Paul Janeway is a soul singer who heads St. Paul & the Broken Bones, a seven-piece band from Birmingham, Ala. Recently, Janeway was presented with what I imagine must be a huge opportunity for a relatively up-and-coming musician: licensing one of his songs for the Fifty Shades of Grey movie. As he said in a recent interview with Mother Jones, however, Janeway — a devout Christian who even wanted to be a preacher when he was growing up — had no idea what Fifty Shades of Grey was actually about and took it at face value when they told him it was a “rom-com.”
I knew it was a book, but I had no idea what it was. So I was like, sure, big movie, good exposure. I’ll be in this romantic comedy. Which is what I thought it was: a romantic comedy. It’s a good way to make money in the music business, you know. Then I saw a preview for it, and I was like, “Oh, sh*t. Oh, no. What have I done?”
To me it’s kind of funny. I’m glad [the song] is in a nonsexual scene to be honest with you, not for my sake but for my family’s sake. I don’t have any moral things about it. It’s not like we’re in the movie—it’s just a song for a minute.
Well, I’m glad he’s got no hard feelings about the whole thing, but seriously, dude. It’s called “Wikipedia.” The second sentence of the article about the book literally reads that Fifty Shades of Grey “is notable for its explicitly erotic scenes featuring elements of sexual practices involving bondage/discipline, dominance/submission, and sadism/masochism (BDSM).” That’s less research necessary than you’d need to do to figure out where you want to order pizza for dinner.
Anyway, here’s the official video for “Call Me,” Janeway’s song that was used in the movie. Dude has got a legit set of pipes on him.
Via Reddit
