H. and I recently held a Woody Allen movie marathon and she was really struck by the opening credit music to Bananas, his 1971 slapstick comedy about Fielding Mellish, a blue collar intellectual played by Allen, who unwittingly finds himself taking over a Latin American country in a Coup.
We searched far and wide for a copy of the song, but could only find it on Youtube. It was written by Marvin Hamlisch, one of only two people in history (the other being Richard Rodgers) to have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, a Tony and the Pulitzer Prize.
PS. Fielding Mellish is one of the greatest character names ever. If you're starting a bluegrass/oldtimey or Indie Rock band, it would be a great name
1 comment:
Brilliant!!!! Someday, we're gonna rock this song.
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