Joan Osborne "What If God Was One Of Us"? Great song.

I saw "Standing in the Shadows of Motown" and liked it too. Most sidemen don't get nearly the attention they deserve, black or white.


>>>How about documentaries. Here's one I'll bet most people have never seen, but should:
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>>>Standing in the Shadows of Motown.
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>>I saw that one, it was really great. I used to be a DJ at some local discotheques in the 1970's, so this documentary is a MUST for me.
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>I was never a DJ, but this movie is truly a gem amongst the paste. It's a joyous movie, but at the same time, it's a very sad commentary on how those guys were treated. Imagine Jamerson having to buy his own ticket just to sit in the nosebleed section. How crappy is that?! I loved this doc. I've watched it probably a half dozen times now , and I say that even with the inclusion of Bootsy Collins (for some ungodly reason) in the mix.
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>Joan Osborne's rendition of "What Becomes of the Broken Hearted" is worth the price of admission.
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>>>>Slightly different take on this - Movies that aren't ones everyone has seen or before your time or just esoteric enough to be fun discoveries for somebody :
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>>>>The Duellists
>>>>Diva
>>>>The Commitments ( Motown in Ulster - terrific !! )
>>>>Hear my Song
>>>>Looking for Richard
>>>>In the Realm of the Senses
>>>>Choose Me
>>>>3 Women ( Altman )
>>>>Come back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean ( Altman )
>>>>The Hustler ( Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason, George C. Scott )
>>>>Personal Best (1982 Robert Towne )
>>>>The Killer Elite
>>>>Breathless ( 1960 - Goddard )
>>>>Women in Love ( 1969 - the divine Glenda Jackson )
>>>>Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle ( Rudolph )
>>>>Friends of Eddie Coyle
>>>>Bound ( it's got Gina Gershon - what's not to like )
>>>>U Turn
>>>>The Pledge
>>>>Glengarry Glen Ross
>>>>The Deep End
>>>>Punchdrunk Love ( the only time I ever liked Adam Sandler )
>>>>King of Comedy ( Jerry Lewis and Robert Deniro - Scorcese )