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go to waste.

You just got to trust me.

- Can we talk about it more tonight?

- All night.

- All right.

- Bye, man.

All right.

Boy, you're a real snake.

A cheap, second-rate hustler.

Street-corner con artist.

Look, you want to buy a car, Marty?

Why don't we talk about it in my office?

I'm away a week,

and you cancel dates behind my back.

I spent six months

setting up this tour for Jimmy.

Jimmy's too big for

that Chitlin Circuit sh*t.

I'm trying to get him booked

at the Paradise in Miami.

- Miami?

- Miami.

You're really drifting out there, chump.

You couldn't get Sammy Davis, Jr

in there.

That place is so white, they

don't even let our boys park the cars.

I got him an audition.

- Luck, man. Hustler's luck.

- That's just the beginning.

Then we're gonna do the Copa,

the Americana.

He could even do American Bandstand.

I've been in this business

too many years

- to listen to some hotshot talk bullshit.

- Not bullshit, Marty. Change.

I'm talking change. Can't you see?

The time is now.

Jimmy needs a new act, something

classier, with a catchier sound.

That'll go down better with white folks.

That'll put him where he should be,

making the type of money

he should be making.

He's at the top of the pop charts.

He's hot.

- We can do this for him.

- We?

- Yeah, we.

- We do nothing.

Jimmy's mine, so back off, Curtis.

Jimmy's mine.

Jimmy don't belong to no one.

Are you defending

this car salesman, Jimmy?

Can't you see he's using you?

Ain't nobody using Jimmy, all right?

Nobody.

Who do you think you're

talking to, baby? It's Marty.

The man who found you singing for

pennies when you were 10 years old.

It's a whole new day, Marty,

and a brand new Jimmy.

You want him, brother? You got him.

I'm through.

- Hey, what you doing?

- You can't have it all, baby.

Hey, come on, Marty, don't go.

I want you to stay.

I love you, Jimmy.

But you can't have it all.

Lady, you got to be Jewish.

Of course, yeah, of course.

It's 105 degrees in here, and you're

the only one wearing a mink stole.

Hey, my friend, what's your nationality?

"Nationality." I know it's a big word.

What are you, Cuban?

Of course. You're Cuban.

You're Cuban, I'm a Jew.

You know, I say this

from the bottom of my heart.

A Negro, if he had enough money,

could move into my neighbourhood.

You, not a chance.

Tonight, though,

we're here to make history.

The first Negro headliners

to ever play Miami Beach.

What do you think of that?

Come on.

It's a very convenient arrangement.

These are good people.

I mean, they can sing, they can dance,

they can even mop up afterwards.

You can't find help like that.

Anyway, please give a warm round

of applause to the very talented

Jimmy Early and The Dreamettes!

Come on!

I want you, baby

I want you

And I need you, baby

I need you

Oh, baby

Baby

You got me on my knees

Got me on my knees

You got me begging

Baby, baby

Baby, baby

Baby, please

I know you don't trust

the way I feel

You know, we can always create

a younger look for American Bandstand.

Yeah.

You got me on my knees

You got me beggin'

Baby, baby

Baby, baby

Oh, yeah

Oh, I want you, baby

And I need you, baby

Yes, I do

I want you

Baby, you got me, baby

Now I'm yours, baby

Yes!

I love me some Jimmy, but he's

gonna have to stop calling me "baby."

I'm a woman now.

Did you see the man

Curtis was sitting with?

Did you hear what I said, Deena?

I am a woman now.

- Lorrell, I know.

- What do you mean, you know?

- Has Jimmy talked?

- He didn't have to.

How could you?

Come on, you're just a baby, Lorrell.

I am not, Deena. I'm a woman now.

I'm 18, so I'm a woman.

Yeah, she's a mature woman, like me,

and she loves Jimmy

just as much as I love Curtis.

- It's not wrong when you love someone.

- Is that all you two can think about?

- Yeah.

- Yeah.

Well, there's no doubt

my mama brought me up fit.

- Deena, you're just jealous.

- Let yourself go just once.

It's so wonderful

to have somebody to love.

- You ladies decent?

- Well, I am.

- I can't speak for these two.

- Hey, babe.

Curtis, how did it go

with American Bandstand?

Timing's not right.

Well, maybe they'll be more

interested after we play the Copa.

- Y'all ain't playing the Copa.

- What?

I'm breaking you and Jimmy up.

I know what you're doing, Curtis!

You're breaking us up 'cause

you don't want me with Jimmy.

None of you do!

Because you're all jealous!

Well, nothing's breaking me

and Jimmy up! Nothing!

I'm breaking you up because

Jimmy is going back out on the road,

while you stay here

and open your own act.

Did you say our own act?

Finally, Curtis! This is what

I've been waiting for. I love you.

Oh, well, honey, I'm fine with that.

I mean, I love me some Jimmy,

but I don't want to be singing

behind him the rest of my life.

Ladies and gentlemen,

presenting The Dreams.

The Dreamettes were little girls.

You're women now.

- You see, Deena, I told you!

- We open in a week,

so we got a lot of work to do.

We're gonna have a lot of changes.

I'm bringing on Jolly Jenkins

to stage a whole new show.

He's done movies, Broadway,

clubs acts, you name it.

New wigs, the expensive kind.

Brand-new costumes

to appeal to a younger crowd.

And...

Effie?

- Deena's going to sing lead.

- Deena's doing what?

- Lead.

- What do you mean?

- I always sing lead. Tell him, C.C.

- We're trying something new, Effie.

- You knew about this?

- Curtis and I talked it over.

He said it's only temporary.

We finally get the chance

to have our own act

and Deena's doing lead?

She can't sing like I can.

She's right, Curtis. I can't.

I don't want to.

Now, y'all gonna do what I tell you to do.

This is a new sound with a new look.

New look?

Nobody can see her on a record!

The only way we'll be able to change

things is by appealing to kids,

and kids today watch television.

So Deena's going to sing in the lead

'cause you like the way she looks?

Am I ugly to you, Curtis?

Baby, come on. You know

how I feel about you. Come on.

- Don't make it personal.

- Well, what am I supposed to do?

Deena's beautiful and she's

always been beautiful!

But I've got the voice, Curtis!

I've got the voice!

You can't put me in back! You just can't!

Well, you'll be singing backup with me.

What's so wrong with that?

Let Deena do all the work for a change.

Your voice alone is too special.

We need a lighter sound

to cross over to the pop charts.

It's what we need.

What about what I need?

Curtis says it's the

best thing for the group.

What about what's best for me?

He feels The Dreams can cross over.

What about how I feel?

But when we're famous,

I'll write great things for you.

Effie, do it for me.

What about me?

What about me?

It's more than you

It is more than me

No matter what we are

We are a family

This dream is for all of us

This one can be real

And you can't stop us now

Because of how you feel

It's more than you

It is more than me

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