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Brian Reitzell — Tehran 1979 (w/ Debbie Harry)
Album: American Gods OST
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Released: 2017
Length: 4:03
Plays (last 30 days): 5
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 xerces wrote:

I hear Giorgio Moroder and shades of Midnight Express....


Came here to post the same!
Dang it now I need to listen to "Chase" and "I Feel Love"
I hear Giorgio Moroder and shades of Midnight Express....
If Giorgio Moroder sucked....he'd sound like this.
With some good headphones... that bass punches ... 
I dig this song. 
 Aud wrote:

Please, please play Donna Summer after this!



INSTEAD of this
 kurtlightner1 wrote:

This sounds like the opening theme to Friday Night Videos! For those of us whose parents wouldn’t spring for cable & MTV, we were relegated to the hour & a half  of music videos (including ads) provided by network tv. Does anyone else remember? 


OMG - thanks for the memory jog!!!
 Triquel67 wrote:


Greetings from the 'Great Satan', perhaps some day we can sit and share a meal and watch our grandkids play in the park. I'm sure we can discuss how a country's politics have nothing to do with how people feel towards each other.  Peace.

Makes me think of the Parts Unknown episode where Anthony Bourdain shares a table with Israelis and Palestinians to discuss life in that part of the world. Worth a watch. I miss that guy.
A poor mans Giorgio Moroder. A very poor man's.
This sounds like the opening theme to Friday Night Videos! For those of us whose parents wouldn’t spring for cable & MTV, we were relegated to the hour & a half  of music videos (including ads) provided by network tv. Does anyone else remember? 
 wifesboyfriend wrote:

I keep hearing "Trans.... Europe... Express"



And I keep hearing Giorgio Moroder circa 'I feel love'. 
I don't set the lyrics and only listened to a few seconds of this song before pausing it.  By coincidentally, just today I read a headline that the government shut down all services today for two days due to the unprecedented heat wave.  

People in the future will read this and shrug, since this will become more common.  They may remember that 2023 marked the beginning of climate change shifting into overdrive.
I miss "American Gods" (the show). This song made me happy because I knew a new episode followed. Now it's just a regular cool song. :D
 darnit2 wrote:


Is it the music messing with me, or does the non-goddess girl in this look like Debby Harry when you glance quickly?


which one is the non-goddess girl (and what does non-goddess mean)? 
if you're talking about the brunette - 2nd girl who touches her hair, then the only similarity i see to debbie is possibly in the eyes due to the makeup.
I keep hearing "Trans.... Europe... Express"
 milad_mmb wrote:

Listening from Tehran. Love RP from Iran.



Wonderful people, insane government.

The US might soon fall into in the same category.
 KevinM wrote:
I’m hearing some Tangerine Dream influence.

Agreed. I believe Moroder, and also mentioned Kraftwerk, were both influenced by Tangerine Dream, sounds like it. In any case, all three were contemporaries working in the German music scene, so likely they influenced each other. Hard to say who was "first".
Didn't Giorgio produced this ?
 sjccroquet wrote:


From the STARZ series American Gods; this song is used in the soundtrack for that series, quite possibly in the scene shown.



Her scene in the book is very...absorbing.
 123heyaho! wrote:


Hot!  Where's that from?



American Gods!


Aud wrote:

Please, please play Donna Summer after this!

Silvervanman wrote:


Would be a bit obvious wouldn't it.. I think Bill has more subtlety


Not always, why be subtle if it works, right?
Straight up Giorgio copy…
I think I like this piece mostly because it was paired with a cool opening montage for American Gods, which was a great series (esp. for Gaiman fans, and fans of the book.
Sounds more like The Midnight Express theme than I Feel Love... Still Moroder like though !
I hope Moroder sued
I love everything about this
 Proclivities wrote:

Yes, Giorgio Moroder made no secret of his emulating the Kraftwerk/Conrad Plank sound when he produced "I Feel Love" with Donna Summer.  Reitzell is clearly paying homage to Moroder and Kraftwerk with this piece.  Having Debby Harry vocalizing on it was a brilliant idea.


I always think of Daft Punk and specially the song "Giorgio by Moroder"... 


Recycling/borrowing/stealing from the best ad infinitum apparently! 

Still a great song! 
Absolutely razor-sharp in its beat-mix, and the vocals aren't bad, either... Hot as St. Kilda sand at Christmas!
 Aud wrote:

Please, please play Donna Summer after this!



Would be a bit obvious wouldn't it.. I think Bill has more subtlety
Brian Reitzell    or     Ryan Bretzel?
 Proclivities wrote:

Yes, Giorgio Moroder made no secret of his emulating the Kraftwerk/Conrad Plank sound when he produced "I Feel Love" with Donna Summer.  Reitzell is clearly paying homage to Moroder and Kraftwerk with this piece.  Having Debby Harry vocalizing on it was a brilliant idea.


Thanks Proclivities.   

Now I better understand a couple of the songs that Steven Wilson released recently.  In particular Eyewitness on the B-sides Collection EP.  

Wilson has long cited Donna Summer as an early influence.

Ghost of Giorgio...
 apd wrote:
Bill, I don't know how you can resist playing I Feel Love right after this...
 
Actually, Natural Blues by Moby was a perfect transition.
 Proclivities wrote:

Yes, Giorgio Moroder made no secret of his emulating the Kraftwerk/Conrad Plank sound when he produced "I Feel Love" with Donna Summer.  Reitzell is clearly paying homage to Moroder and Kraftwerk with this piece.  Having Debby Harry vocalizing on it was a brilliant idea.
 

No wonder I thought this was a long-lost Blondie song! 
wow - this following Love, Reign O'er Me by the Who - magnificent!
 Aud wrote:
Please, please play Donna Summer after this!
 

WE ARE LEGION!!
 redart wrote: (re I Feel Love)

Bill is clearly a man of strong resolve,....and besides, it would be way too obvious !
 
but today it appeared 17 tracks before this one. I got that same old deja vu feeling all over again! (I just love a triple redundancy)
 Perfect for this music! Thank you
 
 

 apd wrote:
Bill, I don't know how you can resist playing I Feel Love right after this...
 
Bill is clearly a man of strong resolve,....and besides, it would be way too obvious !
 Triquel67 wrote:


Greetings from the 'Great Satan', perhaps some day we can sit and share a meal and watch our grandkids play in the park. I'm sure we can discuss how a country's politics have nothing to do with how people feel towards each other.  Peace.
 
Awesome message, maybe minus the'great satan' part...i mean if we're trying to dispel cultural and religious stereotypes and all. Long Live RP and PEACE!!

 sunybuny wrote:
When do the Donna Summers vocals kick in?
 

Right?! This demands a mash-up!
 milad_mmb wrote:
Listening from Tehran. Love RP from Iran.
 

Greetings from the 'Great Satan', perhaps some day we can sit and share a meal and watch our grandkids play in the park. I'm sure we can discuss how a country's politics have nothing to do with how people feel towards each other.  Peace.
I’m hearing some Tangerine Dream influence.
Listening from Tehran. Love RP from Iran.
 lizardking wrote:

Cueburned wrote:
I love cooking with RP.  Just about to put a sheet of Za'atar chicken in the oven...suddenly  feel like I should go to the bathroom and do a couple of lines.    
 

Well...I suppose I should BUMP (...yayo...) this song up a couple...we've got bad girls dancing and a chef cutting up lines in the bathroom...time to party!!  Long Live RP!!  6→8!!

 

I mean, a chef cutting up lines in the bathroom, well, that's just 4:30 on any old Friday.
 Pilsenaaa wrote:
this is an awesome tune
 

just bumped to 9, needed to hear this on a lame Friday...
this is an awesome tune
 codeic wrote:
 

Is it the music messing with me, or does the non-goddess girl in this look like Debby Harry when you glance quickly?
When do the Donna Summers vocals kick in?
 123heyaho! wrote:


Hot!  Where's that from?
 

From the STARZ series American Gods; this song is used in the soundtrack for that series, quite possibly in the scene shown.
Thanks RP!  I'm digging it! A man can get lost in those eyes
Yeah, I'm feeling this. :)
 bougui wrote:
This image is just as good as the song, in sync !!!

codeic wrote:
 

 
I want to invite those girls over for a party... but not quite right now...gotta keep ure distance.
I’m sure Gorgio Moroda collected a nice royalty cheque for this
This image is just as good as the song, in sync !!!

codeic wrote:
 

Lyrics:

As a friend, not as a fighter,
I come as someone you invited
You seem to confess
It's all so senseless

(wow, nearly all the lyrics sites got it wrong)
The electronic sound reminds me of Donna Summer's
iconic 1977 hit, "I Feel Love" for some reason 
Should it not be Debbie?
Image result for kanye kneeling in prayer
 123heyaho! wrote:


Hot!  Where's that from?
 

It's from the show American Gods so actually topical.
 123heyaho! wrote:


Hot!  Where's that from?
 
A quick search and I found this: https://giphy.com/gifs/america...
 codeic wrote:
 

Hot!  Where's that from?
It would be a great mix with this three songs: Tehran 1979, I Feel Love, DS and I Feel Loved DM!!!!
Bill, I don't know how you can resist playing I Feel Love right after this...
 ziggytrix wrote:

Happy to say they are out of production hell and filming S2, tho we'll have to wait til 2019 for it.
 

And S2 is already over! Good grief how the time flies!
This owes more than a passing nod to the Giorgio Moroder played 20 minutes ago; would have made a nice seque. And I'll take it over anything Blondie ever did.
Midnight Express similarity.
 GoodKarm wrote:
One Way, or Another... you got me dancing like a BAD GIRL!  cheers.  {#Hearteyes} 123K

 
Cueburned wrote:
I love cooking with RP.  Just about to put a sheet of Za'atar chicken in the oven...suddenly  feel like I should go to the bathroom and do a couple of lines.    

 

Well...I suppose I should BUMP (...yayo...) this song up a couple...we've got bad girls dancing and a chef cutting up lines in the bathroom...time to party!!  Long Live RP!!  6→8!!

 ziggytrix wrote:

Fair enough, I'm just impatient for "the good bits" and S2 is in production hell. Production Tartarus? :(

 
Happy to say they are out of production hell and filming S2, tho we'll have to wait til 2019 for it.
 ScottishWillie wrote:
Anyone know how old is this song is?

 
It was created for the TV show, which would have aired in Spring/Summer of 2017.
One Way, or Another... you got me dancing like a BAD GIRL!  cheers.  {#Hearteyes} 123K


 Cueburned wrote:
I love cooking with RP.  Just about to put a sheet of Za'atar chicken in the oven...suddenly  feel like I should go to the bathroom and do a couple of lines.    

 
😂 True dat!
 
Please, please play Donna Summer after this!
 Proclivities wrote:

Yes, Giorgio Moroder made no secret of his emulating the Kraftwerk/Conrad Plank sound when he produced "I Feel Love" with Donna Summer.  Reitzell is clearly paying homage to Moroder and Kraftwerk with this piece.  Having Debby Harry vocalizing on it was a brilliant idea.

 
 
 westslope wrote:

The pace had a European feel to it.  

 
Fair enough, I'm just impatient for "the good bits" and S2 is in production hell. Production Tartarus? :(
Only a 5 from me
Anyone know how old is this song is?
 yes...a bit like a song in the movie Midnight Express by Giogio Moroder..now I see that others posted similar opinions  westslope wrote:

The pace had a European feel to it.  

 



not abest mashup of Moroder's themes. :)

1. Midnight Express theme by Moroder. (oscar winning!)
2. i feel love by Moroder.


not agood mashup of Moroder's themes. :)

1. Midnight Express theme by Moroder. (oscar winning!)
2. i feel love by Moroder.


 ziggytrix wrote:

As a huge fan of the book I felt like "let's get on with it already" throughout much of season 1, but other than grumbling about the pace, I think it's pretty fantastic.

 
The pace had a European feel to it.  
 westslope wrote:

Not a film but a television series but most worthwhile IMO. Some of the strangest modern TV I have watched in a long time.  

Terrific music too.  Brian Retzell, eh?   Nice to hear it on RP.  

 
As a huge fan of the book I felt like "let's get on with it already" throughout much of season 1, but other than grumbling about the pace, I think it's pretty fantastic.
 robin_at_domani wrote:
A bit of Donna Summer


 robin_at_domani wrote:
... and Kraftwerk

 
Yes, Giorgio Moroder made no secret of his emulating the Kraftwerk/Conrad Plank sound when he produced "I Feel Love" with Donna Summer.  Reitzell is clearly paying homage to Moroder and Kraftwerk with this piece.  Having Debby Harry vocalizing on it was a brilliant idea.
a lot of Donna Summer 

robin_at_domani wrote:
A bit of Donna Summer

 


Debbie Summer? Hmm i like it!
 fredriley wrote:
I just missed this song, sadly, and haven't seen the film. However, I have read the Neil Gaiman book, twice, and can strongly recommend it. The strangest take on old gods since Terry Pratchett, which quite literally brings them down to Earth and humanises them. Gaiman is an accomplished fantasy writer, with a dark imagination. His book Neverwhere, set in the underground depths of London, is a dark and funny masterpiece, and very original (a hard task in the fantasy genre). He's also got a wicked sense of humour. I look forward to seeing the fillum when it comes around my way.

 
Not a film but a television series but most worthwhile IMO. Some of the strangest modern TV I have watched in a long time.  

Terrific music too.  Brian Retzell, eh?   Nice to hear it on RP.  
This is fun and yes it makes me want to play Donna Summer again but it peters out at the end. 
Cool song Blondie! Debby Harry is an icon.
The series based on the book (which I loved) is extremely good. For one, the author is involved in the writing and production. Higly recommended. As for the son, meh....
I'll keep the original(s), thanks.  This copy can pop itself straight into the bin.  Playing "I feel love" straight after just reinforces the problem.  My lad loves Garage Band too ...
I feel love. I feel love. I feel love. 
I just missed this song, sadly, and haven't seen the film. However, I have read the Neil Gaiman book, twice, and can strongly recommend it. The strangest take on old gods since Terry Pratchett, which quite literally brings them down to Earth and humanises them. Gaiman is an accomplished fantasy writer, with a dark imagination. His book Neverwhere, set in the underground depths of London, is a dark and funny masterpiece, and very original (a hard task in the fantasy genre). He's also got a wicked sense of humour. I look forward to seeing the fillum when it comes around my way.
... and Kraftwerk
A bit of Donna Summer