Have you ever noticed the correlation of Gregory Peck and dog violence in films?
He may have had it written into his contract, maybe Peck had a fetish for dog violence?
After watching some Brando films Scott Walker got the idea that Brando must of had it written into his contract that he must be physically beaten in his films....
So, can you tell me about ‘Brando’. The lyrics suggest that it’s named after the actor.
SW: Yes. I’ll talk a little bit about some of the songs but as you know I don’t want to go too far down that road because once you become too detailed about a song it ruins whatever it is that it has. But I can tell you a few things… I was watching
One Eyed Jacks on television one night. And I know all of his films really well and I like them. But I thought to myself, ‘Hey, he must have it written into his contract that he has to get beaten up in the films he’s in.’ In
One-Eyed Jacks he gets tied to a post and beaten by Karl Malden with a bullwhip. In
The Chase he gets beaten to a pulp by the local town vigilantes. In
Reflections In A Golden Eye, he gets repeatedly beaten across the face with a riding crop by Elizabeth Taylor. There’s
On The Waterfront of course… In
The Appaloosa as well. In
The Wild One he gets beaten up by vigilantes. He must have had it written into his contract.
There’s an undeniably sado-masochistic, sexual element to this…
SW: Yeah. It’s a song of unfulfilled longing. A song of masochistic longing.