Monday, July 4, 2011

"Rome, Italian Style" Track of the Day: Babe Ruth, "The Mexican"

Only in Hollywood would there be a film called The Mexican and none of the lead actors are Mexican. I've rectified that.
Song: "The Mexican" by the British rock band Babe Ruth
Released: 1972
Why's it part of the "Rome, Italian Style" playlist?: The back half of "The Mexican" is a cover of Ennio Morricone's For a Few Dollars More main title theme (the band was also fond of the Fistful of Dollars main title theme and covered that too on another album). It's a fantastic track that I was first exposed to via the 2002 Strut Records album The Official Adventures of Grandmaster Flash ("The Mexican" is one of Flash's favorite breaks).

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2 comments:

  1. Javier HernandezJuly 4, 2011 at 10:54 AM

    What a great jam! And the Morriccone rif at the end is the icing on the cake. This could easily have fit into one of the Mariachi movies.

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  2. J. John AquinoJuly 4, 2011 at 10:29 PM

    This jam would have also been perfect for the Machete feature film, but I wouldn't be surprised if clearing the song would have cost Robert Rodriguez and Ethan Maniquis an arm and a leg--and intestines (*wink*).

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