Does anybody have a best Buk documentary? I found this one on Youtube which is pretty good:
Born Into This
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Born Into This
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The Best Buk Documentary
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Bukfan
"The law is wrong; I am right"
This is no doubt the best Buk documentary and I´m sure most of us have it on DVD (the DVD have about 2 hours of bonus material). That does´nt mean the other documentaries are´nt interesting too, but I think "Born Into This" is the best one because it covers Buk's whole life and has interviews with the people who knew him best.
I noticed in this documentary that there were a lot of interviewees credited at the end, but very few of them actually made it into the film. I think the likes of Sean Penn and Bono (especially) could have been dropped for people like GypsyLou or Ann Menebroker (or the many other people who knew Buk for much longer and more intimately). I wonder if there will be an extended version (of maybe 4 hrs or more) with these people included at some point?
Bukfan
"The law is wrong; I am right"
There are some people who only made it into the 2 hour bonus material on the DVD
such as Amber O´Neill who reads a bit from her book, "Blowing My Hero", about when she met Buk.
I think many of us agree Bono did´nt have anything to do in the documentary. Gypsy Lou or Ann Menebroker and a lot of other people who knew Buk would have been a better choice. As for Sean Penn, well, at least he knew Buk, which Bono did´nt, except for having met him and talked to him a couple of times.
I think many of us agree Bono did´nt have anything to do in the documentary. Gypsy Lou or Ann Menebroker and a lot of other people who knew Buk would have been a better choice. As for Sean Penn, well, at least he knew Buk, which Bono did´nt, except for having met him and talked to him a couple of times.
One scene that really struck me in this documentary was the interview with 'Cupcakes' who sang a song that Buk used to sing to her. I'd love to hear a duet with the both of them singing that song! That would be awesome!
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PhillyDave
“The essential doesn't change.” Beckett
Buk's wearing her shades I assume?
Did they sing the full song together in that doco? I saw an extract of that in 'Born Into This', but it was only a small one. Is there a link to that documentary?
Nice one! I wonder where Buk picked it up? Would that have been through his parents? 1929 - he would have been about 9 I think.
PhillyDave
“The essential doesn't change.” Beckett
Wouldn't surpriseme. Bob's great like that.
I wonder if Buk had ever heard of legendary Lucille Bogan? She would've been singing around that time.
PhillyDave
“The essential doesn't change.” Beckett
Jesus Christ! I just looked up Lucille, aka Bessie Jackson. "Shave Me Dry", "Pot Hound Blues", "Sloppy Drunk Blues", "Skin Game Blues". Awesome sauce.
Black Swan
Abord the Yorikke!
we posted them in the 'what are you listening.......' a while back.
@BukFan Brad and @PhillyDave Don't know if Buk knew of Lucille Bogan but she definitely seems right up his alley don't she? Great sound!
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PhillyDave
“The essential doesn't change.” Beckett
Yep.
She's the dog's balls!!!
I bought myself one of her Best of albums, 'Shave 'Em Dry', after being recommended her music by a friend of mine (who knows my tastes all too well!!!). Here's a favourite:
I bought myself one of her Best of albums, 'Shave 'Em Dry', after being recommended her music by a friend of mine (who knows my tastes all too well!!!). Here's a favourite:
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PhillyDave
“The essential doesn't change.” Beckett
That Bono sure is easy to dislike. he's all about raising moey for the starving & debt relief yet doesn't even lve in Ireland because of the taxes. He's one of the richest fuckers in the world and he cant even give back to his own.
Well, Bono' s mom died when he was a kid. You may be thinking of Eileen Ryan, who is Sean Penn's mother.
It's a possibility, though I thought it was when Buk and Linda went to a show and were in some celebrity type box with Jack Nicholson and Bono and his mom. But if his mom died when he was young then maybe not. Maybe Bono just hired some old bird to stand in as his mom, haha...wouldn't put it past him.
Pogue Mahone
Officials say drugs may have played a part
I think there are much bigger douches in the world than Bono, but please don't think I'm a fan or anything. Maybe he's still there, but I just think he'd be in the lower part of the list...
No Bono would have been great. No Bono and no Sean Penn would've been even better.
A great find for me was Harry Dean Stanton, who I thought read Buk's work superbly. But there were a lot of people who knew Buk from many years ago and who were credited at the end of the film, but didn't make it into the final cut for some reason. I think an extended version of those who knew him really well (from years back) would've made it more interesting. I'd like to see more of the real Buk than just his persona!
A great find for me was Harry Dean Stanton, who I thought read Buk's work superbly. But there were a lot of people who knew Buk from many years ago and who were credited at the end of the film, but didn't make it into the final cut for some reason. I think an extended version of those who knew him really well (from years back) would've made it more interesting. I'd like to see more of the real Buk than just his persona!