Bobby Darin: Seeing Is Believing
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Movie Reviews of Bobby Darin: Seeing Is Believing
Movie Review: A Must For Fans. Revised to 4 stars. Original rating was misclick
Summary: 3 Stars
Like every fan I'll enjoy anything Bobby Darin does but the standout numbers for me (that I hadn't seen before)were:
1. Got My Mojo Working. Especially wonderful to see Bobby play vibraphone - and harp.
2. Cry Me A River. Great Passion.
3. Come Rain Or Come Shine. Soulful, bluesy delivery.
4. I've Got You Under My Skin. The best swinging tradition fused with some funky vibes. Love that scatty bit in the intro.
5. Work Song. Bobby sings blues with great authority and credibility. Nothing illustrates this better than this number.
While I was happy to see great swing and blues performances, I was more than a little disappointed that "Carpenter" was the only "folk" song represented. This could be because not many were recorded for the NBC shows, but rather than see the umpteenth version of "If I Were A Carpenter", I would have loved to see "I'll be Your Baby tonight" (aired Jan 26th 1973).
Given the wealth of choice available, I couldn't understand the inclusion of repeat performances (Higher and Higher, we had that on Aces) and some anodyne songs like "Sweet Caroline" and "If" , when great numbers like "You've got a Friend", "Spinning Wheel", "King of the Road" and "Let the Good Times Roll" were on offer. But I guess that's just down to personal taste.
This was a great DVD for FANS to see some of Bobby's NBC performances which have not been seen since the original airing. But not great as an intro to Bobby's range and musical career."Mack Is Back", a DVD which features the unedited footage of Darin's night-club style performance for his final NBC show (plus banter and comedy routines) represents his musical versatility far better. But as a fan, its great to have these performances. I only wish we could see `em all.
Other reviewers have pointed out that it was annoying not to have the dates of the performance (they are readily available in Jeff Bleiel's excellent book "That's All"), the names of the duettists (Bobbie Gentry and Connie Francis) and the source of the clips. I agree. But what I find unforgivable is getting Tim Hardin's name wrong in the sleevenotes: Carpenter is credited to JIM Hardin. (Bobby would have been appalled) and Splish Splash is wrongly credited to MURRAY KAUFFMAN, rather than to his mother JEAN MURRAY who gave Darin the title. What's going on here guys??!!!