I've never seen the 1976 film Sparkle, directed by longtime Mike Nichols editor Sam O'Steen. But I just read that it's about to be remade, and I came across this great clip that instantly makes me wanna see it. It basically tells the same story as Dreamgirls--a barely disguised quasi-bio of the Supremes. This can be predictable stuff, I have to admit. But I've always been a Lonnette McKee fan (she's a knockout in both The Cotton Club and Round Midnight), and I have a little crush on Irene Cara, too. Dwan Smith rounds out the trio, and the film co-stars Dorian Harewood, DeWayne Jessie (aka Otis Day), Tony King, and Philip Michael Thomas.
The music, too, is much more tuneful than that tin-eared Dreamgirls stuff. The song I was introduced to earlier today is called "Hooked on Your Love" and, like most of the soundtrack's original songs, it's written by Superfly mastermind and legendary soul man Curtis Mayfield. That explains why it's so bitchin'. Plus, having the camera trained on a particularly sexy Lonnette McKee goes a long way, too! Awesome little number here!
Your tender smile gives me happy thoughts of you
You got me so close to my dreams now they have to come true
Ooo baby, nothing to be shy about
Nothing we got to lie about
Hope lovin' you don't confuse you
Ooo baby baby, I don't want to lose ya
And when we touch our hearts move at a steady pace
I'm tryin' hard not to show the blushin' over my face
Ooo baby, you bring out the woman in me
What can I see that you can't see?
I like the way we carry on
Hope you understand my feelings got me just a-reeling
What can I do...with this feeling?
Hooked on your love, sweet love love
(What can I do, oh yeah)
What can I do...with this feeling?
Hooked on your love, sweet love love
Your eyes within me
They send me, just a-starin' me down
I'm so turned on in time, and child, I got to move around
Over and over you astound me
I take pleasure to have you around me
My lovin' arms would love to squeeze ya
Oh baby take it, I don't want to tease you
What can I do...with this feeling?
Hooked on your love sweet love love
(What can I do...oh yeah)
What can I do...with this feeling?
Hooked on your love sweet love love
Nothing to be shy about
Nothing we got to lie about
Hope lovin' you don't confuse you
Hope you understand these feelings got me just a-reeling
What can I do...with this feeling?
Hooked on your love sweet love love
(What can I do, oh yeah)
What can I do...with this feeling?
Hooked on your love sweet love love
(What can I do?)
What can I do...with this feeling?
Hooked on your love sweet love love
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