09-25-2008, 01:46 AM
BCam---damnnn...did you get a chance to ask her about "The Jackal"? Remember that episode? ("Six Meetings Before Lunch" ) The actress, Allison Janney, had that (miming the classic R & B song) number down pat, it was a thing she did in her trailer, or to entertain friends and colleagues.
"Did I ever tell you about the man who changed my life? The one I thought, ohhh. Lord, when I saw him walkin' back in that bar, all tall and lean with them broad shoulders, sweeeet lips, I knew that I had died and gone to. . . Chocolate Heaven. . . He had a real deep voice, white pearly teeth, his shoe was always shiny. Long slender fingers manicured perfectly. The man wore 800-dollar Italian suit, straight from, I dunno, what would they call it, Milan or Rome or someplace like that? I knew it wasn't local. I said, I got to get next to that. I haven't seen him in a long time. The man was so fine, he could get any good girl into trouble. . . Can you guess what his name was?. . . Well. . . 'The Jackal'. . . 'The Jackal'. Say. 'The Jackal'. . ."He was fat back cat cool like a Friday afternoon martini, chillin' at a quarter after 5. Twist of lime, Coke on the side. The brother loved the high life. Had a Ph.D. in street strut. They called him 'The Jackal'. "He was big Mack daddy super black stylin' a diamonds in the back Cadillac. Fur-lined boards, white wall wheels, cruise control, built for speed, chrome on evray-thang. And stereophonic speakers, though he really didn't need them. When they called him. . . 'The Jackal'. Say. 'The Jackal'. . .
Background on how this scene came about: from http://westwing.bewarne.com/jackal.html
On a talk show appearance, Allison Janney stated that during her down time on the set she listens to music in her trailer and learns the words. She said that one afternoon she was "performing" her version of the Jackal for Richard Schiff (I believe) and Aaron Sorkin saw it and decided to use it in the next episode.
"The Jackal" is on a Ronnie Jordan album called "The Quiet Revolution"
"Did I ever tell you about the man who changed my life? The one I thought, ohhh. Lord, when I saw him walkin' back in that bar, all tall and lean with them broad shoulders, sweeeet lips, I knew that I had died and gone to. . . Chocolate Heaven. . . He had a real deep voice, white pearly teeth, his shoe was always shiny. Long slender fingers manicured perfectly. The man wore 800-dollar Italian suit, straight from, I dunno, what would they call it, Milan or Rome or someplace like that? I knew it wasn't local. I said, I got to get next to that. I haven't seen him in a long time. The man was so fine, he could get any good girl into trouble. . . Can you guess what his name was?. . . Well. . . 'The Jackal'. . . 'The Jackal'. Say. 'The Jackal'. . ."He was fat back cat cool like a Friday afternoon martini, chillin' at a quarter after 5. Twist of lime, Coke on the side. The brother loved the high life. Had a Ph.D. in street strut. They called him 'The Jackal'. "He was big Mack daddy super black stylin' a diamonds in the back Cadillac. Fur-lined boards, white wall wheels, cruise control, built for speed, chrome on evray-thang. And stereophonic speakers, though he really didn't need them. When they called him. . . 'The Jackal'. Say. 'The Jackal'. . .
Background on how this scene came about: from http://westwing.bewarne.com/jackal.html
On a talk show appearance, Allison Janney stated that during her down time on the set she listens to music in her trailer and learns the words. She said that one afternoon she was "performing" her version of the Jackal for Richard Schiff (I believe) and Aaron Sorkin saw it and decided to use it in the next episode.
"The Jackal" is on a Ronnie Jordan album called "The Quiet Revolution"