Bright Lights Big City

Directed by james bridges.

Bright lights big city. A disillusioned young writer living in new york city turns to drugs and drinking to block out the memories of his dead mother and estranged wife. The novel got its title from the jimmy reed blues song of the same name. Bright lights big city is a classic blues song which was written and first recorded by american bluesman jimmy reed in 1961. From crossroads guitar festival 2010 the bright lights ep is now available at itunes.

Bright lights big city is a 1988 american drama film directed by james bridges starring michael j. It is written about a character s time spent caught up in and notably escaping from the mid 1980s new york city fast lane. Bright lights big city for free and see the artwork lyrics and similar artists. With the publication of bright lights big city in 1984 jay mcinerney became a literary sensation heralded as the voice of a generation.

Fox kiefer sutherland phoebe cates dianne wiest and jason robards and based on the novel by jay mcinerney who also wrote the screenplay it was the last film directed by bridges who died in 1993. Fox once more makes a courageous effort to shed his nice guy image in bright lights big city. 2011 wmg bright lights by gary clark jr. Fox plays an impressionable kansan who comes to the big apple to take a job at a major.

Download the bright lights ep http wbr fm gcjep download gary s new album blak and blu on itunes. Watch the video for bright lights big city from jimmy reed s charly blues masterworks volume 17. Besides being an integral part of the standard blues repertoire bright lights big city has appealed to a variety of artists including country and rock musicians who have recorded their interpretations of the song.