vinyl's interruption, and Mick Jones overdubbed an electric sitar onto the track.[4] The Clash frequently performed the song in concert for the rest of their career; a live recording appears on the Concerts for the People of Kampuchea charity album.
How about that?! Isn't that great? "Don't push us when we're hot!" - I always thought that was an integral, agreed part of the production!
Here's another good song by the Clash right here.
Now, the way I am supposed to wrap this all up would be by posting a reaggae song, performed by Bruce Springsteen. But. Did Bruce Springsteen ever record a reggae song? He must have! Let's look... Oh, of course! I think this is kind of reggae -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6LABdHtkUA
Maybe. This is almost reggae but not quite - I thnk there's a reggae beat song on the album though -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVynfAYk_0I
And I don't think this song is very reggae, but is is kind of Jim Jarmusch - the whole 1990s REALITY thing -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3eu1gW-bQ8
See how it's like the movie, Thunder Road? This song was probably inspired by the Burt Lancaster movie, Atlantic City...
although that's a 1980 movie - idk - OK - it's possible because the song was made in 1982 - BUT...
YOU CAN WATCH ATLANTIC CITY HERE
And yes - as predicted - my browser DID crash, but...
MAYBE EVERYTHING THAT DIES SOME DAY COMES BACK.