Cadillac Records Page #7

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and you take away his amp,

the sound that took him

his whole life to make up.

Any other motherf***er he'd have shot

for that, but he give it up for you.

What you telling that little girl

ain't got nobody in the world?

That you're gonna take care of her?

How many strung-out girls you told that to?

I ain't talking about me. I'm talking

about you and the baby girl in there.

- What if I told you I had feelings for her?

- Bullshit.

Fine.

I'm f***ing her, I'm f***ing Chuck,

and I'm f***ing you. Huh?

That's what you think, huh?

Ain't that what you think, Mud?

Well, that's what the blues is, ain't it?

A whole lot of f***ing.

Tell Geneva I'm gone.

They locked Chuck up

at the peak of his career.

He couldn't record a damn thing.

- Goodbye.

- Mr. Berry! Mr. Berry!

- Yeah?

- Somebody busted up your store.

What? Somebody broke in?

You better come and see about it.

Yeah, I'll be right down.

Who is this?

Len's world was changing.

Not only was Muddy questioning him,

but so were the folks in the neighborhood.

Colored folks who were told

they weren't colored no more, but black,

who was told they had a power.

They had the right to own

their own businesses.

And who was this white man

getting rich off of them?

You want to f*** around back here?

The south side of Chicago was getting mad.

Everybody could feel the change coming.

Get on out of our neighborhood!

Screaming fans went nuts again

for rock and roll star Elvis Presley.

Presley, handsome as ever,

tipped his hat for the cameras.

Well, there you have it,

ladies and gentlemen,

your new king.

I'm about to win this money, baby.

Tough luck, boy.

- Tough luck?

- You lose.

Back up, motherf***er.

No tough luck got this, motherf***er.

Because this sh*t here

says my luck is just fine.

What you gonna do, blow me to death?

Sh*t.

Walter.

Okay. Oh, Jesus. Walter!

Oh, God.

You ain't come and get me, Mama.

You didn't come and get me.

I've been waiting for you for a long time.

I'm here.

I found you.

Mama loves you. Come on, stay with me.

- I just got to rest my eyes.

- Stay with me.

I just got to rest my eyes.

No. No, stay with me.

Wait a minute.

Wait a minute.

Last night

I lost the best friend I ever had

Now you've gone and left me

That make me feel so bad

All right. All right.

All right.

All right.

Thank you. Thank you.

All right.

Well, we'll have to see if we can...

If we can't get him a new suit.

Get him one of them boxes

with the blue satin lining inside.

Have him look slick.

I got to use the toilet.

- Can I get you some tea?

- No, thank you.

You know, there's a whole line

of bluesmen on your lawn,

waiting to see if you're dead.

Looking to see if they owe me money.

Yeah.

Look at that.

You're the first man ever gave me flowers.

- Thank you.

- Yeah, well, don't tell nobody.

They're beautiful. I'll put them in a vase.

You okay?

I'm good. Thank you.

- Mud.

- Wolf.

Sh*t.

I know Walter was into you for a whole lot,

but he got anything coming his way?

- You know how he spent his money.

- Yeah, I know it.

Look here.

I got $200 to my name.

You're gonna have to help pay

for Walter's funeral.

Who said I wouldn't?

Why he got to pay for Walter's funeral?

He ain't Walter's daddy.

Is you and me talking? Walter put a lot of

goddamn money in his billfold, that's why.

- I'm the only motherf***er making money?

- Looks like it.

That's the man's job, make money

off of you. You from Mississippi.

- You ought to know that.

- How many Caddies did y'all go through?

Let's get this straight. I didn't f*** you.

I didn't say nothing about who f***ed who.

You insinuated that with your bullshit!

You was out with the f***ing jewelry

and the broads all the time.

And you was a motherfucking saint?

Who here is a saint?

Who here?

- Settle down.

- No, Revetta, please.

If you act like a boy, keep asking

for handouts, he gonna treat you like one.

Is you and me talking, motherf***er?

What is you looking for?

I'm looking to help bury a fellow musician.

I said I'll pay for it!

Now, it feels good not to have a daddy.

And as much as I don't like you,

I want you to feel good

like that, too.

I killed Walter.

I killed him

when I let you take away his amp.

I'm the motherf***er?

I'm the motherf***er?

It was over,

the music, Chess Records.

Everybody could feel it.

Len was getting out while he could.

So, working on something

behind my back now, huh?

What happened to "Trust In Me"?

I know what you've been doing.

- Yeah, what?

- You gonna sell the company.

You know, back when I started this,

nobody'd let a black man do

what I got done.

Doors weren't open.

Now they are.

Time to move on.

You gonna be missing out.

You don't think I know that?

So, you mean to tell me, this could be

the last time I sing a song for you?

Better make it good.

They don't get no better.

Y'all ready?

Something told me

It was over

When I saw you and her

Talking

Something deep down

In my soul said, "Cry, girl"

- Cry, girl

- Cry, girl

When I saw you and that girl

Walking around

I would rather, I would rather go blind, boy

Than to see you walk away from me

Child, no

So you see, I love you so much

That I don't want to watch you

leave me, baby

Most of all, I just don't

I just don't want to be free, no

I was just, I was just

I was just sitting here thinking

Of your kiss

And your warm embrace, yeah

When the reflection in a glass

That I held to my lips now, baby

Revealed these tears

That are on my face

And, baby

And, baby, baby, I'd rather be blind, boy

Than to see you walk away

Walk away from me, yeah

And, baby, baby, baby

I'd rather be blind, boy

Than to see you walk away

Walk away from me

And, baby, baby, baby

I'd rather be blind, boy

Than to see you walk away

Walk away from me, yeah

Chess Records had a hold on Len.

It just wouldn't let him leave.

He had a heart attack

before he could turn the corner.

Baby girl, I got some bad news for you.

Chess ain't leave no will.

That means everything that belonged to him

goes to the wife and children,

including this here house.

That's all right.

This morning,

a man came by and gave me this.

What's that?

It's the deed to my house.

He said Len wanted me to have it

in case something ever happened.

That motherf***er.

He didn't have time to leave a will,

but he had time to think of me?

He loved me.

That motherf***er.

What do you say, Willie?

What do you say, there? How you doing?

I'm here. How you doing?

Oh, I can't complain. Got some good news.

Remember some of them English boys?

They didn't forget about us.

Been telling all Europe about us.

Want us to come over there and play.

I ain't got no money to get on no plane

to no England.

You don't need no money.

They're gonna pay for everything.

You're serious?

We're going to England.

I'm a little bit...

A little bit nervous here.

Nervous? What you nervous about?

You've been performing your whole life.

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