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04 May 20 - 12:14 PM (#4050427) Subject: Frankie and Johnny musical mystery From: Sam L hi Mudcatters, if anyone could help me with a little mystery I’d appreciate it. I remember a fiery version of Frankie and Johnny—possibly under variant names—from a film clip, probably in a musical or film history documentary, and can’t find it again. It had the line “hold me back!” that appears in a Michelle Shocked version, but it’s not her style. I found her version anyway and it wasn’t what I’m recalling. I’ve rematched a number of likely places I could’ve seen it. Scorsese’s film history doc, a history of rock and roll I remember seeing, and looked up versions from the wiki, pretty thoroughly I think, and searched the DigiTrad. But I’m not finding anything. Does this ring any bells? thanks |
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04 May 20 - 12:50 PM (#4050443) Subject: RE: Frankie and Johnny musical mystery From: GUEST,Starship The mention of Michelle Shocked implies it was a female singer?? |
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04 May 20 - 01:17 PM (#4050455) Subject: RE: Frankie and Johnny musical mystery From: Sam L yes, that's what I remember. But there is a pre-code drag version I haven't found, by Gene Malin in Arizona to Broadway, which is maybe possible, but I don't associate the kind of umph I'm remembering with musical style that far back. If I remember right it would have to be at least 40s or 50s. But I could be wrong. |
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04 May 20 - 01:48 PM (#4050470) Subject: RE: Frankie and Johnny musical mystery From: GUEST,Starship Listen from 2:27 on the following link: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1ozni |
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04 May 20 - 02:13 PM (#4050474) Subject: RE: Frankie and Johnny musical mystery From: Sam L oh that's great, thanks! but not the one |
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04 May 20 - 02:45 PM (#4050480) Subject: RE: Frankie and Johnny musical mystery From: cnd Was it more folk or dixieland? Most of the female sung versions I'm finding are more bluesy/dixieland |
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04 May 20 - 03:42 PM (#4050492) Subject: RE: Frankie and Johnny musical mystery From: Sam L I remember it as big and belted out, like a big number in a film sequence, and the the crescendo hit on the line "hold me back." But the only place I've found that lyric was the folkier Michelle Shocked version. |
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04 May 20 - 11:14 PM (#4050546) Subject: RE: Frankie and Johnny musical mystery From: cnd Sorry, I had no luck finding it |
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05 May 20 - 01:08 PM (#4050662) Subject: RE: Frankie and Johnny musical mystery From: Sam L thanks, I've looked around a bit and I'm starting to think my search parameters must be wrong somehow. I think it may have been a fictional modern concoction of an old production, in some sort of period piece, rather than an actual old movie musical. Maybe. At least that would explain why the line doesn't appear in old versions. |