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#FortnightFridayMusic
Feb 21 2025
The prompt is West

Wall of Voodoo, “Call of the West” 1982

#WallOfVoodoo cultivated an air of mystery - their album covers, their very name! - and the subject matter of their songs, #StanRidgway's arch vocals, the music itself were always a little offbeat and angular in a way that made it easy for them to ride the #NewWave to us, via #EnnioMorricone #SpaghettiWestern.

This album was their commercial peak. I was going to feature a track you're less likely to have heard, but in the end had to go with "Mexican Radio." How could I resist the couplet “I wish I was in Tijuana/Eating barbecued iguana”?

Another favorite of mine is their oddly compelling cover of "Ring of Fire" from their debut eponymous ep. You may have also heard frontman and artistic lead Ridgway on "Don't Box Me In" from #StewartCopeland's soundtrack for the film adaptation of #SEHinton's Rumblefish, and he continues to release solo music via #bandcamp.

youtube.com/watch?v=eyCEexG9xj
#80s

Just received this from PM Press! Andrew Nette and Sam Deighan have crafted a brilliant compendium of post-war political cinema from France, Japan, Germany, Iran, Hong Kong, Egypt, Czechoslovakia and more that places highly regarded directors like Godard and Costa-Gavras alongside maligned genres like Spaghetti Westerns, Poliziotteschi, Blaxploitation and Rape / Revenge and contextualizes them within the often violent political resistance and liberation movements happening off screen. Full color film posters and stills are placed next to contributions from film historians and critics and discussions of events like the Vietnam War , the rise of Feminism and postcolonial struggles. Films discussed include personal favorites and many hard to find gems I can't wait to discover!

#Film #Cinema #Movies #Books #Cinemastodon #Arthouse #Grindhouse #Godard #CostaGavras #SpaghettiWestern #CultFilms #ExploitationFilm #Revolution #Resistance #AntiColonialism #FilmHistory #FilmCriticism

The #Hozier #Song Too Sweet does such a good job at capturing all the elements of a great #SpaghettiWestern theme song.

Whereas Gnarles Barkley transformed the opening theme from #Django, Prepare a Coffin to create the 2006 hit Crazy, Too Sweet is an original piece that channels the best of Spaghetti Western #Music.

From the methodical plucking of the guitar to the soft choir vocals and harmonica, the song masterfully captures the work of Morricone and Nicolai.

youtu.be/aezstCBHOPQ?si=zf19jn