brothers johnson - strawberry letter 23 (1977)
story goes something like this...boy meets girl. girl writes love letters to boy on strawberry scented paper. boy in return writes a song to express his affection. girl loves song and plays song for her cousins. cousins love song as well. one cousin plays the song at their wedding ceremony. friend hears song at the wedding and goes bananas. friend of the cousins re-produces song and gives back to cousins to re-record. cousins ask boy & girl if ok. boy doesnt mind, hes written hundreds of songs. the song is a commercial hit and dominated the r&b charts for weeks on end. song becomes a defining anthem for west coast funk and r&b and continues to inspire to infinity and beyoooond!!! right quentin tarantino? the end!
cast:
boy: shuggie otis
girl: ehhh
cousins: george and louis johnson aka "brothers johnson"
friend: quincy jones
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