guys — The Funk Brothers — they
didn’t know who I was — they
thought I was the make up
girl! And, literally, as I sat in the
trailer with them and we made
some small talk, they were say-
ing things like, “Are we next in
your chair?,” and “Where’s your
stuff?,” and “What are you doing
on the set?” They had no idea I
was going to sing with them.
But once we sat down and they
started telling me stories — and,
in fact, I think there’s a moment
in the film where they’re actually
breaking down how they created
the arrangement of “I Heard it
Through the Grapevine,” and I
sort of burst into the song, be-
cause I couldn’t help myself . At
that moment, they turn to each
other and say, “This girl’s gonna
be ok — this is gonna be fun.”
And it was just a blast because
they sounded just like they did
on those records! I didn’t know
what to expect. They were older,
and I didn’t know if they would
sound different because of that,
but they still had everything
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