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Brokedown Palace is a 1999 American drama film directed by Jonathan Kaplan, and starring Claire Danes, Kate Beckinsale, and Bill Pullman. It deals with two American friends imprisoned in Thailand for alleged drug smuggling. Its title is taken from a Grateful Dead song written by Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter from their 1970 album American Beauty.
The American Alternative band Wild Colonials were asked to record a cover version of the Grateful Dead song "Brokedown Palace" to be used in the film. It was not used due to a problem with sync rights but did appear on the bands film music compilation album Reel Life vol 1 (2000).
Robert Hunter wrote the lyrics in 1970 in London on the same afternoon he wrote those to "Brokedown Palace" and "To Lay Me Down" (reputedly drinking half a bottle of retsina in the process). [3] Jerry Garcia wrote the music to accompany Hunter's lyrics, [3] and the song debuted August 18, 1970 at Fillmore West in San Francisco.
Brokedown Palace is a 1999 American drama film by Jonathan Kaplan. Brokedown Palace may also refer to: Brokedown Palace, a novel by Steven Brust; Brokedown Palace: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack "Brokedown Palace", a song by the Grateful Dead from American Beauty
"Deliver Me" is a song originally released by The Beloved in 1996. In 1998, Sarah Brightman covered the song for her album Eden. It was a European only single. A second version was released as a charity single in aid of the 1999 Chi-Chi earthquake victims.
Brust has said that the story is inspired by the song "Brokedown Palace" by the band the Grateful Dead. This is acknowledged in the Orb edition, with the first names of the band members being listed on the dedication page, and the acknowledgments page including mention of the person who "started the whole thing by playing the song so ...
Eden is the sixth album by English soprano Sarah Brightman, released in 1998 under license by Nemo Studios to Angel Records. Similar to Brightman's later album La Luna, Eden juxtaposed English popular songs with Italian opera arias. This was a departure from her previous albums which were almost entirely sung in English, such as Fly.
Solar Twins were an English electronic music duo with Joanna Stevens (vocals) and David Norland (producer/all instruments/vocals). Solar Twins were signed by Guy Oseary at Maverick Records after playing at Viper Room. They are known for their version of Rock the Casbah, found on the soundtrack to the film Brokedown Palace. They made one album ...