The movie Green Book, currently available to stream on Netflix, is based on a true story.
The movie opens outside the Copacabana nightclub in New York City - cars pulling up, people hurrying across the street to go in.
Inside, an orchestra plays and an actor portraying Bobby Rydell sings an upbeat rendition of a song called "That Old Black Magic," which was a hit for Frank Sinatra.
(Written by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer, in 1942, "That Old Black Magic" has been recorded by other artists, including Bob Dylan.)
([Harold Arlen also wrote the songs for The Wizard Of Oz, along with lyricist Yip Harburg.])
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On You Tube, there are two different videos with the Green Book version of "That Old Black Magic."
Green Book Movie Clip - Opening Scene (2019)
uploader / channel: Fandango at Home
8 minutes, 41 seconds
you hear part of the song, then some scenes with people talking, then back to the song - then going forward into the movie with scenes after the nightclub part
Green Book Soundtrack - "Old Black Magic" - Green Book Copacabana Orchestra
uploader / channel: Milan Records USA
2 minutes, 13 seconds
you just hear the song, straight through
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