Lujon

This article is about the Henry Mancini song. For the musical instrument, see Lujon (musical instrument).
"Lujon"
Song
Released1961 (1961)
GenreEasy listening[1]
Length3:17
LabelRCA Victor
Songwriter(s)Henry Mancini[2]

"Lujon" (also known as "Slow Hot Wind") is a musical piece by Henry Mancini.[3]

Background

Its name comes from the lujon percussion instrument heard on the recording.

Henry Mancini recording

It appeared on his 1961 album Mr. Lucky Goes Latin, but was an original piece of music that had nothing to do with the Mr. Lucky television program.[4] It was included in the soundtracks for the films The Big Lebowski, Sexy Beast, W.E., and Two Lovers. Mancini would later record a jazz/swing version of "Slow Hot Wind" and include it on his 1975 album Symphonic Soul. The song would eventually reach the #38 spot on the Adult Contemporary list in 1976.[5]

Other versions

  • "Lujon" appeared in the 1998 movie The Big Lebowski where lead character Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski was enticed by porn producer Jackie Treehorn to go after Bunny Lebowski for the money Treehorn loaned her. The song played in Treehorn's bachelor pad while he was drugging The Dude.
  • "Lujon" appeared in the 2000 movie Sexy Beast where lead character Gal, in a dream-like sequence, begins floating into the loving embrace of his wife above his beloved pool.
  • "Lujon" appeared in the 2008 movie Two Lovers. It is a recurrent theme in a whole part of the movie where the main character goes to a restaurant with the woman he likes.
  • "Lujon" appears in the 2004 movie “Never Die Alone” starring DMX in the scene in which he goes to California and is sitting by the pool and meets an actress.
  • The DJ Cam's 2001 downtempo album Honeymoon and in 2011 it appeared in Madonna's W.E. movie.
  • "Lujon" appears in Ron Howard's 2016 Beatles documentary Eight Days a Week: The Touring Years to introduce the suave and urbane manager, Brian Epstein.
  • DJ and producer Nightmares on Wax sampled "Lujon" during his popular London Boiler Room set in 2013.[7]
  • R&B singer Amber Mark sampled "Lujon" on her 2020 single, "Generous."[8][9][10]
  • American rapper Tyler, the Creator sampled "Slow Hot Wind" performed by Penny Goodwin on his song "Hot Wind Blows" for his 2021 album, Call Me If You Get Lost.

References

  1. ^ Henry Mancini - Mr. Lucky Goes Latin [Original Soundtrack] Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-12-17
  2. ^ "ACE Repertory - T0700977941 / 420100447". ASCAP.
  3. ^ "secondhandsongs.com". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  4. ^ Caps, John (15 February 2012). Henry Mancini: Reinventing Film Music. University of Illinois Press. p. 59. ISBN 9780252093845.
  5. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 154.
  6. ^ "Hooverphonic – (No) More Sweet Music". HUMO (in Dutch). 19 November 2005.
  7. ^ Boiler Room (2013-09-16). Nightmares On Wax Boiler Room London DJ Set. Retrieved 2024-09-26 – via YouTube.
  8. ^ Smith, Sophie (2020-03-05). "Amber Mark Channels Old Hollywood In 'Generous' Video". uDiscover Music. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  9. ^ Heidt, Dustin (31 January 2020). "Listen to Amber Mark's simmering new single 'Generous'". Variance Magazine. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  10. ^ "Generous by Amber Mark on WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
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