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Post by profstadt on Jan 21, 2019 23:31:26 GMT -5
Hi everybody. I've been away from the forum for a while but after recently streaming 'This Is Us'I was prompted to start this thread. I had not watched this show before, so I started with season 1 and was struct the thought that the Mandy Moore character seemed to be channeling Linda. She sang a fair bit of Willin' and did a credible job of it. She also sang a number of bars of Straighten Up and Fly Right and My Funny Valentine. This is probably something that had not gone unnoticed by at least a few of you. But for me it recalled a discussion we had a number of years ago about who could play Linda in a movie. At that time it seemed more of a hypothetical question that was fun to think about. But I wonder if it would not be so hypothetical today to think about a biopic on Linda, given her remarkable career with multiple musical genres and her tragic illness. Coal Miners Daughter and Walk the Line are examples that immediately come to mind. And Mandy Moore might be a good candidate to play Linda. I noted she dyes her hair a dark brunette and at times I thought I she had a passing resemblance to a young Linda in 'This Is Us.' Her eyes are not brown, but that could be managed with contacts.
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Post by the Scribe on Jan 21, 2019 23:50:49 GMT -5
Wonderful to see you back profstadt!
I had never heard of Mandy before now and just found this on youtube. You are right. She definitely has the aura of a young Linda Ronstadt. Similar features, especially a smile that lights up her face and an entire room and the nose too lol. It looks like she may have done some acting as well so she could be a natural for playing Linda.
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Post by musedeva on Jan 22, 2019 0:37:00 GMT -5
Mandy would be great!! she has always gotten good press on her vocals/music and the public loves her...yes...why not...now where ARE THE LINKS to her singing Willin, etc.,?..ie what is "THIS IS US"  |
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Post by the Scribe on Jan 22, 2019 1:33:30 GMT -5
Mandy Moore - Willin’ (Audio)
MandyMooreVEVO
Published on Sep 7, 2017
Get Your Copy of the This Is Us Soundtrack Today! UMe.lnk.to/ThisIsUs
Music video by Mandy Moore performing Willin’. (C) 2017 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation under exclusive license to Universal Music Enterprises, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Music from the breakout hit TV show This Is Us. Now nominated for 11 Emmy Awards, the music for this show plays an integral part in every episode. Included is the original song 'We Can Always Come Back To This' from the emotional Memphis episode. The soundtrack is being released to coincide with the release of the Season 1 DVD and the premiere of Season 2.
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