tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32685968.post7861441935519607259..comments2024-03-25T10:47:42.656-07:00Comments on Can't Explain: "Be My Baby" (1963)Jeff Pikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17148737647138431543noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32685968.post-24933200911775406162010-11-10T11:52:56.429-08:002010-11-10T11:52:56.429-08:00Great points, MovieMan! I've never seen that M...Great points, MovieMan! I've never seen that Maysles doc but it definitely sounds worth tracking down. Thanks for stopping by.Jeff Pikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17148737647138431543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32685968.post-58046237094866090052010-11-10T09:34:29.057-08:002010-11-10T09:34:29.057-08:00A fantastic song. Given the riches of what came im...A fantastic song. Given the riches of what came immediately after the autumn of 1963, that last bit is a hard case to make but you're right, this song comes about as close to making it as any could. Interesting to contrast the opening of Dirty Dancing with that of Mean Streets - both use this song but the DD credits are relatively lazy and uninspired whereas Scorsese's use sparkles with angsty energy and visceral deliverence.<br /><br />Another movie moment: in the Maysles' little-seen What's Happening!, a verite Beatles doc from '64 (much of it was later compiled into the Apple release The First U.S. Visit) we see Ronnie Ronette bopping in the studio with Murray the K - it's a great sequence.Joel Bockohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238338958380683893noreply@blogger.com