"How can you choose between David Bowie and Bryan Ferry? They are gods!" - Ruth presents Joe with
an imponderable to dizzy all self-respecting Glam Rocker's heads in a memorable scene from the film.
Takes me right back (when you were young)...
Monday sees the release of the soundtrack CD for Baillie Walsh's film: Flashbacks Of A Fool via Vital. It's a jolly decent affair featuring a couple of tunes each from David Bowie and Roxy Music. Here's the tracklisting:
Flashbacks Of A Fool soundtrack CD
01 - Sons Of - Scott Walker
02 - The Sea Beyond - Richard Hartley
03 - Regina Coeli Laetare - Mozart
04 - It Ain't Easy - David Bowie
05 - Ruth's House - Richard Hartley
06 - Virginia Plain - Roxy Music
07 - Runaway - Richard Hartley
08 - If There Is Something - Roxy Music
09 - The Jean Genie - David Bowie
10 - Simple Things - Richard Hartley
11 - What Goes Up Must Go Down - War Zone
One of the highlights of the film is the use of Roxy Music's If There Is Something, a personal favourite of David's which you may remember he tackled with Tin Machine. (Thus today's legitimate use of a Roxy Music lyric)
Baillie Walsh nailed his colours even more firmly to the mast at the London premiere of Flashbacks Of A Fool when he said: "The soundtrack of my life was David Bowie and Roxy Music essentially."
Lead actor Daniel Craig was equally appreciative: "The effect that Roxy Music and David Bowie have had on my life, as everybody's, is immense. So we're very lucky that they've allowed us to use their music."
I got to see the film yesterday and I have to say I think it's far better than some of the average reviews it's received. Having said that, I'm the kind of person who enjoys getting through a box of Kleenex Mansize...Obviously, by that, I mean the movie made me tearful more than once.
The film went nationwide in the UK on the 18th and you can experience all sorts of goodies over at