The Blues Brothers are an American blues band founded in 1978 by comedians … Read Full Bio ↴The Blues Brothers are an American blues band founded in 1978 by comedians Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi as part of a musical sketch on Saturday Night Live. Belushi and Aykroyd, respectively in character as lead vocalist "Joliet" Jake Blues and harpist/vocalist Elwood Blues, fronted the band, which was composed of well-known and respected musicians. The band made its debut as the musical guest on the April 22, 1978, episode of Saturday Night Live.
The band then began to take on a life beyond the confines of the television screen, releasing an album, Briefcase Full of Blues, in 1978, and then having a Hollywood film, The Blues Brothers, created around its characters in 1980.
After the death of Belushi in 1982, the Blues Brothers have continued to perform with a rotation of guest singers and other band members. Aykroyd reunited the original band in 1988 for a world tour and again in 1998 for a sequel to the film, Blues Brothers 2000. Aykroyd and the band, occasionally joined by Belushi's brother Jim, make regular appearances at musical festivals worldwide.
The band then began to take on a life beyond the confines of the television screen, releasing an album, Briefcase Full of Blues, in 1978, and then having a Hollywood film, The Blues Brothers, created around its characters in 1980.
After the death of Belushi in 1982, the Blues Brothers have continued to perform with a rotation of guest singers and other band members. Aykroyd reunited the original band in 1988 for a world tour and again in 1998 for a sequel to the film, Blues Brothers 2000. Aykroyd and the band, occasionally joined by Belushi's brother Jim, make regular appearances at musical festivals worldwide.
Raw Hide
The Blues Brothers Lyrics
Instrumental
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
To comment on or correct specific content, highlight it
More Genres
No Artists Found
More Artists
Load All
No Albums Found
More Albums
Load All
No Tracks Found
Genre not found
Artist not found
Album not found
Search results not found
Song not found
@PiCheZvara
This movie is magic. It's not just a comedy, or a musical, something about this film is just on another level. Landis, Aykroyd, Belushi, Stephen M. Katz (cinematographer) were just in the right zone here and it all clicked.
The movie is beautifully shot, the musical numbers are creative, catchy, the star cameos inspired, and it just works. The movie is like a perfect combination of 70s and 80s in American cinema - still retaining the artfulness and poignance of the 70s, but combined with the lighthearted fun that became dominant in the 80s.
Actually, you can almost say the movie waved goodbye to the 70s and kicked down the door on what became the norm in the 80s. 70s was post-Vietnam America, culturally filled with a lot of doubt, most of the biggest or most memorable movies of the decade are somewhat rooted in depression or are dealing with heavy things - One flew over the cuckoo's nest, Godfather, Apocalypse now, Taxi Driver, Rocky, All the president's men, Kramer vs Kramer, etc. 80s iconic movies are in comparison mostly fun and light, or even when it's dramatic, there's some lightness to it - Back to the future, Rain Man, Top gun, Indiana Jones, Beetlejuice, Aliens, Untouchables.
The movie begins with Jake leaving prison, leaving the sad, bad times behind (aka the 70s) and then getting ready to rock n roll and have a good time again (aka the 80s). This movie is like a bridge between the two decades.
It's actually underrated as a piece of art, it's much more interesting and important than it gets credit for.
@knoffke_07
i love the fact that the people throw beer no matter what. when they’re mad they throw beer at them and when they like it they still throw the beer at them😂
@medialex78
My father used to wash his hair with shampoo that contained beer. Mabe because of this movie...
@daveypanzermeijer7285
Yes haha
@101Volts
The difference is in whether the band can pick up some of the bottles for deposit later. If they throw them with less vigor, you're doing good.
@Xingmey
when their mad.... -_- oh boy....
i'm going to throw my beer at you
@VenerableBede2510
LMAO. yes you’re totally right.
@danielmyshkin3343
43 years have passed since this movie came out. Almost half a century and it still doesn't feel old 😊
@j.p.2494
Idk about anyone else, but I don't call having $43 being "almost a hundred dollars"
@fortunamajor7239
@@j.p.2494 they said almost HALF a century meaning 50 years lmao
@j.p.2494
@@fortunamajor7239 yeah... After they edited it to say "half"...