The Blues Brothers (1980) - Shake a Tail Feather Scene (4/9) | Movieclips

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CLIP DESCRIPTION:
The Blues Brothers stop at Ray's Music shop to find some quality instruments and get a toe-tapping demo from the owner (Ray Charles).
FILM DESCRIPTION:
Expanding on their Saturday Night Live characters, John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd star as Jake and Elwood Blues, two white boys with black soul. Sporting cool shades and look-alike suits, Jake and Elwood are dispatched on a "mission from God" by their former teacher, Sister Mary Stigmata (Kathleen Freeman). Said mission is to raise $5000 to save an orphanage. In the course of their zany adventures, the Blues Brothers run afoul of neo-Nazi Henry Gibson, perform the theme from Rawhide before the most unruly bar crowd in written history, and lay waste to hundreds of cars on the streets and freeways of Chicago. In case you aren't swept up in the infectuous nuttiness of the brothers Blue, you might have fun spotting film's legion of guest stars, including James Brown, Cab Calloway, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, John Candy, Carrie Fisher, Steve Lawrence, Twiggy, Paul Reubens (aka Pee-Wee Herman), Frank Oz, and Steven Spielberg.
CREDITS:
TM & © Universal (1980)
Cast: Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Ray Charles, Donald Dunn, Murphy Dunne, Willie Hall, Tom Malone, Lou Marini, Matt Murphy, Alan Rubin
Director: John Landis
Producers: Bernie Brillstein, George Folsey Jr., David Sosna, Robert K. Weiss
Screenwriters: Dan Aykroyd, John Landis
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[@mackey-5438]

I've watched this scene hundreds of times. Still never fails to put a smile on my face.

[@ppvk2610]

Just did the same

[@wjrasmussen666]

same here! Plus, Chicagoans can dance!

[@roserollins9800]

Makes me shake a tail feather

[@darykinnaman2319]

Oh, yeah.

[@smokeycanuck8058]

YUP!!!

[@thevman5226]

At 1:13, the look on Dan Aykroyd’s face, that smile. Nothing but pure happiness, dancing with his best friend, surrounded by talented musicians, in a film he created. All at the age of 28. That’s what we all try and aim for in life. ‘That smile’

[@vhulheim]

Cocaine is a hell of a drug

[@lisaleete3859]

i hear yeah!!

[@jamesmcdunn]

Yeah, Dancing with Ray Charles! That would be plenty!

[@lolwhatidk]

how he's a certified nut case

[@ricardodemarco3486]

@@vhulheim I thought that that was John Belushi’s deal, not Akroyd’s.

[@lukeskywalker1840]

37 yrs later and nothing else comes close to these geniuses.

[@DH-cn6kr]

+1400deadwood A perfect example of when pearls are cast before swine.

[@DH-cn6kr]

+1400deadwood What I mean is, that these guys were pearls. The alleged pool of talent we have today does not compare one bit. I would refer to them as the swine.

[@carabookid]

I AGREE

[@peluma5602]

+1400deadwood he means that no music today is better than this,fact which is true

[@dr.noodles2437]

so tru

[@jonathanleard7136]

Even Ray Charles couldn’t see how iconic this scene would become

[@sopostoquandoda]

I see what you did there. 😂

[@KM-jh1qq]

Dark humor hihi

[@kyleneopperman6186]

You “even” as if he set a standard. Ray couldn’t see anything. I understand the joke, but it doesn’t really work

[@jonathanleard7136]

@@kyleneopperman6186 You must be a riot at parties haha

[@lucasmiguel6633]

the saddest thing is he never saw the movie

[@JaviAbarth]

Never noticed this before but at 0:18 after Elwood rips out the fabric Jake notices that the piano's wires are cut. Ray's magic is powering the thing!

[@jondunmore4268]

I believe that Jake notices the cable is not plugged in to any speaker. Same result - the electric piano shouldn't be able to make any noise without going through a speaker via the quarter-inch cable, which isn't plugged in.

[@johnclavis]

Lol I always thought it was just some loose wires sticking out of the side of the piano, but I like your interpretation better!

[@11sfr]

Its a Fender-Rhodes Mk1 Suitcase piano, it will make sound without being plugged into anything, just pretty quiet and unlikely to be heard over other instruments (and, in fact, you pretty much can't hear it anymore once the rest of the band starts playing and Ray starts singing)

[@waldowaggins1330]

They press a few keys earlier in the scene and it makes noise

[@tylertilwick6852]

The Lord works in mysterious ways🤷‍♂️😂

[@jamesgalasso]

I am 75years old and I remember dancing to their songs. Great classics

[@ubergeekian]

Not only a fantastic song, but once of the best filmed dance routines ever. I particularly love the elderly man who appears briefly at 2:08.

[@Stylographic]

Pure and timeless joy. Almost moving.

[@johnclavis]

I just noticed him!

[@RoxRuskie]

Your comment made it way better

[@MarcG7424]

The guy with the white hair right

[@CaKerBaKer101]

@@MarcG7424yes

[@FuriousMan226]

I remember one time my dad called me out in the living room and this scene was on TV. He only did probably because I loved Ray Charles’ music. That’s where I first heard of The Blues Brothers. Months later, the Minnie the Moocher scene was enough to convince me to watch the whole movie. I did and I loved it. Now, it’s my favorite movie of all time.

[@wjrasmussen666]

Love minnie the moocher!

[@andrewpli]

blues brothers is love of my life! :)

[@billhenry]

Your Dad was a real one.

[@straycat9758]

Based dad

[@pashamorris1497]

YES! THEY SPENT $27.5MIL IN 1980 ON THIS MOVIE AND TRIPLED THAT IN REVENUE! WHEN A MOVIE IS AS GOOD AS THIS ONE...ITS JUST GOOD!

[@ppcruddd6750]

He plays the piano like he was on a mission from god

[@antekmoniek7077]

Oh, I see what you did there.

[@misterconquister5534]

Cause he was

[@ppcruddd6750]

Antek Moniek ;)

[@johanlarsmalm]

He was on the mission of god!

[@ppcruddd6750]

johanlarsmalm hehehehe

[@furioussherman7265]

I swear, this movie is a love letter to all the great R&B of the 60s and 70s.

[@JustinTimeForParties]

1950 - 1978

[@fourthgirl]

@@JustinTimeForParties Take it back to the 30's. That's Cab Calloway bringing the jive with Minnie the Moocher!

[@boppob1343]

Its apparently a love letter to the blues while also being a joke about how these 2 cheesy white guys are calling themselves the "blues brothers" and demand to be taken seriously lol

[@JR-hf4xy]

@@boppob1343 seeing how this movie helped those legends careers and how, after 40 years, people are still coming back to these videos and listening to their music, I would say they succeeded in that whole "being taken seriously" thing. Even moreso if you consider they were only active for like 5 years, not a lot of bands have had that impact

[@yama5182]

THIS movie is a LOVE LETTER TO ALL BLACK MUSIC...it tells the story of all of it...IN ORDER!! 👏🏾👏🏾🥰🥰

[@unansweredquestion768]

Man, why can't real life be like this? Just going about your business on a typical day, and a hot song echos through the air, and everyone just starts dancing.

[@AnnaLVajda]

Move next to a bar or music store. Happens all the time.

[@tenzingsamdup]

The original flash mob

[@101Volts]

Hey, it's possible. On a similar subject, IIRC, there's a town in Italy where opera singers will occasionally just break out in song during a Christian Parade. Everyone listening then just stays quiet, and listens.

[@endomom]

Happens where I work.

[@josephhickman1306]

...on a hot Shytown humid concrete late summer noon ...whoa funky.😃😎

[@Steve-cw1zo]

“Do it Right”, who’s with me August 2024!

[@raimondosan]

"Uh huh !"

[@michaelfischer5824]

Bester Film. Ich bin dabei.

[@beesforbreakfast]

This is joy and beauty and when you tire of it you are _done_

[@TedLake-v3d]

TWIST IT

[@walkingthroughportals]

Here I am 🙌🤗

[@Novelboy2112]

The whole point behind Blues Brothers on SNL was that they were so stuck in the past and convinced that the blues was the only true music. Forty plus years later, this video is still timeless - that speaks volumes.

[@hayrayna1314]

And they were right!

[@beaux2585]

Blues is the only true music!! Heh....the birthplace of rock n' roll.

[@LLiivveeeevviiLL]

Well then there was both kinds of music too.

[@Milesco]

​@@LLiivveeeevviiLL "Country AND Western!" 😂

[@tiffanykane692]

This was one of my Dad’s favorite movies. A Cult classic that’ll never die.

[@geoffwilliams4478]

This is one of my Mom's favorite movies. Indeed, a cult classic

[@t.baggins4154]

It will die because they won’t show it anymore. Today’s woke culture of recreational outrage and accusing every one of cultural appropriation cannot allow this gem of musical artistic beauty show everyone the truth. That music is for everyone.

[@cincinnati6595]

We once had a discussion in college about the movie, and decided a copy of The Blues Brothers should be stored in a time capsule under "Comedy", because it contains nearly every form of comedy there is from subtle and nuanced to outright slapstick, and everything in between.

[@pashamorris1497]

YES! THEY SPENT $27.5MIL IN 1980 ON THIS MOVIE AND TRIPLED THAT IN REVENUE! WHEN A MOVIE IS AS GOOD AS THIS ONE...ITS JUST GOOD!

[@pashamorris1497]

@@geoffwilliams4478 YES! THEY SPENT $27.5MIL IN 1980 ON THIS MOVIE AND TRIPLED THAT IN REVENUE! WHEN A MOVIE IS AS GOOD AS THIS ONE...ITS JUST GOOD!

[@martinslvsten428]

Lets take a minute to recognize the unsung hero of this song. The bass player.

[@NbleSavage]

Donald 'Duck' Dunn was an OG. He played with Sam & Dave, Otis Redding, Booker T. and even Elvis. He's played with pretty much anyone who's anyone in the 60s-70s blues scene. What a legend! Love this clip with him!

[@e.kharimbrazille-ohe]

Mf'n Donald "Duck" Dunn... One of the coldest to ever play the 4 string Ax...

[@eriksvensson7100]

definitely not unsung

[@dariuskool1998]

The Duck

[@johnhedges235]

WAS THAT DONALD DUCK DUNN, MY IDOL?????????????????????????

[@devadipcesarsantana7899]

If you got a horrible day... this is the medicine!!!!

[@phyllishumes8431]

Right on

[@JombieMann]

Best part of that scene is when Ray takes a shot at a kid trying to steal a guitar.

[@chloew904]

Blind and shooting baby

[@alvinmays8247]

That kid grew up to be the lead dude from tone toni tony

[@jessejordan2700]

@@alvinmays8247 are you shittin me?

[@_Katzenberg]

bad it wasn't included in this video

[@onthespectrum70]

Now go on, git!

[@LarryJames-w9x]

The “failed” movie that grossed 112 million in early 1980s dollars at the box office! Middle-aged male reviewers who never listened to blues or rock n roll, hated this film they panned it! The crowds that saw it loved it. It was too long. The car crashes were excessive. The premise didn’t make sense, convents do not pay property tax! It should have been advertised as a movie musical, that’s what it was! A modern day movie musical! Thin on plot. Big on music! This movie made millions on cable, vhs, and screens throughout the world from opening day to today! It’s widely considered a classic! We are so glad that we have these high quality filmed song of these classic artists. The Blues Brothers are considered a phenomenon. It’s not just the money that the franchise makes. It’s the music. It continues to be enjoyed. The film also is a tribute to classic recording artists and the joy we baby boomers received listening to the radio, records, and tv appearances of a long number of them! But you have to be one of us to have experienced that.

[@harmonicaessay9649]

There is something simplistic about the pure innocence of how this storyline progressed from the absurdity to the absolute bizarre. It was defining a new way of taking the Mickey out of something but at the same time celebrating it, so much fun in the making of it.

[@elg94]

wtffff? i didn't know critics were bad about it, and i almost can't believe it... i have the film poster right in front of me (well a bit on the left, in litteral front i have an even bigger poster of inglourious basterds, brad pitt is almost full size lol) because i love this movie sooooo much, can't believe critics said bad things about it...

[@edwardhernandez8079]

Opera, from the industrial stax till the closing credits!

[@skerdimeta]

It is a real prophecy, about the times we're going through and the "tax" that good people have to pay. That is why the establishment hated it and they eventually proceeded to assassinate John Belushi.

[@tylertilwick6852]

Dan Aykroyd said that some theaters in the deep Southern region refused to screen this movie because it featured “Black musicians” (James Brown, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, etc.)

[@wildshadowstar]

I love the shot of the keys reflected in Ray’s glasses.

[@weksheddweller]

It makes it as if he's "seeing" the keys in his head.

[@dlm9293]

Iconic as hell. RIP to the legend Ray Charles

[@vichy7661]

About :41

[@mayhemjr.803]

I always loved that shot. It was so cool at the time😊

[@LPJack02]

RIP Ray Charles (September 23, 1930 - June 10, 2004), aged 73 And RIP John Belushi (January 24, 1949 - March 5, 1982), aged 33 You both will always be remembered as legends.

[@themedia1271]

No wonder everyone was so skinny back then, everyone would just randomly break out into choreographed dances.

[@josh2Sides2]

The original flash mobs

[@halleck3]

That, and the coke.

[@ScrapsTVpuppets]

Bring back random choreographed dancing

[@mikepastore1777]

No, your just fat

[@musicman76enator]

The food was healthier back then.

[@MisterUptempo]

The location shots for this scene were filmed at 47th Street and Prairie Ave. The building that housed Ray's Music Exchange is still standing, and currently is a pawn shop. The mural is still on the wall as well, albeit faded after nearly four decades.

[@plmitch]

all true....i live not far from there....

[@matthewthorpe9641]

PL phunkwephunk someone should colour it in and redo it.

[@plmitch]

@@matthewthorpe9641 that would be AWESOME.....then we should show up and do a reenactment of this famous scene...lol

[@michaelmclaughlin261]

I hope they give it historical designation status -- that would be awesome.

[@g8btony]

@@plmitch 40th Anniversary this year! Someone should plan a whole collection of re-enactments, including this one!

[@gjk2012]

The only live action musical movie I like.

[@stevenrais9360]

Reefer madness the movie musical is pretty damn funny

[@notmytruthTHEtruth]

I was just saying this. I only like this and Meatloaf's scene in Rocky Horror Picture Show.

[@randywhite3947]

You should branch out more because you’re missing out on some pretty good ones

[@leslauner5062]

Have you tried "Grease?" That's a pretty good film.

[@maxfink2755]

I thought bohemian rhapsody and Rocketman were good

[@BeFaithful00]

Every song in the Blues Brothers is a bad mood buster. If someone is coding on the operating table, the surgeon needs to pop some headphones on the patient and start bumping any song from this movie. This is a forever flick. For the old folks out there, make sure the kids have seen the Blues Brothers to keep it going.

[@musicman76enator]

40 years since the movie was released and this song is STILL one of the best. It will always be a classic. It will always be timeless.

[@NellieKAdaba]

I agree.

[@abeetlesreference8977]

It's incredible. He's blind and did all this. He was a gift from God....

[@Elborl]

it's weird to think how he never saw any of the dances the song is referencing

[@RubberStig]

Stevie Wonder.

[@jacobzimmermann59]

God made him blind bud gave him extraordinary talent instead.

[@shanghaibricks3300]

a gift from God to complement the ultimate mission from God

[@marias3457]

@@RubberStig That's Ray Charles

[@pietro.c]

0:40 The keyboard on the sunglasses of a blind music legend: BEST FRAME IN THE HISTORY OF CINEMA

[@garysladek9110]

Truth

[@johnclavis]

Listened to this over and over again for the pure joy of it. Donald "Duck" Dunn is getting so much work done on the bass, you don't even realize it until you listen and realize that Dunn starts the party and doesn't stop -- truly incredible!

[@Twinsdad6]

I can listen to Ducks bass line all day. Just holds the whole song together.

[@agoo7581]

@@Twinsdad6 It really makes the song.

[@enogace5600]

The bass line of donald is a jam pure jam

[@jimminychristmas8100]

Insane rhythm section plus those horns....what a band!

[@DrScott-i9r]

He's got a sound powerful enough to goat piss into gasoline!

[@earlwed]

Donald "Duck" Dunn ruling the low tones in this one; great bass line!

[@terrydowns3176]

I saw him play, here in London, Earl's Court. Eric Clapton, "Behind The Sun" tour. I am humble and say truth

[@mikecannady9064]

It’s too much fun. It’s one of the first things I ever taught myself to play.

[@cartersmom0629]

I love him so much. Ugh that bass

[@denisvalente6844]

bass lines are great in the whole soundtrack

[@pierceelyhibionada342]

Let me Say, um Steely Dan?

[@richardlove4214]

The best thing about this video is that it shows all races, young and old, dancing in the streets !

[@dougs7367]

So true.. how the country would be without conservatives!

[@Antyvas]

@@dougs7367 More like that's how it would be without any politicians at all.

[@10Bones01]

I was about to type the exact same thing, and decided you already said it best :-)

[@Jamcad01]

@@dougs7367 It's Liberal policies that cause black communities to collapse due to unemployment, welfare dependency, high housing costs, and fatherlessness all of which prevent blacks from reaching that of whites, asians and jews

[@morganfaunce1824]

This scene that music not religion truly brings people of all age and race together

[@supersullivan9868]

Ray Charles can make any piano work Edit: OMG I've never gotten so many likes for a comment in my life, thanks so much everyone, you're all very kind.

[@alking7655]

Seth Sullivan Yep, every time I see the guy say "$2000 for this piece of shit, there's no action left in this piano." I always think "You just gave the master a challenge."

[@12345678929431]

Super Sullivan mono o

[@michaeledwards8058]

ah i dont think theres anything wrong with the action on this keyboard

[@clifftonicstudios7469]

so could Jerry Lee. and lil Richard.

[@GodBear97]

It doesn't matter if it's missing keys or it's not plugged in, any keyboard or piano will sound good when Ray Charles plays it

[@stevet1237]

Doesn't get any better than that! So many classic music scenes from this movie. Love it!

[@sling14]

This was such a great movie with so many immensely talented artists. RIP John Belushi... you were one of a kind!

[@Embermoon91]

Music unifies us all in pure harmony as it is the universal language❤

[@NaimaNaima0608]

So we not gon talk about the cat in the red pants with the tambourine getting DOWN😂😂😂😂😂

[@justinhackstadt6677]

Dan Aykroyd has lived 10 lifetimes. What a great dude.

[@billyzoom1]

My favorite part of the whole movie...so joyous. Love seeing all the dances, the little kids, everything.

[@KCohere33]

I love how the little kids are dancing just as hard as the adults lol

[@miket.220]

My favorite movie ever. I was 12 when it came out. Watched it twice, back to back, in the movie theater, literally jumping up and down during "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love". I've listened to blues and R&B ever since because of this movie.

[@pashamorris1497]

YES! THEY SPENT $27.5MIL IN 1980 ON THIS MOVIE AND TRIPLED THAT IN REVENUE! WHEN A MOVIE IS AS GOOD AS THIS ONE...ITS JUST GOOD!

[@heydavedawson]

AWESOME!!! I wish I coulda seen it in theaters. I was born in 92 and lose my mind everytime I watch it!

[@mechanix1228]

The song just makes you happy

[@rubenclemente8469]

RIP John Belushi and Ray Charles!

[@masonallen3961]

Ruben Clemente Don't forget about Cab Calloway.

[@borat9321]

Ruben Clemente and James Avery hes outside dancing. Rip uncle Phil

[@aaroncrawford5638]

Ruben Clemente or Mr Fabulous

[@warrenbaldwin1385]

We brits do the best bands but our American cousins rule the roost in soul.

[@jamessmurf7937]

James Belushi!!!

[@noahreadhevron9548]

Whenever he plays the opening notes, I feel ALIVE

[@mikecannady9064]

So do I. There’s only a moment between the phrases that make up the intro but they hang there. It’s the same way I feel when I hear the into to ABC by the Jackson 5, I want to dance. But I feel truly alive when he almost yells out those first words. The song is a similar sentiment to Aretha’s ‘Think’ but less angry and more pleading and desperate for expression. The reflection of the keys in his sunglasses makes him look like the coolest man alive.

[@Kaltagstar96]

Chicago is the only city where random strangers can bust out into perfectly synchronised dancing. Gotta love it.

[@dlm9293]

Man, what an iconic shot of Ray with the piano keys reflected in his glasses. Such a great scene from such a great movie!

[@alightthatnevergoesout]

Ray Charles is just so amazing in every way. And I say is, not was, because legends never die

[@RK900Gaming]

HEROES NEVER DIE

[@basti_marr]

1:08 how could he pulled off looking that cool while playing the tambourine, I can't even

[@schnozz87]

Do yourself a favour, search youtube for "Herlin Riley tambourine".

[@warthogtwo]

I never get bored of this movie. such great tunes in it.

[@AbcDef-yl9uy]

Amen brother..Amen!!

[@mateuszmarczak8800]

Glenn Wilkinson what`s

[@piphowarth8118]

The guy on the Tambourine has made my day, I know its stupid but in Quarantine it's the little things that get you by.

[@strongerandwiser2023]

In my opinion this was one of the greatest films ever. Its still so fun to watch to this day. Superb. I grew up with this film. I would watch it every week religously.

[@michaelk3078]

That bass line is phenomenal. RIP Donald "Duck" Dunn

[@tippimail1]

Duck would have been 76 today.,

[@ラエル-e6p]

Duck was a maestro.

[@napomania]

RIP D.d. Dunn

[@dredaylarue]

Michael K I agree this is one of the best bass lines I heard in a song another that I definitely feel is a good Baseline in a song is The Pointer Sisters song the pinball song counting song

[@robertjacobs5419]

Bassists never get the credit they deserve

[@johndickson76]

This film was a masterpiece with an incredible cast of legendary musicians

[@aarongreenfield9038]

I just love the reflection of the keyboard in his sunglasses, very cinematic.

[@PhilMoskowitz]

2:28 - In the far back you can see that even the customers from Bob's Country Bunker showed up.

[@Wantefc]

12 year old clip and getting comments in 2024!! As it should be!

[@jamietaylor6007]

A childhood memory that stuck 😎❤️I love blues

[@EllocoEncerrado]

When I was a little boy, this was definitely my favorite movie

[@skeeterskier]

One of the greatest scenes in the history of film.

[@shoreknightseer3152]

Greatest musical of all time!

[@robertjanko6709]

To me its one of the most "american" movies. Great music, fun, dancing, roadmovie: it has it all! Love and peace from germany

[@brittney9119]

Very! Especially here in Chicago. Its not s real concert until they play "Sweet Home Chicago" lol

[@okjeffy6581]

American Humor.

[@mikewhite7361]

a timeless classic im here 2024 this never gets old they sure dont make them like this anymore

[@Wishtodie]

Donald "Duck" Dunn! What an incredible bass player! Who else could play the bass like that & still look cool smoking a pipe!

[@mikek4288]

Long live The Duck!

[@themaker1000000]

Bill Otten Any bass player

[@shakeandjake_1]

Thundercat?

[@oliverlupgaro4896]

May he rest in peace and live ever on in his great music.

[@39KHall]

He's all, "Yup, another day at the plant, best job ever."

[@solidsnakeisme]

That bass is one of the most beautiful things I've ever heard.

[@dynjarren7523]

When Ray Charles starts playing and singing your about to get schooled! He was a Master of R&B and even put out a great Country Album in his style. I love the Blues Brothers movie!

[@info0]

This movie was star-struck phenomenon. It's just something else despite it being musical-comedy. You just come back to it and it never fails to entertain, even if you watched it 100 times already. Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Cab Calloway, Duck Dunn, Carrie Fisher, John Belushi R.I.P. :(

[@nhgdd4961]

John Candy

[@boanerges6886]

I don't think anyone can sit still when listening to this, Best song of the whole movie

[@tsopmocful1958]

They did a pretty snappy...and long...version of Rawhide!

[@Deliah_36]

Aahh the memories!! I used to play this movie over and over (until my parents went crazy) when I was a kid. I used to loved it so much. Music moves me.

[@ronaldwashington5728]

after all these years this movie still stands out (to me that is) as the greatest musical ever made bar none! I was 12 years old when this movie hit the theaters in 1980, and I remember tagging along with my sister and her boyfriend to go see it and just being blown away! within 2 weeks I went back to the show (Chicago Theatre baby! )and saw it again! and these were the days where you could pay for your ticket and sit in there all day if you liked and that's exactly what I did!!! LOL R. I. P. JOHN BELUSHI

[@Juliaflo]

R.I.P. also Jeff Morris, Charles Napier, Donald 'Duck' Dunn, Alan Rubin, Kathleen Freeman, James Brown, Ray Charles, Cab Calloway, John Candy, and anyone else I can think of.

[@whereyat89]

Too sad.

[@whereyat89]

Its a classic, billy. So cool that it was at the Chi Theatre. This movie is very Chicago-y. Love it. Ha ha, the people dancing in the L train stop in this scene.

[@Juliaflo]

My bad---John Lee Hooker, Henry Gibson (the bigot).

[@philipfox8797]

I want 10! I appreciate more every year. Amazing film

[@robertgallentine1095]

The amount of legends in this one movie! I couldn't imagine being one of these guys in the band just soaking in all the pure relentless talent surrounding you while filming.

[@1450JackCade]

Ray Charles is a God. And that BAND easily one of the hottest bands of the period.

[@39KHall]

That band was MONSTER.

[@dewaynemitchell3931]

Love it when you see the key's reflect off of his shades "legendary"😎

[@samantha5199]

The guy with red pants, and tambourine, is giving me life.

[@js8037]

Never getting tired.of watching this masterpiece

[@Dcoleman139]

The amount of fun the dancers are having warms my heart

[@ilianaojeda-dilger4875]

"We're on a mission from god" That bass line is phenomenal. RIP Donald "Duck" Dunn

[@akimfygo9903]

Jajajjaja

[@theboombody]

He was the backbone of a great rhythm and blues band.

[@InflatablePlane]

Between this film and "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" I've come to one conclusion: The city of Chicago will break out into random song and dance at the drop of a hat.

[@robzilla730]

InflatablePlane lol. I think this sequence was actually fimed in L.A

[@sunnysaunders9689]

InflatablePlane: great comment!!! Leave me w/ my illusons. Growing up we woud say "lets go to Chicago where even the cops drive mustangs."

[@homelesshannah50]

If only

[@nickbrew3071]

The 80s was a better time

[@edwardforrest5114]

Blues brothers was filmed in 1980

[@0xFF48]

The guy in the blue striped shirt doing the bird at 1:43 has always made me laugh. I remember when I first saw this movie as a little kid I laugh. And 40 years later, his facial expression still makes me smile and chuckle.

[@1countdraculaenjoyer565]

I like the guy behind him in the white shirt, he ain't doin' the dance but he's enjoying himself.

[@crashboombang8163]

I believe that's Choreographer Carlton Johnson. Re watch his entrance at :28!

[@hamehtambadou2905]

He looks like a bird doing it too 🤣🤣🤣

[@stephenjones8885]

I don't even need to look... I know EXACTLY who you're talking about.

[@BtheLee11]

Man. That bass line is killer. And he plays it dancing its difficult enough just sitting

[@brianlobo1512]

No CGI. No superheroes. No explosions. No fighting. Just great writing and actors.

[@pashamorris1497]

YES! THEY SPENT $27.5MIL IN 1980 ON THIS MOVIE AND TRIPLED THAT IN REVENUE! WHEN A MOVIE IS AS GOOD AS THIS ONE...ITS JUST GOOD!

[@nightwatch5]

You still try to dance to this scene? Me: To this day….TO THIS DAY!!

[@DustinBlaise]

When I was I think 7-8, maybe a little older, was the first time I ever saw this movie. It was the first time I ever saw Ray Charles and all other greats in the movie. Instantly got hooked and I ended up getting the Soundtrack, listened to it all the time and eventually expanded to there own Albums. I fell in love with the Blues, Jazz and Funk at a young age all thanks to this movie and the Legendary Artists that starred in it.

[@Lexilove2016]

Same here, brother. Feel like a lot of us can relate.

[@viking90706]

I don't say this loosely. This is my favorite movie. There is a lot going on here, first of course, it's a documentary of the greatest artist in Soul, Rhythm and Blues, however, at the time, disco and pop were prevalent, and this movie was pointing back to the great music that was shelved by the music industry to keep making money off new crap. Don't believe me, hows the music today, huh.

[@FuriousMan226]

It’s my favorite movie of all time. Probably nothing will change that.

[@FlowerofDissolution]

Not my fav movie of all time, but VERY close. I know all scenes, all quotes, all the jokes at this point of rewatching - it's a classic movie that has it all!

[@Skzzlemister]

The dances sequences in this movie are awesome

[@Dannzt]

Dude with the tambourine got some killer moves

[@CrossmanTV1]

Yes, Murph was getting it!

[@Lexilove2016]

They all look so happy. My goal in life is to achieve this. To be this happy and to make others this happy.

[@kimmie1402]

Man this my all time favorite movie. I love when the guy FLIPPED into the line & started gettin it. Favorite scene for sure!

[@Spartan77]

An era when I was proud to say I was from Chicago. I hope this great city lives to see these glory days again someday.

[@bmfsax2818]

The 90’s were some of the worst times in Chicago lol wtf are you talking about 😂

[@Spartan77]

@@bmfsax2818 The Blues Brothers took place in the 80s

[@bmfsax2818]

@@Spartan77 the 80’s were no better lol

[@Spartan77]

@@bmfsax2818 It was a lot better back then, trust me I saw it in color. Chicago has always had it's problems but nothing like what is happening now.

[@Lexilove2016]

@@Spartan77 Never heard the phrase "Saw it in color" and damn I like it. Thanks, kind stranger!

[@hughcox3816]

Just reading through some of the comments about one of my favorite music scenes of my sixty-eight years (and I've had many); what can I say that hasn't been said, I agree, it's just too great.

[@kalletheowner]

Theres something about music and dancing, watching people all over the world doing it together makes me feel good!

[@itsmeanthony9704]

Damn almost 40 years later and I’m only 20 but damn I’m addicted.

[@4everspace]

We all need to get back to being like this!!

[@VinnMan]

Damn, you ain't joking.

[@Blindianswirl1]

Who could dislike this? The late great Ray Charles.

[@bkkarma178]

one of the Best Film's ever MADE .

[@垢抜け-o1j]

yes,

[@walliegrab9746]

This has got to be one of my favourite movies.

[@ladiiblue2u634]

Michelangelo D'Imperio mine too and I'm only 37

[@CalifornianCuttlefish]

Ray Charles was a beautiful and talented man, I miss him more than ever in 2021, he really was a gift to the world

[@rosarioforino7075]

I adore the scenes of people dancing in the streets. They show How the world should be.

[@chrismiracle]

Apparently this was filmed in the dead of winter in freezing conditions. The big cheer at the end could be interpreted as YES! I finally get to put my jumper and coat on again!

[@evilbreedgaming7066]

Just lost my grandma, this is one of her favorite songs

[@fazeman2586]

no movie ever comes close to this its just fun. so fun

[@cannibalisticrequiem]

"Naturally. And as usual, I have to take an IOU." 🤣🤣🤣

[@tomallen6021]

Nearly 45 yrs old - amazing