and now for something completely different, none of that blog house gubbins, a break from the head splitting groove, and instead it’s time to check out a song that you cannot currently buy via your usual places.
the film from which this track has been lifted, electra glide in blue, is one of those rare pieces of 70s cinema that probably looks better now then it did then, so next time its dropped into your film4 schedule then please set your timer to pick this up. the film is about a motorcycle cop who is unhappy with his current path in life, so works his way into a murder investigation only to realise that sometimes your dreams are best left as a dream.
it’s a wonderful dark, sombre film in which you become engrossed in workings of the various characters involved, but nothing prepares you for the ending.
a genuinely breathtaking showstopper, the type of ending that studios would never allow to happen in modern movie making.
what drives the epic nature of the closing scene home even more, is the song tell me.
a grandiose 70s rock track that builds and builds with layers of piano, guitars, and orchestrations.
a masterpiece of melancholy and drama that i have fallen for, in a big way in recent weeks.
upon seeing the film i decided to see if i could track a copy of the soundtrack down, only to realise that its rather rare.
with the help of some modern computer freakiness, means that with a little tweaking here and there i have managed to extract the song for all to hear.
so, please, close the curtains, switch off your mobile phone, pour yourself a nice glass of red wine and just let this brilliant song take over your life for the next few minutes.
more detail : here