Beyind the Sea ( Bobby Darin bioflick)

Mike Perlowin · From: Los Angeles CA

I saw this last night on cable. Now I have to admit, I don't care for that 40's big band Sinatra style of music (complete with tap dancing) and when i was a kid, I resented Bobby Darin for abandoning rock and roll and playing what I considered to be "the enemy."

But this is a terrific movie. Keven Spacey did an amazing job. He wrote, produced, and directed it as well as stard in it, and he did all his own singing.

This is not my (and probably your) kind of music, but the film is so good it doesn't matter. It's a wonderful movie, and it deserves to be seen.

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Chris LeDrew · From: Canada

Excellent movie.

Andy Sandoval · From: Bakersfield, California, USA

Great movie, it prompted me to learn "beyond the sea" on lap steel.

Darryl Hattenhauer · From: Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Mike,

When I was in grammar school, the old-maid school marm asked us to bring our records to school. So one by one, the kids were playing "Mary Had a Little Lamb," etc. Then I played one she hadn't heard: "Mack the Knife." She almost crapped. After that, she wouldn't let me play Ike and Tina's "It's Going To Work Out Fine."

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P Gleespen · From: Toledo, OH USA

I know this is going to make me sound like an idiot (not that THAT's hard to do) but here goes:

Bobby Darin played rock? I did not know that. That is weird wild stuff. What sort of rock are we talking about here? Elvisy? Pat Boone-like? Fabianish?

Mat Rhodes · From: Lexington, KY, USA

All I know is that Bobby Darin wore cool shirts in the early-to-mid-70's. Did you see the long sleeve tropical sunset shirt Spacey had on at one of the live shows during the scene from that era?

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Mike Perlowin · From: Los Angeles CA

Michael Johnstone · From: Sylmar,Ca. USA

The first Bobby Darin record I ever bought was in 1957 - "Early In The Morning" by "The Rinky Dinks featuring Bobby Darin" It was a 50s Fats Domino style rock track with rock/gospel vocals. A little later in 1958 he went solo and put out "Splish Splash". 1959s "Bullmoose" is another great R&R record w/a New Orleans groove to it but the B-side, "Dream Lover" w/its' ice cream changes and faux-calypso beat proved to be the chart hit. After that,it was big band Sinatra type stuff like "Beyond the Sea" and "Mack the Knife" which was from the musical play "Three Penny Opera" BTW.

Jussi Huhtakangas · From: Helsinki, Finland

Bobby Darin rocked hard. Often he's billed along with other teen-bobbys but the truth is everything else but that. I wish the movie had shown more of that side of Darin, not just a brief clip of recording Splish Splash. Nevertheless, I liked the movie and not least because of Kevin Spacey's singing.

Kevin Ruddell · From: Toledo Ohio USA

Bobby Darin's a fascinating character and there are several books out on him . Me And Bobby D. is by his former musical partner Steve Karmen about their first gig out of town at a mob nightclub in Dearborn Mich. that is briefly touched on in a scene the Spacey film. At first I thought this guys book was a pathetic attempt to make money off his 2 week engagement with Darin before getting dumped, but actually turned out to be really interesting. The guitar playing singer went back to New York with his tail between his legs but was fairly successful in the Big Apple as a white Calypso solo artist during the Belafonte boom before going on to becoming the most successful jingle writer of all time ( See The USA In A Chevrolet , Nationwide Is On Your Side etc. )

[This message was edited by Kevin Ruddell on 28 October 2006 at 03:32 AM.]

Charlie McDonald · From: out of the blue

I dug Bobby Darin and the swing thing with Mack the Knife, Beyond the Sea, et.al. He was the anti-rebel, the guy with a good voice who wasn't afraid to draw on the good music and big-band arrangements of the previous decade.
Kevin Spacey is the best, and I'll be looking for this one.

George Redmon · From: Muskegon & Detroit Michigan.

Chip Fossa · From: Monson, MA, USA (deceased)

Another Bobby Darin swing was when he caught onto Tim Hardin's music and did "If I Were A Carpenter". He did other Hardin songs, maybe "The Lady Came From Baltimore" and "Reason To Believe".

In Hardin's folkish vein, Bobby penned a great song, "A Simple Song Of Freedom", which Tim Hardin promptly recorded; and so the wheel keeps on turning.

We still do "Dream Lover". What's not to like about this song?

Dayna Wills · From: Sacramento, CA (deceased)

Chip,
I sing Dream Lover, too. Great tune. If any of you guys out there are "readers", I just finished a very interesting and informative book by Buddy Killen called "By the Seat of My Pants". Buddy owned Tree Publishing and was a bass player on the Opry. Now that's a good read.

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Chip Fossa · From: Monson, MA, USA (deceased)

Jennings Ward · From: Edgewater, Florida, R.I.P.

MY PITTANCE WORTH::: TO MY OLD TIRED EARS,
DARRIN WAS THE BEST, HAD THE BEST VOICE, AND KNEW HOW TO USE IT CORECTLY, MORE THAN ANY ONE
THAT CAME OUT OF THAT ERA... PAT BOONE ALSO..
STILL LOVE THE PLATTERS, INK SPOTS, MILLS BROS. DEAN MARTIN, MARTY ROBINS, . LOVE TO TAKE THOSE OLD SONGS, AND DO THE UP WESTERN SWING STYLE, THOSE THAT WILL LEND THEMSELVES TO SUCH.... GREAT MUSIC WHEN DONE SWING STYLE... { NOW YOU ROCKES DONT STONE ME ]
JENNINGS,,,, U PK;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;

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Chris L. Christensen · From: Los Angeles, California, USA

As fabulous as Bobby Darin was, I always thought he was under-rated. He really could do just about anything and any style of music. In addition to Rock and Pop, he put ouf folk, jazz and country albums. He seemed like a congenial and fun guy to be around as well, and one with a social conscience, too. He died at such a young age, 35 or thereabouts I believe. If he had lived longer who knows what else he would have done. The Spacey film was great and was overall a very nice tribute to Bobby. Rest in Peace, Bobby, we still love and appreciate you!

Billy Joe Bailey · From: Jackson, Mississippi, USA

I like Bobby alot His music also makes me think of another guy I love to liston to sing Dion with such songs as -- Dream Lover Where are you I got a gal and Ruby is her name -- and -- Run around Sue -- and Diane and --Born To Cry -- The Wanderer -- A teenager in love

As for Bobby my altime favorites would have to be Dream Lover and then Splish slash

[This message was edited by Billy Joe Bailey on 30 October 2006 at 09:50 PM.]

Chip Fossa · From: Monson, MA, USA (deceased)

Yeah Billy..."I Wonder Why" and "Where or When"
are a couple other fab Dion & The Belmonts hit-o-ramas.
Whoops, sorry...let's stay with Mr Darin.