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snowcreature23 · 04-03-2008, 03:20 PM

Laura Branigan The Movie.

If you remember Laura had many hits during the 80's,her nnumber one was Gloria from Flashdance. Self Controll was also a big hit for her, In 2004 LauraBranigan passed away in her sleep with a brain anersim. So I think she would be prode to do a life movie about her. I have four actresses /singers to play her.

Debra Messing from Will and Grace fame.
Madonna
Jennerfer Lopez she is not the same race but,she could sing.
Olivia Newton-John

catlover79 · 04-03-2008, 03:48 PM

I LOVED Laura Branigan - but I have to disagree with those choices; I don't think any of them would work. How about Selma Blair?

Nighthawk76 · 04-03-2008, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by snowcreature23

Laura Branigan The Movie.

If you remember Laura had many hits during the 80's,her nnumber one was Gloria from Flashdance. Self Controll was also a big hit for her, In 2004 LauraBranigan passed away in her sleep with a brain anersim. So I think she would be prode to do a life movie about her. I have four actresses /singers to play her.

Debra Messing from Will and Grace fame.
Madonna
Jennerfer Lopez she is not the same race but,she could sing.
Olivia Newton-John

Actually, "Gloria" was not really from Flashdance. It was a hit from Laura in 1982 while they were filming the movie, so Phil Ramone and Jerry Bruckheimer decided to use it in the movie. However, Laura did perform a song called "Imagination" for the movie.

Dean Winchester · 04-03-2008, 04:18 PM

I love Laura's music, but I don't know if she is well known enough for a Walk The Line/Ray style biopic. If one was made, the choices you listed are all way too old (Olivia is older than Laura and Madonna was roughly the same age) so they would probably go with someone 25-35.

Nighthawk76 · 04-03-2008, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Dean Winchester

I love Laura's music, but I don't know if she is well known enough for a Walk The Line/Ray style biopic. If one was made, the choices you listed are all way too old (Olivia is older than Laura and Madonna was roughly the same age) so they would probably go with someone 25-35.

I was thinking the same thing, John. I'm not sure Laura is well known enough to be the subject of a movie. I think she was a good singer though. My friend Jodi is a huge fan of Laura's. I've been considering for quite awhile now checking out to see if Laura has a greatest hits CD.

Dean Winchester · 04-03-2008, 04:53 PM

yep, she has "Best Of Branigan" from 1995, it's missing a number of the smaller hits like I Found Someone (she charted with it before Cher did), Shattered Glass and Moonlight On Water though, but it does include all her top 40 hits

catlover79 · 04-03-2008, 06:04 PM

Laura was also the first to record How Am I Supposed to Live Without You (and I think her version is light years better than Michael Bolton's), and was the first to popularize Power of Love (then Air Supply charted with their version, and then Celine Dion had the monster hit).

Nighthawk76 · 04-03-2008, 06:08 PM

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Laura was also the first to record How Am I Supposed to Live Without You (and I think her version is light years better than Michael Bolton's), and was the first to popularize Power of Love (then Air Supply charted with their version, and then Celine Dion had the monster hit).

Not that it would be hard for her version to be better than Michael Bolton's.

Dean Winchester · 04-03-2008, 06:13 PM

lol. Although Laura's version came out 6-7 years before Bolton's, he actually wrote the song. Same with I Found Someone, which was a hit for Laura and then Cher, tho he didn't record it on his own until well into the 1990's

Nighthawk76 · 04-03-2008, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Dean Winchester

lol. Although Laura's version came out 6-7 years before Bolton's, he actually wrote the song. Same with I Found Someone, which was a hit for Laura and then Cher, tho he didn't record it on his own until well into the 1990's

Wasn't that back when Bolton was a headbanger?

Race's Girl · 04-04-2008, 07:10 AM

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Originally Posted by snowcreature23

Laura Branigan The Movie.

If you remember Laura had many hits during the 80's, her number one was Gloria from Flashdance. Self Control was also a big hit for her. In 2004, Laura Branigan passed away in her sleep with a brain anersim. So I think she would be prode to do a life movie about her. I have four actresses /singers to play her.

Debra Messing from Will and Grace fame.
Madonna
Jennerfer Lopez, she is not the same race but she could sing.
Olivia Newton-John

Great idea but none of those women look anything like her

snowcreature23 · 04-04-2008, 08:17 PM

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Great idea but none of those women look anything like her

JUST look what they are trying to do with bob dylan, life movie, linsey lohann was going to play him.

catlover79 · 04-04-2008, 11:20 PM

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JUST look what they are trying to do with bob dylan, life movie, linsey lohann was going to play him.

Hmmm, good point - never thought of it that way.

BarneyFife · 04-04-2008, 11:54 PM

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JUST look what they are trying to do with bob dylan, life movie, linsey lohann was going to play him.

You got too be kidding me. LL playing Bob Dylan, what are they thinking?

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04-03-2008, 04:18 PM	#4
Dean Winchester Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 28, 2003 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 14,803	I love Laura's music, but I don't know if she is well known enough for a Walk The Line/Ray style biopic. If one was made, the choices you listed are all way too old (Olivia is older than Laura and Madonna was roughly the same age) so they would probably go with someone 25-35.

04-03-2008, 04:53 PM	#6
Dean Winchester Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 28, 2003 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 14,803	yep, she has "Best Of Branigan" from 1995, it's missing a number of the smaller hits like I Found Someone (she charted with it before Cher did), Shattered Glass and Moonlight On Water though, but it does include all her top 40 hits

04-03-2008, 06:04 PM	#7
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,382	Laura was also the first to record How Am I Supposed to Live Without You (and I think her version is light years better than Michael Bolton's), and was the first to popularize Power of Love (then Air Supply charted with their version, and then Celine Dion had the monster hit).

04-03-2008, 06:13 PM	#9
Dean Winchester Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 28, 2003 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 14,803	lol. Although Laura's version came out 6-7 years before Bolton's, he actually wrote the song. Same with I Found Someone, which was a hit for Laura and then Cher, tho he didn't record it on his own until well into the 1990's