We're celebrating the release of Eddie O’Keefe’s film "Shangri-La Suite" with tracks picked by the director and film’s stars - Emily Browning, Luke Grimes & Avan Jogia.
One Night — Elvis Presley
Bringing it back to the classic early days of Elvis — not the latter-day one that the film’s main characters would set out to kill in 1974.
I Want You — Bob Dylan
A love song from Bob Dylan’s 1966 classic double album “Blonde on Blonde.”
Last Kiss — Frank J Wilson and the Cavaliers
The prototypical 1950s tragic teenage pop song.
I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times — The Beach Boys
This Beach Boys classic resonates no matter what times you were born in.
I Found A Reason (Demo) — The Velvet Underground
A Dylan-esque alternate version of the track from The Velvet Underground’s final album in 1970.
Little Bit of Rain — Karen Dalton
A great lost gem from Cherokee folk singer and guitarist Karen Dalton in the early 60s Greenwich Village scene.
Half-Breed — Cher
The film’s Native American characters are mirrored in Cher’s 1970s hit about the troubles faced by being part-Native and part-white in the USA.
California Dreamin’ — The Mamas and The Papas
What’s a film about 1970s America without California and The Mamas and The Papas?
Nights in White Satin — Moody Blues
A staple of the “Shangri-La Suite” era.
Cool Summer — Bob Lind
Bob Lind is a deep-cut classic of the early 60s folk movement.
Girl From The North Country — Link Wray
Electric guitar pioneer Link Wray covers Bob Dylan to upbeat and devastating effect. (Read Eddie’s in-depth discussion of this track at Aquarium Drunkard.)
Hurt — Timi Yuro
A soulful heartbreak classic. Not to be confused with the latter-day Johnny Cash song. (Also check out Eddie’s take on this song and three different versions of it at Aquarium Drunkard.)
