The TV thread

I caught the We Are the World doc today. It was fun in a history is told by the winners sort of a way. Lionel was a great storyteller, as were many of the talking heads. I was just blown away by so many of the voices.

 

BTW - I did see the tribute. It was touching. Liked the video.

 

Holy Shit. Finally finished off Mayans MC. "You ain't the only one who reads Shakespeare motherfucker!" is SUCH a great line!.

 

I did feel badly for Sheila E, who came to the realization that she was brought on as Prince bait.

 

Did she really think with all of names and those amazing voices that she would get a solo? Maybe that’s the story which she has told herself for the past 40 years.

 

Eh, she was pretty big herself at that time. As big as Al Jarreau? Probably. Kim Carnes? Probably. Dan Aykroyd? Musically, probably.

 

I mean, she had literally one single by that point. And while that was a hit, you could barely make out her voice and she was basically a Prince protege. Jarreau could really sing (if sober) and was a Quincy Jones guy, which went a long way (James Ingram was a great singer but not a star). Carnes at least had a unique voice. You do have me on Aykroyd, though.

 

Rubber biscuit!

 

Bow wow wow!

 

So who ended up getting Prince's solo line?
Ingram? He and Michael are the only one who "appear twice" in the song. The other thought is Michael's line "when your down and out..." an odd placement for MJ given he sang the first chorus.