The Best of the Blues Brothers’ Music Videos
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A look at the best of the Blues Brothers’ music videos, including their iconic performance of ‘Soul Man’ on The Tonight Show.
The Blues Brothers (1980)
The Blues Brothers is a 1980 American musical comedy film directed by John Landis. The film stars John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd as “Joliet” Jake and Elwood Blues, characters they created on The Blues Brothers, a musical sketch that aired on Saturday Night Live. The film’s soundtrack features several songs by rhythm and blues (R&B), soul, and blues singers.
“She Caught the Katy”
The Blues Brothers is a 1980 musical comedy film directed by John Landis. It features musical numbers by rhythm and blues (R&B), soul, and blues singers James Brown, Cab Calloway, Ray Charles, and Aretha Franklin. The film is set in and around Chicago, Illinois, where it was filmed. It features the fictional characters Jake Blues (John Belushi) and Elwood Blues (Dan Aykroyd), who reunite after the death of Jake’s brother to raise funds for the Catholic orphanage where they were raised through a reunion concert.
The film grossed over $115 million worldwide on a $30 million budget. Despite its commercial success, the film received mixed reviews from critics.
“Peter Gunn Theme”
“Peter Gunn Theme” is a piece of music written by Henry Mancini in 1958. It was originally commissioned by Jay Ward for use as the theme to his private eye cartoon series, “The Adventures of Peter Gunn”. The piece is built around a contemporary rock instrumental arrangement of blues harmony and has been described as “one of television’s most recognized and celebrated pieces of music”. The theme won an Emmy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement in 1959.
In 1980, the Blues Brothers released a cover version of “Peter Gunn Theme” as a single. The track was taken from their album, Briefcase Full of Blues, and reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States. The song also peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart.
The accompanying music video for the Blues Brothers’ version of “Peter Gunn Theme” was directed by John Landis and features cameos from several Hollywood celebrities, including Carrie Fisher, James Brown, Ray Charles and John Belushi’s wife Judy Jacklin.
” Gimme Some Lovin'”
The Blues Brothers is a 1980 American musical comedy film directed by John Landis. It stars John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd as “Joliet” Jake and Elwood Blues, characters developed from “The Blues Brothers” sketch on the NBC variety television series Saturday Night Live. The film’s screenplay was written by Aykroyd and Landis. It features musical numbers by rhythm and blues (R&B), soul, and blues singers James Brown, Cab Calloway, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, and John Lee Hooker. The film is set in and around Chicago, Illinois, on a mission from God to save the Catholic orphanage in which they were raised from foreclosure.
The film was released on June 20, 1980 to mixed reviews but was a commercial success. Considered a cult classic, it has inspired other films and television series such as The Blues Brothers: Music from the Soundtrack (1998), Yakety Yak (1998–2000), Blue Brother (2010), Elwood (2011–2012), and The Blues Brothers: A Real Sumthin’ Special (2012).
The Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
The Blues Brothers 2000 is a musical comedy film that pays tribute to the original Blues Brothers film of 1980. The movie was released in 1998, eighteen years after the original film. The Blues Brothers 2000 features new music performances by various artists, including Blues Traveler, B.B. King, ZZ Top, Steve Winwood, and Aretha Franklin. The movie also features returning members of the original cast, such as John Goodman, Dan Aykroyd, and Jim Belushi.
“Theme from Rawhide”
The Blues Brothers 2000 is a musical comedy film that was released in 1998. It is a sequel to the 1980 film The Blues Brothers, which starred John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd as “Joliet” Jake and Elwood Blues. The sequel features several new cast members, including John Goodman, Joe Morton, and J. Evan Bonifant.
The plot of the film centers around the search for a new lead singer for the Blues Brothers band after the death of John Belushi’s character, Joliet Jake. The band eventually finds its new lead singer in Cab Calloway’s grandson, Elwood (J. Evan Bonifant). The film features several musical numbers, including a cover of “Theme from Rawhide” by Booley featuring Cab Calloway himself.
“634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.)”
The Blues Brothers are on a mission from God to raise funds for the Catholic orphanage in which they were raised. The orphanage is being threatened with closure by the diocese for falling behind on its mortgage payments. To save the orphanage, the Blues Brothers must put their old band back together and organize a successful performance. With the help of some reluctant musicians and a beautiful ex-convict, they just might be able to do it.
“634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.)” is a song written by Eddie Floyd and Steve Cropper and originally recorded by Floyd in 1966. The song was famously covered by Booker T. & the M.G.’s in 1967. In the film, the song is performed by the Blues Brothers Band with guest vocals from Wilson Pickett.
“Everybody Needs Somebody to Love”
The Blues Brothers 2000 is a 1998 American musical comedy film that is a sequel to the 1980 film The Blues Brothers. It was written and directed by John Landis and features Dan Aykroyd, John Goodman, James Belushi, Joe Morton, and Nancy Travis reprising their original roles, with Steve Cropper, Paul Shaffer, and Blues Traveler appearing in new roles. The film grossed $14 million worldwide against a $35 million budget.
