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We were eating eggs in Sammy's
When the black man there drew his knife
Aw, you drowned that Jew in Rampton
As he washed his sleeveless shirt
You know, that Spanish-speaking gentlemen
The one we all called "Kurt"
Come now, gentleman, I know there's some mistake
How forgetful I'm becoming, now you fixed your bus'ness straight
I remember you in Hemlock Road in nineteen fifty-six
You're a faggy little leather boy with a smaller piece of stick
You're a lashing, smashing hunk of man;
Your sweat shines sweet and strong
Your organs working perfectly, but there's a part that's not screwed on
Weren't you at the coke convention back in nineteen sixty-five
You're the misbred, grey executive I've seen heavily advertised
You're the great, gray man whose daughter licks policemen's buttons clean
You're the man who squats behind the man who works the soft machine
Come now, gentleman, your love is all I crave
You'll still be in the circus when I'm laughing, laughing on my grave
When the old men do the fighting and the young men all look on
And the young girls eat their mothers meat from tubes of plasticon
Be wary of these my gentle friends of all the skins you breed
They have a tasty habitthey eat the hands that bleed
So remember who you say you are and keep your noses clean
Boys will be boys and play with toys so be strong with your beast
Oh Rosie dear, doncha think it's queer, so stop me if you please
The baby is dead, my lady said, "you gentlemen, why you all work for me"
Well, well, well. A movie with Mick Jagger (Mr Turner) and Anita Pallenberg (playing his live-in woman)? I'll be burning Netflix down looking for this one!
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From IMDB's Trivia section: Keith Richards was so angry about the sex scenes between Mick Jagger and his (Keith's) girlfriend Anita Pallenberg that he refused to play while The Rolling Stones recorded "Memo from Turner" for the soundtrack. Ry Cooder filled in, giving the song its signature slide guitar accompaniment.
Found it, but not in Netflix's DVD collection. Search your streaming services, because I think it's available.
Performance, 1970, IMDB rating 6.7. Reasonably good movie featuring the typical "psychedelic" treatments of edgy movies from that era. Ms Pallenberg and Michele Breton are tres sexy, while James Fox is unrelentingly sinister as a mobster laying low.
It's worth $5 to watch, just to claim that experience. The resulting Keith-Mick dustup is widely documented -- and after watching the movie -- I understand why.
Ry Cooder slide guitar is killer.
GREAT TUNE! IT'S been a LONG time since I have heard it. ....Thanx RP!
same!!!
Well, well, well. A movie with Mick Jagger (Mr Turner) and Anita Pallenberg (his live-in woman)? I'll be burning Netflix down looking for this one!
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From IMDB's Trivia section: Keith Richards was so angry about the sex scenes between Mick Jagger and his girlfriend Anita Pallenberg that he refused to play while The Rolling Stones recorded "Memo from Turner" for the soundtrack. Ry Cooder filled in, giving the song its signature slide guitar accompaniment.
New Respect for Richards, if its true.
Conductor: Randy Newman
Singers: Mick Jagger, Merry Clayton, Buffy Sainte-MarieSantur: Nasser Rastegar-Nejad
Moog synthesiser: Bernard Krause
Music performers
Ry Cooder - guitarAmiya Dasgupta - sitar
Lowell George - guitar
Milt Holland - drums and percussion
Gene Parsons - drums and guitars
Russ Titelman - percussion
Bobby West - bass
Thanks to Wikipedia
FeatFanMike wrote:
Lowell George?
That got my attention.
;)
Got my attention too, but I can't pick out which parts are his. :<
Thanks for the heads up re Carla Bley. Spotify is my friend..
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From IMDB's Trivia section: Keith Richards was so angry about the sex scenes between Mick Jagger and his girlfriend Anita Pallenberg that he refused to play while The Rolling Stones recorded "Memo from Turner" for the soundtrack. Ry Cooder filled in, giving the song its signature slide guitar accompaniment.
I hope you can find it. This song is a "10", a youthful Jagger performing it dancing with a 4 foot florescent light bulb. The rest of the movie is almost as good.
Saw The Soft Machine open for Hendrix and they jammed "We Did It Again" for a half
hour as their set...Dr. Frankenstein's Sense Laboratory did the light show...8-)
Only watched it once and your right
It's probably Ry Cooder.
I once heard a DJ say that Blondie's Rapture was the first rap song. Discuss.
I thought it was quite a good film, but a lot of people never got Nicholas Roeg's stuff.
Lowell George?
That got my attention.
;)
Randy Newman got mine!
Conductor: Randy Newman
Singers: Mick Jagger, Merry Clayton, Buffy Sainte-MarieSantur: Nasser Rastegar-Nejad
Moog synthesiser: Bernard Krause
Music performers
Ry Cooder - guitarAmiya Dasgupta - sitar
Lowell George - guitar
Milt Holland - drums and percussion
Gene Parsons - drums and guitars
Russ Titelman - percussion
Bobby West - bass
Thanks to Wikipedia
Lowell George?
That got my attention.
;)
It's not streaming there (yet). I saw it a few times - years ago. I'm surprised you never heard of it before.
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From IMDB's Trivia section: Keith Richards was so angry about the sex scenes between Mick Jagger and his (Keith's) girlfriend Anita Pallenberg that he refused to play while The Rolling Stones recorded "Memo from Turner" for the soundtrack. Ry Cooder filled in, giving the song its signature slide guitar accompaniment.
Conductor: Randy Newman
Singers: Mick Jagger, Merry Clayton, Buffy Sainte-MarieSantur: Nasser Rastegar-Nejad
Moog synthesiser: Bernard Krause
Music performers
Ry Cooder - guitarAmiya Dasgupta - sitar
Lowell George - guitar
Milt Holland - drums and percussion
Gene Parsons - drums and guitars
Russ Titelman - percussion
Bobby West - bass
Thanks to Wikipedia
got a mile or three on 'em........he earned 'em.
and Keith got a whole lot better after Ry jammed with him and showed him the open tuning that became his trademark.
Nice bit of info OF48
Not to mention Ry Cooder's perhaps personal best bottleneck work.
I like him to be Jagger.
Good question! My fave director back in the day. "Bad Timing" was nothing short of (very dark) genius. Walkabout, Don't Look Now, The Man Who Fell to Earth, Insignificance . . . all great. And then somehow, mediocrity crept in and he became just another director, making forgettable and occasionally quite bad movies. Alas, like so many musicians who burned brightly for a few years and then started churning out generic "product", we'll just have to be grateful for the good stuff, while it lasted.
Saddened to read that, OTB. All of the flics you mentioned were excellent. "Performance" is still my fav, although the others are contenders, mos' def'. And "Memo from Turner" is my only "10".
Good question! My fave director back in the day. "Bad Timing" was nothing short of (very dark) genius. Walkabout, Don't Look Now, The Man Who Fell to Earth, Insignificance . . . all great. And then somehow, mediocrity crept in and he became just another director, making forgettable and occasionally quite bad movies. Alas, like so many musicians who burned brightly for a few years and then started churning out generic "product", we'll just have to be grateful for the good stuff, while it lasted.
probably the best thing Randy Newman ever sang (well....maybe not the best....but for sure the wildest!)
That was one of the first songs I tried uploading and it was rejected without even a spin on the LRC. That was five years ago someone should try it again.
1. What planet are you from criticizing Rolling Stone's guitarists?
2. Ry Cooder is a terrific guitarists but Ketih, Mick, Brian and Ronnie can play a bit too.
I'm your best funked up fan..."
Yes indeed! When is RP going to play a little Candy Slice?
Ry Cooder on (slide) guitar, if I'm not mistaken.
I'm your best funked up fan..."
never...never hire the Hell's Angels for concert security. RedGuitar wrote:
Mick's "note to self" the day after Altamont.
Weak.
OLD RUBBER LIPS!!
a littly prickly for my taste
Mick's "note to self" the day after Altamont.
"I can beat that album cover."
Sincerely
Michael
It sure ain't Keith!