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Torn Curtain

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Sep 23, 2026

Paul HowarthHOST
14:07
It's much closer to prog in many ways.
Paul HowarthHOST
14:09
You only need to look at the final track on both sides of the album, one of which is Marky Moon and the other of which is Torn Curtain.
Paul HowarthHOST
14:42
And, you know, Marky Moon is 10 minutes long.
Paul HowarthHOST
14:43
I'm not surprised you bought a 12-inch.

31 MINS LATER

Paul HowarthHOST
45:21
Really good.
Paul HowarthHOST
45:22
One of my favourite tracks, for sure.
Paul HowarthHOST
45:24
And then, oh, goodness me, the closing track, Torn Curtain, which, I mean, you talked about noir.
Paul HowarthHOST
45:32
This, to me, is like a rain-soaked noir film ending.
Rob ElbaHOST
89:02
It's seven minutes, 'cause it's got this, like, beautiful outro solo by Verlaine.
Rob ElbaHOST
89:07
But, um, I always thought this, you know, it's called Torn Curtain, and it's definitely, it's got a, a theatrical feel to this one.
Rob ElbaHOST
89:15
Uh-
Alan ZweigGUEST
89:16
Yeah, I mean, k- it, it, Torn Curtain is a Hitchcock film with Paul Newman.
Rob ElbaHOST
89:20
Right, right, right.
Alan ZweigGUEST
89:21
Like, and it does feel like even though, not the lyrics, uh, the, the chorus, which is beautiful, rolling back the years and-
Rob ElbaHOST
90:20
Yeah, I think so too.
Rob ElbaHOST
90:21
I think the, the fact that, yeah, Marquee Moon ends side one and this ends side two, yeah, I feel like that's very well thought out and well done.

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