The Five Heartbeats

This is J. T., Mr. Jay,

coming at you live from Malibu.

Next, one of the hottest new cuts

going through the airwaves.

(Singing)

(Singing)

(Ends)

All right. That was

contestant number eight,

Baby Doll and the Crystals.

Good show.

jackie, have you seen Eddie?

No, but I know he'll be here.

Let's continue with the show.

Contestant number nine

are from Columbus, Ohio,

and they're going places.

After the show, they're going across

the street for a fried gizzard sandwich.

Lots of hot sauce.

Contestant number nine...

Flash and the Ebony Sparks.

Let's hear it for them.

(Singing)

What's wrong?

What's wrong?

Nothing.

All right, y'all up next.

Good luck.

Right.

Choirboy, would you

sit down someplace?

Damn, you're starting

to make me nervous. Relax.

How can I relax when...

Who's going to sing lead?

Bobby's not here.

He hasn't called. He missed

all the rehearsals this week.

We're on next.

Eddie's not here.

I said I'm gonna talk to them

when they get here, all right?

I don't like singing

in these nasty bars.

You're just nervous because last time we was here,

you got hit in the head with that bottle.

Dresser.

They could've booed or something.

They didn't have to hit me

upside my head with no bottle.

Start calling me little

peanut-head church boy.

All them names and stuff.

Nobody's forcing you.

Where the hell is Bobby?

I fold.

I'll raise you 1 0.

Too rich for my blood.

Easy, Eddie.

I think you guys

have been cheating.

I'm sorry.

(Continues)

(Continues)

Eddie! I'm going

to kill you, Eddie!

Aah! My f***in' leg!

Get up!

I'll get you!

Nobody's ever cheated me!

(Continues)

Stop it!

I don't understand you.

You say you love me,

but you never call.

Then you bring me up here

and try to screw me in a closet

like I'm a whore or something.

Stop it right there.

I brought you here because

I thought you were a woman,

not some little girl

afraid of life.

I'm not looking

for some cheap thrill

or some stolen moment.

I want to take you

to another level,

living out the chapter

from the most romantic novel.

I want you and I to walk

to the edge of erotica.

(Unzips Zipper)

(Continues)

Whoa!

Get out of the way,

you stupid son of a b*tch!

Hold it, Bobby!

You're not going nowhere!

Oh, God!

Sh*t!

My other leg!

(Gunshots)

Hey.

(Singing)

Duck, listen to me, man.

Bobby ain't here.

You're gonna have to sing his part.

Eddie ain't here either,

but we don't need him.

Bobby's not here?

Why does he keep doing this sh*t?

He knows I wrote all the music

in fve-part harmony.

Yeah, I know.

Don't worry about it.

Go get your brother.

Oh... oh...

Oh! Oh! Oh!

(Continues)

(Ends)

All right!

All right!

Our fnal act tonight

have been singing together

since high school.

Ladies and gentlemen,

the Five Heartbeats.

Let's hear it for them.

Hey, man!

(Singing)

Where's Bobby?

Let's go for it.

(Continues)

Take it,J.T. Take it.

(Continues)

Dresser, take the bass line.

Bass. Bass.

(Continues)

Choirboy, go to church.

Go to church!

Go to church!

(Continues)

(Ends)

That's... That's our cousins.

Our cousins.

Our cousins, our cousins.

One more time

for the Five Heartbeats.

Come on, give it up.

Whoo!

Let me get

all the contestants up.

Come on up.

We have a winner.

We have a winner.

We have a winner.

"Flash and the Ebony Sparks"!

Yeah!

My brother would like to meet you.

Why doesn't he come over?

Because he's shy.

Look at his face.

Don't he look shy?

Yeah, but who's that girl

he's sitting with?

That's our sister.

See? Look how shy he is.

So can I get your phone number

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