The Unofficial Anthem of Chess

[Scott Tortorice]

My sister decided to give me a helping hand into the 21st Century by buying me an iPod Nano for Christmas. So, I've been spending some time going through my old CDs looking for songs to upload into it. While digging through my collection today, I discovered the old '80s song One Night in Bangkok. I found a copy of the original MTV video on YouTube. Check it out here:

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Ah, the memories. "I get my kicks above the waistline, sunshine" has got to be one of the best musical lines ever.

BTW: Notice the common "white on right" error in the opening graphic.

 

[kcdusk]

i love this song. i think they still brought singles out on records when this was released. this was one of the first songs i got electonically (MP3) once the technology came along and i figured out how ...

 

[Scott Tortorice]

Chess: The Musical has achieved a sort of cult status in the UK even though it bombed in America. In fact, it still has a webpage to keep people informed of any new productions:

Chess

 

[Lurker]

Been a long time since I heard that. Great piece!

 

[Scott Tortorice]

Looks like Chess might be coming to Carnegie Hall later this year:

RICE'S 'CHESS' STRATEGY