LAST LISTENED TO May
CHANCE OF WAKING TO IT lowish, although there's been a lot of Morricone action since seeing the Spaghetti Western Orchestra
RATING
It's one of those tunes that turns up regularly on breaks compilations. The reason for this, however, is nothing to do with any break in this tune. It doesn't really have one. Instead it's all about its the second part.
The first part of the tune starts out with a little Spanish guitar, before things heat up in a Santana-y way, albeit with less percussion but with heaped tablespoons of funky, distorted guitar and electric piano. Has it something to do the the Mexico-US was? Hard to say and, frankly, who cares: once the second part gets going, you'll forget all about it. That's because the whole second part is, basically, a funk rock version of the Theme For A Few Dollars More.
It's every bit as good as can be hoped for. That funky, distorted guitar and electric piano play the main theme in tandem, with one the left channel and one in the right. The funky beats from the first part keep on rolling and, to top it off, there is even some wah-wah guitar down in the mix.
That's why it's always turning up on breaks comps. It's not because of any incredible break - there is none here. It's because if you were at a block party, who wouldn't want to dance to funky Morricone?
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