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Here's a time for love and a time for living. Take a chance and face the wind.

An open road and a road that's hidden. A brand new life around the bend.

Not so long, but you might awake to a brand new life. A brand new life. A

new life around the bend.

I was just... Oh, no, no, you were great.

Gee, there may be a career in this.

If only you can keep your voice from changing.

Works for Wayne Newton.

Hey, hey, wait a minute. I want you to hear the rest of this song here.

Chad McCann wrote this for Samantha.

That's Chad on the tape. Later, okay? I've got to work on the Sturdy Boy

presentation. What's that? What's that? That power tool thing? Right.

Let me run an idea by you.

Uh -oh.

Now, I just want you to imagine a man repairing a thatched roof in Ireland,

as he saws, he sings, Oh, sturdy boy, repairs, repairs are

calling.

Now you know why her singing teacher shot himself.

The wind.

But you were sure you were chilling on Every now and then Oh, I yell over

Ray

Charles!

You are Ray Charles!

That's what it says on my American Express.

Ray, come in, come in and have a seat.

I hope I'm not interrupting. I was just up in my agent's office, Dad. I heard

that song. It's a real nice song.

I can't tell you what a thrill this is for me, Mr. Charles. Hey, just call me

Ray.

How about Brother Ray?

You must be a real fan.

What's your name?

They call me Sister Mona.

Oh, I have always dreamed of being a Raylette.

I have a great voice.

Oh, yeah? Well, what do you look like?

I'm young, black, and beautiful.

Oh, really?

Okay, you got me. So I'm not black.

Mother, please get the file for me on what... Look who's here. Oh, well, good.

hope you know more about typewriters than the last guy.

Are you on a break or are you going to fix my typewriter?

I'll give it a shot. I'm pretty good at these things. I certainly hope so. I'm

paying good money. All right. Where is it? It's to the left over there. You

me to show you? Oh, no, no.

That's okay.

Father.

He's blind.

They sent us a blind repairman.

I used to date a blind man, and I can tell you he was very good with his

Anyway, he is not a repairman.

He's not?

All right, here we go. What's the problem?

Well, the keys won't go down. Then what's he doing here?

He is Ray Charles. I don't care what his name is. Ray Charles!

Oh, I am so embarrassed.

Well, what about me? I'm your mother.

Mr. Charles, I just, I feel just, I don't know what to say. What a faux pas.

That's okay, babe. Come over and try this.

All right.

Oh, my, it works.

Well, thank you. You are really talented.

Well, you know, it's always good to have something to fall back on in case the

music keeps going.

Okay, would you like to hear the rest of Chad's song?

Ray likes it, too. Yeah, it's a great song. As a matter of fact, what do you

guys do here? Are you in the music business? Oh, no.

Oh, no, we're in advertising.

Oh, so that song is for a commercial. Oh, no, no, not at all. That song was

written by a 14 -year -old kid. It's not at all the kind of thing that we would

use. Oh, that's too bad.

It's kind of catchy.

Unless, of course, we could get the right person to sing it.

Um... Mr. Charles?

Oh, baby, it's not in my bag.

Oh, well, isn't there anything I could do to put it in your bag?

Well, it would have to be the kind of thing I could... really get behind. Oh,

oh, well, then I think we are really in business here because we're talking

about a product that brings friends and families together, helps them build a

better tomorrow.

Sturdy Boy Power Tools.

This is usually where she sings the battle hymn of the republic.

Well, that's one of my favorites. Truth is, Sister Mona, I dig Sturdy Boy Power

Tools.

Really? You use power tools?

Oh, sure, I've built a lot of things.

Tables, chairs, bookcases.

Of course, God only knows what they look like.

Just think, Ray Charles is in his song in a commercial.

Who's Ray Charles?

This whole thing is so incredible.

What can I say, Chad? I'm like a great songwriting team, like...

Holland Oates.

Ashford and Simpson.

Irving and Berlin.

I thought you wrote the song.

Just the words and the music, but I was the inspiration.

The poor guy's crazy about me.

Chad.

Sam.

Uh, it's not what it looks like. She means nothing to me.

Take it easy, Sam. You don't want to make a scene.

Buddy, please.

Is my voice that bad?

Your voice is fine.

It is, isn't it?

My late voice teacher told me that it was not unlike Petula Clark.

Just don't ever want to hear that song again.

Well, why not?

Because Chad McCann is a toad.

Oh, honey.

What happened?

I caught him kissing.

Susie Sherman.

Why, that pubescent little philanderer.

How dare he treat you like that.

So you really understand?

Of course I do.

I'm a woman too.

And you'll stand by me?

Hey, we're sisters.

Oh, boy. I was afraid you'd still want to use Chad's song.

time i hear it sam sweetheart i feel terrible about what happened but you

it's not healthy to dwell on these things as hard as it is you've just got

pull yourself together and get over it i will by seven o 'clock

that's when ray charles is going to be here see he's done a new arrangement of

the song and he just he can't wait to run it by me

Ray Charles is going to ask you about music?

Well, it is my commercial, and we just have to make sure that we're simpatico.

Angela, I don't want him singing that song.

Samantha, there's a lot at stake. Please try to understand.

I do.

You care more about your business than you care about me. That is not true.

Always.

Samantha, I know you're upset, but that's no reason to take it out on him.

Yeah! I said shut up, squirt!

Don't talk to him like that. I can talk to him any way I want to.

Samantha, go to your room. You are not my mother! You can't tell me what to do!

Samantha, go to your room!

Hey, hello!

Oh, hey, hey.

We were sisters.

We're not sisters.

We're not even friends.

Oh, Angela.

Here. Now, look, I'm sure she didn't mean that. She loves you. I know she

She's just had a very rough day, which is still no excuse to talk to you that

way. She doesn't want me to use Chad's song.

Well, can you blame her? I mean...

Can't you just get another one?

No, that's the song that 30 Boy wants. And what am I supposed to tell them,

their multi -million dollar campaign is off because Chad McCann kissed Susie

Sherman?

They wouldn't understand, huh? Tony.

I'll talk to her. What are you going to tell her?

Oh, Angela, you don't tell teenagers anything.

You know, you start lecturing a teenager, they get this glazed look in

eye, you know what I mean? You're talking about the meaning of the

they're thinking, gee, I need a yellow blouse.

Oh, Sam.

I'm not out of my room. I just came down to get my books.

Now that my social life is ruined, I might as well be a brain.

Um, why don't I just leave you two alone?

Now, Sam.

Uh -oh. I feel a lecture coming on.

Oh, wait. What do you mean, a lecture? I don't lecture you, do I?

Yes. Oh, well, this isn't a lecture.

Look, Sam.

I'm not going to lay a bunch of stuff on you about how sometimes you've got to

look at the bigger issues. And sometimes in life, you have to make sacrifices

for the people you love.

You need a yellow blouse?

Sorry, I must have drifted off.

Look, Sam, I know you're mad at Angela.

But she loves you. She loves you like you're her own daughter.

And I don't think you want to throw away a friendship like that.

I can't believe you're taking her side.

Sweetheart, it is not a question of sides. It's a question of doing a grown

thing.

I know this is not a lecture, but is it over?

I guess.

Thank you.

It should be plenty.

Hi, Mona. Where are you off to? Bible class?

I am not going anywhere. I wouldn't miss this dinner tonight for all the world.

Yeah? Well, then I should make leftover meatloaf more often. That's good.

What? You are going to serve leftover meatloaf to Ray Charles?

Ray Charles is coming here for dinner?

Yeah, in about 20 minutes.

I don't believe this. Why didn't Angela tell me? Oh, Angela didn't call you from

the office? Oh, she didn't call?

That's right, she told me to.

Well, isn't this better? A phone call? is so impersonal. Mona, I could kill

Mona. Tony, I had a million things to do. Look, I had to get my nails done.

I had to rent a piano today. And do you know how hard it is to find a gardenia

this time of year?

No jury in the land would convict me.

like Tony has everything under control in the kitchen.

Can I get in? Of course you can, sweetheart.

Uh, Sam?

Are you okay?

Hello. Hello, Mr. Charles. Oh, hi there. And, uh, who are you?

I'm my mother's son.

Oh, yeah.

Well, what a coincidence. So am I.

Uh, this is Dave Hunt, my, uh, driver and all -around good guy.

and this is Angela Bauer. Hello. It's a pleasure.

Well, I'll see you later. Oh, well, you're welcome to join us.

You have cable TV?

No. Compact disc?

No. Hot tub?

No. I'll wait in a limo.

Hey, hey, hey, what it is? Drunk or right?

Oh, she is. Yeah, you remember Sister Mona. Yeah, who could forget?

Why do you come with me? Come on. Come over here. Sit down. Okay.

Oh, Ray.

There is... Come right here. There is someone else I'd like you to meet. All

right. This is my housekeeper and all -around good guy, Tony Maselli.

Hello, Ray.

Oh, boy. I am a big fan of yours. A big, I mean. You know, we spent a lot of

romantic evenings together.

You mean just the two of us?

Well, only when I struck out.

Well, I never had that problem.

Ray, there's someone else I'd like for you to meet. This is Samantha, Tony's

daughter. Hi. Oh, hi there. It's nice to meet the lady behind the song. I bet

you it makes you feel pretty good, huh?

Yeah.

What do you say? How about a drink? Make it a double.

I was talking to Ray.

Oh, no, thank you. I promise, Dave, I'll drive back tonight.

Mr. Charles, would you sign my album?

Oh, sure.

Which album is it? Well, actually, it's not one of yours. It's Simon the Singing

Whale. But he's got George on my mind.

It's a great rendition. You know, Simon is one of the great blues whales of all

time.

I'm sure I can't compete with him, but I can try. Would you like to hear my

arrangement of Always a Friend?

Yeah. All right, show me that baby grand.

Oh.

could sing along.

No, you couldn't.

You

are

always a friend Someone I can talk to

Always a friend Someone I can always

turn to Time Which seems as if my whole

world has caved in.

You are always a friend.

Someone I can believe in.

Always a friend.

Someone I've been needing so.

You know, every time then.

Someone who'll always love you, always a friend.

Someone who'll be worthy of you right from the start.

You and me together, the two of us forever,

seeing you the love.

It was just beautiful, but I'm afraid we won't be able to use the song.

Oh, honey, I can do it better. No.

No,

it's not you. It's just that it's a little too painful for Samantha.

How is that?

It reminds me of someone I care about very much. Yeah, it's the boy who wrote

the song. No, Angela.

Not him.

You.

I know.

I know.

I want you to use the song.

No, it's okay. I really can do without it. No, it's important to you, and I

you to use it. Billy, I can find another one. Angela, use the song.

Are you sure?

She's sure.

Hey, Ray, what do you say? How about an encore?

Hey, what about if I play something I wrote myself?

Sounds good to me.

how you do it, Ray?

Yeah, but I just want to see how high you can count.

Ray, I never get tired of listening to your stuff.

Neither do I, Ray.

Let me think here.

What's the first time I heard this call? Was it Annie?

No, no, wait, wait.

No, I think it was Cindy, yeah.

No, it was Tracy.

Thank you.

Hey, you got it, brother. Anytime.

You tell me that is.