As a slight intermission to my Hermitage Suite releases, I couldn’t let the 22nd December 2023 go unmarked. The date just happens to be a hundred years since my fictional character of Albert McGuinness was brutally murdered whilst walking home to his family from work on December 22nd 1923. To mark the occasion I have spruced the video with some new images and footage, along with a brand new mix of the song.
I will never know why I picked that date back in 1987 when I wrote that song. Back then, the 1920s were a very long time ago. I couldn’t even envisage what the 2020s would be like and, here we are in a heartbeat!
The song was a condemnation of violence in all its forms. The gangster crimes of the 1920s compared, at the time, to the violence in Northern Ireland and then later the Middle East.
Now in 2023, I am ashamed to say that our planet can never learn the lessons of the past to make the future a better place for our children. What is currently happening on planet Earth at the moment sickens me to the core of my soul: especially Ukrane and Gaza. Violence is never the answer to anything. Innocent people are always caught up in these matters as the great money machines of war spin on. I truly hope that 2024 can bring peace to these lovely people.
When I first created the ideas for this song all those years ago I could never have envisaged having the ability to create an authentic Film Noir with only the most basic equipment. Even five years ago I could only make a basic version and dreams of having original 1920s vehicles were a practical impossibility.
The exciting development of Artificial Intelligence has allowed me to visualise my imagination in ways I never thought possible. I have created wet Chicago streets with authentic cars and cast members with believable period costumes. It has allowed me to create images for The Moon Club and opened possibilities to illustrate the story of Murder In The Rain in true artistic form.
At some point, I may bring this full story to life on this blog. This has certainly boosted my confidence in my filmmaking. However, for the time being, I will make this a brief return to the album with this remix and video. A wet Chicago street in 1923 and a Murder In The Rain.
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