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Illbefinejustbloodyfine · 22/03/2024 16:23

Really fancy watching something like this later - any recommendations?

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cheapskatemum · 22/03/2024 16:30

I have seen great documentaries about Mamas & Papas and one about Laurel Canyon.

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VesperLind · 22/03/2024 16:31

The Song Remains The Same about Led Zeppelin. Don’t know where you would find it though, maybe YouTube?

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MamaWillYouBuyMeAWillYouBuyMeABanana · 22/03/2024 16:34

Recently I've watched the Sinead O'Connor one, the Robbie Williams ones and a Cat Stevens one, all fantastic.

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SabbaticalPleasure · 22/03/2024 16:35

The Story of Microdisney: The Clock Comes Down the Stairs. It was on BBC 4 over St Patrick's weekend, so probably still on the player.

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Helpisso · 22/03/2024 16:35

The George Michael documentary and Wham.
Absolutely brilliant and very nostalgic for me .

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WhatcomesafteraRainbow · 22/03/2024 16:44

Bohemian rhapsody.
I wasn’t a fan before I watched it. Afterwards I haven’t stopped listening reading researching them.

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SwedishEdith · 22/03/2024 16:51

The Last Waltz. The Band concert.
Any of the Dylan documentaries.
I saw an A-ha one a year or so ago. It was good as they had fallen out.

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Perihelion · 22/03/2024 16:55

Bros, after the screaming stops. Its an unlikely recommendation and one of the twins is rather odd, but the story of becoming a huge media sensation and what was going in in the background is mental.

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pumpkinpiee · 22/03/2024 16:57

Oasis: Supersonic is good

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RainBow725 · 22/03/2024 16:57

I love the David Foster one on Netflix. He's a bit of an arse but he's had a very interesting career and produced some amazing artists.

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Luna42 · 22/03/2024 16:58

I loved Count Me In. If you like drums!

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blitzen · 22/03/2024 17:07

Get Back on disney plus

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WhatcomesafteraRainbow · 22/03/2024 17:07

Perihelion · 22/03/2024 16:55

Bros, after the screaming stops. Its an unlikely recommendation and one of the twins is rather odd, but the story of becoming a huge media sensation and what was going in in the background is mental.

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i saw that as a comedy.
what a funny pair!

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Carolwithane · 22/03/2024 17:11

The Band - The Last Waltz, directed by Martin Scorsese

From the Byrds to the Eagles - about Laurel Canyon

Both are fabulous 👌

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IntermittentFarting · 22/03/2024 17:13

I saw one about Fleetwood Mac recently on TV. I'm not a huge fan or anything, but it was really interesting.

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Puppylucky · 22/03/2024 17:14

The Bowie one : Moonage Daydream is fabulous

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mylifeisprettygood · 22/03/2024 17:15

Agree about the bros one. Never seen anything like it.

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mewkins · 22/03/2024 17:17

Crock of Gold with Shane MacGowan is good. There's also a great Thin Lizzy one (Songs for while I'm away) and The Bee Gees how can you mend a broken heart.

All of them great but all very sad in their own ways.

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LikeBeesToHoney · 22/03/2024 17:19

Control the one about Joy Division
Walk the Line (Johnny Cash)
Ray (still gives me goosebumps today)
Stop Making Sense (Talking Heads)

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cjcghana · 22/03/2024 17:19

Quincy. The Quincy Jones story.
Greatest Night in Pop

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Tattooedcoffeeaddict · 22/03/2024 17:21

The Dirt on Netflix is great. I think it’s still on there anyway. It’s based on the book of the same name and documents Motley Crue in their heyday. It’s pretty much exactly as you’d imagine 😁

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BrondesburyBelle · 22/03/2024 17:23

Expect you've seen it but I loved the Beatles Anthology

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BriceNobeslovesMurielHeslop · 22/03/2024 17:23

I loved The Sparks Brothers documentary. Such an interesting and likably weird pair and unexpectedly moving.
Russ Mael waved out of the back of a car at me once. It was great 🥰

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Turmerictolly · 22/03/2024 17:31

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meikyo · 22/03/2024 17:35

I came onto the thread to say The Sparks Brothers! Directed by Edgar Wright. Really great film. I saw Sparks at the Royal Albert Hall last May and they were brilliant 😃

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