Blue Eyes Cryin' in the Rain

Written by Fred Rose in the early 40s, Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain is a beautiful country tune. I first heard it off Willie Nelson's 1975 outlaw breakthrough album Red-Headed Stranger. It is a reoccurring theme, or "the heartbeat" of the album which is one of my all-time favorites. I was 19 years old, living in Zimbabwe and missing American music badly. I could easily say that Red-Headed Stranger is what got me into old-time country music.

Willie Nelson from the album Red-Headed Stranger


Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain was first recorded by Roy Acuff in 1945.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4E9GSIztd0

I love Gene Autry's version.


Then the great Hank the first recorded it in 1951 on a live radio show. Here's that.

Hank Williams Sr. - released on a rarities box set

Buffalo '66

I first saw this a Joe Whiteford's apartment in the late 90s. I wasn't ready for what I saw. Since then, this film has become more and more important. It's the best film to come out of the 90's in my opinion. It has the free spirit of a 60s French New Wave film, but very much an American film. Very much Buffalo, New York. I feel it pays homage to the New Hollywood Era of the 70s.

He uses jump cuts from multiple takes to produce artistic continuity errors. I feel like this movie is in comparison to Easy Rider or Bonnie and Clyde and in the same stride as The Killing of a Chinese Bookie. It's raw and unapologetic. Gallo is Scorsese and Godard...Taxi Driver meets Breathless.

Buffalo '66 makes "MUMBLE CORE" movies look like high school class projects. I love any movie with a bowling scene. So many fantastic moments in the movie. I'm very upset he only made one movie after this but... at least he got to make this.