When Jessica Lang took on the role of Big Edie in the HBO produced Grey Gardens
, based on the Maysles brothers' documentary of the same name, she decided she was "going to be reckless" and do her own singing -- something she had never done before, although her lip-syncing to Patsy Cline was exquisite in Sweet Dreams.
, based on the Maysles brothers' documentary of the same name, she decided she was "going to be reckless" and do her own singing -- something she had never done before, although her lip-syncing to Patsy Cline was exquisite in Sweet Dreams.She does quite a bit of her own singing in Grey Gardens, and three of those tracks make it onto the soundtrack CD. One is a mono, old time recording of "We Belong Together," something Big Edie could certainly have recorded back in her day. The track I use, however, is the duet version with Malcolm Gets.
