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#ListeningTo #Meco – No More Mr. Nice Guy (on "Impressions Of An American Werewolf In London") https://invidious.asir.dev/watch?v=lFg2VirraLY #VaBene! #CasablancaNBLP7260 #USofA #1981 #PopRock #Soundtrack

Meco: Impressions of An American Werewolf in London Soundtrack - No More Mr. Nice Guy

'Impressions of An American Werewolf in London' doesn't really have much to do with the John Landis movie. Basically, there wasn't that much music available from the movie to put an album together, so 'Meco' put together an album of his own, with songs consisting of a 'moon' and 'werewolf' theme (see below for information on Meco). Side A starts off with 'Blue Moon', a cover of the classic Marcels tune, but with an orchestral intro which is appropriately moody (and wolf howls and thunder; Meco still digs the sound effects). That song, as I remember, was actually one of several versions of 'Blue Moon' heard in the movie. It's like a lot of covers from the very early eighties; it sounds exactly like the old song, but it's slicker and has heaver drums. 'You Gotta Hurt Me' is an original (all of the originals are once again co-written by Maury Yeston) 50's pastiche that's pleasant but forgettable. The cover of Van Morrison's 'Moon Dance' is fine. The last track, 'The Boys', is an arranged version of part of Elmer Bernstein's score for the movie. It's probably the most beautiful track Meco's produced; it sounds like it was meant to be a radio single version of the score. Sweeping and lovely. The B side opens with a surprisingly good cover of 'Bad Moon Rising'. I can't remember if it was in the movie or if it was the Creedence version in the movie. The gypsy music intro is fun; lots of reverb, but a really good cover. The original 'No More Mr. Nice Guy' (not the Alice Cooper song) is okay, but the best song on the album is 'Werewolf (Loose in London)'. It comes up out of the darkness like the Unfinished Symphony and it gets so big and dramatic and 80's. The album ends with 'Werewolf Serenade', in which someone (doing a Wolfman Jack impression) sings about becoming a werewolf who doesn't have the heart to hurt anyone. Meco information: Meco (real name Domenico Monardo, born 29 November 1939) is an American record producer and musician, as well as the name of a band or production team based around him. Meco is best known for his 1977 space disco version of the Star Wars theme from his album Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk; both the single and album were certified platinum in the U.S.

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