I listened to a track I did some years back called SCHNEIDER'S RIDE. Inspired after I'd read #MichaelHerr's incredible 'new journalism' book #DISPATCHES, written when he was embedded during the Vietnam War. 

One particular story he hears from the Marines is about a hill that they took, then lost, then took back etc as captured territory inched forward or backwards in the long, grueling land war of Vietnam, some months only taking a hundred yards or so...

Anyway... Marine Schneider finds a rusty old bicycle and his unit dares him to cycle down the hill they have taken, into no-man's land and up the opposing hill.... 

Schneider does it and makes it back... thus: Schneider's Ride

I wrote the track at home in NYC but recorded it, as a bonus, in Tokyo, when I was mixing RACINE 2 with #KILLBILL 'BATTLE WITHOUT HONOR OR HUMANITY' soundtrack legend and massive Rockstar in Japan, Korea and all over the world: Tomoyasu Hotei #TomoyasuHotei. He plays bass and guitar on it. 

A very great experience that trip was too! 

I absolutely love this song, it's timeless, very beautiful. 

**RACINE 2 (and all WENDY JAMES)is out now on Picture Disc from my webstore: https://thewendyjames.com/store 

xo

SCHNEIDER'S RIDE

SCHNEIDER'S RIDE (BONUS) (16BIT - MSTRD) 1

TRANSVISION VAMP ALBUMS
'POP ART', 'VELVETEEN', 'LITTLE MAGNETS VERSUS THE BUBBLE OF BABBLE'

WENDY JAMES ALBUM w/ ELVIS COSTELLO 
'NOW AIN'T THE TIME FOR YOUR TEARS' 

WENDY JAMES SOLO ALBUMS
1) 'RACINE 1'
2)'RACINE 2'
3)'I CAME HERE TO BLOW MINDS'

WENDY JAMES SINGLE w/ JAMES WILLIAMSON & JAMES SCLAVUNOS 'YOU'RE SO GREAT/IT'S ALRIGHT MA'

4) WENDY JAMES 'THE PRICE OF THE TICKET' 
 w/ Lenny Kaye, Glen Matlock, James Sclavunos, James Williamson & Steve Mackay

5) UPCOMING DELUXE GATEFOLD 20 SONG LP 'QUEEN HIGH STRAIGHT' 
w/ JamesSedwards, Harry Bohay Nowell & James Sclavunos/ Alex J. Ward, Terry Edwards & Louis Vause

THE WENDY JAMES

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