Episode 37: Rememberin' and Rockin' to the 1980s Cult Classic Film 'Eddie and The Cruisers' with Sherry Thomas
With Guest Sherry Thomas
Sherry is a music journalist and hosts music shows on Stationhead. I was a guest on her former podcast, Analog Smile, a year or so ago, when I was promoting my novel, ‘Searching for Jimmy Page’, so it’s nice to have her on Rock is Lit. Find links to connect with Sherry below.
About the Episode
EPISODE NOTES:
In this episode, my friend Sherry Thomas and I are talking ‘Eddie and the Cruisers’, the 1983 cult classic film about a fictional early 1960s rock ‘n roll band on the rise that virtually disappeared from the airwaves after their lead singer, Eddie Wilson, supposedly died in a car wreck following a dispute over the band’s experimental second album, which was never released. Almost 20 years pass, and Eddie and the Cruisers are back on the charts, thanks to a renewed interest in ‘60s pop culture and music, and a journalist decides to go on a mission to find out what really happened to Eddie and the unreleased album.
Enjoy Sherry’s and my conversation about our experience with the film—first as teenagers when the movie debuted, then again recently, as adults—and our lasting love affair with not only the movie but also the soundtrack by John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown Band.
I should warn listeners that there will be spoilers in this episode.
MUSIC AND MEDIA IN THE EPISODE IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE:
‘Eddie and The Cruisers’ 1984 HBO Promo
Rock is Lit theme music
Clip from Season 3 Announcement/’Duck Tales’/Disney Channel
[Guitar Instrumental Beat] Sad Rock [Free Use Music] Punch Deck—"I Can’t Stop”
Dark ambient instrumental rock copyright-free music
“On the Dark Side” from the ‘Eddie and The Cruisers’ soundtrack
Clip from ‘Eddie and The Cruisers’—the caesura scene
“Break on Through (To the Other Side)” by The Doors
“On the Dark Side” from the ‘Eddie and The Cruisers’ soundtrack
“Tender Years” from the ‘Eddie and The Cruisers’ soundtrack
“Betty Lou’s Got a New Pair of Shoes” from the ‘Eddie and The Cruisers’ soundtrack
“Wild Summer Nights” from the ‘Eddie and The Cruisers’ soundtrack
“Down on My Knees” from the ‘Eddie and The Cruisers’ soundtrack
“Season in Hell” from the ‘Eddie and The Cruisers’ soundtrack
“Season in Hell” from the ‘Eddie and The Cruisers’ soundtrack
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Sherry Thomas on Instagram: @readcoffeerepeat
L-R: Helen Schneider (Joann Carlino), Michael Pare (Eddie Wilson), Joe Pantoliano (Doc Robbins), Matthew Laurance (Sal Amato)
L-R: Joe Pantoliano, David Wilson, Michael Pare, Helen Schneider, Matthew Laurance, Tom Berenger, and Michael “Tunes” Antunes (Embassy Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection)
