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Can - Tango Whiskeyman (1970)

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In early 1970 Malcolm Mooney, lead singer in the German experimental band Can, returned to his native United States of America for psychiatric reasons. Now lacking a lead vocalist, the rest of the musicians did what any sensible band would do: choose a random itinerant Japanese street poet found performing outside a cafe in Munich. The first recordings the band made with new singer Kenji “Damo” Suzuki were for a number of film soundtracks. One example, “Tango Whiskeyman,” was written as the character theme song for a protagonist (The Kid) in the German spaghetti Western Deadlock. Within the year Can released a compilation album of music from those films, creatively titled Soundtracks. That album became arguably more famous in the long run than any of the films in which Can’s music appeared.

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    soundtracks is such an incredible record, we listen to it all the time! i think i love it more than ege bamyasi and tago...
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    Pantheon jam!
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    Liebezeit’s drumming is the best part of Can. I could listen to just tracks of Can drums.
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    “Tango Whiskeyman” by Can
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    Can cancels out Monday.
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    Can - Tango Whiskeyman (1970)

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