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Step into the spotlight with unforgettable portrayals of music legends brought to life by actors who embody their spirit, talent, and struggles. From the electrifying charisma of singers to the intimate battles behind the fame, this video explores performances that resonate with passion and authenticity. Watch as these actors transform into iconic musicians, delivering more than just imitation – they deliver heart and soul.
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00:00How long is this going to take?
00:02That's really up to you.
00:04Right then.
00:07I know how this bit goes.
00:09Welcome to Ms. Mojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the most memorable, complex, and realistic performances to
00:17emerge from the music biopic genre.
00:20I mean, got it, not a lump. I'm a great big clump of talent.
00:27Number 20. Jafar Jackson as Michael Jackson.
00:31Michael, can you believe the casting for the long-awaited Michael took two whole years?
00:37You'd never know it by watching Jafar Jackson slip into the role of his iconic uncle.
00:43Ready whenever you are, Michael.
00:46Beyond his family name, the younger Jackson is such a natural fit for the king of pop
00:52because he embraces the difficulties that come with playing a star like no other.
00:57Contributing some dazzling dance skills and even some of his own vocals, he brings MJ roaring back to life with
01:04startling accuracy.
01:06The fact that Michael is his film debut makes his work even more spectacular,
01:11as he tenderly balances his uncle's theatrics with unexpected dramatic heft.
01:16He had to show us that he really wasn't scared, and he lived up to his potential.
01:31Number 19. Timothee Chalamet as Bob Dylan.
01:35A complete unknown.
01:37As the title suggests, Bob Dylan is a bit hard to pin down as a musician and a person.
01:43He's so enigmatic, in fact, that he inspired 2007's I'm Not There,
01:49in which six actors portray different facets of his storied career.
01:53By comparison, Timothee Chalamet's interpretation is more direct,
01:57but he makes up for that through sheer commitment.
02:00Come gather round people wherever you've grown
02:04And admit that the waters around you have grown
02:09And accepted that soon you'll be drenched to the bone
02:13The actor sang dozens of Dylan's songs live on set while playing guitar and harmonica,
02:19and even isolated himself to stay in character.
02:22The final product ensures that Chalamet's dedication was worth the effort,
02:26as his voice and musicianship are remarkably authentic.
02:30Even more impressive is how he keeps his emotions internalized,
02:35reflecting the notion that Dylan's true genius isn't meant to be understood.
02:39How do you sing, then?
02:44I put myself in another place.
02:49But I'm a stranger there.
02:51Number 18. Kristen Stewart as Joan Jett.
02:54The Runaways.
02:55Just as the real godmother of punk strutted her way through California's rock and roll scene
03:00with unbridled confidence,
03:02Kristen Stewart's Joan Jett captures the most attention
03:05in this closer look at the trailblazing rock band.
03:08I play guitar.
03:09Electric guitar.
03:11Oh.
03:12Joan Jett, that's a cool name.
03:14You guys got a demo?
03:17No.
03:19No, I don't.
03:21No, guys.
03:22I want to start an all-girl rock band.
03:23Her version of Jett is a badass take on someone born to live the music lifestyle,
03:28and she owns it without ever sacrificing her maturity as a performer.
03:33Her rapport with Dakota Fanning's Curry may be where The Runaways packs its emotional beats,
03:38but Stewart remains a singularly compelling presence on her own.
03:42Even if she chose a different movie that focused on Jett's time with the Blackhearts,
03:46she'd still play the part with just as much verve.
03:49I love playing fire.
03:52Fire.
03:53Don't be good.
03:5817.
04:00Daniel Radcliffe as Weird Al Yankovic.
04:02Weird, the Al Yankovic story.
04:04Al Yankovic was never going to inspire a traditional biopic.
04:08Much like Walk Hard before it,
04:10referring to weird as heavily fictionalized is a massive understatement,
04:15and there's no limit to how absurd it gets in spoofing the genre.
04:19That absurdity extends to Daniel Radcliffe's performance in the lead role,
04:23and yet his brilliance as Weird Al still comes down to his strength as a dramatic actor.
04:28Is everything okay?
04:30Huh?
04:30Yeah, yes, of course.
04:33Yeah, whose parents wouldn't be proud?
04:35Exactly.
04:37Al?
04:38No matter how extravagant the movie or his wardrobe becomes,
04:42Radcliffe frequently grounds his work as the accordion-playing maestro
04:46because he plays Yankovic with so much sincerity.
04:49Like a highbrow thespian with no idea what movie they're in,
04:53Radcliffe willingly makes himself the butt of the joke,
04:55and his Emmy-nominated performance is all the better for it.
04:59Believe me, you will never find true happiness
05:02until you can truly accept who you are.
05:04Number 16, Chadwick Boseman as James Brown, Get On Up.
05:09The late Chadwick Boseman built up a considerable reputation
05:12for playing some of the most notable figures of the 20th century.
05:16While his legacy has largely been defined by his time as the Black Panther,
05:20he arguably proved his worthiness of the Wakandan throne
05:23after playing James Brown in Get On Up.
05:26In fact, the movie often lives and dies by his performance alone.
05:30You know, I take it, and I take it, and I flip it.
05:35I goes forward.
05:37I live.
05:39The non-linear narrative and fourth wall breaks would be hard to keep up with
05:43had a more fearful actor taken the part.
05:45But Boseman is the fearless glue holding Get On Up together,
05:49and his poise as a singer and dancer is powerful enough
05:52to hold the audience's attention even when he's not on screen.
05:56As a show, it has a business.
06:00Brothers and sisters, you better believe I'm both.
06:09Number 15, Michael Douglas as Liberace, Behind the Candelabra.
06:14This HBO movie won an astounding 11 Emmy Awards,
06:19though Michael Douglas' soulful performance as Liberace
06:22was the most deserving win of the night.
06:24As the title suggests, Behind the Candelabra finds Douglas
06:28in a behind-the-scenes look at the pianist's contentious relationship
06:31with his longtime partner, Scott Thorson.
06:34Why am I the Lucy?
06:36Because I'm the band leader with the nightclub act.
06:40No stranger to playing both narcissistic villains
06:43and tragic sympathetic figures,
06:45the veteran actor fits Liberace into both categories simultaneously.
06:49Working alongside Matt Damon,
06:51Douglas plays each side masterfully
06:54as he becomes a charming controller
06:56and a lonely hermit looking for connection.
06:59Even at his most unlikable,
07:01Douglas still manages to pull us into his deep-seated performance
07:05and does it all while reminding us of the class act
07:08who sat at the piano.
07:10Wow!
07:12He's incredible!
07:23Number 14. Bradley Cooper as Leonard Bernstein
07:27Maestro
07:28This Oscar-nominated actor set lofty expectations for himself
07:32in bringing the life of Leonard Bernstein to the screen.
07:36But Bradley Cooper was well prepared for the assignment.
07:39At least, that's the impression we get watching him in the film.
07:42He's not only technically glorious as a director,
07:45but his physical performance in front of the camera
07:47authentically portrays Bernstein's passion for music.
07:51And I love music.
07:52I love music so much.
07:53It keeps me glued to life even when I'm most depressed.
07:56And I can get very deeply depressed.
08:01But I have a work ethic and that keeps me afloat.
08:03Owing to the grand life his subject lived,
08:06it's fairly indulgent from time to time.
08:08But Cooper effectively locks in when it comes to portraying
08:11the renowned composer's skill in crafting seminal music.
08:14The actor's enviable conducting skills are on point as well,
08:19as he understands that directing musicians, like acting,
08:22relies just as much on quiet contemplation as sweeping gestures.
08:45Number 13. Sam Riley as Ian Curtis.
08:48Control.
08:49Even if its imagery remained in color,
08:52Control would still be one of the darker movies on this list,
08:55as its dreary tone is in keeping with the tortured,
08:59short-lived existence led by Ian Curtis.
09:01The morose atmosphere is matched by Sam Riley's haunting performance
09:05as the Joy Division frontman,
09:07who battled epilepsy and mental health struggles
09:10while his moody music found an audience.
09:12I can't paint for nothing.
09:15I worked hard for this.
09:19I tried to get to you.
09:22You treat me like this.
09:24A relative unknown when cast,
09:27Riley's newcomer status benefits him
09:29as he assumes Curtis' chaotic stage behavior
09:32while internalizing the personal experiences
09:35that fueled his lyrics.
09:36Control is by no means a rags-to-riches story,
09:39and the actor's heartbreaking work ensures
09:42that the character's tragic fate
09:43is felt as deeply as the influential work he left behind.
09:47What about music?
09:48Is that beautiful?
09:51Some of it.
09:54What about Joy Division's music?
09:57Some of it, yeah, but
09:59some of it's not meant to be beautiful.
10:01Number 12.
10:02Jennifer Lopez as Selena Quintanilla Perez
10:05Selena.
10:06The choice to cast Bronx native Jennifer Lopez
10:09as the Queen of Tejano music
10:11raised more than a few eyebrows,
10:13but one person she managed to convince
10:15was the late singer's father.
10:17That vote of confidence
10:18must have made all the difference,
10:20as J-Lo's walk through Selena's footsteps
10:22is nothing short of career-making.
10:28First of all, I would like to thank my family,
10:31my dad, who's my manager.
10:34Dad, I love you.
10:35My mom.
10:36I don't know what I'd do without you.
10:38She not only looks the part,
10:40but also understands the specific rhythms
10:42of Selena's dancing style,
10:44a skill she developed
10:45with the help of the Quintanilla family.
10:48In capturing that bountiful
10:49yet human essence on screen,
10:51she does justice to the millions of fans
10:54who lost Selena too soon.
10:56Not only that,
10:57but her nuanced performance
10:58provides a spark
10:59that surely helped the movie
11:01introduce future generations
11:02to Selena's infectious discography.
11:05I could fall in love
11:11with you.
11:15Number 11.
11:17Kurt Russell as Elvis Presley
11:19Elvis.
11:20It's no easy feat
11:21to choose the best Elvis portrayal,
11:23as impersonating the king of rock and roll
11:25has become an entire business unto itself.
11:28Austin Butler's Oscar-nominated transformation
11:30makes a worthy case,
11:32but he can't quite compare
11:33to the one Kurt Russell pulled off
11:35shortly after Elvis' passing.
11:37You were good.
11:39Really good.
11:40Oh, listen to that, Elvis.
11:42Listen.
11:42Oh, you win the encore.
11:44You win it.
11:45Now, now,
11:46you go out there
11:47and you sing another song.
11:49They really like me, Miss Graham.
11:51You really like me?
11:52Despite not singing
11:54any of Presley's songs
11:55in this TV movie,
11:56Russell's natural charisma
11:58and athleticism
11:59give us a taste of the action star
12:01he would become.
12:02He not only looks
12:04and sounds the part,
12:05but he adds a surprising amount
12:06of gracefulness
12:07to Elvis' rebellious dancing skills.
12:10The movie itself
12:11is a bit slight
12:11when exploring the icon's
12:13controversial personal life,
12:14but Russell is certifiably golden
12:16when portraying Elvis
12:17as a beacon of cool.
12:19Sometimes we embrace.
12:23Man, it is so real
12:25I wake up in a cold sweat.
12:27Number 10.
12:28Jason Mitchell as Eazy-E
12:30Straight Outta Compton
12:31This profile of rap pioneers N.W.A.
12:35hinges upon the chemistry
12:36of its ensemble cast,
12:38but their performances
12:39are so strong
12:40that they could carry
12:40a solo project as well.
12:43O'Shea Jackson Jr.'s
12:44uncanny resemblance
12:45to his father Ice Cube
12:47gives Straight Outta Compton
12:49some easy verisimilitude,
12:51but it's Jason Mitchell
12:52who gives the movie its heart.
12:54As a music manager,
12:55let me tell you
12:56what I can do for you, Eric.
12:57I will make you legit.
13:00It seems as if
13:02I could do something for you.
13:03As Eazy-E,
13:05Mitchell captures
13:06the group's fiery leader
13:07as a small-time criminal,
13:08provocative lyricist,
13:10and tragic victim
13:11of his own success.
13:12He reminds viewers
13:14what was at stake for N.W.A.
13:16as they paved a new way
13:17forward in music,
13:19taking center stage
13:20at the movie's
13:20invigorating highs
13:21and gut-wrenching lows.
13:23It's certainly a feat
13:25considering the legacy
13:26he honors.
13:27I'm ready, too.
13:28But as long as we stay ready,
13:30we gonna know
13:30we gonna be on, man.
13:31Y'all already know.
13:33Y'all already know this.
13:34Number 9.
13:35Paul Dano
13:36as Brian Wilson.
13:37Love and Mercy.
13:38This underrated
13:39Beach Boys biopic
13:40takes an unconventional approach
13:42to portraying
13:43co-founder Brian Wilson
13:44by splitting
13:45the assignment in two.
13:47While John Cusack
13:48is memorable
13:49as an older Wilson
13:50looking to break free
13:51from his manipulative therapist,
13:53Paul Dano
13:54completely steals the show
13:55as a younger Wilson.
13:57I can take us further
13:59if you let me
14:00stay at home
14:00in the studio.
14:02It's what I need to do.
14:05And I promise
14:05when you come back,
14:07I will have stuff for you
14:08that will blow your minds.
14:10Dano's physical similarities
14:12are impressive enough
14:13but his most memorable contribution
14:15is the delicate line
14:16he walks
14:17between Wilson's
14:18musical perfectionism
14:19and his slowly building
14:21struggle with mental health.
14:22Dano convinces us
14:23that he's both
14:24the genius
14:25behind the masterful
14:26pet sounds
14:27and a person
14:28simply trying
14:28to articulate
14:29his feelings
14:30all without ever resorting
14:32to emotional manipulation.
14:33It's a quietly
14:34stirring performance
14:35that helped
14:36Love and Mercy
14:37earn the seal of approval
14:38from Wilson
14:39and his wife.
14:44A whole other kind of music.
14:48I saw things
14:51that you can't see.
14:52Number 8
14:53Gary Oldman
14:54as Sid Vicious
14:55Sid and Nancy
14:57There isn't a role
14:58this British actor
14:59can't get lost in
15:00and his chameleonic gifts
15:02were first harnessed
15:03in his star-making portrayal
15:05of punk rock's
15:05most destructive figure.
15:07Gary Oldman
15:08is unbelievably eerie
15:09in Sid and Nancy
15:11but his all-or-nothing
15:12performance
15:13as Sid Vicious
15:13is necessary
15:14to appreciating
15:15the movie's
15:16uncompromising portrayal
15:17of an infamous romance.
15:19If I asked you to kill him
15:24would you?
15:30What would I do?
15:35I couldn't live without you.
15:37In addition to his stingy appearance
15:39crazed haircut
15:40and accurate voice
15:41Oldman raises the bar
15:43due to his fearlessness
15:44in embodying
15:45Vicious' larger-than-life
15:46stage persona
15:47and his unglamorous
15:49personal life.
15:50It's hardly surprising
15:51that the role
15:52shot him to stardom
15:53and even though
15:54Sid and Nancy
15:55was feverishly disliked
15:56by the surviving
15:57Sex Pistols
15:58even they couldn't deny
16:00Oldman's
16:00incomparable talent.
16:14Number 7
16:15Angela Bassett
16:16as Tina Turner
16:17What's Love
16:18Got to Do With It?
16:19While the Queen
16:20of Rock and Roll
16:20maintained a mixed
16:21response to this movie
16:23her praise towards
16:24Angela Bassett
16:25was seemingly endless.
16:26It's hard to disagree
16:27with Tina Turner's
16:28assessment of the
16:29Oscar-winning actress
16:30as Bassett shoots
16:31for the stars
16:32in portraying
16:33the icon's
16:34effortless talent
16:34and her harrowing
16:36journey to reclaim
16:36her identity.
16:38I just believe
16:38that anything
16:40is possible.
16:41You know?
16:41Anything.
16:43And it took me
16:44a long time
16:44to get Ike out
16:45of my system.
16:45And now that
16:46I've done that
16:47I'm ready.
16:49I'm ready
16:50and I know
16:50what I want.
16:51What's Love
16:51Got to Do With It?
16:52frequently hangs
16:53its hat on her
16:54incredible chemistry
16:55with Laurence Fishburne's
16:56intimidating Ike Turner
16:57but Bassett still
16:59props herself up
17:00on her own terms.
17:01Although she works
17:02overtime to nail down
17:03Tina's famous dances
17:04that emulation
17:05is not enough
17:06for her.
17:07Instead
17:07she transcends
17:09her character
17:09altogether
17:09with an exquisite
17:11free-spirited
17:12take on stardom
17:13that's entirely
17:13her own.
17:15I don't know
17:15do what you want
17:16to do Ike
17:16I don't care.
17:19Let me tell you
17:20what I want to do.
17:21I got a room
17:22full of people
17:22who come to see me.
17:23You hear me?
17:25Come to see me.
17:26Number 6
17:27Taron Edgerton
17:28as Elton John
17:29Rocketman
17:30To play a beloved
17:31musician is one thing
17:33to do so in a musical
17:34that verges on fantasy
17:35is another thing
17:36entirely.
17:37This is the physical
17:38challenge Taron Edgerton
17:40accomplishes wholeheartedly
17:41in Rocketman
17:42and what makes it
17:43even more miraculous
17:44is how human
17:45he keeps the entire affair.
17:47So what do you think
17:49he'll do then?
17:56But that'll shoot
17:57down your plane
17:59As the immortal
18:00Elton John
18:01the Welshman
18:02fills in the singer's
18:03extravagant shoes
18:04while simultaneously
18:05making his Golden Globe
18:06winning interpretation
18:07feel original.
18:09Edgerton's performance
18:10is never overwhelmed
18:11by the movie's
18:11surreal imagery
18:12as he injects
18:14energy and
18:14pathos
18:15into each number
18:16with his piano playing
18:17and strong vocals.
18:19The actor's friendship
18:20with John
18:21gives his work
18:21an additional
18:22layer of grace
18:23honoring his struggles
18:24with fame
18:25and substance use
18:26while still giving
18:27the movie
18:28its redemptive tone.
18:47Number 5.
18:49Sissy Spacek
18:50as Loretta Lynn
18:51Coal Miner's daughter.
18:53It's ironic
18:53that Sissy Spacek
18:55was reluctant
18:55to play
18:56country legend
18:56Loretta Lynn
18:57even though
18:58she was chosen
18:59by Lynn herself.
19:00That trepidation
19:01is exactly
19:02what makes her
19:02such a sensation
19:03in the role
19:04as Coal Miner's daughter
19:05deftly portrays
19:06Lynn's transition
19:07from an impressionable
19:08small town girl
19:09to a bona fide
19:10superstar.
19:11What do you want me
19:12to sing so much
19:13for anyway?
19:14Because I'm proud
19:14of you
19:15when you sing!
19:18Do I'm glad
19:19I make you proud
19:20of me
19:21but I can't
19:22sing in front
19:23of people
19:23I just can't!
19:24Yes you can
19:25baby.
19:26Spacek works
19:27at every moment
19:28because she's able
19:29to play up
19:30the singer's
19:30youthful uncertainty
19:31and the confidence
19:32of her seasoned
19:33middle age
19:34at the same time.
19:35It certainly
19:36doesn't hurt
19:36that her singing
19:37and guitar playing
19:38are both excellent.
19:39Having been trained
19:41by Lynn
19:41to replicate her
19:42Coal Miner's daughter
19:43helped solidify
19:44Spacek as a star
19:45in her own right
19:46netting her
19:47a Grammy nomination
19:48and gratifying
19:49Oscar win
19:50for best actress.
20:04Number 4
20:05Val Kilmer
20:06as Jim Morrison
20:07The Doors
20:08Just as Loretta Lynn
20:10instinctively knew
20:11who should play her
20:12director Oliver Stone
20:14had only one person
20:15in mind
20:15to play Jim Morrison
20:16in his portrayal
20:17of The Doors
20:18and yet
20:19Val Kilmer's quest
20:20to prove himself
20:21worthy of the
20:22psychedelic rocker
20:23didn't end
20:24when he was cast
20:25In fact
20:25one could say
20:26it only began
20:27a bunch
20:28I had a whole
20:29concert in my head
20:30I see it all
20:31Ray
20:32like
20:32what the hell
20:33happened to you
20:33in the desert
20:33man
20:34ecstasy
20:35get a rock and roll band
20:36together
20:36make a million bucks
20:37so much stuff
20:37Ray
20:37got tons of songs
20:39losing weight
20:40training himself
20:41in The Frontman's
20:41hypnotic mannerisms
20:43and learning over
20:4450 of The Doors songs
20:45Kilmer's dedication
20:47lights up the screen
20:48it's an electric
20:49showcase
20:50that highlights
20:51Morrison's
20:51erratic nature
20:52and his magnetic
20:53performance style
20:54in one fell swoop
20:56although the surviving
20:57band members
20:58disapproved of the
20:59film itself
21:00they were nevertheless
21:01enamored by how well
21:02Kilmer matched
21:03Morrison's appearance
21:04and voice
21:17number three
21:18Marion Cotillard
21:20as Edith Piaf
21:21La Vie en Rose
21:22if you're gonna win
21:23the first ever
21:24Oscar for a
21:24French language
21:25performance
21:26you can't aim
21:27much higher
21:27than this
21:28that's what Marion
21:29Cotillard does
21:30as chanteur's
21:31extraordinaire
21:32Edith Piaf
21:33in La Vie en Rose
21:34though she wisely
21:48foregoes any
21:49attempt to replicate
21:50the singer's
21:50once in a generation
21:51singing voice
21:52Cotillard's
21:53work in the film's
21:54performance sequences
21:56is so spot on
21:57that it really
21:58doesn't matter
21:58with Oscar winning
22:00makeup to back
22:00things up
22:01her intensity
22:02and willingness
22:03to stay in touch
22:04with Piaf's
22:04more unsavory qualities
22:06is what makes
22:07the actress shine
22:08the movie's
22:09non-linear structure
22:10keeps Cotillard's
22:11astonishing turn
22:12from coming across
22:13as mere imitation
22:14as we see her
22:15shift from youthful
22:16and full of life
22:17to burnt out
22:18and nearing the end
22:19before we even
22:19know it
22:30number two
22:31Joaquin Phoenix
22:32as Johnny Cash
22:33walk the line
22:34despite meeting
22:36the legendary
22:36men in black
22:37prior to being cast
22:38Joaquin Phoenix
22:39didn't believe
22:40at first
22:40that he was the best
22:41choice for walk the line
22:43we'll respectfully
22:44disagree with the
22:45Oscar winning actor
22:46as his metamorphosis
22:48into Johnny Cash
22:48is one we still
22:49can't fully wrap
22:50our heads around
22:59playing guitar
23:00and recording
23:01his own vocals
23:01what truly rounds
23:03out his performance
23:03is how he matches
23:04Cash's stocky
23:06appearance
23:06and calm
23:07meditative delivery
23:08he's a perfect
23:09counterpoint
23:10to Reese Witherspoon's
23:11exuberance
23:12as June Carter
23:13setting the stage
23:14for their electric
23:15chemistry on stage
23:16and their tumultuous
23:17relationship off it
23:19while only Witherspoon
23:20walked away
23:21with an Academy Award
23:22Phoenix's commitment
23:23to walking
23:24in Cash's shoes
23:24is something
23:25other biographical
23:26performances
23:27should be measured against
23:41before we unveil
23:42our top pick
23:43here are a few
23:44honorable mentions
23:45David Carradine
23:46as Woody Guthrie
23:47bound for glory
23:48the revolutionary
23:49folk singer
23:50gets a respectful
23:51yet invigorating
23:52Hollywood treatment
24:04Renee Zellweger
24:05as Judy Garland
24:06Judy
24:07a bittersweet
24:08comeback performance
24:09that won her
24:10a second Oscar
24:11everybody
24:12suggests things
24:14like I'm
24:14like I'm not
24:15a real person
24:17but I am
24:18you understand
24:18I'm only Judy Garland
24:20for an hour a night
24:21the rest of the time
24:22I'm part of a family
24:24I just want
24:25what everybody wants
24:28I seem to have
24:29a harder time
24:29getting it
24:30Adrian Brody
24:31as Vladislav Spielman
24:33the pianist
24:34an Oscar winning
24:35portrayal
24:36of musical resilience
24:37in the face
24:38of unspeakable horrors
24:46Barbara Streisand
24:47as Fanny Bryce
24:48funny girl
24:49this icon's film debut
24:51gives life to a theater
24:52and vaudeville legend
24:54a walking illustration
24:58of his
25:00adoration
25:03Andra Day
25:04as Billie Holiday
25:05the United States
25:06versus Billie Holiday
25:08her mesmerizing work
25:09brings courage
25:10to a life
25:11plagued by obstacles
25:12why is the government
25:14always after you
25:17my song
25:18strange fruit
25:22it reminds them
25:24that they're killing us
25:27reminds them
25:30it reminds you too Reginald
25:32number one
25:33Jamie Foxx
25:34as Ray Charles
25:35Ray
25:36this might be one
25:37of the most spot-on
25:38biopic castings
25:39of all time
25:40and we aren't just
25:41talking about Jamie Foxx's
25:43startling resemblance
25:44to the iconic
25:45Ray Charles
25:45he could have gotten by
25:47on looks alone
25:48but Fox transcends
25:49superficiality
25:50and becomes one
25:51with the R&B legend
25:53he may not do
25:54his own singing
25:55but his performance
25:56nevertheless finds power
25:57from his masterful
25:58piano skills
25:59and his ability
26:00to match Charles's
26:01vocal inflection
26:02we love the timbre
26:04of your voice
26:04we like your virtuosity
26:06your energy
26:07but now my music
26:08come on man
26:09I didn't say that
26:09look man
26:10I meant
26:10this is what I do man
26:12I gotta make a living
26:13this is what the people want
26:14I don't know no other way
26:15Foxx's on-point mannerisms
26:17are further complemented
26:19by his devotion
26:19to learning braille
26:20and using prosthetics
26:22that obscured his vision
26:23that versatility
26:24paid off
26:25with a much-deserved Oscar
26:26and considering
26:28Ray Charles's passing
26:29just months
26:30before the movie's release
26:31Foxx most certainly
26:32capped off
26:33his incredible legacy
26:47what's your favorite
26:48performance
26:48in a music biopic
26:49is there one
26:50that's not discussed enough
26:51is one of the greats
26:52sing your tune
26:53in the comments
26:55you
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