06x20 - The Blues Brother

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♪ Oh, it's like
I started breathing ♪

♪ On the night we kissed ♪

♪ And I can't remember
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♪ What would we do, baby,
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♪ What would we do, baby,
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♪ And there ain't no nothing we
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Okay... Hey, we've got a guest
here in the WLEL studios.

It's Lauren Miller,
psychology student here at

Leland University,
lover of American music,

and hopelessly
devoted girlfriend

of yours truly, Alex Keaton.

FEMALE SINGERS:
♪ Alex Keaton ♪

♪ He's so cute! ♪

Alex, please,
I don't want to go on the radio.

Help me out,
help me out, will you?

You can talk about
anything you want.

Just try to tie it in to music.

So, honey bunch,
what you got on your mind?

Do you want to go
to the movies tonight?

♪ Be-bop, be-bop,
doo-wah, doo-wah. ♪

Hey, uh, well, honey,
um, actually,

I'm going to be busy tonight,

but, um, listen,
I don't think the listeners

are interested in hearing
about our personal life.

Oh, hey.

WLEL. You're on the air.

MAN: Hi, this is Bill
from Alpha Lambda Phi.

I'll go to the movies
with you, Lauren.

In fact, our whole third floor
will go with you.

Well, Bill, uh, I think that's
going to be a tough one for her

to pass up, but, uh, I'll let
her handle it for herself.

What movie would
you guys like to see?

♪ Alex Keaton ♪

♪ He's so cute! ♪

Okay, time to spin a little wax
with a blue tint,

as we get aboard
the Keaton Blues Train

and chug on up
to a station marked "Blues."

Okay, this is "I Feel So Good"

by the late, great, legendary
Eddie Dupre.

Lord knows we miss him so.

♪ I got a letter ♪

♪ And it come to me by mail ♪

♪ My baby says
she's coming home and I ♪

♪ Hope that she don't fail ♪

Yeah, hello. WLEL.

MAN:
Is this Keaton?

Yes, it is, yes, it is.

Alex Keaton, the only DJ
with a sound fiscal policy.

Do you have a request?

Yes, I have a request.

I'm Eddie Dupre.

My request is before
you go around burying people,

I wish you'd get
their permission first.

(laughs)

Wait a minute, wait a minute.

You're really, you're really
Eddie Dupre?

That's right.

You're still alive?

Closest I come to death
is sitting here

listening to you on the radio.

Well, Mr. Dupre, I-I haven't
seen y-your name on-on a record

in it's got to be years.

Close to .

Wow, um... I'm sorry.

I-I apologize, um...

Hey, I'm-I'm
a really big fan of yours.

I-I had no idea
that-that you weren't dead,

you know, that you were
just washed up.

What I am is a bus driver
right here in Columbus.

Listen, um, I-I'd love
to talk to you sometime.

Uh, maybe-maybe have you
right here on the show.

Um, we could discuss
your views on music.

I have no views on music.

There is a fee involved.

Time and place, please?

"Terraplane Blues"...what year?

Uh, "Terraplane Blues," .

Who was on the session?

Okay, let me see,
that'd be, uh, Robert Johnson,

uh, uh, Random Millings,
and, um... ooh-ooh...

♪ Ba-da-boom-boom-
boom-boom-boom ♪

...uh, Pop Corn Ferguson
on bass.

Very good.

Okay, okay, keep them coming,
keep them coming.

Come on, Alex, enough already.

We've been at this for an hour.

Jen, come on, it's important
we be knowledgeable here.

Now, when Eddie Dupre walks in
that door, we got to show him

we know a lot about the blues.

Alex, having you as a brother is

all I need to know
about the blues.

All right, Alex.

Here's all
our old college stuff.

Whatever old blues albums
we have would be in here.

Thanks, Dad. This is great.

Oh, look at this old term paper.

"Flower Power: An Alternative
to Hydro-Electric Power."

Oh, yeah, I remember that.

That was the project to see

if we could light
the city of Berkeley

exclusively
through geranium friction.

How'd that turn out?

At best, it's a backup.

Oh, here's an old
Eddie Dupre album.

Eddie Dupre at
the Monterey Blues Festival.

Oh.

"Perhaps the highlight of the
festival was Dupre's classic

"rendition of 'Keys to the
Highway', in which he showed

why many consider him to be
the King of the Delta Blues."

It's hard to believe that
such a great musician could

just disappear
from the music scene.

None of these guys owned the
publishing rights to their song.

They'd come in,
make-make a record, uh,

get some lunch
if they were lucky.

Maybe bucks for the day...
somebody else got rich.

What about the videos?

Didn't they own
the rights to those?

Mal, Mal, this is before videos.

Before videos?

Then what did they show on MTV?

The same thing
that's in your head, Mal.

Test pattern.

What's this?

"Going to Berkeley Blues."

"Living in Berkeley Blues."

"Leaving Berkeley Blues."

That's The Berkeley
Blues Trilogy!

(chuckles):
Oh, man.

I, uh, I wrote this.

Elyse and I would perform
in the local coffee houses.

Yeah, and seeing as
Eddie Dupre is coming tonight,

we thought maybe we'd put on
a little show...

Oh, no, no, no, no, Mom.

No, no, don't you even
think about it.

I think Mr. Dupre might, uh,
might enjoy hearing it.

(sniffs)

♪ Going to Berkeley ♪

♪ Going to Berkeley ♪

♪ Going to Berkeley ♪

♪ Now. ♪

You wrote that
all by yourself, Dad?

(doorbell rings)

Oh, I got it, I got it,
I got it, I got it.

Hello, I'm Eddie Dupre.

Uh, hi, I'm Alex Keaton.

I'm Alex Keaton.
Please, come in.

- Uh, can I take your coat?
- Thank you.

Mr. Dupre, uh, I, uh,
I can't tell you how meaningful

it is to meet you
after all these years.

We are truly
two of your biggest fans.

Wonderful of you to say that.

But who are you?

Oh. Um, this is my-my father,
Steven Keaton.

This is my mother, Elyse Keaton.

- Come in.
- Please, come in.

This is my girlfriend,
uh, Lauren Miller.

My sisters,
Mallory and Jennifer.

- Hi.
- Uh, Mr. Dupre,

there's something
I don't understand.

That's the standard opening to
any remark she's likely to make.

No, it's about these "blues"
you keep referring to.

What exactly are you blue about?

Little lady, personally,
I'm not blue about anything.

These blues are like a pain.

Pain that a man has
when his woman leaves him.

Yeah, that's the blues,
all right.

Thank you, "Lead Belly" Keaton.

Uh, Mr. Dupre, listen.

I-I thought maybe
when you came on the show,

what I'd like to do is-is talk
a little bit about your roots.

Yeah, and where
you come from, um...

Do you remember
what your first paying job was?

I was years old
down in Statesboro, Georgia,

where I was living at
when McPhail's Medicine Show

come through the town, selling
some medicine out of a bottle

they said that was good
for rheumatic pain, pneumonia

and anything that ails you.

They had a little show
that drawed the crowd around

and they hired me...
for five cents a day.

And all the medicine
I could use.

I'll sing a little song.

- Give me the guitar.
- Yeah.

Show you how I did it.

It was something like this.

♪ Did you ever hear the blues ♪

♪ On a battered old guitar? ♪

♪ Did you ever hear the blues ♪

♪ Over yonder, Lord, so far? ♪

♪ Did you ever hear the blues ♪

♪ On a Saturday night? ♪

♪ Worrying about some chick ♪

♪ Didn't treat you right ♪

♪ People ♪

♪ Did you ever ♪

♪ Hear the blues? ♪

- Oh, whoa.
- Thank you.

(applause)

Mr. Dupre,
uh, it just struck me.

We can't just do one night.

We-we got to have
an Eddie Dupre festival.

Uh, four nights of interviews.

And then on the fifth night,
you perform live.

Slow down.

Just one interview... that's it.

But, Eddie... uh, Mr. Dupre, um,

it's just that, you know,
I think this is a chance

for you to-to get back
to doing what you love.

You don't understand.

I'll talk on your show.

I'll answer your questions.

But Eddie Dupre will not
sing in public anymore.

(raspy, bluesy voice):
Oh, yes, yes, yes.

That was Blind... (coughs)

(normal voice):
That was Blind Lem...

That was Blind Lemon Jefferson
singing "Going to the Country,"

which was recorded in
Mobile, Alabama, April , .

Now, also on that date,
April , ,

Xerox was first offered
over the counter.

At $ a share.

And, hey, don't it
give you the blues to know

you didn't get in at that price?

Okay.

It's : here on WLEL,
. on your FM dial.

I'm Alex Keaton...

♪ He's so cute! ♪

...your blues man
and stock analyst for the night.

I want to remind you that
the legendary blues guitarist

Eddie Dupre will be joining us
right here in the studio.

Now, I know
I said he was dead...

...but I was dead wrong.

(chuckles)

Okay, now, here is Eddie Dupre,

singing one of his favorites,
"John Henry."

♪ The captain,
he said to John Henry ♪

- ♪ Bring my steel drill... ♪
- Hey, Eddie!

You're here! Great.

You didn't think
I was going to show up?

Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
Please, sit down.

- Oh.
- Thank you, thank you.

Whoa, okay, great.

Uh, listen, can I get you
something to drink?

Black coffee will do.

Black coffee. Black coffee.

Beverage of the blues.

And-and a heck of
a tune, too, huh?

♪ Mama get mad
when Papa don't bring no... ♪

If you're going to sing,
I'm going to leave.

Well, Eddie, uh, normally
I get a lot of requests

for my fine vocal stylings,
but, um...

tonight is your night.

Don't worry.

Okay. Um...

(song ends)

All right! All right!

Joining me now in the studio

is the blues great, Eddie Dupre.

So if you have any questions
for Mr. Dupre,

call us here at -WLEL.

And, uh, why don't
I get it started.

Uh, Eddie, uh, can you
tell us a little bit

about the kind of
music you make?

Music is not to be talked about.

It's like talking to somebody
about making love.

You don't talk about it,
you just do it!

All right, okay.

I see.

It's going well.
It's going... Okay.

Hello. WLEL.
You're on the air.

MAN: Mr. Dupre,
I'm one of your biggest fans.

This bozo... Keaton...
told me you were dead,

and it got me real upset.

So, if you get a wreath
of flowers, they're from Tony.

Thanks, Tony.

Yeah, hello. WLEL.
You're on the air.

MALLORY:
Hi, Alex.

Um, have you seen
my pink sweater?

Hey, Mal...
Mal, we're on the air.

You mean I'm on the radio?

Yes.

Mom! Quick! Turn it on!

I'm on the radio!

Yeah, hello. WLEL.

- You're on the air.
- MAN: Mr. Dupre,

I'm Professor Webster
from the Music Department

here at Leland,
and I'm a very big fan of yours.

Thanks. I love you.

I've been trying
to track you down forever.

I'm staging a blues show
at the High Note Cafe,

and I really want you
to be a part of it.

Thank you,
but I'm not interested.

Hey, uh, Eddie,

that, you know,
that's-that's a big chance.

Didn't I tell you I wasn't
going to perform anymore?

Well, I-I'm very disappointed,
because in my mind,

you're the greatest blues man
to ever hold a guitar.

Well... good-bye.

You know, I-I have to agree
with Professor Webster.

Um... I mean, it...

Mr. Dupre, it just seems to me
that this is a big opportunity.

I don't see why
you wouldn't grab it.

People don't want to hear
a bus driver sing the blues.

Okay. Well...

uh, we're going to play
a song now

that Mr. Dupre recorded
in .

It's called
"Cornbread and Peas."

♪ ♪

♪ I don't want no ♪

♪ Cornbread and peas
and black molasses ♪

♪ I don't want no ♪

♪ Cornbread and peas
and black molasses... ♪

Been a long time
since I heard that.

I made that out in Chicago,
in Okeh Studio.

It was so cold
when I made that record,

my fingers froze
to the "E" chord.

Listen.

That's Lightning Fats
on the rhythm guitar.

That's Little Willie
on the bass.

Hey, boy... mm.

(sighs)

(song ends)

Wow.

They don't make music
like that anymore,

do they, ladies and gentlemen?

Hi. WLEL. Alex Keaton.

♪ He's so cute! ♪

MAN: I'd like to say something
to Mr. Dupre.

I just want to say that

I would walk miles
in the snow to hear you play.

miles in good weather.

Sorry I got
to disappoint you like that.

WLEL. You're on the air.

BILL: This is Bill
from Alpha Lambda Phi,

and our whole fraternity's
hoping you'll play.

And if not, we're wondering
if Lauren is still available.

You're off the air.

- Hello, you're on the air.
- WOMAN: Eddie...

I've got every one
of your records,

and I've been waiting my whole
life to hear you play live.

For your fans,
please reconsider.

Well, Mr. Dupre,

looks like a lot of people
would rather see you

play the blues than drive a bus.

♪ So good ♪

♪ Baby ♪

♪ So good,
I don't mean maybe ♪

♪ You make me feel so good ♪

♪ So good, so good, so good ♪

♪ Well, I feel so good ♪

♪ Feel like fallin' down, hey ♪

♪ So good. ♪

Hey! Hey! Hey!

All right, Andy.
Okay, buddy.

Whatever I sing, you sing.

- Okay?
- All right.

♪ Baby, please don't go ♪

♪ Baby,
please don't go ♪

♪ Baby, please don't go ♪

♪ Baby,
please don't go ♪

♪ Baby, please don't go
down to New Orleans ♪

♪ Baby, please don't go down
to New Orleans ♪

♪ 'Cause I love you so ♪

♪ 'Cause
I love you so ♪

♪ Baby, please don't go. ♪

You are a natural-born
bluesman, Andy.

You are, too, bro.

(laughing):
Very good!

Very good indeed.

I had no idea we had two such

down-home funky hepcats
in the Keaton family.

You're right, Dad.
We're cool.

Absolutely.
Andy has even decided

what he's going to be
when he grows up.

Oh, what is that?
A bluesman?

No, a music publisher.

Bluesmen don't make money.

You must understand,
Professor Webster...

See, in my view, your
"Pawn Shop Blues" has overtones

of the Aeolian cadences

in Mahler's
"Das Lied von der Erde."

That's the way I think, too.

You see, Mr. Dupre,
you are the absolute epitome

of the American spirit.

Professor Webster, you're
going to get on my nerves.

"Mr. Dupre,
you're a living legend.

"Mr. Dupre, you're indebted
to the blues.

Mr. Dupre,
you're a national treasure."

You caused all this.

Yeah, I'm proud of it.

I just happen to believe that
the blues of Eddie Dupre are...

every bit as important
a contribution

to American culture
as Huckleberry Finn.

Why don't you go find
Huckleberry Finn

and hassle him, too?

- Hi.
- Hi.

- ALEX: Hi, girls.
- EDDIE: Hi.

Hi, Mr. Dupre.

We just wanted to let you know
that over the past few days,

well, we've really become
big blues fans.

- Yeah. So we made this for you.
- Yeah.

Thank you. What is it?

Oh, it's a scarf with all
the shades of blue in it.

Like the blues.

Do you know you girls
are becoming

- sweethearts of the blues?
- STEVEN: Yeah.

All right.
We'll see you later.

- Have a good show.
- Come on, buddy.

- Have a good one.
- Oh...

All right, so... you nervous?

I got the two coldest feet
in history.

The last time I played
before an audience was .

You wasn't born then.

And I don't know
what Xerox was selling at.

I've got a good notion to just
jump right out that door.

No, Eddie, listen to me.

If you don't sing tonight,
I will.

Keaton, you fight dirty.

ALEX:
Evening.

We, uh... we have a very special
treat for you tonight.

A legendary blues artist
we haven't heard

nearly enough of in a...
in a long, long time.

Uh, he's come a long way
to be here tonight.

Listen, there's nothing
I can say about this guy

that he can't say himself
with his music.

Ladies and gentlemen,
Mr. Eddie Dupre!

(audience applauds, cheers)

Guess I'm supposed
to play you some blues.

So here I go.

♪ I'm tired ♪

♪ Of runnin' around ♪

♪ Think I'll get married ♪

♪ And settle down ♪

♪ This old sportin' life ♪

♪ It is a mean life ♪

♪ And it's killin' me ♪

♪ Yes, it is ♪

♪ I got a letter from my home ♪

♪ All my schoolmates ♪

♪ They are dead and gone ♪

♪ It'll make you worry ♪

♪ It'll make you wonder ♪

♪ My days are gone. ♪

This next song is
for a special friend of mine.

♪ If you lose your money ♪

♪ Please don't you
lose your mind ♪

♪ Don't lose your mind ♪

♪ If you lose your money ♪

♪ Please don't lose your mind ♪

♪ Well, if you lose your woman ♪

♪ Please, please don't
fool with mine ♪

♪ Come rain, come sunshine,
from the skies ♪

♪ From the skies above,
blue, blue skies above ♪

♪ Let it come rain,
come sunshine ♪

♪ From the skies,
the lonely skies above ♪

♪ The blue, blue skies above ♪

♪ You know if I'm a fool ♪

♪ I'm a fool about
the woman I love ♪

♪ Yes, I am ♪

♪ Walk on, walk on ♪

♪ Walk on... walk on ♪

♪ Walk on, walk on ♪

♪ Walk on... walk on ♪

♪ People, I'm going to
keep on walking ♪

♪ Until I find
my way back home ♪

Talk and tell me something.

♪ My mind gets worried
when my shoes get thin ♪

♪ Don't know where I'm going
but I do know where I've been ♪

♪ I'm gonna walk on, walk on ♪

♪ I'm gonna walk on and on and
on and on and on and on and on ♪

♪ I'm gonna keep on walking
till I find my way back home ♪

Let me tell you something.

♪ Bright lights are shining ♪

♪ People, I've got to be
on my way ♪

♪ I'm gonna leave tomorrow
but I'm coming back someday ♪

♪ I've got to walk on, walk on ♪

♪ Walk on... on and on
and on and on ♪

♪ I'm gonna keep on walking ♪

♪ Till I find my way back home ♪

♪ I'm gonna keep on walking
till I find my way back home ♪

♪ Hey, hey, hey ♪

♪ Walk on. ♪

(cheering, applauding)