Poor4Life Posted March 17, 2004 Share Posted March 17, 2004 So what's the story behind this? I thought I had read in an interview with Eric when the album came out that he had written this for the Warren Beatty film. Is this true or not? It should have been it's still one of my favorite films and I think Eric could have had a big hit with it Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okstevens Posted March 18, 2004 Share Posted March 18, 2004 I heard the same. It was written for the movie but was dropped at the last minute for another song. I agree it would have been a great boost to Eric. I'm sure another opportunity will come along as Eric hits his stride for part two of his carreer ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poor4Life Posted March 18, 2004 Author Share Posted March 18, 2004 Why Beatty wouldn't have used this song in the film is beyond me.The lyric matches the film perfectly. I have the movie on DVD and what was used during the opening and closing credits is a generic sounding oboe score. (the main character plays the oboe in the film) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted March 18, 2004 Share Posted March 18, 2004 It really makes you wonder. I think "Wild Wild Heart" was slated for a Disney movie (which would have given Eric great exposure) and got pulled in favor of something else. It's such a great song, I wonder what replaced it? Kirk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zuke Posted March 18, 2004 Share Posted March 18, 2004 While on the subject of songs that didn't make a movie.Remember the movie Heroes with Henry Winkler and Sally Fields?At the end, after the dramatic flashbacks of Vietnam and she's crying holding him the song "Carry On My Wayward Sons" starts blasting and the movie just came together and the song made more sense than ever.I bought the VHS and they changed the song to some song called "Heroes" that might as well have been "Feelings" on acoustic guitar. My brother just saw it on cable and said "Carry On" was back in. Whew! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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