There was no doubt that Adam and I were enjoying Jake and Elwood. Briefcase Full Of Blues was such a cool album. It left us wanting more. Being fans of the movie, The Blues Brothers Soundtrack was a natural next step. It has some great pieces by The Blues Brothers as well as some other notables from the movie.
Sure, the Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin songs are good and belong here, I just would rather have more of The Blues Brothers. I’d trade that James Brown song for Stand By Your Man but the soundtrack gave a few more great tracks including an awesome version of the Peter Gunn Theme. Rawhide is another favorite and not just because of the comedic aspect. It is a good cover of a good song. It makes me wixh I would have listened to mom’s Frankie Laine album.
Listening to the Blues Brothers Soundtrack tonight, I cannot help but turn my attention to those bass lines by the recently late Donald Duck Dunn. Very crisp and solid.
Of all the songs on this album by the guest stars, I’d have to say thatCab Calloway’s Minnie The Moocheris my favorite. I love the zoot-suit-ish-ness of it. My background with the Marx Brothers late vaudeville and early radio stuff made that song easy to enjoy and to imagine those swanky clubs of the 1930’s
Peter Gunn Theme
Gimme Some Lovin’
Everybody Needs Somebody To Love
Rawhide
Minnie The Moocher
Sweet Home Chicago