tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post86298500648192279..comments2024-03-24T23:57:28.687-07:00Comments on Undercover Black Man: Playlist: Russell Crowe and other non-singin’-ass actorsUndercover Black Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08704721024820668555noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-50790582034842615872007-11-06T19:57:00.000-08:002007-11-06T19:57:00.000-08:00^ All I'll say about Russell is that he's very sin...^ All I'll say about Russell is that he's very sincere in his love of the rock and/or roll. His band is *very* good, however. Songs are mostly um, how you say, dreck?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-79533181187231251492007-11-06T11:10:00.000-08:002007-11-06T11:10:00.000-08:00Do tell, Dez. Can Mr. Crowe kick out the jams... o...Do tell, Dez. Can Mr. Crowe kick out the jams... or is it all a big wank-off?Undercover Black Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08704721024820668555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-22803732027849394702007-11-05T22:11:00.000-08:002007-11-05T22:11:00.000-08:00(Shall we have a vote in the comments section as t...<I>(Shall we have a vote in the comments section as to which of these four stars you’d rather hear perform a full set?)</I><BR/><BR/>I've actually been to see TOFOG perform live. Didn't meet Russ Le Roq himself, but I did meet some of his mates and they were lovely blokes. Good musicians, too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-21908255298829780462007-11-04T18:32:00.000-08:002007-11-04T18:32:00.000-08:00Jena6 wrote: "I also thought of Sarah Dash and the...Jena6 wrote: "I also thought of Sarah Dash and the theme song from 'Watch Your Mouth: <EM>There's work to be done, find your direction, you are on your way....For the love of you, you know what to do....</EM>"<BR/><BR/>I would give anything to have an MP3 of this track.Undercover Black Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08704721024820668555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-7325171912774676152007-11-04T12:38:00.000-08:002007-11-04T12:38:00.000-08:00Add Don Johnson to that list. (Philip Michael Thom...<I>Add Don Johnson to that list. (Philip Michael Thomas too, for that matter.) And every NBA star who tried to rap.</I><BR/><BR/>And dont forget Deion Sanders.Thembi Fordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01444442842465183297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-7374915618455212432007-11-04T10:24:00.000-08:002007-11-04T10:24:00.000-08:00At the very least, Keanu Reeves should be commende...At the very least, Keanu Reeves should be commended for strumming his bass and shutting the hell up when he was in Dogstar. <BR/><BR/>I watched about a half hour of a bootleg of American Gangster at a friend's house last night, I went home because I was tired, but... wow, you were right about Denzel. Who is Frank Lucas? I have no idea. There seems to be something so... stolid about his performance that it's disappointing. The rest of the movie felt awfully perfunctory. <BR/><BR/>Clarence Williams III did more as Bumpy Johnson in the first three minutes than Washington in the first 40. Now I wanna find out more about Bumpy Johnson.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-70318397720931303422007-11-03T09:21:00.000-07:002007-11-03T09:21:00.000-07:00One thing I noticed is that in all of these select...One thing I noticed is that in all of these selections the singer is the only weak link. I don't mean that the backing is always great art, but it is always of a very high competence--in a word, professional. The music and production are crafted by skilled and well-trained practitioners. Which means that a certain portion of that money earned on-screen is being spent here on solid work, but only in order to burnish a vanity project.<BR/><BR/>You know who else would fit in this category now? Britney Spears. Every piece I've read about her new album points out that everything about it is very well done with the exception of her vocal tracks. Her singing is sparser than on her previous albums and obviously required a lot of technical massaging. And that's sadder than Russell Crowe's efforts.estivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12736355730705116526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-150629184738272232007-11-03T08:35:00.000-07:002007-11-03T08:35:00.000-07:00well we can't leave Jada out of the mix either. I'...well we can't leave Jada out of the mix either. I've never heard Wicked Wisdom, but it's hard to take someone seriously when one day they are divaglam and rockthug the next.wanda loves...https://www.blogger.com/profile/06044891582126710258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-64989218856687524502007-11-03T07:14:00.000-07:002007-11-03T07:14:00.000-07:00(Philip Michael Thomas too, for that matter.)Misse...<I>(Philip Michael Thomas too, for that matter.)</I><BR/><BR/>Missed that. "Just the Way I Planned It." I can still see the video; he was all shirtless, and whatnot. It's probably on youtube.bklyn6https://www.blogger.com/profile/03878143211808703104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-19899032452723698112007-11-03T07:10:00.000-07:002007-11-03T07:10:00.000-07:00Remember Joe Morton in "Watch Your Mouth" (killer ...<I>Remember Joe Morton in "Watch Your Mouth" (killer Sarah Dash theme song)?<BR/><BR/>Mykelti Williamson in "The Righteous Apples"?</I><BR/><BR/>UBM, you took the words right out of my mouth. I also thought of Sarah Dash and the theme song from "Watch Your Mouth:" <I>There's work to be done, find your direction, you are on your way....For the love of you, you know what to do....</I> Or something like that. (I remember "Righteous Apples", too!)<BR/><BR/>Thembi, speaking of Tisha Campbell, (I remember her from "Really Rosie" ) Tichina Arnold also sings. <BR/><BR/>How 'bout Debbie Allen's singing career? I <I>really</I> liked "Special Look."<BR/><BR/>Uh, "Duets".... Thanks blaark. :-Pbklyn6https://www.blogger.com/profile/03878143211808703104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-14821051843110082792007-11-02T19:34:00.000-07:002007-11-02T19:34:00.000-07:00Thembi: I'll cut Tisha and Jasmine a lot of slack....Thembi: I'll cut Tisha and Jasmine a lot of slack. There's something particularly <EM>male</EM> about indulging the rock-'n'-roll fantasy just because you got famous doing something else.<BR/><BR/>Add Don Johnson to that list. (Philip Michael Thomas too, for that matter.) And every NBA star who tried to rap.Undercover Black Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08704721024820668555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-90055214799380337682007-11-02T19:32:00.000-07:002007-11-02T19:32:00.000-07:00Jena6, the Huey Lewis/Paltrow duet takes place in ...Jena6, the Huey Lewis/Paltrow duet takes place in a movie called, eh, Duets and is also on the accompanying soundtrack... While I understand that knowing this proves I'm a horrible person my defense is that this is yet another glorious tidbit I've picked up from work...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-86575958217088614102007-11-02T19:31:00.000-07:002007-11-02T19:31:00.000-07:00I actually remember when Cindy Herron from En Vogu...<EM>I actually remember when Cindy Herron from En Vogue was an actress. (Can't remember the name of the show, but her brother was played by Wolf Perry.)</EM><BR/><BR/>Jena6, I remember that show vividly. But I had to look up the title... "Up and Coming." Larry Fishburne was in one episode of that show.<BR/><BR/>I watched all those public-TV dramatic sitcoms that were out back then... Remember Joe Morton in "Watch Your Mouth" (killer Sarah Dash theme song)?<BR/><BR/>Mykelti Williamson in "The Righteous Apples"?<BR/><BR/>Steven Bauer in "Que Pasa, USA?"Undercover Black Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08704721024820668555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-91054603638355607972007-11-02T19:27:00.000-07:002007-11-02T19:27:00.000-07:00^ Bruce Willis's defining rock-'n'-roll performanc...^ Bruce Willis's defining rock-'n'-roll performance will always be:<BR/><BR/><EM>Seagram's golden wine cooler,<BR/>Seagram's golden wine cooler,<BR/>It's wet and it's dry...<BR/>My my my my!</EM>Undercover Black Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08704721024820668555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-22077528462290578442007-11-02T19:11:00.000-07:002007-11-02T19:11:00.000-07:00Didn't BRUCE WILLIS have a band once?Didn't BRUCE WILLIS have a band once?John B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00603354267259344759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-84682735178395478782007-11-02T19:10:00.000-07:002007-11-02T19:10:00.000-07:00The Bacon brothers went to my middle school, and a...The Bacon brothers went to my middle school, and as a joke a kid wrote all of these fan letters to them and asked them to play at the school. They did, but I had graduated by then. The Bacons get my vote out of sheer Philly-ness.<BR/><BR/>Cindy Herron was also in Juice... Do the attempts at singing careers made by Tisha Campbell and Jasmine Guy count?Thembi Fordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01444442842465183297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-87617838166891581682007-11-02T17:52:00.000-07:002007-11-02T17:52:00.000-07:00Boy that shit was terrible. I couldn't make it th...Boy that shit was terrible. I couldn't make it through ANY of them. No one gets my vote. I'd rather sit at home listening to (insert musical artist you hate most here) than these buffoons.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-85811315586979641412007-11-02T14:28:00.000-07:002007-11-02T14:28:00.000-07:00another great post, ubm. and jena6 has a great poi...another great post, ubm. and jena6 has a great point -- eddie murphy has a whole collection of terrible tunes. cindy herron was also in juice, i think.justjudithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13676808142729271252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-22229884466729019842007-11-02T13:59:00.000-07:002007-11-02T13:59:00.000-07:00How about Eddie Murphy? Non-singin' or singin'?I a...How about Eddie Murphy? Non-singin' or singin'?<BR/><BR/>I actually remember when Cindy Herron from En Vogue was an actress. (Can't remember the name of the show, but her brother was played by Wolf Perry.) I guess her singing career was more successful than her acting career.<BR/><BR/>And didn't Gwnyth Paltrow duet with Huey Lewis?bklyn6https://www.blogger.com/profile/03878143211808703104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-77510426928661762152007-11-02T13:13:00.000-07:002007-11-02T13:13:00.000-07:00MY EARS ARE BLEEDING!!!! Shame on you for subjecti...MY EARS ARE BLEEDING!!!! Shame on you for subjecting the public to these horrors!Bay Radicalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00655591736263258814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-23639386743560774242007-11-02T13:04:00.000-07:002007-11-02T13:04:00.000-07:00The painful truth is, not one of these guys would ...The painful truth is, not one of these guys would get any sort of recording contract without the built-in name recognition. Russell Crowe is simply awful, and the others aren't much better. Bacon's brother can sing a bit, but without Kevin, he'd be playing Rusty's Surf Ranch.<BR/><BR/>Another "star" who sings is Juliette Lewis. Haven't heard her but apparently she does some kind of Iggy-Stooges-MC5 thing. <BR/><BR/>Make's you long for William Shatner doing Dylan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com