Boys Don't Cry
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| Release Date: |
October 31, 1999 |
| Label: |
Koch Records |
| Rating: |
4.0 |
Description: The soundtrack to
Boys Don't Cry-- the true story of a young girl who assumed the identity of a boy to avoid the violence and crime of her past--includes everything from a haunting Bobby Fuller Four ballad ("A New Shade of Blue") to classic soul (the Isley Brothers' "Who's That Lady?") to revamped country (the members of X as their old-time country-band alter egos, the Knitters, performing Merle Haggard's "Silver Wings"). Also included are new tracks by '80s power-poppers the Smithereens and Shudder to Think guitarist Nathan Larson. Even more remarkable is the sultry new duet between Larson and the Cardigans' Nina Persson. Even weirder is the first new track in 11 years from original New York punk rockers the Dictators (a traditional barroom romp called "What's Up with That?"), which recalls the solo work of Dictator Scott Kempner more than the band's firepower of old). Round things off with Texas legend and ex-13th Floor Elevator Roky Erickson and a good-ol'-boy Lynyrd Skynyrd tune, and you've got a solid program without a bum steer (well, ok, just edit out Quicksilver Messenger Service's cover of "Who Do You Love?")
--Rob O'Connor
Tracklist of Boys Don't Cry
Reviews:
4 stars!
I bought this CD because I love the movie Boys Dont Cry. It is a good CD. I love The Bluest Eyes in Tx most. I was sad to see that alot of the songs that were important in the movie, were not on the CD tho. So I give it 4 stars instead of 5.
But over all it is a GOOD CD a must have for all fans or fans of the song.
ALL THE DETAILS
I recently watched BOYS DON'T CRY for the first time and chastised myself for waiting so long. Outstanding cinematography, acting, and musical score/soundtrack. But there are some unusual descrepancies in the movie's soundtrack list and the tracks on the BOYS DON'T CRY soundtrack CD.
The movie soundtrack list had the following tracks noted but were not included on the CD:
Just What I Needed - The Cars
And It's All Right - The Dictators
Space _ Butthole Surfers
She's a Diamond - Opal
Rock Your Baby - George McCrae
Boy's Don't Cry - Nathan Larson
Fan Blades of Love - Ed Hall
And, very oodly, these tracks were put on the CD but were not in the movie:
What's up With - The Dictators
She's Got Away - Smithereens
Silver Wings - Knitters
Dustless Highway - Nathan Larson
I have put these facts on this site because I know them to be facts. I don't know if I'll ever figure out why they did it this way. I would have preferred that the CD contain all the tracks from the movie AND the ones that were left out for one reason or another.
If you think this opinion was a demonstration of common sense, please contact me because I don't seem to be running into people that posess very much common sense very often at all these days. I would be welcome to hear from you !! (...)
Boys Do Cry
I purchased the soundtrack after seeing the movie. The song Bluest Eyes in Texas caught me pretty heavily and puts a lump in my throat so big...
Looking at the tracks on it I was definately sold with The Knitters(although a different song was used in the movie) Roky Erickson and The Dictators all on one cd.
Was looking forward to the song Boys Don't Cry(The Cure's classic covered by Oleander) but the rest of the tracks make up for what is lost.