Nancy Sinatra - Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) (live, 1966) (written by Sonny Bono)
“What happens in the music business is that if you step out of your little spot to do something else, the sand falls right into where you stood and you’re gone, you’re history. And then you try to get back, you peek your head up and say ‘hello, I’m here, I’m trying to fill this little place again, will you let me do it?’ But people don’t care, which is OK because it’s their turn to have their music, but it makes it very hard. Then all of a sudden, Quentin Tarantino comes along and puts a song from 40 years ago in one of his films (Kill Bill) and they’ve suddenly discovered you. That was a real gift that Quentin gave me.”
I adore this song.
Last year, just before Halloween, I saw Dead Man’s Bones at Schuba’s. I knew I’d enjoy it, if only because I was going to be OMG 20 FEET FROM RYAN GOSLING, but was happily surprised that it was actually good. And the singing children didn’t make me cringe for probably the one and only time in my life.
At one point they had one of the young girls sing this song. She was awesome, and it was completely eerie.
