Meet The Dude: Los Angeles County’s reigning champion of doing absolutely nothing. Mistaken for a millionaire with the same name, he’s swept up into a delightfully wackadoo neo-noir involving a fake kidnapping, missing ransom money, German nihilists, endless bowling, and more White Russians, or "Caucasians," than any one man should consume.
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Starring Jeff Bridges, alongside John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, and Julianne Moore, Joel and Ethan Coen’s 1998 film, The Big Lebowski, has evolved from box office underdog to one of the most celebrated cult comedies ever made. It’s even named as one of IMDb’s top movies — no doubt due to scenes like the one Rolling Stone declares one of the greatest rock-and-roll movie moments ever.
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As the Dude reunites with this stolen car and his beloved CreedenceClearwater Revival tapes that just so happened to be in the trunk, he hits the road, rocking out to “Lookin’ Out My Back Door.” Stealing a few glances in the rearview mirror, he uses the hood of his Ford Gran Torino as a drum kit while also drinking and smoking. Alas, while flicking a joint from his fingers the embers fall into his lap, causing Duder to crash his car into a dumpster.
“The Dude abides!” RS writes. “And after he gets reunited with his car and his Creedence tapes, the Dude needs to catch up on his abiding. … If you don’t play air guitar to this scene, you must be some kind of Nazi. (Although say what you want about the tenets of National Socialism — at least it’s an ethos.)”
The scene is one of a couple featuring John Fogerty's “sunshine through a rusty pipe” sound. “Run Through the Jungle" also gets some play, but the 1970 country-rock track that sounds like a playful storybook fable remains the best.
Released as a double-sided single (backed with “Long as I Can See the Light”) in July 1970, the song became one of the band’s signatures. Though it never reached No. 1, it did peak at No. 2, kept from the pinnacle spot by Diana Ross’ “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough.” What are you gonna do; it’s Diana Ross?
No matter, the playful jangle-pop classic with twangy Bakersfield Sound influence is no doubt tops in the hearts of Lebowski fans. And it’s the perfect trippy track for the psychedelic vibe of the Coen brothers’ classic.
The Big Lebowski is streaming on Netflix.
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