REVIEW
WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE?
If you just came in from Outer Space and wondered what all the fuss was about at the dawn of Rock & Roll.....this is the movie that should begin your journey.
It's not, merely a Biography of singer Frankie Lyman. Rather it's a wonderful recreation of an era where, for the first time, Teenagers could say 'this is our music'.
Rock & Roll was supposed to be a 'fad'. It became an Art Form.
It also, most importantly, brought young people of many racial backgrounds together.
As the Production Manager of Radio Documentaries on The Beatles, Elvis Presley and the 64 hour Evolution of Rock (the music that made the world turn 'round) I would argue that Why Do Fools Fall in Love 'opens the door' to The Rock & Roll Era at least as well and, arguably, better than any other movie.
That 'door' closed as Elvis went into The Army and The U.S. Government began The Payola Hearings to, hopefully, wipe it out.
They failed.
That's why 'Why Do Fools Fall in Love' is such and important Movie. In effect, it depicts both The Beginning and The End of The Innocence of Rock & Roll.
Frankie Lyman and most of The Rock & Roll Pioneers, who could not or would not adjust, were left behind. They were replaced by Symphonies for The Kids by Phil Spector and Black Music for White Kids by Berry Gordy's Motown. It would be England that would 'light the fire' again, led not just by The Beatles but by American Shel Talmy. But that's Another Story and, perhaps one day, Another Movie.
Why Do Fools Fall in Love was, clearly, a Labor of Love for all involved. From a Production standpoint I can't image how it could be better. The Atmosphere, the Costuming, the Production Numbers, The Singing and, most importantly, The Spirit are spot on.
Find it and enjoy.
If you just came in from Outer Space and wondered what all the fuss was about at the dawn of Rock & Roll.....this is the movie that should begin your journey.
It's not, merely a Biography of singer Frankie Lyman. Rather it's a wonderful recreation of an era where, for the first time, Teenagers could say 'this is our music'.
Rock & Roll was supposed to be a 'fad'. It became an Art Form.
It also, most importantly, brought young people of many racial backgrounds together.
As the Production Manager of Radio Documentaries on The Beatles, Elvis Presley and the 64 hour Evolution of Rock (the music that made the world turn 'round) I would argue that Why Do Fools Fall in Love 'opens the door' to The Rock & Roll Era at least as well and, arguably, better than any other movie.
That 'door' closed as Elvis went into The Army and The U.S. Government began The Payola Hearings to, hopefully, wipe it out.
They failed.
That's why 'Why Do Fools Fall in Love' is such and important Movie. In effect, it depicts both The Beginning and The End of The Innocence of Rock & Roll.
Frankie Lyman and most of The Rock & Roll Pioneers, who could not or would not adjust, were left behind. They were replaced by Symphonies for The Kids by Phil Spector and Black Music for White Kids by Berry Gordy's Motown. It would be England that would 'light the fire' again, led not just by The Beatles but by American Shel Talmy. But that's Another Story and, perhaps one day, Another Movie.
Why Do Fools Fall in Love was, clearly, a Labor of Love for all involved. From a Production standpoint I can't image how it could be better. The Atmosphere, the Costuming, the Production Numbers, The Singing and, most importantly, The Spirit are spot on.
Find it and enjoy.