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3 unusual facts about Memo from Turner


Memo from Turner

The lyric about "the man who works the soft machine" may be a reference to the William S. Burroughs novel The Soft Machine.

Martin Scorsese uses the track in a scene from Goodfellas where Ray Liotta's character Henry emerges from the house during the daylight on a cocaine binge.

The first version, which is not officially released, is a slow, brooding version recorded by members of the band Traffic.



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