Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen contribute songs to upcoming gambler drama
A new Bob Dylan track and two previously released Bruce Springsteen songs are included on the upcoming soundtrack for the movie Lucky You, due out in March. Reuters reported that the film, about the life of a professional poker player, will feature the new Dylan track, called "Huck's Theme," based on the film's lead character Huck Cheever, and Springsteen's "Lucky Town" from 1992 and "The Fever" from 1973.
"The Fever," which was recorded just prior to his 1973 albumThe Wild, The Innocent And The E Street Shuffle, became a fan favorite over the years after being included on a Columbia Records sampler distributed only to radio stations. The tune went on to become the signature song for Springsteen's friend Southside Johnny Lyons, who recorded the song with his band the Jukes on their 1976 debut, I Don't Want To Go Home.
"The Boss", who has performed the song numerous times in concert, finally released the 1973 studio version on his 1999 18 Tracks rarities compilation.
The soundtrack to Lucky You will be released on March 6th, and also includes the Kris Kristofferson original "They Ain't Got 'Em All," and tracks by Bonnie Raitt, country legend George Jones, Shawn Colvin, Ryan Adams, and the film's co-star Drew Barrymore, who portrays a singer in the film.
Lucky You, starring Barrymore, Eric Bana, Robert Duvall, Will & Grace's Debra Messing, and former Saturday Night Live cast member Horatio Sanz, opens on March 16th.
Neither Dylan nor Springsteen are strangers to film work. Dylan scored the soundtrack to 1973's Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid, and won the 2000 Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Things Have Changed" from Wonder Boys. Springsteen snagged the Oscar in 1993 for "Streets of Philadelphia" from the film Philadelphia. In 1995, Springsteen was again nominated for Best Original Song for "Dead Man Walking."
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"The Fever," which was recorded just prior to his 1973 albumThe Wild, The Innocent And The E Street Shuffle, became a fan favorite over the years after being included on a Columbia Records sampler distributed only to radio stations. The tune went on to become the signature song for Springsteen's friend Southside Johnny Lyons, who recorded the song with his band the Jukes on their 1976 debut, I Don't Want To Go Home.
"The Boss", who has performed the song numerous times in concert, finally released the 1973 studio version on his 1999 18 Tracks rarities compilation.
The soundtrack to Lucky You will be released on March 6th, and also includes the Kris Kristofferson original "They Ain't Got 'Em All," and tracks by Bonnie Raitt, country legend George Jones, Shawn Colvin, Ryan Adams, and the film's co-star Drew Barrymore, who portrays a singer in the film.
Lucky You, starring Barrymore, Eric Bana, Robert Duvall, Will & Grace's Debra Messing, and former Saturday Night Live cast member Horatio Sanz, opens on March 16th.
Neither Dylan nor Springsteen are strangers to film work. Dylan scored the soundtrack to 1973's Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid, and won the 2000 Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Things Have Changed" from Wonder Boys. Springsteen snagged the Oscar in 1993 for "Streets of Philadelphia" from the film Philadelphia. In 1995, Springsteen was again nominated for Best Original Song for "Dead Man Walking."
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