Off the Charts: The Song-Poem Story

2003

Documentary

TV Movie

58m

Like a warped fun-house mirror, the song-poem industry has run parallel to the mainstream music business for close to a century; it's estimated that over 200,000 song-poems have been recorded since 1900. The genre's durability can be traced to three of our deepest American desires - to be in show business, to get rich quick, and to share and express our deepest feelings. (imdb)

Directed by:

Jamie Meltzer

Starring:

Gary Forney John Trubee

Genre:

Documentary

AKA:

Off the Charts: The Song Poem Story

Country:

USA

Language:

English

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Off the Charts: The Song-Poem Story

2003

Documentary

TV Movie

58m

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HalfJapanese

Rated 15 Jun 2011

A pretty much pitch-perfect offbeat documentary about a business/art form about which most folks are probably unaware. You'll meet a number of weirdos, from the slightly off to the questionably retarded, who have paid to have their poems hastily turned into songs by bored studio musicians. A must-see for anyone interested in outsider music and art, as well as anyone up for gawking at a freak show.

Rated 15 Jun 2011

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Stain

Rated 30 Dec 2009

Fascinating, informative, and often hilarious documentary about a charmingly strange subculture. Worth it just for the origin story of the legendary John Trubee song "Blind Man's Penis"

Rated 30 Dec 2009

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