Compare/Contrast "The Blues Brothers"
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Although they are alike in many ways, The Blues Brothers, Jake and Elwood, also have many differences. Both are great singers and have good taste and knowledge in music. Physically, the two are opposites in how they are composed. When attitudes are in mind, Jake and Elwood generally agree on situations, but there are occasions when the two have different thoughts.
When it comes to music, Jake and Elwood are connoisseurs. Both having sung in "The Blues Brothers," they know just what to play and when. They know what people want to hear and can adapt to the situation. When the band performs at Bob's Country Bunker, they are forced to stray from what they know, which are blues, jazz, and soul, and play what the listeners want to hear, that being country-western. They end up performing the theme to the television show "Rawhide," and the song "Stand By Your Man." The two...