My Gen X Playlist: Bring on the Dancing Horses – Echo and the Bunnymen

Eating the local food is always a fun part of traveling. You get to experience the culture through your tastebuds. I’m always game to try something new and I would never say no if served something unusual. Once while I was traveling, we went to a local tapas restaurant with for authentic food. Because of the language barrier, I left the ordering to a friend. I ate a thinly sliced meat that I assumed was carpaccio. When I asked my friend what it was, he said in broken English, “Horse sushi”. Obviously an error in translation. I said, “You mean moo moo?” thinking it was beef. He shook his head no. Ugh. I just ate raw horse. A little fair warning would have been nice. It didn’t taste bad, but the thought of eating horse made me pause. Not to offend, I ate another slice and washed it down with a beer. This is not a common dish and I think he wanted to give me a unique taste of his country. Would I ever eat it again? Probably not, unless I was a guest and not wanting to offend the host. It was definitely an experience that I will never forget. As a side note, different cultures have different cuisines and I hope this dish does not offend anyone reading this post. I’m just sharing a memorable unique experience from my travels.

In 1985, Echo and the Bunnymen released Bring on the Dancing Horses. This is another song from the Pretty in Pink soundtrack. Originally, the soundtrack was going to only include an original score.

Pretty in Pink the soundtrack almost didn’t become the soundtrack people have loved for generations now. First-time film director Howard Deutch had wanted more of a film score or theme music kind of soundtrack, but John Hughes talked him out of it, encouraging and influencing him to use New Wave, Post-Punk and maybe lesser-known recording artists

At least two of the songs released from the soundtrack were recorded specifically for the film Pretty in Pink: “If You Leave” by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, and “Bring On The Dancing Horses” by Echo & The Bunnymen.

– ForeverYoung80s

John Hughes was a genius in the 80’s – great movies and music. This is one of my favorite movie soundtracks ever. If you haven’t seen his movies, I encourage you to check them out to get a little taste of Gen X and the 80’s.

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Jimmy Brown 
Made of stone 
Charlie Clown 
No way home 
Bring on the dancing horses 
Headless and all alone 

Shiver and say the words 
Of every lie you've heard 

First I'm gonna make it 
Then I'm gonna break it 
Till it falls apart 
Hating all the faking 
And shaking while I'm breaking 
Your brittle heart 

Billy stands 
All alone 
Sinking sand 
Skin and bone 
Bring on the dancing horses 
Wherever they may roam 

Shiver and say the words 
Of every lie you've heard 

First I'm gonna make it 
Then I'm gonna break it 
Till it falls apart 
Hating all the faking 
And shaking while I'm breaking 
Your brittle heart 

Brittle heart
Brittle heart
Brittle heart
And my little heart
Goes

Jimmy Brown 
Made of stone 
Charlie Clown 
No way home 

Bring on the headless horses
Wherever they may roam
Shiver and say the words
Of every lie you've heard

First I'm gonna make it 
Then I'm gonna break it 
Till it falls apart 
Hating all the faking 
And shaking while you're breaking 
My brittle heart 
Brittle heart 
Brittle heart 
And our little heart 
Goes

Bring on the new messiah
Wherever he may roam
Bring on the new messiah
Wherever he may roam
Bring on the new messiah
Wherever he may roam
Bring on the new messiah
Wherever he may roam