by Charlie W Sat Oct 08, 2011 8:51 pm
I have been reading through an old "The Word" magazine and came across a section called "Word of Mouth."
Shane appears in it and lists a number of FILMS/DVDS that he likes. He lists:
Once Upon A Time In America
Scarface
Das Boot
The Long Riders
The article quotes Shane as saying:
"I watch "Once Upon A Time In America" all the time. We definitely had cabin fever when touring and watching films now feels a lot different, a lot more relaxed. We used to have the same films on the tour bus all the time (see above)
I wonder whether Phil could tell us what other films were watched on the tour bus and what other films were an influence on the Pogues?
There is the influence of Ennio Morricone soundtracks on Pogues songs.
I remember reading that part of the score of "Once Upon A Time In America" was an influence on "Fairytale Of New York" and that Spider was able to quote every line of the film.
There is of course Morricone's Spagetti Western scores for Sergio Leone's films and the link to Alex Cox's "Straight To Hell" and the Pogues' contribution to the soundtrack with tracks such as "Rake At The Gates Of Hell" and "If I Should Fall From Grace With God." You can also see this influence on tracks like "A Pistol For Paddy Garcia." Obviously the Pogues appeared in "Straight To Hell" and Spider also went on to appear in Cox's "Walker."
There is also Cox's "Sid And Nancy" and the Pogues contribution to the film's soundtrack such as "Hot Dogs With Everything, Glued Up And Speeding" and "Haunted." Personally I think this body of work by the band is excellent and I think it's great in showing both the broad range of different musical styles that the band was able to write and the link to members of the band's punk roots.
Other contributions to film soundtracks include:
Garbo (aka In And Out) - Garbo
Afro-Cuban Be-Bop - I Hired A Contract Killer
Lastly and more randomly I wondered whether any members of the band still owned their "Long Riders" coat as modelled on "Red Roses For Me."
I have been reading through an old "The Word" magazine and came across a section called "Word of Mouth."
Shane appears in it and lists a number of FILMS/DVDS that he likes. He lists:
Once Upon A Time In America
Scarface
Das Boot
The Long Riders
The article quotes Shane as saying:
"I watch "Once Upon A Time In America" all the time. We definitely had cabin fever when touring and watching films now feels a lot different, a lot more relaxed. We used to have the same films on the tour bus all the time (see above)
I wonder whether Phil could tell us what other films were watched on the tour bus and what other films were an influence on the Pogues?
There is the influence of Ennio Morricone soundtracks on Pogues songs.
I remember reading that part of the score of "Once Upon A Time In America" was an influence on "Fairytale Of New York" and that Spider was able to quote every line of the film.
There is of course Morricone's Spagetti Western scores for Sergio Leone's films and the link to Alex Cox's "Straight To Hell" and the Pogues' contribution to the soundtrack with tracks such as "Rake At The Gates Of Hell" and "If I Should Fall From Grace With God." You can also see this influence on tracks like "A Pistol For Paddy Garcia." Obviously the Pogues appeared in "Straight To Hell" and Spider also went on to appear in Cox's "Walker."
There is also Cox's "Sid And Nancy" and the Pogues contribution to the film's soundtrack such as "Hot Dogs With Everything, Glued Up And Speeding" and "Haunted." Personally I think this body of work by the band is excellent and I think it's great in showing both the broad range of different musical styles that the band was able to write and the link to members of the band's punk roots.
Other contributions to film soundtracks include:
Garbo (aka In And Out) - Garbo
Afro-Cuban Be-Bop - I Hired A Contract Killer
Lastly and more randomly I wondered whether any members of the band still owned their "Long Riders" coat as modelled on "Red Roses For Me."
