XHM #633 - "Kung fu Cantopop" (2023 January 23)

Exploding Head Movies

The Year of the Rabbit is upon us, so amongst some bunny related songs, we'll have tributes to guitarist Jeff Beck, singer David Crosby and Hong Kong composer Joseph Koo (1931-2023) as we profile some of his action film soundtracks. 1. Cristobal Tapia de Veer: Mr Rabbit It Is (Utopia OST, 2013) Silva Screen/Kudos 2. Phil Western: Rabbits (Laborandum, 2012) Rustblade 3. Bad Waitress: Rabbit Hole (No Taste, 2021) Royal Mountain 4. Ambre McLean: Run Rabbit (Me, 2014) Northwood 5. Matthew Dear: Bunny's Interlude (Bunny, 2018) Ghostly International 6. Isabella Summers: Bunny (Physical: Season 1 - Apple TV+ Original Series Soundtrack, 2021) Lakeshore 7. Al Stewart: Year of the Cat (Year of the Cat, 1976) RCA Victor 8. The Yardbirds: Psycho Daisies (Happenings Ten Years Time Ago 7", 1966) Columbia 9. Jeff Beck: Beck's Bolero (Truth, 1968) Columbia 10. The Byrds: It Happens Every Day (The Limey OST, 1999) Flash Cut 11. David Crosby: Rodriguez for a Night (For Free, 2021) BMG 12. The Byrds: Stranger in a Strange Land (Ford v Ferrari OST, 2019) Fox Music 13. Kylie V: Catherine (2022) self-released 14. Beth Orton: Weather Alive (Weather Alive, 2022) Partisan/Knitting Factory 15. Ferrante & Teicher: Hong Kong Soul Brother (In a Soulful Mood, 1974) United Artists 16. Jessy Lanza: Wet x3 [w.Taraval] (DJ Kicks: Jessy Lanza, 2021) !K7 17. Kaytranada & Anderson .Paak: Twin Flame (2022) RCA 18. Lalo Schifrin: Headset Jazz (Enter the Dragon OST: 25th Anniversary Edition, 1973) Warner Bros 19. Yang Chen: Silt [w.Sara Constant] (Longing for _, 2022) People Places 20. Nick Storring: Music from Wéi - III (Music from Wéi, 2022) Orange Milk 21. David Ming-Yeuh Liang: Three Variations of Plum Blossom (Chinese Masterpieces for the Ch'in: Ancient and Modern, 1975) Lyrichord 22. Zhou Xuan: Radio Broadcasting/Hua Yang de Nian Hua (In the Mood for Love OST, 2000) OmTown/Virgin/Rock 23. Carrie Koo Mei: Dream (Love Without End 7", 1961) Ruby/Lucky 24. Joseph Koo: A Better Tomorrow Theme (A Better Tomorrow OST, 1986) USE Corp & Triarrow 25. Joseph Koo: Mark's Theme (A Better Tomorrow OST, 1986) USE Corp & Triarrow 26. Joseph Koo: Main Theme (Bruce Lee's The Big Boss OST, 1971) Tam/Toho 27. Joseph Koo: Opening (Bruce Lee's The Big Boss OST, 1971) Tam/Toho 28. Joseph Koo: The Big Guy (Way of the Dragon OST, 1975) Tam 29. [radio advert]: Fists of Fury [w.Bruce Lee] (Sex, Sleaze & Soul, 2007) 30. Joseph Koo: Main Theme from Fist of Fury [w.Mike Remedios] (Fist of Fury OST, 1972) Tam 31. Steve Kaldestad: Rabbit's Habit (Fraser Macpherson from the Pen of..., 2022) Cellar Live 32. Kamasi Washington: Fists of Fury (Heaven and Earth, 2018) Young Turks Gung hai fat choi! [e-mail] twitter.com/hundredaire www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies