"Shangri-La Suite" Playlist (Vol. 35)

We're celebrating the release of Eddie O’Keefe’s film "Shangri-La Suite" with tracks picked by the director and film’s stars - Emily Browning, Luke Grimes & Avan Jogia.

One Night — Elvis Presley

Bringing it back to the classic early days of Elvis — not the latter-day one that the film’s main characters would set out to kill in 1974. 

I Want You — Bob Dylan

A love song from Bob Dylan’s 1966 classic double album “Blonde on Blonde.” 

Last Kiss — Frank J Wilson and the Cavaliers

The prototypical 1950s tragic teenage pop song.

I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times — The Beach Boys

This Beach Boys classic resonates no matter what times you were born in. 

I Found A Reason (Demo) — The Velvet Underground

A Dylan-esque alternate version of the track from The Velvet Underground’s final album in 1970. 

Little Bit of Rain — Karen Dalton

A great lost gem from Cherokee folk singer and guitarist Karen Dalton in the early 60s Greenwich Village scene.

Half-Breed — Cher

The film’s Native American characters are mirrored in Cher’s 1970s hit about the troubles faced by being part-Native and part-white in the USA.

California Dreamin’ — The Mamas and The Papas

What’s a film about 1970s America without California and The Mamas and The Papas? 

Nights in White Satin — Moody Blues

A staple of the “Shangri-La Suite” era.

Cool Summer — Bob Lind

Bob Lind is a deep-cut classic of the early 60s folk movement. 

Girl From The North Country — Link Wray

Electric guitar pioneer Link Wray covers Bob Dylan to upbeat and devastating effect. (Read Eddie’s in-depth discussion of this track at Aquarium Drunkard.)

Hurt — Timi Yuro

A soulful heartbreak classic. Not to be confused with the latter-day Johnny Cash song. (Also check out Eddie’s take on this song and three different versions of it at Aquarium Drunkard.)