Theme from MacKenna's Gold

[wb4ever1]

The movie got really bad reviews when it came out in 1969, but I think it's a forgotten classic with a once in a lifetime cast, plus Jose Feliciano's theme song just makes the movie for me. Saw it on television back in the early '70's when CBS used to run movies in prime time on Thursday nights.

[kiwiduncan]

Forget that Gold! Hey hey... 2.34  That moment in the outro always sent a chill down my spine. I think it's the key change and the rattlesnake of the tambourine just at that moment: and Feliciano's plaintive vocal. I went to see the movie 3 times mainly to hear that magic moment.

[SOS763]

Quincy Jones is a very talented man.

[widgeasha]

watched this film with my boyfriend when we were REALLY ill, but we just LOVED it

[MARKC1US]

This movie is the reason I fell in love with travel, especially out west, and it's the reason I never married!

[TheYashrajan]

I can't seem to get this number out of my mind.Simply fantastic.

[MarcLira66]

He is one of the best guitars in the world, and he is blind. He sounds like a Texan, but he is Puerto Rican. I know since I was so impressed the first time I saw the movie, like 10 years ago; that I looked it up...

[300russ]

I looked this film when was a soviet boy. We were crazy from this film. This film helped to fall to pieces Communist Soviet Union.

[praveenkmohanram]

Ever gold film and song

[SHALMIDARWAJA]

mygod what a song,has never lost its craze even after so many years ,always inspiring.

[tvr614]

Thumbs up if you're here because of David Letterman.

[skozra]

Still an awesome song after all these years :)

[ALPILEIC73]

thje great voice beatiful song

[Tizmaole]

Whatever the film's other failings, the opening sequence (including this song) was beautifully done, and wonderfully atmospheric.

[pgthinker007]

I saw this movie when I was 8 years of age in the former Soviet Georgia. I loved it and I still do.

[kurom9]

amen to cristineska

[stressmaster5000]

@Cristineska Old Turkey Buzzard, Old Turkey Buzzard Flying, Flying high, He's just waiting Buzzard just a-waiting Waiting for something down below the dive Old Buzzard knows that he can wait Cause every mother's son has got a date, A date with Fate.. With fate He sees men come, he sees men go, Crawling like ants on the rocks below The men will steal, the men will dream And die for gold on the rocks below Gold, Gold, Gold, they just gotta have that gold Gold, Gold, Gold, they'll do anything for

[MojeDinushka]

@stressmaster5000

Thank you for words of the beautifull song

[amitbhattacharjie]

I was a teenager, about 15, when I saw this movie. Now I am 55, and 40 years later this movie and the song still helps me rekindle fond memories of those yesteryears, when I had little responsibilities, yet I was impatient to grow up and take on the world in my own way. Just as the guys in the movies, hungry for conquests. Only the characters in the film were after gold, I was after striking it rich in a different way. Yet the goal was the same, to be rich so to speak, or punch in. Great movie.

[mywonderjam]

@amitbhattacharjie Amit love your analogy. Never saw this movie through your eyes. One of my fav movies of all time. Cheers.

[originalpauper]

I am the first here to record comments. An epic of a movie