Original subtitles

Hey.

Hey, What's Up?

Sorry I'm Late.

Justine Called Long Distance.

We Hadn't Talked In A Couple Days.

Tailpipe Willie Should Be On Any Minute Now.

Are You Ready?

You Are Going To Hear Some Authenticblues.

I Don't Think I'll Enjoy Much Of Anything Tonight.

Why Not?

Justine's Decided To Go To Graduate School.

Yeah? That's Great.

Don't You Get It?

She'll Probably Go Away To Graduate School.

I Could Lose Her.

Elvin...

When You Started Dating

How Did You Know You Would Marry Sondra?

I Knew The First Time I Laid Eyes On Her.

I Feel That Way About Justine.

Yeah? Congratulations.

But I Also Feel Other Things.

Like I'm Too Young.

There Are Tons Of Women I Have Yet To Meet.

Ah, But There's Only One Justine.

And If She's Really The One For You

You Won't Care About Those Other Women.

Ladies And Gentlemen, Can I Have Your Attention?

Due To Circumstances Beyond Our Control

Tailpipe Willie Will Not Appear This Evening.

(Crowd Groaning)

What!

You're Kidding Me.

I Can't Believe This.

No Tailpipe Willie?

We Came Here To See Tailpipe Willie!

We Will Give You Your Money Back

If You Don't Find This Replacement Acceptable.

You Are About To Hear

The King Of The Blues.

Mr. Riley Jackson!

(Crowd Cheering)

Riley Jackson!

I Can't Believe It.

Whooh!

All Right.

Whooh!

♪ Three Days Of Snow ♪

♪ In Birmingham ♪

♪ Thought You'd Wanna Know ♪

♪ Just Where I Am ♪

♪ Ring My Number ♪

♪ All Night Long ♪

♪ No Comfort On ♪

♪ The Telephone ♪

♪ Went Out And Caught Me ♪

♪ A Midnight Flight ♪

♪ Thought A Little Lovin', Baby ♪

♪ Would Make Everything All Right ♪

♪ But The Landlord Said ♪

♪ You Moved Away ♪

♪ Left Me With All Your ♪

♪ Bills To Pay ♪

♪ You're Bad, Baby... ♪

(Crowd Cheering)

Isn't He Great?

Great?

He's Been Reading My Mail!

(Humming)

Mom? Dad?

Glad You Guys Are Home.

Money, Food Or Laundry?

Food, Buti Brought A Gift.

Come Sit Down, I Want You To Hear This.

I Know You Guys

Are Already Into The Blues...

But I Heard Some Blues Last Night At This Club...

Unbelievable.

Who?

Must Be The Greatest Blues Singer Ever.

Who?

Riley Jackson.

Riley?

Yo!

I'm Buggin'.

I'm Buggin'.

Riley, I Want You To Meet Our Son, Theo.

Riley Jackson's In My House

I'm Buggin'.

You Certainly Are Bugging 'Cause This Is Not Your House.

Mr. Jackson, I Saw You

At The Steel Dog Cafe Last Night

You Were Fantastic!

How Come You Didn't Say You Knew Riley Jackson?

Riley Is An Old Friend Of Your Grandad's.

They Used To Play The Clubs Together.

They Have A Agreement, Whenever He's In Town

He Calls Anna And Russell For A Hot Meal.

Since They're Away, He Called Us.

A Hot Meal Is A Beautiful Thing To Me

I've Been On The Road For Three Months.

Playing Stadiums, Small Clubs, State Fairs

I Can Appreciate Missing A Good Home-Cooked Meal, Too.

Neither One Of You Looks Like You're Starving.

You Want A Good Seat Tonight, You Better Be Nice.

Okay, Okay.

You're Going To See Riley Jackson, Can I Come?

Of Course.

We'll Take The Whole Family Down To See Mr. Jackson.

And Everybody Will Have A Good Time

And Listen To Mr. Jackson Sing About Hard Times

And Heartbreak.

I Know About Heartbreak.

When I Was In The Service

I Made Up Some Of My Own Songs.

That's How Heartbroken I Was.

I Was Singing The Blues, Too.

Were You Really?

I Was Singing

"What Am I To Do

"Surrounded By All These Men.

"My Sailor Man Is At Sea.

Now, What's His Name Again?"

A Woman Singing The Blues Like That

Will Give You The Blues.

And Speaking Of Singing, Sir.

I Think We Fed You Very, Very Well

And It Might Be Nice If You Repaid Us With A Song.

I Can't Help You There.

I Think You Can "Help Me There."

I Think I Saw You Carry Your Guitar In, Didn't I?

Yes, I Didn't Want To Leave It In The Car.

My Amplifier's Down At The Club.

I Got An Old Amp That Belongs To Him In The Attic.

I'll Go Get It.

All Right.

If It Works, So Will I.

I'll Get The Others.

I Thought You'd Never Say Anything.

Riley's Going To Sing.

Come Into The Living Room.

All Right, The Blues!

I'm Ready.

Little One, It's Time To Get You Ready For Bed.

I Can't Stay Down Here?

Oh, Man, Now I'mgetting The Blues.

Come On.

Vanessa, Aren't You Coming?

No, Mom, I'm Not In The Mood.

Oh, What's Wrong?

My Personal Life Is In Shambles.

Again?

Yes.

I Don't Understand It.

Last Week, Four Guys Were After Me.

One Guy Kept Following Me Down The Hall

Another Guy Kept Calling

And One Guy Was At My Locker Every Day

With Fresh Flowers.

That Sounds Pretty Good.

But Then It All Stopped, Suddenly.

I Haven't Even Gotten A Phone Call This Week.

I'm Sorry You're Down And Out

But That's Another Reason You Should Come Inside.

The Blues, Honey.

The Blues Can Cleanse You Of These Feelings.

Mom, How Is Some Whiny Music Going To Make Me Feel Better?

Whiny Music?

♪ My Man Left Me ♪

♪ My Woman Left Me ♪

♪ My Dog Left Me ♪

♪ I Have No Money, No Job ♪

♪ And All I Can Do Is Whine The Blues. ♪

Come On, Mom...

When I Hear A Song Like That, I Feel Like Yelling

"Get A Grip, Snap Out Of It."

All Right, You Stay Here

And Feel Sorry For Yourself.

I Will.

It's Just I Don't Get It.

Why Are Boys Like This?

Am I Asking Too Much Out Of Life

Just One Lousy Boyfriend.

You Have Got It, Honey.

You Have Got The Blues.

You Are In This Here, Crying The Blues.

Mom, You're Not Listening.

♪ Da-Da-Da-Da-Dum ♪

♪ Mom, You're Not Listening. ♪

I Don't Deserve This.

♪ I Don't Deserve This. ♪

All I Want Is A Boyfriend.

♪ All I Want Is A Boyfriend. ♪

I'm Going Upstairs.

♪ I'm Going Upstairs ♪

♪ 'Cause I Can't Take No More ♪

♪ Of This Whiny Child Blues. ♪

This Thing Is Older Than Me.

Not Quite.

Dad Wouldn't Buy A New One.

He Figured I Wouldn't Stick

With The Guitar.

Well, Let's See What She'll Do.

When Did You Start Playing And Singing, Mr. Jackson?

In Church, When I Was A Small Boy

Back In Mississippi.

We Used To Play Hymns In The Church.

Something Like This..

♪ I'm Working On The Building ♪

♪ True Foundation ♪

♪ I'm Lifting Up A Bloodstained ♪

♪ Banner For The Lord ♪

♪ When I Get Through Working ♪

♪ On This Old Building ♪

♪ I'm Going Up To Heaven ♪

♪ To Get My Reward. ♪

After Church We'd Sneak Over To Muddy Waters' House.

We Used To Play Tunes Like This...

♪ You Act Like You Don't Want To Listen ♪

♪ When I'm Talking To You ♪

♪ You Think You Ought To Do, Baby ♪

♪ Anything You Want To Do ♪

♪ You Got To Be Crazy, Baby ♪

♪ Just Got To Be Out Of Your Mind ♪

♪ Long As I'm Paying The Bills ♪

♪ I'm Paying The Cost Of Being The Boss. ♪

What Other Blues Singers Influenced You?

I'd Say T-Bone Walker.

You Knew T-Bone Walker?

Not Really.

But I Knew All Of His Songs.

When I First Started Out, I Used To Play All Of His Tunes.

I Used To Play This Little Place

About The Size Of This Table...

I Know What You Mean.

One Night, In Walked T-Bone Walker.

My Big Chance To Show Him Some Of My Tunes.

Guess What Happened?

I Fainted.

Yes, I Did.

What Happened Then?

T-Bone Walker Was Playing My Song.

What Was He Playing?

♪ Nobody Loves Me But My Mother ♪

♪ And She Could Be Jivin' Too. ♪

(Doorbell Rings)

Oh, That Must Be Kenny.

He Didn't Believe

That Mr. Riley Jackson Was Over Here.

Hey, Kenny.

Martin: Hey, Kenny.

Theo: What's Up, Man?

Clair: Hello, Kenny.

Kenny, This Is Mr. Riley Jackson

Mr. Riley Jackson, This Is Kenny.

Hello, Mr. Jackson.

My Brother Says Guitars Make You Lucky With Women.

Does He Play Guitar?

No, And He Doesn't Have Any Women, Either.

Mr. Jackson

I Was Born To Sing The Blues.

Yeah?

♪ I Gave You A Brand New Car ♪

♪ But You Said You Want A Cadillac ♪

♪ I Bought You A $10 Dinner ♪

♪ And She Said, "Thanks For The Snack" ♪

♪ I Let You Live In My Penthouse ♪

♪ And You Said It Was Shack ♪

♪ 'Cause I Gave You Seven Children ♪

♪ Now You Want To Give Them Back ♪

♪ I've Been Downhearted Baby ♪

♪ Ever Since The Day We Met ♪

Go Ahead.

♪ Our Love Is Nothing But The Blues ♪

♪ Baby, How Blue Can You Get? ♪

Here You Go, Mr. Jackson.

Thanks, My Pipes Are A Little Dry.

Can I Ask A Question?

Fire Away.

Are You Married?

44 Years To The Same Beautiful Lady.

Well, That's A Long Time.

That's What My Wife Keeps Telling Me.

When Did You Know

She Was The One You Would Marry?

The Very First Moment I Laid Eyes On Her.

You, Too?

Mm-Hmm.

My Brother-In-Law Said He Knew

The First Time He Saw My Sister.

Dad Said He Knew The First Time He Saw Mom.

Martin Said He Knew When He Saw Denise.

I've Been With My Girlfriend Two Years

And I Still Don't Know.

All I Know Is

When I Saw Her

I Knew I Wanted To See Her Again.

Well, Cupid Has A Lot Of Arrows

And He Dips Them In A Lot Of Different Stuff.

One Arrow Hits And Knock You Over.

The Others Are Delayed.

I Think I Know What You Mean.

I'll See A Beautiful Woman And Say

"Ooh, I'd Love To Go Out With Her."

But My Mind Takes Me Back To Justine.

And I Keep Thinking She's The Only One For Me.

Then I End Up All Mixed Up.

I Don't Know Which Way To Turn.

I'm Kind Of Like A Pig In A Trap.

Pig In A Trap.

That Sounds Like A Good Blues Song.

♪ Baby, I'm Caught ♪

♪ Like A Pig In A Trap ♪

♪ My Heart Is Filled ♪

♪ With A Time-Release Cold Cap ♪

♪ I Got A Good Woman ♪

♪ That Fills Me With Pride ♪

♪ And That's Why I Know ♪

♪ I Can't Have That Bacon On The Side. ♪

You Said It!

Make That Guitar Talk!

Play It Again, Whoa!

(Squealing)

♪ Baby, You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now... ♪

Ow, Yes!

♪ Ohhhhh ♪

♪ Baby, You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now ♪

♪ The Way I Used To Love You, Baby ♪

♪ Baby, That's The Way I Hate You Now ♪

Yes! Yes!

♪ You Used To Say That You Loved Me ♪

♪ But Now I Believe You've Changed Your Mind ♪

♪ You Used To Say That You Loved Me, Baby ♪

♪ But Now I Believe You've Changed Your Mind ♪

♪ But I Don't Blame You, Baby ♪

♪ Because You Ain't What You Used To Be. ♪

Whoa!

Whoa, Yes!

Oh!

Thank You.

Justine And I Don't Want Any Ice Cream.

I Got To Get Her Back To The Dorm.

Well, Good, There'll Be More For Us.

You Will Be Getting The Same Amount.

Oh Ho.

Did Riley Cook Tonight Or What?

And Did You Cook And Have Big Fun

When Justine Showed Up.

♪ Justine, Justine... ♪

See You Guys Later.

All Right, Home.

Guys, You Might As Well Know.

I'm Experiencing

Some Emotional Torment Over Justine.

On One Hand, I'm Really In Love With Her.

But On The Other Hand, I'm Just Too Young To Go.

Go Where?

Down The Aisle.

Who Is Going Down The Aisle?

I'm Sure Justine Wants To.

What Makes You Think Justine Wants To Get Married?

And What Makes You Think She Wants To Marry You?

Well, Justine Gets Very Jealous

Whenever She Sees Me With Another Girl.

And You Know What?

Whenever We're Away From Each Other

She Calls Me And Says

How Much She Misses Me.

What's So Funny?

Did Justine Ask To Be Your Wife?

Has Justine Said

That She Wants To Have Children

And Live Together Married!

Well, No.

Has Justine Even Said That She Wants To Be Engaged?

Well, Then, Son...

Whispering: What Makes You Think Justine Wants To Get Married?

I'll Tell You What This Is All About.

Theo Is Afraid.

Afraid, I Say

That What He Thinks Justine Thinks

Is What Hereally Wants.

Oh, No Way, Uh-Uh.

Ohhh... Ohhh...

Whoa.

Justine?

Yes?

Justine?

What?

Never Mind.

♪ I'm Goin' Down For The Last Time ♪

Heh-Heh.

♪ And I Don't Know Why ♪

Well...

♪ Said I'm Goin' Down For The Last Time ♪

♪ I Don't Know Why. ♪

Well...

♪ I Gave You Seven Children ♪

Stop It!

♪ And Now You Want To Give Them Back. ♪

Whoa, Lord, Have Mercy!