1978 hit by Trooper makes three big\u002Dscreen appearances in recent films
, where it provides a backdrop to the opening scene of a daylight raid on a bank, the cool-as-a-cucumber robber Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia Network Inc.
It helps that the song remains popular and well-known, but hasn’t been overused in film and TV; prior to this rock hat-trick, it played during season one ofI hear it on the radio driving around Toronto all the time,” Ungar adds. It’s also nice to hear Canadian music in a Canadian movie, something all three films deliver. Rosie features several tracks by the Canuck new wave bands Spoons and Blue Peter. Bandit’s. And Drinkwater delivers tunes by April Wine, Men Without Hats, Corey Hart, Loverboy, The Kings and more.
“It’s the power of music,” Ungar says simply of Trooper’s hit. It certainly is, and if you know the song at all, its opening blast of electric guitar and eight beats on the cymbal will have you primed to jump into the super simple lyrics. Just please wait until you’re outside the cinema before breaking into song.
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