Dreamgirls Page #3

Hey, what do you think about

using that bridge there, baby?

Movin' out

Movin' up

Movin' on

Sounds a little tick-tock, boys.

Let's stay in the pocket.

Going to work! Shut it down!

Recording, Cadillac Car. Take nine.

I got me a Cadillac

Cadillac, Cadillac

I got me a Cadillac car

Got me a Cadillac

Cadillac, Cadillac

Look at me, mister, I'm a star

I'm on the move

I'm gettin' on

I'm breakin' out

And it won't take long

Behind the wheel

Got a song

Pedal's down

And I'm gone

We've got that coming up

in the next hour,

but for now,

let me get a hold of your ear.

It's a different sound

for the Thunder Man.

But I think you're gonna enjoy it.

Got me a Cadillac

Cadillac, Cadillac

Oh, my God, Lorrell!

Do you hear that? That's us!

We're on the radio, Curtis!

- What's happening?

- Black station, the signal's too weak.

Turn this boat around! Hurry up!

C.C., fix it! What are you waiting for?

Antenna's up

Top is down

Peelin' out

Don't care where I'm bound

Got these four wheels

Spinnin' round

Me and my two-tone Caddy

Gonna blow this town

Movin' out

Cadillac Car is No. 8 on the R&B charts,

and No. 98 on the pop charts.

Movin' out

Movin' up

Movin' on

Right to the top

Got me a Cadillac

Cadillac, Cadillac

Got me a Cadillac car

Oh, I've got me a Cadillac

Cadillac, Cadillac

Look at me, mister, I'm a star

Look at me, mister, I'm a star

Look at me, mister

I'm a star

That's Dave & the Sweethearts

with their marvellous

new recording, Cadillac Car.

You hear this sh*t?

You hear this sh*t?

They act like we don't even exist!

Is that how it works, Curtis?

The man decides he wants something,

he just takes it?

I mean, how can they do that?

That's my song.

Our song.

Marty says this happens all the time.

Once something...

That's bullshit, man!

He should have protected us!

Wake up, brother.

The only one that can protect you is me.

Who was the first artist

to sing Hound Dog?

Elvis Presley.

Big Mama Thornton. She had

the No. 1 single on the R&B charts,

but white stations wouldn't play it

because to them it was

just another race record.

We are gonna make friends with the

most important deejays in this country.

It's strictly pay-for-play with those boys.

That takes money. Real money.

What is that? Chicken scratch?

Let's get to work.

Steppin' to the bad side

Gonna take a mean ride

The smile I had is gone away

Those that steal are gonna pay

Steppin' to the bad side today

I'm telling you now, it's got to end

No more trusting them, my friend

Change our style

Change our tone

Make the songs we sing our own

Steppin' to the bad side

Gonna take a mean ride

I'll get you all the breaks you need

In just two years, we'll be in the lead

Can't sit back, it's plain to see

Open your eyes and trust in me

Steppin' to the bad side

Gonna take a mean ride

I was a man who tried to be good

I was always misunderstood

You can't play fair or be too meek

You gotta get way down

and show your danger streak

Steppin' to the bad side

Here's a great new song

from Jimmy Early and The Dreamettes.

Gonna take a mean ride

...a new hit from Jimmy Early

and The Dreamettes.

It's called Steppin' to the Bad Side.

Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome

to the Apollo Theatre's legendary stage

Jimmy Early and The Dreamettes,

singing their No. 1 hit,

Steppin' to the Bad Side.

Steppin' to the bad side

Steppin' to the bad side

Steppin' to the bad side

Steppin' to the bad side

Steppin' to the bad side

Steppin' to the bad side

Steppin' to the bad side

Steppin' to the bad side

Steppin' to the bad side

I had to step into the bad side

I had to take myself a mean ride

You know that smile I had is gone away

Those that steal are gonna pay

Steppin' to the bad side today

A man just stole my woman from me

He took her down to Tennessee

She was the best girl I ever knew

If it wasn't for him, she'd still be true

Always been a good man, it's been said

When I catch the man

He'll wish he was dead

Men like him make good men mad

Starting today I'm gonna be bad

I'm steppin' to the bad side

I have to take myself a mean ride

You know that smile I had is gone away

Those that steal are gonna pay

Steppin' to the bad side

Steppin' to the bad side

Steppin' to the bad side

Steppin' to the bad side today

- Step on

- Step on to the bad side

Step on to the bad side

- Step on

- Step on to the bad side

Steppin' to the bad side

- Step on

- Step on to the bad side

Steppin' to the bad side

Got to step to the bad side

The motor is now cranked up

and we are moving up

the highway of freedom

toward the city of equality.

And we can't afford to stop now,

because our nation

has a date with destiny.

We must keep moving.

I have a dream this afternoon

that one day right here in Detroit,

Negroes will be able to buy a house

anywhere that their money

will carry them,

and they will be able to get a job.

Made my peach cobbler!

Curtis!

- Hey, baby, you know my sisters.

- Tell me something.

Do you think it's right to promote

an amateur performer

over a professional?

I don't know what this is about.

It's about fairness, Curtis.

It's about people paying their dues.

Ain't that what you keep telling me?

"Get in line, Effie. Wait your turn."

So why am I sitting here without

so much as a B-side on the 45

when an amateur like

Martin Luther King, Jr

gets his own freakin' album?

I mean, can he even sing?

All right, that was a good one.

You're a great man, Curtis.

Isn't your brother a great man?

Never met a man

Quite like you

Doin' all he can

Makin' my dreams come true

You're strong and you're smart

You've taken my heart

And I'll give you the rest of me, too

You're the perfect man for me

I love you, I do

I love you

Never felt

quite like this

Hold it, hold it. I promise

I'll get to all of you in a minute,

but right now I need

someone that can type.

Anybody got some

secretarial experience?

- I can do it.

- You? Come on.

What's all this?

All right, come in.

You're the perfect man for me

I love you, I do

You've got the charm

You simply disarm me every time

As long as you drive

I'm along for the ride your way

You said it before

There won't be a door

That's closed to us

I'm puttin' all my trust in you

'Cause you, you'll always be true

I never could have known

This would be

You and you alone

All for me

I know you're the best

You've passed every test

It's almost too good to be true

You're the perfect man for me

I love you, I do

You're the perfect man for me

I love you, I do

C.C. Wrote it for me.

What do you think, Curtis?

It's too light.

We want light, but not that light.

Not that light?

Okay, but when we fix it,

you're gonna put it in the show, right?

First things first.

I got to get Jimmy booked

down in Miami,

even if I got to buy my own hotel.

But you promised I wouldn't spend

my life singing backup, Curtis.

And I still promise that.

I'm not gonna let this beautiful voice

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