Look What You’ve Carried out to Me” is a 1980 track recorded by Boz Scaggs, composed by Scaggs and David Foster for the film City Cowboy. It reached #14 on the U.S. Billboard Sizzling 100 in November, #13 on the Money FieldHigh 100, and went to #3 on the Grownup Up to date chart. The track reached #30 in Canada.
The track, reflecting on a damaged romance (as depicted in City Cowboy), options the Eagles on background vocals and instrumentation by Don Felder on guitar and members of Toto and David Foster on keyboards. Two variations of the track had been launched. The extra broadly out there model of the track (as launched on Scaggs best hits compilations) locations extra emphasis on the Eagles’ background vocals, plus extra background vocal stylings by Scaggs in direction of the top of the track. The model as heard within the City Cowboy movie (in addition to its soundtrack) replaces the Eagles’ vocals with a feminine refrain.
City Cowboy is a 1980 American romantic drama movie in regards to the love-hate relationship between Buford Uan “Bud” Davis (John Travolta) and Sissy (Debra Winger). The film captured the late Seventies/early Eighties reputation of nation music.
Bud Davis (John Travolta) strikes to Houstonfor a job within the metropolis’s oil refinery business. He hopes to avoid wasting sufficient cash to maneuver again to his hometown of Spur, Texas and purchase some land. Bud stays together with his Uncle Bob (Barry Corbin) and his household, with whom Bud is shut. Bob takes Bud to the native honky tonk, Gilley’s (on the time, an precise bar in Pasadena, co-owned by singer Mickey Gilleyand his file producer Sherwood Cryer). Bud shortly embraces the native nightlife there. Bud will get a job on the oil refinery the place Bob works and shortly befriends his co-workers.
On the membership, Bud meets Sissy (Debra Winger), who asks if he’s an actual cowboy. They fall in love, and shortly after Bud asks Sissy to marry him. Their marriage ceremony reception is held at Gilley’s, they usually instantly transfer right into a model new cellular residence. Though they’re in love and passionate, Bud and Sissy have many quarrels. Sissy is a feisty, impartial girl whereas Bud believes in conventional gender roles. Nevertheless, their lives settle right into a routine of labor by day and Gilley’s at night time, the place Bud takes a liking to driving the mechanical bull. When Sissy additionally needs to trip, he forbids her from doing so.
Wes Hightower (Scott Glenn), is launched on parole from Huntsville Penitentiary, lands a job at Gilley’s working the mechanical bull together with his previous pal and Gilley’s worker Steve Unusual (James Gammon). He overtly flirts with Sissy, who’s flattered and drawn to Wes, however a drunken Bud is enraged on the insult and leads to a fist combat with Wes. Sissy, towards Bud’s needs, spends time at Gilley’s throughout the day with Wes, Steve, and her pal Jessie (Jessie La Rive) studying learn how to trip the mechanical bull. In the meantime, on the refinery Bud has a critical accident and is distributed residence for the day. That night time at Gilley’s, Jessie and Wes persuade Sissy to trip the bull. She does it to impress Bud however he turns into offended and resentful that Sissy defied and lied to him and he challenges her. When Bud falls off throughout his second trip in that problem, Wes deliberately swings the bull round quick, breaking Bud’s arm. At residence, Bud asks Sissy if she is having an affair with Wes which she denies and Bud forbids her from driving the bull anymore. Sissy accuses Bud of being jealous as a result of she rides the bull higher than he can. Bud slaps her and throws her out of the trailer.
The subsequent night time Sissy and Bud see one another at Gilley’s however an offended Sissy refuses to speak to Bud. To make Sissy jealous, Bud introduces himself to a fantastic woman named Pam (Madolyn Smith) and dances along with her, whereas Sissy dances with Wes. Bud and Pam depart collectively to have intercourse however Sissy, damage and upset, declines Wes’ sexual advances. Later, Sissy strikes out of Bud’s trailer and into the run-down trailer behind Gilley’s the place Wes lives.
Bud needs to enter the mechanical bull driving rodeo at Gilley’s to win the $5,000 prize and begins coaching together with his uncle Bob, a former rodeo champion. One night time whereas working on the refinery, Bob advises Bud to swallow his delight and make up with Sissy citing his personal previous conduct almost price him his spouse and youngsters. Bob is killed that night time when lightning strikes the refinery. In the meantime, Sissy returns to their cellular residence to select up her issues, however she additionally cleans home and leaves Bud a notice saying she hopes they will get again collectively. Pam arrives and after Sissy leaves throws the notice away. In the meantime, Sissy arrives residence and catches Wes having intercourse along with her pal Marshalene (Connie Hanson), one other Gilley’s worker. Wes orders Sissy to cook dinner him a meal and when she, damage at his infidelity, angrily refuses Wes turns into bodily abusive.
At Bob’s funeral, Sissy tells Bud that Wes was fired from Gilley’s for hurting too many individuals with the mechanical bull and is unable to seek out one other job. They plan on going to Mexico after Wes wins the $5,000 prize on the bull driving rodeo. It’s Bud who wins the competition, nonetheless, and Pam, realizing that Bud nonetheless loves Sissy, admits that Sissy cleaned the trailer and that she tore up a card Sissy left for him out of jealousy. She encourages him to reconcile with Sissy. Bud leaves to seek out Sissy earlier than she departs for Mexico with Wes.
Sissy refuses to go to Mexico with Wes, however relents after he hits her. He orders her to attend for him in her automotive behind Gilley’s. Unknown to Sissy, Wes is inside Gilley’s stealing the entry cash. Bud finds Sissy within the parking zone and tells her he nonetheless loves her and apologizes for hitting her. She reciprocates they usually embrace. Seeing Sissy’s bruised face, a livid Bud goes after Wes and a combat ensues on the bar entrance. The combat causes Wes to drop his gun, and the stolen cash falls from his jacket. Bud overpowers Wes punching him a number of occasions and pins him down on the ground. Gilley’s employees, having found the theft, apprehend Wes. Bud and Sissy, reconciled, go residence collectively.
