This great photo of one of the
Dutch windmills at Kinderdijk (from Wikimedia Commons, click image for source) reminded me of
Noel Harrison's version of
Michel Legrand's song "Windmills of Your Mind" (“Les Moulins de Mon Coeur”) that appeared in the original 1968 version of
The Thomas Crown Affair.
It wasn't a great movie, I have to say, but it had much to enjoy, notably the sexual chemistry between
Steve McQueen and
Faye Dunaway (including their famously erotic chess game).
If you'd like a nostalgia trip to the 60's, you can watch the movie's glider sequence, which was accompanied by an abridged version of Noel Harrison's song,
here (or click the image to the right).
Noel Harrison performs the complete version of his song
here.
BTW: The girlfriend watching Thomas Crown gliding is played by the beautiful Dutch fashion model
Astrid Heeren (a purely decorative role in this movie).
In searching for
videos of Michel Legrand's original, I also came across
this very nice video of the instrumental version.
In complete contrast...
Later on, the
Muppets produced a gloriously funny interpretation of the same song, which anyone who has suffered from seriously jangled nerves (or is only “calm on the outside”) can relate to... you can watch that
here (or click the image to the left).
Enjoy!
If you like this...
[Night photo of the Dutch windmills at Kinderdijk]
[Great music and style from the 60's: Claude Lelouch's film Un Homme et une Femme, with music by Francis Lai]
