On Tue, 2 Jan 2001, Bill Crider wrote:
> Juri: Thanks for sending along that post about
Phillips. One thing it
> reminded me of was the theme song from THUNDER ROAD.
We've talked now and
> then about hardboiled music on this list, but no one
(that I recall) ever
> mentioned "Thunder Road," sung by Robert Mitchum
himself. It was a pretty
> big hit in my part of the world, and I can still
remember most of the words
> ("There was thunder, thunder,/ over Thunder
Road./The thunder was his
> engine/and white lightnin' was his
load.")
Sounds great. I haven't seen the film, so I haven't heard the
song. But I understand from what you say that it's been
released, right? Has it ever been rereleased? "The Collected
Songs of Robert Mitchum"? Did he ever record any other
songs?
Juri
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