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| From | "Billy G. Spradlin" <bgspradlin@cablelynx.com> |
| Subject | Re: That Funky Music |
| Date | Tue, 23 Sep 2003 18:55:10 -0500 |
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Sometimes movie companies change songs for TV and Video releases due to
copyright problems. AMG might have listed the video version credits instead.
I havent seen "The Warriors" in years - I think the last time might have been
on HBO.
Billy
At 06:50 PM 9/23/03 -0400, you wrote:
>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
>
Billy G. Spradlin
http://listen.to/jangleradio
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