Do do-do do-do do-do do"? The fact that there's a power to these women, can stand on on...
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Janice Pendarvis:
There's a power to what it is that we do. No one, till right now, has publicly acknowledged it. But people love to see the background singers. I mean, when you think about - Lou Reed "Walk on the Wild Side" - you know, that iconic song with the line that makes a lot of people uncomfortable because it says: colored girls. But, what is he referencing, when he says, "and the colored girls sing: do do-do do-do do-do do"? The fact that there's a power to these women, can stand on on stage and sing with these guys
There's a power to what it is that we do. No one, till right now, has publicly acknowledged it. But people love to see the background singers. I mean, when you think about - Lou Reed "Walk on the Wild Side" - you know, that iconic song with the line that makes a lot of people uncomfortable because it says: colored girls. But, what is he referencing, when he says, "and the colored girls sing: do do-do do-do do-do do"? The fact that there's a power to these women, can stand on on stage and sing with these guys
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And she's never had that kind of ego
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I think there is a psychology behind it
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I think most background singers will agree
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that we're not really good self promoters
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You know the industry is for those who put themselves
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on display and are willing to play the game
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and some people aren't
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In a strange way the gulf between the lead singer
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and that group of backup singers couldn't be wider
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You're going into a group format
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Movie Summary
Backup singers live in a world that lies just beyond the spotlight. Their voices bring harmony to the biggest bands in popular music, but we've had no idea who these singers are or what lives they lead, until now.
