In 1991 legendary filmmaker Robert Townsend crafted a movie that has stood the test of time, The Five Heartbeats. Loosely based on the r&b group The Dells. The film is a love letter to the Motown sound era of the 1960's.
With original songs that are bonafide hits like Nothing But Love, Nights Like This, Back in the middle, and Just In Case. You felt these songs in your soul, much like real songs from that era. In fact the music is so good in the film, many people thought the group was real. I know for a time I did, and compared the film to legendary biopics like The Jackson's and The Temptations.
Besides great music, the film also has iconic lines such as the "nine to five" quote. Which years later was obviously a sign on how some record executives truly get down. Alongside the ever present story of fame, success, jealousy, downfalls, reunions and redemption.
The film had an accompanying soundtrack, remember them? That people played like it was an actual album. I can attest I have songs from the movie in my oldies Playlist on Prime music. Everytime they come on I sing at the top of my lungs like I lived in that era.
Between the film and the music, along with how it has spanned generations since its debut. The Five Heartbeats are the greatest fictional music group ever.
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