One Dream Can Transform Everything
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One dream will change everything.
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The Power of Dreams
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All you have to do is dream.
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The Timeless Nature of Dreams
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Fame comes and goes, starts rise and fall, but dreams live forever.
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Betrayal Among Friends in the Music Industry
C.C. White:
Lay off, Effie. Just take the money and run.
Effie White:
You in this with them, C.C.?
C.C. White:
Cool it, Effie. This time you know what you've done.
Effie White:
So they bought your black ass too, huh?
C.C. White:
I said, cool it, Effie. This time you've gone too far.
Effie White:
Oh, I can go further! I can go further!
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Aging and Perceptions of Time
Magic White:
Momma, why are you so slow?
Effie White:
Because I'm old.
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Unfulfilled Promises of Love
C.C. White:
Effie, Curtis was supposed to...
Effie White:
Love me. Curtis was supposed to love me.
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The Purpose of Music Debate
C.C. White:
Isn't music supposed to express what people are feeling?
Curtis Taylor Jr.:
Music is supposed to sell.
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Racial Disparities in Music Airplay History
Curtis Taylor Jr.:
Who was the first artist to sing "Hound Dog"?
C.C. White: [[Elvis Presley]
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Curtis Taylor Jr.:
Big Mama Thorton. She had the number-one single on the R&B charts, but the white stations wouldn't play it, because to them it was just another race record.
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Struggles of Beauty and Talent in Music
Effie White:
So... Deena's going to sing the lead cause you like the way she looks? Am I ugly to you, Curtis?
Curtis Taylor Jr.:
Baby, come on! You know how I feel about you, come on. Don't make it personal.
Effie White:
Well, what am I supposed to do? Deena's beautiful, and she's always been beautiful... but I've got the voice, Curtis! I've got the voice! You can't put me in back; you just can't!
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Betting Against the Dreamettes' Victory
Curtis Taylor, Jr.:
$500 says the Dreamettes do not win.
Contest judge:
Thanks a lot man, because they were going to lose anyway!
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Introducing the Dreamettes on Stage
M.C.:
And now, the courageous, the curvaceous, Creamettes!
Deena Jones:
It's the Dreamettes! The Dreamettes!
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Fairness in Talent Recognition and Opportunity
Effie White:
Tell me something, Curtis. Do you think it's right to promote an amateur performer over a professional?
Curtis Taylor Jr.:
I'm not sure what this is about...
Effie White: [[Martin Luther King Jr.]
It's about fairness, Curtis. It's about people paying their dues. Isn't that what you keep telling me? "Get in line, Effie. Wait your turn". So why am I sitting here without so much as a B-side on a 45, when an amateur like ] gets his own freaking album? I mean, can he even sing?
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Support and Performance Expectations
Marty Madison:
Effie, it is time for you to perform. For the past four months I have been your food, your rent, your support network.
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Commentary on Racial Discrimination in Employment
Marty Madison: [Referring to a club in Florida where Curtis has booked the Dreamettes]
That place is so white they will not even hire us to wash dishes!
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Desires of a Hungry Performer
James "Thunder" Early:
Jimmy want a rib, Jimmy want a steak, Jimmy want a piece of your chocolate cake!
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Struggling with the weight of sadness
James "Thunder" Early:
I can't do it no more. I can't sing no more sad songs.
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The Resilience of Soul in Adversity
James "Thunder" Early:
Hey, I got soul! You can't kill a man with soul!
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The Promise of Dreamgirls' Support
The Dreams: [singing]
We're your Dreamgirls, boy, we'll make you happy... Yeah! We're your Dreamgirls, boy, we'll always care We're your Dreamgirls, Dreamgirls will never leave you... No, no! And all you got to do is dream Baby, we'll be there.
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Embracing Dreams and New Possibilities
The Dreams: [singing]
Ev'ry man has his own special dream And that dream is just about to come true Life's not as bad as it may seem If you open your eyes towards in front of you.
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Lorrell's Heartfelt Reflection on Love and Loss
Lorrell Robinson: [singing]
And Lorrell loves Jimmy Lorrell loves Jimmy Lorrell loves Jimmy, it's true But Lorrell and Jimmy are through
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Choosing a Voice for Control
Curtis Taylor, Jr.:
Deena, you know why I chose you to sing lead? Because your voice... has no personality. No depth. Except for what I put in there.
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Effie White's Determination to Succeed
Effie White: [sings]
That's right Curtis. You stopped me once, but you'll never stop me again. Cause this time, Effie White's gonna win!
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Unwavering Commitment and Devotion
Effie White: [singing]
And I am telling you I'm not going You're the best man I'll ever know There's no way I could ever go no, no, there's no way No, no, no, no way I'm living without you I'm stayin', I'm stayin And you, and you...you're gonna love me.
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