Sure a WWII movie, with a Hippy pot-smoker theme song?
Nope.
Other than that the movie is awesome.
I thought it sounded like some kind of inspirational thing from the sixties; didn t think there was anything inspirational about about a bunch of thieves doing business with nazis
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That theme song was performed by the "Mike Curb Congregation" - and Mike Curb was then the 42nd Lt. Gov. of California. Curb was a Republican and Jerry Brown (the Gov.) a Democrat seeking the presidency at the time (Watergate & the Plumbers still two years + off in the future).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Curb
A few bucks in the pocket of the politician: that's the meaning of the theme song.
You should probably read the things you link to. Curb wasn't lieutenant governor until 1979 - nearly a decade after the film was released. In 1970, he was still a working musician and a record company executive.
shareYou're spot on Dave. I actually remember him writing liner notes on a couple of the LP's I used to have.
shareThe theme song is excellent. One of the best ever songs put into a film. Oddball doesn't really 'fit' in the film either, but he's still excellent and I wouldn't change him for anyone.
Great Movie...Lousy Theme Song
I agree with others in that I love the song, and the film, despite anachronisms.
The extended soundtrack CD listings indicate that, while the song WAS for the film, instrumental score was written for the opening and closing credits, but replaced with the song at some point in post production. And I love how it works. I've tried playing the film roughly along with the deleted score and, while technically the score SHOULD fit better, its the song that makes it special for me. The score would have been far more routine.
The song seems in no way related to the film though, beyond the analogy of "Burning Bridges", so it really doesn't make any logical sense. But its still one of my favourite movie memories all these years later.
And blasted out of a huge 70mm screen really was an experience!
It had a military enough sounding rhythim to it to pass as legit. AND it's a great song. Most of the music in the film is excellent. Tarantino even used some of the music from the scenes in the town at the end in his own movie Inglorious Basterds.
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Yes, I'd it rumored that he used Tiger Tank somewhere in IB. I saw that when it opened to, but spent the whole film looking for a K'sH track. Wish I'd known it was almost right at the end, and very clear.
Agree with you entirely about Burning Bridges, although its interesting to hear Clint Eastwood's own version, which has no militaristic feel at all.
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The song was an odd juxtaposition.
Its that man again!!