In an odd bit of news, the late singer-songwriter Jim Croce's classic pop ditty "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" has been acquired by producer Warren Zide with the intention of getting it adapted into a big-screen motion picture.
"We've always wanted to do a movie with one of Jim's character songs," said Croce's widow, Ingrid. "The concept is about a good guy who can do no wrong. We just want him and his memory and his music to live on. Most importantly, it sounds as if it's going to be a lot of fun. And Jim liked to have to have fun."
Leroy Brown does sound like an interesting character, being badder than old King Kong and meaner than a junkyard dog.
Here are the lyrics to Jim Croce's "Bad Bad Leroy Brown" - judge for yourself whether there's enough here for a movie.
Well the South side of Chicago
Is the baddest part of town
And if you go down there
You better just beware
Of a man named Leroy Brown
Now Leroy more than trouble
You see he stand 'bout six foot four
All the downtown ladies call him Treetop Lover
All the men just call him Sir
Chorus:
And it's bad, bad Leroy Brown
The baddest man in the whole damned town
Badder than old King Kong
And meaner than a junkyard dog
Now Leroy he a gambler
And he like his fancy clothes
And he like to wave his diamond rings
In front of everybody's nose
He got a custom Continental
He got an Eldorado too
He got a 32 gun in his pocket for fun
He got a razor in his shoe
(Repeat Chorus)
Now Friday 'bout a week ago
Leroy shootin' dice
And at the edge of the bar
Sat a girl named Doris
And oo that girl looked nice
Well he cast his eyes upon her
And the trouble soon began
Cause Leroy Brown learned a lesson
Bout messin' with the wife of a jealous man
(Repeat Chorus)
Well the two men took to fighting
And when they pulled them off the floor
Leroy looked like a jigsaw puzzle
With a couple of pieces gone
Comments (1)
I can hardly wait becasuse this does so much for the image. You know what I mean. Also, the movie is sure to be a big hit.
Leroy Brown
Posted by Leroy Brown | April 28, 2008 1:27 AM
Posted on April 28, 2008 01:27