Warriors... come out to play-ay!
This great and powerful song titled "In The City" was recorded by Eagles front man Joe Walsh, written exclusively for the 1979 movie The Warriors soundtrack.
The song is accompanied with a fan-made video depicting clips from the above mentioned film, shot mostly on scene at Brooklyn's famed Coney Island, and for the record I still think Swan is the MAN!
The rival gangs...
1:18 - The Boppers (if they can't fight, I bet they can dance)
1:23 - The High Hats (not very tough looking if I may say)
1:26 - Savage Huns (dressed in used Vietcong outfits.....very cost effective I bet).
1:28 - Jones Street Boys (looks more like a gymnastic outfit)
1:34 - The Rouges (featuring Luther in his old Cadillac hearse clinging beer bottles)
1:36 - The Panzers (notice the camo's)
1:38 - The Punks (skaters... I hope they can play hockey)
1:43 - The Lizzies (lesbian tendencies perhaps)
1:47 - The Orphans (the worst, bottom of the barrel gang ever in NYC)
1:51 - The Gramercy Riffs (dressed in Karate gi's, and armed with hockey sticks)
3:30 - The Furies (who in their right mind would be scene in public wielding a baseball bat, wearing filhty uniforms and face paint...Don't these kids have mothers)?
and finally
0:56 - Holy Passion of Christ Batman!...Does getting stabbed in the arm really hurt that much? OUCH!
6 comments:
Excellent song. Great summary of the gangs...a movie that would never be taken seriously by today's standards. By the way, that actor looks a lot like Andy Gibb...
If forget myself, which one was "Horshack" ?
Not liking this song very much... Very repetitive melody. Could use a catch bridge. Actually, I think the guy looks like Heath Ledger. Keep 'em coming!!!
Mrsgooch - though I agree with the lack of "catch bridges" the song does offer nice changes. I like the female harmonizing, and guitar semi-solos featured throughout.
BTW - Swan resembles Patrick Swayze to me.
Was this after Walsh left the Eagles or before?
Also, I always get this song confused with Hot Child in the City by Nick Gilder....(H)
Daily DelFranco...strangely enough this song was sometimes and erroneously credited to The Eagles, even found it's way on "The Eagles Best of" LP.
Legend has it, this song was crafted solo by Walsh, and he asked the Eagles to step in for finishing touches as Walsh sang lead.
With all parties happy with final production, the project became the launching pad of the Eagles latest (1979) line-up.
So to answer your question - before.
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