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| From | "Jeff" <Jeffrey@dol.net> |
| Subject | That Funky Music |
| Date | Tue, 23 Sep 2003 18:50:09 -0400 |
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Follow me here, gang, if you will, I need help finding a song and
getting my mind straight on some soundtrack/funk trivia:
Back in 1976 I owned and loved the "Wild Cherry" debut on 8-track. Their
cover of Martha and the Vandella's (Dozier/Holland/Holland) tune
"Nowhere To Run" was one of my favorite tracks from the album. Three
years later I went to the movies and saw "The Warriors". Near the end of
the film, I coulda swore that Wild Cherry track played in all it's glory
during a crucial scene. In fact, I think I've been swearing it
constantly since 1979 <grin>. No wonder people look at me funny (no
Jeff, that's not why people look at you "funny"). AMG says the track was
performed by Arnold McCuller. Thinking AMG must be correct, I snagged
the McCuller tune via Kazaa (listed as, btw, "Nowhere to Run - War.mp3).
Am I flipping out - because that is NOT the song I remember from the
film, which I've easily seen at least a half dozen times. So, I'm either
misrembering the film, the soundtrack to the film, or the Wild Cherry
track (doubtful, played the heck out of that thing when I was 17). Did
the Wild Cherry song appear on a different soundtrack? Somebody stop
(and help) me before I drunkenly swear I'm right at yet another bar and
lose yet another substantial bet. How did I mix this up?
Swimming in the 70's with no lifeguard on duty,
Jeff T.
Delaware
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