September 15, 2024 - Keep Your Ears Peeled for Jr. Walker, Troggs, Young-Holt, Como and Two Movies with Funky Joints by James Brown
The Killer's Game, an unusual action comedy currently in theaters, has a mixed bag of music on its soundtrack; classic tunes include "Shotgun" by Jr. Walker and the All Stars, "Wild Thing" by The Troggs and '70s funk tracks by Syl Johnson and James Brown. Blink Twice director Zoë Kravitz hand-picked the music for her wild island-set thriller, which includes "Somebody Made For Me," a 1970 solo effort by Emitt Rhodes of late-'60s band The Merry-Go-Round, in addition to early '70s hits by Candi Staton and the band Chakachas, plus several by "Godfather" James Brown from his "blaxploitation" film soundtrack phase.
On TV, people partake to the strains of the instrumental smash "Soulful Strut" by Young-Holt Unlimited in an ad for Michelob Ultra, while a commercial for Pfizer gets sentimentally cute with Hal David and Burt Bacharach's "Magic Moments," a hit in 1958 for Perry Como.
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