George & Tammy (2022) s01e03 Episode Script
We're Gonna Hold On
1
- Ms. Tammy Wynette.
- Mm-hmm.
Will you make me an honest man?
- Will you make me an honest woman?
- You bet.
Look at how they look at them.
George and Tammy are every man
who ever loved a woman
and every woman who ever loved a man.
They're gonna take it from us.
- Take what, George?
- Our fire.
Tennessee doesn't recognize
Mexican divorces.
- So I'm still married to Don.
- No, honey, I'm your husband.
- The marriage isn't valid.
- I'll fix it.
She left her husband for you, Jones.
I'm gonna protect her,
and no one's gonna touch her.
She's my queen.
I got a new song I wanna pitch to George
about a cheating wife who passed around
- dirty pictures of herself.
- I got nothing left to give you.
- You got you.
- Don't tell George nothin'. He'll kill Don.
Now, George, what are you
I've got a real important job ♪
In a large office building ♪
Riding people in an elevator ♪
I drive a '57 Chevrolet
with busted taillights ♪
Burnt out valves,
and a leaky radiator ♪
I wear a $20 suit
I bought from JCPenney ♪
Back in 1962 ♪
But I've got something to brag about ♪
Something to brag about ♪
Something to brag about in you ♪
I'm a short-order cook ♪
At an all-night café ♪
- Down on 18th Avenue and 12th Street ♪
- You know the one.
I wear a swinging mini dress ♪
That I made for myself ♪
From mama's kitchen curtains
and old bed sheets ♪
I've got 17 pages
of Top Value stamps ♪
- Too many.
- And one old pair of shoes ♪
But I got something to brag about ♪
Something to brag about ♪
Something to brag about in you ♪
When you're
with the fellas, I know ♪
The best single record
of the year, Tammy Wynette.
You start braggin'
'bout my hourglass figure ♪
- And my big brown eyes ♪
- Tell them.
You tell your girlfriends
'bout my sweet, sweet lovin' ♪
That's one pleasure
that money can't buy ♪
Female vocalist of the year,
Tammy Wynette.
So let's get married ♪
In the not-too-distant future ♪
We'll rent a little flat
on 29th Street ♪
Female vocalist of the year,
Tammy Wynette.
You know we'll hang our washing ♪
On the clothesline from the window ♪
We'll feast on cornbread,
butter beans, and lunchmeat ♪
And the Grammy
goes to "Stand By Your Man,"
- Tammy Wynette.
- A big long Cadillac ♪
But we'll have a love that's true ♪
Hey, Tammy, I want to ask you something.
All right, what do you
wanna ask me, George?
Well, I just wanted
to ask you, do you love me?
- Baby, you know I do.
- Well, I got something to brag about ♪
Yeah, I got something ♪
- To brag about ♪
- Yeah.
Something to brag about in you ♪
- Not a good idea.
- Why?
Hot almighty.
You're having a
Jones, wake up.
- Hmm?
- Baby's coming.
Okay, okay, okay, hold on.
Do you see the tie that goes
with this avocado outfit?
We need to get to the hospital.
No, no, I got it all picked out.
I gotta look nice for the baby.
The baby doesn't care
what you're wearing.
My baby will!
Man, I'm hungry.
Bring that chicken over here.
Oh, goodness. Hey, you like my shirt?
See, the avocado,
that's the color in the stripe.
It matches the tie,
which complements the pants.
- Oh, I see.
- You could've made more of an effort.
- Mr. Jones?
- Yeah.
- Is it time?
- No.
- These people can't be in here.
- People? This is my family.
You got Jan and Nan.
They do Tammy's hair,
and they happen to be sisters.
So that's family inside the family.
We could help you with your ends.
A little warm baby oil would do it.
That's Mr. Peanutt Montgomery.
He writes half my songs.
- This is his lovely wife, Charlene.
- Welcome.
That there is Tammy's secretary, Sheila,
and her husband, Richey.
Can't have a baby without
my home folks, you know.
Well, please do try and keep it down.
Oh, yeah.
Peanutt, you heard the lady.
Sorry about that.
- Oh, honey, you want some chicken?
- No, thank you.
Nobody asked me before they did that.
Why didn't the doctor talk to me?
Well, the doctor does
what he thinks is best
in these situations.
Remember now, lots of rest.
Okay? And no heavy lifting.
A little bleeding is normal.
Now, anything excessive,
be sure to call your doctor.
It's been a real honor being
a part of your special day.
Mm. Aren't you the sweetest?
Just sorry things didn't
go smoother for you.
Will you hand me my baby, please?
Look, why are you pacing, hon?
- Come on, sit down.
- I just want her to be okay.
She'll be okay.
Look at all the love
she got 'round here.
Think I'll go talk to her
- Sit down.
- Your first?
No, no. Fourth the old-fashioned way.
I got a grown girl and two boys,
and I adopted Tammy's three.
So that we're up to seven.
They call him "Possum,"
but he breeds like a bunny.
- No, I'm off the stuff.
- You?
Yeah, me.
Good for you, George.
Good for you.
Mm.
- Can I see the baby?
- There were complications.
- Complications?
- Considerable damage to the uterine wall.
We had to perform a hysterectomy.
A what?
I'm gonna make
your life perfect, little girl.
Honey, honey, you all right?
Yeah, why I wouldn't be?
- The doctor said that
- None of that, baby.
Shh, shh.
Come on, meet your baby girl.
Oh, yes. Oh, yes.
Tamala Georgette Jones.
Hey, do you know you're a miracle?
We made this.
We made it.
- What's that?
- Oh, it's just something I'm
I'm making to put over the bed at home
on occasion of this
all happening, you know?
- Will you read it to me?
- Oh.
Don't embarrass me now.
Look, Georgette wants
her daddy to read to her.
"This bedroom holds
lots of old memories.
There are good ones
and bad ones, I fear.
From now on
there will only be sweet memories
for my darling Tammy sleeps here."
You better kiss me right now,
you shy, shy man.
All my life, I've been running.
And I know where I want to go,
but I always seem to end up
going the other way.
And I know
there's nothing down that way.
I've been there too many times.
It's time I stay put, isn't it?
The pain's caused
by a buildup of scar tissue.
Whoever did your hysterectomy
should be shot.
Pain you're in must be debilitating.
- Hmm. Feels like I swallowed glass.
- Did the pills help?
For a time, but it just comes back
worse than it was before.
Slow down.
The best thing for you is rest.
You need to take some time off.
So many people are relying on me
friends and my family, and
it's hard to keep them happy
when I'm feeling so rotten.
- We're playing Vegas next week.
- Oh.
Didn't realize Vegas took to country.
George and I are the first to headline.
But I don't know
if I can get through it.
- I'll up your dosage.
- Thank you.
But if this doesn't
work think about surgery.
No, Vegas will not change me.
Uh-uh, I'll always be a country girl.
Mm-hmm, well,
Red Bay was the nearest city.
- Did you kill that raccoon?
- Itawamba, Mississippi.
How'd you kill it? Oh, you shot it?
- With whose gun?
- Billboard magazine.
Thank you so much. You take care now.
"Well, Vegas is just another city."
- You liar.
- Oh, I am so excited, Sheil.
I just wish George was.
Hey, can you cancel
my 2 o'clock hair appointment
with Jan? It's on Wednesday.
Yeah, I got a final fitting
for Vegas at 3:00.
I can have Jan bring
the hair to the fitting,
- make it a one-stop thing.
- That's perfect.
Remind me of the new kids' names.
Pretty young lady is Susan.
She's from George's first marriage.
- The boys are Bryan and Jeff.
- His kids with Shirley?
George wanted them to meet
their new baby sister before we leave.
He surprised me with them last night.
That's a lot.
You think, uh, you and Richey
- can handle all that when we're gone?
- Course.
Play the slots for me.
Baby, I hit the jackpot
with you. Thank you.
His blessed face may be seen ♪
Nobody thought he'd stay dry this long.
- I've never seen him happier.
- You're magic.
No, there's no magic there.
It's just, uh, he's got a tell, see?
Whenever he's fixing to pull a drunk,
he sucks on his teeth.
So when I see that,
well, I know he needs a distraction.
So I say, "Hey, Jones, mow the lawn."
"Come over here, give me a kiss."
Must not my heart ♪
- From Him ever sever ♪
- Beautiful.
He is my all ♪
There's nothing between ♪
Nothing between ♪
My soul ♪
My cat sings better than you, boy.
You must be the mailman's.
He's teasing you. You don't you
baby, baby, don't listen
to him. He's teasing you.
- I'm not a singer. Is that okay?
- Yeah, yeah, that's okay.
My daddy, he used to come home so drunk.
He'd drag me out of bed and beat me
until I sang for him. I'd be crying,
and he was crying for what he did to me,
but my singing made it better.
At least for him.
I'm sorry.
He tore up the house something awful.
And I decided
I wasn't gonna sing for him,
no matter how hard he cried.
I ran away. Lived for a spell
with my sister Helen
and her husband, Dub.
He was a cotton farmer.
And he got me to helping them
pick the cotton.
And that summer, these grasshoppers came
and they started eating all
the crops. Dub said, "Glenn,
you're gonna go out there
and spread that poison."
And I had this cart hooked up to a mule.
I started fooling around,
and that mule bolted.
- No.
- Yeah.
He was spilling the poison everywhere
and he was trampling over the crops
that hadn't been eaten yet,
and I just
I couldn't believe it.
This whole beautiful field
was ruined because of me.
I panic.
I start running,
'cause I hear Dub hollering.
I figure he's coming to whoop me.
And he caught up to me real quick.
And he comes right up to me.
And he hug hugged me.
And he said, "It's okay, Glenn.
It's okay."
- I like that story.
- Hmm.
You make me feel like that.
All right.
Come here.
- Yeah?
- Yeah, don't stop.
Okay.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
- Hold on, honey. What's wrong?
- No, I'm okay. I'm just gonna
No, no, I just need a
I'll be right back.
I'll be right out.
Honey, I'm sorry.
What's going on?
I'm sorry, baby. I'm sorry.
I didn't want to worry you, but, uh,
- the doctor says that there's a problem.
- Problem?
I didn't, um
I didn't take enough time off
after Georgette was born
to heal, and I
God damn it, this damn business
is gonna kill us.
Nothing's gonna kill us.
Nothing's gonna kill us, honey. Nothing.
Listen, if it doesn't get better,
I can have surgery.
But that's what got me in
this mess in the first place.
Plus, we have all these commitments.
- And there's no time.
- Hey.
Don't worry about no commitments.
The doctor's got me on medicine.
I'm already feeling better.
Look, look, I'm good.
- Ah, sweet baby.
- Oh.
The idea of anybody cutting you up
- is more than I can handle.
- Mm.
Jones isn't coming.
Tammy's selling.
Duets are selling. Jones' solo
stuff is flatlining.
Nothing I've tried's working on him.
That is, when he actually
shows up to the studio.
At least he's happy.
Happy is the problem.
Musically speaking.
Fans prefer George drunk,
singing, "I'm Sorry."
Happy at home doesn't make hits.
You want to call it?
It looks nice, George.
Can you see the diamond pattern?
I do not.
Step back and get a better
overview, 'cause it's there.
- It is, yeah.
- You owe the label money
for the musicians you stood up today.
And the studio time.
A pretty big bill you're
running up with your no-shows.
Yeah, it's fine.
Just gonna let Tammy pay, huh?
"Stand By Your Man"
paid for your lawn mower,
'cause George Jones hasn't
had a solo number one
Since I started listening to you.
Tammy's a rocket, Jones.
See, you're just along for the ride.
That's money left on the table.
Well, the way I see it,
I've been shitting green
for you people my whole
damn life, so, you know
I might have other priorities.
You're taking the momentum for granted.
And you and I both know,
in this business,
there's always someone
in your rearview mirror
nipping at your tires.
Keep your foot on the gas.
Your feet are messing up my diamond.
Oh, that's so pretty.
Oh, look. It's real high.
- We could tease it there.
- I know.
Well, it's always good
to have a nice base.
Well, yeah. I know.
Sugar, what's what's wrong, baby?
The fabric in this blazer
don't match the trousers.
- It's the same, sir.
- What?
I think you look very handsome.
Everything to your liking, Miss Wynette?
Oh, it's perfect. Really.
Everything's perfect.
- Right, honey?
- You can't pull a fast one on me, son.
This jacket's silk. The trousers
are polyester.
One's natural. The other isn't.
The Possum knows his fabrics, now.
You can't play Vegas
if your fabrics don't match.
That's right. Thank you, Peanutt.
Hell, everybody knows that, George.
See? You need to get
your facts straight.
And don't think I didn't notice
that this lapel is silk,
but the binding's polyester.
- Honey
- The binding is
Oh, look at this!
He don't even know what binding is.
Let me tell you what binding is.
You know what kind of tailor you are?
You're the kind of tailor that thinks
you can mix unnatural fabrics
with the natural!
Son of a bitch. All right, all right.
How can a man with hair
like that be a tailor?
I gotta get into my coat.
There's no need to be nervous.
I don't want to go.
They're gonna laugh at us.
They're not gonna laugh at us.
$750,000 advance would be
a very expensive joke
for them to play.
They can put us
in front of an orchestra,
but at the end of the day,
they're still just gonna think
we're a couple of hillbillies.
That's just your pride talking.
- Baby.
- I look like a damn éclair.
I'm not wearing these clothes.
Then you don't have to wear 'em.
- Okay?
- All right.
Okay, we'll get you something you like.
- All right.
- All right.
You hang on me, and I'll hang on to you.
There you go.
- We'll get through this together.
- We just got to hold on.
- That's right.
- Mm-hmm.
You big baby.
Hold on.
Now this is me.
Positively a work of art, Manny.
Damn, Jones, you got more rhinestones on
- than Liberace.
- Hey, don't laugh.
- Wait till you see the jacket.
- Oh, yeah.
Now, we got a plane to catch,
now, Manuel.
- You can't rush an artist.
- I love Las Vegas.
Dean Martin, Sammy Davis,
all the really big stars.
Mm.
You think Ol' Blue Eyes
will be in the audience?
- He could be there.
- Really?
Old cocky son of a bitch.
Manny, this is, uh, real nice.
I just
this is looking
a little flappy, you know?
I need a nice streak.
You know what I mean?
- I'll go get the Black.
- Okay.
Yeah, it's not this is a
little flappy here.
Hey.
- You look great, George.
- Hmm.
- They're gonna laugh.
- Screw 'em if they do.
- Hey, Manuel?
- Yes?
You mind if I hit
the head before we take off?
I don't want to stink up the Landmark.
- Pssh.
- Be my guest.
- Hey, you're George Jones.
- Unfortunately.
- Well, get in.
- Thank you.
Shit.
Oh, my.
We gotta get going.
- Where's George?
- What you mean? He ain't here?
No, Peanutt, he's not here.
You were supposed to go get
the suit, come straight back.
- Did you drink with him?
- Uh, no. No.
Scout's honor.
- That's a peace sign.
- Come on, let's go.
Honey, you're gonna miss your plane.
Can you call Paul?
Get George on the next flight out and
yeah, I'll just
- I'll go, make nice with the promoter.
- Sugar, you all right?
Yeah. I don't know.
- I don't know.
- All right, Richey,
you take George's ticket,
you go with Tammy,
you take care of whatever she needs.
We got ya, Tammy.
Thank you.
- It's all good.
- Come on.
You're good.
Ooh ♪
- Wow.
- Las Vegas ♪
Oh, my God. Mmm-mmm-mmm.
- Wow.
- Yeah.
Well, that free buffet is a mile long,
but I am gonna eat me
4 pounds of shrimp.
We're in the middle of the desert.
What number do you use to dial out?
Probably a nine.
If you want to get sick, be my guest.
But I'm only eating shrimp
- that comes fresh out of the crick.
- No, it's not nine.
There's a casino called the Mirage.
And mirage means water.
- Who you trying to call?
- Home. I'm trying to
- just make sure if Jones
- If you'll excuse the intrusion.
Miss Wynette.
- Oh.
- Thank you.
Joe Delvecchio, entertainment director.
- Well, it's such a pleasure to meet you.
- Oh, the pleasure's all mine.
Oh, I was hoping
to welcome you properly,
but you seemed
to get past me at check-in.
- Ah.
- You got big arms.
You Italian?
Where's George Jones?
Oh, well, he came down
with a little stomach bug,
but don't you worry.
We're filling him up
to his eyeballs with Pepto,
and we're getting him on the next plane.
So he didn't get on the plane?
- It's a very quick flight.
- Uh-huh.
Jan, can you get Tammy
ready for the press conference
- while I talk particulars with Joe?
- All right, that's a good idea.
- Can I
- Nice to see you.
So you're telling me
we're getting half
not even half of what we paid for.
Tammy Wynette is the biggest country
Listen to me, you backwards bumblefuck.
We're sold out.
So you let George Jones' wife know,
she better deliver
because she's personally
on the hook for our losses.
Richey said to get you ready.
And that's what we're gonna do. Okay.
- We know where he is.
- Oh, where?
- He went home.
- Well, I called home, Richey.
- No.
- She called home
- 14 times.
- Home-home. Texas.
Richey, I can't go out there alone.
Wake up. Come on. Get up.
Come on, get on that plane, Jones.
Just take good deep breaths, okay?
- Good deep breaths.
- Stop telling her to breathe.
She is already breathing.
After this is all over,
we're gonna smoke a joint
and eat a lot of shrimp.
- Okay, sugar?
- Mm-hmm.
So just keep your mind on that.
Ms. Wynette.
Ladies and gentlemen,
the Landmark Hotel and Casino
is proud to present the Las Vegas debut
of the First Lady of Country
Music, Ms. Tammy Wynette.
You ever meet a first lady
with no president?
I've never seen the inside
of a barroom ♪
Or listened to a jukebox
all night long ♪
But I see these are the things ♪
That bring you pleasure ♪
So I'm gonna make
some changes in our home ♪
Well, I heard it said ♪
- If you can't beat 'em, join 'em ♪
- Where's George?
That's the way he wanted me to ♪
George ain't showing.
George don't even know where George is.
Clearly, you're good people.
And you good people paid
too much money for me
not to be real with y'all, so
I know I owe you that.
You came here to see George and Tammy.
But you only got Tammy.
Well, I'm gonna give you my best.
I hope you like it.
So I'm gonna sing this song.
I suppose you can guess who it's about.
Sometimes it's hard ♪
To be a woman ♪
Giving all your love ♪
To just one man ♪
You'll have bad times ♪
And he'll have good times ♪
Doing things
that you don't understand ♪
But if you love him ♪
You'll forgive him ♪
Even though he's hard ♪
To understand ♪
And if you love him ♪
Oh, be proud of him ♪
'Cause after all ♪
He's just a man ♪
Stand by your man ♪
Give him two arms to cling to ♪
And something warm to come to ♪
When nights are cold and lonely ♪
Stand by your man ♪
And show the world you love him ♪
Keep giving all ♪
The love you can ♪
- How you doing tonight? Good?
- Real good.
Stand by your man ♪
Now, I know you know the lyrics.
- Let's sing this song together, okay?
- Stand by your man ♪
And show the world you love him ♪
Keep giving all ♪
The love you can ♪
Stand by ♪
Your man ♪
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you. Thank you very much.
Oh, it's so good to see y'all.
You sound beautiful.
I just love singing with y'all.
Let's have some fun now! Come on.
One, two, three, four.
Tammy?
Is he back?
- Just let me get a coat.
- Okay.
- Winner, 22!
- 22.
I got a nine, a queen, and a king.
- How are you gonna beat that?
- 10 plus 10 plus 9 is 29.
Yeah? So what? You calling me stupid?
You wouldn't be the first musician
who can't count past four.
You snobby son of a bitch!
I ought to whoop your ass!
Let go of me!
You, come with me.
My name's on the damn sign outside!
I'm headlining this goddamn city!
Get get off.
They got him in a room
downstairs drying out.
Thank you for being here.
Your friendship means
the world to Sheila and I.
- We'll always be here for ya.
- Mm-hmm.
Uh, in my bathroom in the pink bag,
there's two pill bottles.
Can I have two of the blue pills
and then three of the green ones?
- Yeah.
- Thanks.
That was three green ones, yeah?
- Yeah. Thanks.
- There you go.
They loved you tonight.
They loved me because I sang about him.
- Good night.
- Night.
Hey, um
- can you stay and watch me sleep?
- Yeah. Of course, hon.
Mm. Leave 'em.
The lights are putting on
a show just for me.
- Isn't that nice of them?
- Yeah.
- Hey.
- Huh?
Think you can behave yourself now?
Let's go.
- You like your flowers?
- None of these are from you.
- They sure are.
- Mm-mm.
Those are from the Nevada State senator.
Those are from the label.
Those right there
are from Mr. Sammy Davis Jr.
- That man's a talent.
- Mm-hmm. Wait a minute.
- One of these are from me.
- Which one, huh?
- Which one?
- The roses.
- The roses?
- Mm-hmm.
All right, these?
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
The roses.
"Simply smashing.
Your fan, Burt Reynolds."
Hmm.
You gotta do my hair first.
You do your own hair,
you son of a bitch.
I told you I didn't want to come.
- You promised me.
- But you knew I didn't want to
Are you listening to yourself?
I got seven kids at home counting on me.
I don't need an eighth.
I couldn't face it, standing out there
in some dumb monkey suit.
I got you the suit you wanted.
You're wearing it. I got it for you.
And look at you now,
rolling in here looking like hell.
This thing that's just ours,
it shouldn't be for everybody else.
When you're standing up there
with everybody's eyes
crawling all over you,
don't you feel it
just eating away at everything
that's true?
Mm-mm. No.
All I felt was alone.
You talk about how all those
people out there are dangerous
and how all those people out there,
they're trying to cut us into pieces.
And if you believe that,
and I know you do,
you leaving the way that
that you did
you fed me to them.
I just needed off the
ride for a minute.
You can't bear happiness.
Nobody wants me happy.
I do.
You look like hell.
If you want me to go out there with you,
I'm gonna need a few nips, okay?
I understand.
- I ruined my suit.
- We'll figure it out.
Who is it?
It's, uh it's Peanutt.
- I got something I wanna play for y'all.
- No, it's not a good time.
I'll be right there.
- Hey.
- Hey.
- I ain't disturbing anything, am I?
- No.
- Oh, we're just fighting.
- Yeah?
Well, if you fighting,
it means you still talking.
It's a little rough, but
I think you'll get the the idea.
Um
Something you said back home,
George, really inspired me.
Okay.
We're gonna hold on ♪
We're gonna hold on ♪
We're gonna hold on ♪
To each other ♪
Life can be rough ♪
Sometimes it's kind ♪
A real good life ♪
Is hard to find ♪
But the best love ♪
Is the one we've known ♪
And the faith we have between us ♪
Makes it grow ♪
Some love lives ♪
And some love don't ♪
But we've got the kind ♪
Of love we want ♪
It brings us happiness ♪
All through the day ♪
And nothing can ever make it go away ♪
We're gonna hold on ♪
We're gonna hold on ♪
We're gonna hold on ♪
To each other ♪
Time will tell ♪
If we're right or wrong ♪
We know we're right ♪
By holding on ♪
And the future is set ♪
For you and me ♪
Filled with love ♪
The way we both want it to be ♪
We're gonna hold on ♪
We're gonna hold on ♪
We're gonna hold on ♪
To each other ♪
We're gonna hold on ♪
We're gonna hold on ♪
- I brought you something from home.
- Hold on ♪
To each other ♪
- Ms. Tammy Wynette.
- Mm-hmm.
Will you make me an honest man?
- Will you make me an honest woman?
- You bet.
Look at how they look at them.
George and Tammy are every man
who ever loved a woman
and every woman who ever loved a man.
They're gonna take it from us.
- Take what, George?
- Our fire.
Tennessee doesn't recognize
Mexican divorces.
- So I'm still married to Don.
- No, honey, I'm your husband.
- The marriage isn't valid.
- I'll fix it.
She left her husband for you, Jones.
I'm gonna protect her,
and no one's gonna touch her.
She's my queen.
I got a new song I wanna pitch to George
about a cheating wife who passed around
- dirty pictures of herself.
- I got nothing left to give you.
- You got you.
- Don't tell George nothin'. He'll kill Don.
Now, George, what are you
I've got a real important job ♪
In a large office building ♪
Riding people in an elevator ♪
I drive a '57 Chevrolet
with busted taillights ♪
Burnt out valves,
and a leaky radiator ♪
I wear a $20 suit
I bought from JCPenney ♪
Back in 1962 ♪
But I've got something to brag about ♪
Something to brag about ♪
Something to brag about in you ♪
I'm a short-order cook ♪
At an all-night café ♪
- Down on 18th Avenue and 12th Street ♪
- You know the one.
I wear a swinging mini dress ♪
That I made for myself ♪
From mama's kitchen curtains
and old bed sheets ♪
I've got 17 pages
of Top Value stamps ♪
- Too many.
- And one old pair of shoes ♪
But I got something to brag about ♪
Something to brag about ♪
Something to brag about in you ♪
When you're
with the fellas, I know ♪
The best single record
of the year, Tammy Wynette.
You start braggin'
'bout my hourglass figure ♪
- And my big brown eyes ♪
- Tell them.
You tell your girlfriends
'bout my sweet, sweet lovin' ♪
That's one pleasure
that money can't buy ♪
Female vocalist of the year,
Tammy Wynette.
So let's get married ♪
In the not-too-distant future ♪
We'll rent a little flat
on 29th Street ♪
Female vocalist of the year,
Tammy Wynette.
You know we'll hang our washing ♪
On the clothesline from the window ♪
We'll feast on cornbread,
butter beans, and lunchmeat ♪
And the Grammy
goes to "Stand By Your Man,"
- Tammy Wynette.
- A big long Cadillac ♪
But we'll have a love that's true ♪
Hey, Tammy, I want to ask you something.
All right, what do you
wanna ask me, George?
Well, I just wanted
to ask you, do you love me?
- Baby, you know I do.
- Well, I got something to brag about ♪
Yeah, I got something ♪
- To brag about ♪
- Yeah.
Something to brag about in you ♪
- Not a good idea.
- Why?
Hot almighty.
You're having a
Jones, wake up.
- Hmm?
- Baby's coming.
Okay, okay, okay, hold on.
Do you see the tie that goes
with this avocado outfit?
We need to get to the hospital.
No, no, I got it all picked out.
I gotta look nice for the baby.
The baby doesn't care
what you're wearing.
My baby will!
Man, I'm hungry.
Bring that chicken over here.
Oh, goodness. Hey, you like my shirt?
See, the avocado,
that's the color in the stripe.
It matches the tie,
which complements the pants.
- Oh, I see.
- You could've made more of an effort.
- Mr. Jones?
- Yeah.
- Is it time?
- No.
- These people can't be in here.
- People? This is my family.
You got Jan and Nan.
They do Tammy's hair,
and they happen to be sisters.
So that's family inside the family.
We could help you with your ends.
A little warm baby oil would do it.
That's Mr. Peanutt Montgomery.
He writes half my songs.
- This is his lovely wife, Charlene.
- Welcome.
That there is Tammy's secretary, Sheila,
and her husband, Richey.
Can't have a baby without
my home folks, you know.
Well, please do try and keep it down.
Oh, yeah.
Peanutt, you heard the lady.
Sorry about that.
- Oh, honey, you want some chicken?
- No, thank you.
Nobody asked me before they did that.
Why didn't the doctor talk to me?
Well, the doctor does
what he thinks is best
in these situations.
Remember now, lots of rest.
Okay? And no heavy lifting.
A little bleeding is normal.
Now, anything excessive,
be sure to call your doctor.
It's been a real honor being
a part of your special day.
Mm. Aren't you the sweetest?
Just sorry things didn't
go smoother for you.
Will you hand me my baby, please?
Look, why are you pacing, hon?
- Come on, sit down.
- I just want her to be okay.
She'll be okay.
Look at all the love
she got 'round here.
Think I'll go talk to her
- Sit down.
- Your first?
No, no. Fourth the old-fashioned way.
I got a grown girl and two boys,
and I adopted Tammy's three.
So that we're up to seven.
They call him "Possum,"
but he breeds like a bunny.
- No, I'm off the stuff.
- You?
Yeah, me.
Good for you, George.
Good for you.
Mm.
- Can I see the baby?
- There were complications.
- Complications?
- Considerable damage to the uterine wall.
We had to perform a hysterectomy.
A what?
I'm gonna make
your life perfect, little girl.
Honey, honey, you all right?
Yeah, why I wouldn't be?
- The doctor said that
- None of that, baby.
Shh, shh.
Come on, meet your baby girl.
Oh, yes. Oh, yes.
Tamala Georgette Jones.
Hey, do you know you're a miracle?
We made this.
We made it.
- What's that?
- Oh, it's just something I'm
I'm making to put over the bed at home
on occasion of this
all happening, you know?
- Will you read it to me?
- Oh.
Don't embarrass me now.
Look, Georgette wants
her daddy to read to her.
"This bedroom holds
lots of old memories.
There are good ones
and bad ones, I fear.
From now on
there will only be sweet memories
for my darling Tammy sleeps here."
You better kiss me right now,
you shy, shy man.
All my life, I've been running.
And I know where I want to go,
but I always seem to end up
going the other way.
And I know
there's nothing down that way.
I've been there too many times.
It's time I stay put, isn't it?
The pain's caused
by a buildup of scar tissue.
Whoever did your hysterectomy
should be shot.
Pain you're in must be debilitating.
- Hmm. Feels like I swallowed glass.
- Did the pills help?
For a time, but it just comes back
worse than it was before.
Slow down.
The best thing for you is rest.
You need to take some time off.
So many people are relying on me
friends and my family, and
it's hard to keep them happy
when I'm feeling so rotten.
- We're playing Vegas next week.
- Oh.
Didn't realize Vegas took to country.
George and I are the first to headline.
But I don't know
if I can get through it.
- I'll up your dosage.
- Thank you.
But if this doesn't
work think about surgery.
No, Vegas will not change me.
Uh-uh, I'll always be a country girl.
Mm-hmm, well,
Red Bay was the nearest city.
- Did you kill that raccoon?
- Itawamba, Mississippi.
How'd you kill it? Oh, you shot it?
- With whose gun?
- Billboard magazine.
Thank you so much. You take care now.
"Well, Vegas is just another city."
- You liar.
- Oh, I am so excited, Sheil.
I just wish George was.
Hey, can you cancel
my 2 o'clock hair appointment
with Jan? It's on Wednesday.
Yeah, I got a final fitting
for Vegas at 3:00.
I can have Jan bring
the hair to the fitting,
- make it a one-stop thing.
- That's perfect.
Remind me of the new kids' names.
Pretty young lady is Susan.
She's from George's first marriage.
- The boys are Bryan and Jeff.
- His kids with Shirley?
George wanted them to meet
their new baby sister before we leave.
He surprised me with them last night.
That's a lot.
You think, uh, you and Richey
- can handle all that when we're gone?
- Course.
Play the slots for me.
Baby, I hit the jackpot
with you. Thank you.
His blessed face may be seen ♪
Nobody thought he'd stay dry this long.
- I've never seen him happier.
- You're magic.
No, there's no magic there.
It's just, uh, he's got a tell, see?
Whenever he's fixing to pull a drunk,
he sucks on his teeth.
So when I see that,
well, I know he needs a distraction.
So I say, "Hey, Jones, mow the lawn."
"Come over here, give me a kiss."
Must not my heart ♪
- From Him ever sever ♪
- Beautiful.
He is my all ♪
There's nothing between ♪
Nothing between ♪
My soul ♪
My cat sings better than you, boy.
You must be the mailman's.
He's teasing you. You don't you
baby, baby, don't listen
to him. He's teasing you.
- I'm not a singer. Is that okay?
- Yeah, yeah, that's okay.
My daddy, he used to come home so drunk.
He'd drag me out of bed and beat me
until I sang for him. I'd be crying,
and he was crying for what he did to me,
but my singing made it better.
At least for him.
I'm sorry.
He tore up the house something awful.
And I decided
I wasn't gonna sing for him,
no matter how hard he cried.
I ran away. Lived for a spell
with my sister Helen
and her husband, Dub.
He was a cotton farmer.
And he got me to helping them
pick the cotton.
And that summer, these grasshoppers came
and they started eating all
the crops. Dub said, "Glenn,
you're gonna go out there
and spread that poison."
And I had this cart hooked up to a mule.
I started fooling around,
and that mule bolted.
- No.
- Yeah.
He was spilling the poison everywhere
and he was trampling over the crops
that hadn't been eaten yet,
and I just
I couldn't believe it.
This whole beautiful field
was ruined because of me.
I panic.
I start running,
'cause I hear Dub hollering.
I figure he's coming to whoop me.
And he caught up to me real quick.
And he comes right up to me.
And he hug hugged me.
And he said, "It's okay, Glenn.
It's okay."
- I like that story.
- Hmm.
You make me feel like that.
All right.
Come here.
- Yeah?
- Yeah, don't stop.
Okay.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
- Hold on, honey. What's wrong?
- No, I'm okay. I'm just gonna
No, no, I just need a
I'll be right back.
I'll be right out.
Honey, I'm sorry.
What's going on?
I'm sorry, baby. I'm sorry.
I didn't want to worry you, but, uh,
- the doctor says that there's a problem.
- Problem?
I didn't, um
I didn't take enough time off
after Georgette was born
to heal, and I
God damn it, this damn business
is gonna kill us.
Nothing's gonna kill us.
Nothing's gonna kill us, honey. Nothing.
Listen, if it doesn't get better,
I can have surgery.
But that's what got me in
this mess in the first place.
Plus, we have all these commitments.
- And there's no time.
- Hey.
Don't worry about no commitments.
The doctor's got me on medicine.
I'm already feeling better.
Look, look, I'm good.
- Ah, sweet baby.
- Oh.
The idea of anybody cutting you up
- is more than I can handle.
- Mm.
Jones isn't coming.
Tammy's selling.
Duets are selling. Jones' solo
stuff is flatlining.
Nothing I've tried's working on him.
That is, when he actually
shows up to the studio.
At least he's happy.
Happy is the problem.
Musically speaking.
Fans prefer George drunk,
singing, "I'm Sorry."
Happy at home doesn't make hits.
You want to call it?
It looks nice, George.
Can you see the diamond pattern?
I do not.
Step back and get a better
overview, 'cause it's there.
- It is, yeah.
- You owe the label money
for the musicians you stood up today.
And the studio time.
A pretty big bill you're
running up with your no-shows.
Yeah, it's fine.
Just gonna let Tammy pay, huh?
"Stand By Your Man"
paid for your lawn mower,
'cause George Jones hasn't
had a solo number one
Since I started listening to you.
Tammy's a rocket, Jones.
See, you're just along for the ride.
That's money left on the table.
Well, the way I see it,
I've been shitting green
for you people my whole
damn life, so, you know
I might have other priorities.
You're taking the momentum for granted.
And you and I both know,
in this business,
there's always someone
in your rearview mirror
nipping at your tires.
Keep your foot on the gas.
Your feet are messing up my diamond.
Oh, that's so pretty.
Oh, look. It's real high.
- We could tease it there.
- I know.
Well, it's always good
to have a nice base.
Well, yeah. I know.
Sugar, what's what's wrong, baby?
The fabric in this blazer
don't match the trousers.
- It's the same, sir.
- What?
I think you look very handsome.
Everything to your liking, Miss Wynette?
Oh, it's perfect. Really.
Everything's perfect.
- Right, honey?
- You can't pull a fast one on me, son.
This jacket's silk. The trousers
are polyester.
One's natural. The other isn't.
The Possum knows his fabrics, now.
You can't play Vegas
if your fabrics don't match.
That's right. Thank you, Peanutt.
Hell, everybody knows that, George.
See? You need to get
your facts straight.
And don't think I didn't notice
that this lapel is silk,
but the binding's polyester.
- Honey
- The binding is
Oh, look at this!
He don't even know what binding is.
Let me tell you what binding is.
You know what kind of tailor you are?
You're the kind of tailor that thinks
you can mix unnatural fabrics
with the natural!
Son of a bitch. All right, all right.
How can a man with hair
like that be a tailor?
I gotta get into my coat.
There's no need to be nervous.
I don't want to go.
They're gonna laugh at us.
They're not gonna laugh at us.
$750,000 advance would be
a very expensive joke
for them to play.
They can put us
in front of an orchestra,
but at the end of the day,
they're still just gonna think
we're a couple of hillbillies.
That's just your pride talking.
- Baby.
- I look like a damn éclair.
I'm not wearing these clothes.
Then you don't have to wear 'em.
- Okay?
- All right.
Okay, we'll get you something you like.
- All right.
- All right.
You hang on me, and I'll hang on to you.
There you go.
- We'll get through this together.
- We just got to hold on.
- That's right.
- Mm-hmm.
You big baby.
Hold on.
Now this is me.
Positively a work of art, Manny.
Damn, Jones, you got more rhinestones on
- than Liberace.
- Hey, don't laugh.
- Wait till you see the jacket.
- Oh, yeah.
Now, we got a plane to catch,
now, Manuel.
- You can't rush an artist.
- I love Las Vegas.
Dean Martin, Sammy Davis,
all the really big stars.
Mm.
You think Ol' Blue Eyes
will be in the audience?
- He could be there.
- Really?
Old cocky son of a bitch.
Manny, this is, uh, real nice.
I just
this is looking
a little flappy, you know?
I need a nice streak.
You know what I mean?
- I'll go get the Black.
- Okay.
Yeah, it's not this is a
little flappy here.
Hey.
- You look great, George.
- Hmm.
- They're gonna laugh.
- Screw 'em if they do.
- Hey, Manuel?
- Yes?
You mind if I hit
the head before we take off?
I don't want to stink up the Landmark.
- Pssh.
- Be my guest.
- Hey, you're George Jones.
- Unfortunately.
- Well, get in.
- Thank you.
Shit.
Oh, my.
We gotta get going.
- Where's George?
- What you mean? He ain't here?
No, Peanutt, he's not here.
You were supposed to go get
the suit, come straight back.
- Did you drink with him?
- Uh, no. No.
Scout's honor.
- That's a peace sign.
- Come on, let's go.
Honey, you're gonna miss your plane.
Can you call Paul?
Get George on the next flight out and
yeah, I'll just
- I'll go, make nice with the promoter.
- Sugar, you all right?
Yeah. I don't know.
- I don't know.
- All right, Richey,
you take George's ticket,
you go with Tammy,
you take care of whatever she needs.
We got ya, Tammy.
Thank you.
- It's all good.
- Come on.
You're good.
Ooh ♪
- Wow.
- Las Vegas ♪
Oh, my God. Mmm-mmm-mmm.
- Wow.
- Yeah.
Well, that free buffet is a mile long,
but I am gonna eat me
4 pounds of shrimp.
We're in the middle of the desert.
What number do you use to dial out?
Probably a nine.
If you want to get sick, be my guest.
But I'm only eating shrimp
- that comes fresh out of the crick.
- No, it's not nine.
There's a casino called the Mirage.
And mirage means water.
- Who you trying to call?
- Home. I'm trying to
- just make sure if Jones
- If you'll excuse the intrusion.
Miss Wynette.
- Oh.
- Thank you.
Joe Delvecchio, entertainment director.
- Well, it's such a pleasure to meet you.
- Oh, the pleasure's all mine.
Oh, I was hoping
to welcome you properly,
but you seemed
to get past me at check-in.
- Ah.
- You got big arms.
You Italian?
Where's George Jones?
Oh, well, he came down
with a little stomach bug,
but don't you worry.
We're filling him up
to his eyeballs with Pepto,
and we're getting him on the next plane.
So he didn't get on the plane?
- It's a very quick flight.
- Uh-huh.
Jan, can you get Tammy
ready for the press conference
- while I talk particulars with Joe?
- All right, that's a good idea.
- Can I
- Nice to see you.
So you're telling me
we're getting half
not even half of what we paid for.
Tammy Wynette is the biggest country
Listen to me, you backwards bumblefuck.
We're sold out.
So you let George Jones' wife know,
she better deliver
because she's personally
on the hook for our losses.
Richey said to get you ready.
And that's what we're gonna do. Okay.
- We know where he is.
- Oh, where?
- He went home.
- Well, I called home, Richey.
- No.
- She called home
- 14 times.
- Home-home. Texas.
Richey, I can't go out there alone.
Wake up. Come on. Get up.
Come on, get on that plane, Jones.
Just take good deep breaths, okay?
- Good deep breaths.
- Stop telling her to breathe.
She is already breathing.
After this is all over,
we're gonna smoke a joint
and eat a lot of shrimp.
- Okay, sugar?
- Mm-hmm.
So just keep your mind on that.
Ms. Wynette.
Ladies and gentlemen,
the Landmark Hotel and Casino
is proud to present the Las Vegas debut
of the First Lady of Country
Music, Ms. Tammy Wynette.
You ever meet a first lady
with no president?
I've never seen the inside
of a barroom ♪
Or listened to a jukebox
all night long ♪
But I see these are the things ♪
That bring you pleasure ♪
So I'm gonna make
some changes in our home ♪
Well, I heard it said ♪
- If you can't beat 'em, join 'em ♪
- Where's George?
That's the way he wanted me to ♪
George ain't showing.
George don't even know where George is.
Clearly, you're good people.
And you good people paid
too much money for me
not to be real with y'all, so
I know I owe you that.
You came here to see George and Tammy.
But you only got Tammy.
Well, I'm gonna give you my best.
I hope you like it.
So I'm gonna sing this song.
I suppose you can guess who it's about.
Sometimes it's hard ♪
To be a woman ♪
Giving all your love ♪
To just one man ♪
You'll have bad times ♪
And he'll have good times ♪
Doing things
that you don't understand ♪
But if you love him ♪
You'll forgive him ♪
Even though he's hard ♪
To understand ♪
And if you love him ♪
Oh, be proud of him ♪
'Cause after all ♪
He's just a man ♪
Stand by your man ♪
Give him two arms to cling to ♪
And something warm to come to ♪
When nights are cold and lonely ♪
Stand by your man ♪
And show the world you love him ♪
Keep giving all ♪
The love you can ♪
- How you doing tonight? Good?
- Real good.
Stand by your man ♪
Now, I know you know the lyrics.
- Let's sing this song together, okay?
- Stand by your man ♪
And show the world you love him ♪
Keep giving all ♪
The love you can ♪
Stand by ♪
Your man ♪
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you. Thank you very much.
Oh, it's so good to see y'all.
You sound beautiful.
I just love singing with y'all.
Let's have some fun now! Come on.
One, two, three, four.
Tammy?
Is he back?
- Just let me get a coat.
- Okay.
- Winner, 22!
- 22.
I got a nine, a queen, and a king.
- How are you gonna beat that?
- 10 plus 10 plus 9 is 29.
Yeah? So what? You calling me stupid?
You wouldn't be the first musician
who can't count past four.
You snobby son of a bitch!
I ought to whoop your ass!
Let go of me!
You, come with me.
My name's on the damn sign outside!
I'm headlining this goddamn city!
Get get off.
They got him in a room
downstairs drying out.
Thank you for being here.
Your friendship means
the world to Sheila and I.
- We'll always be here for ya.
- Mm-hmm.
Uh, in my bathroom in the pink bag,
there's two pill bottles.
Can I have two of the blue pills
and then three of the green ones?
- Yeah.
- Thanks.
That was three green ones, yeah?
- Yeah. Thanks.
- There you go.
They loved you tonight.
They loved me because I sang about him.
- Good night.
- Night.
Hey, um
- can you stay and watch me sleep?
- Yeah. Of course, hon.
Mm. Leave 'em.
The lights are putting on
a show just for me.
- Isn't that nice of them?
- Yeah.
- Hey.
- Huh?
Think you can behave yourself now?
Let's go.
- You like your flowers?
- None of these are from you.
- They sure are.
- Mm-mm.
Those are from the Nevada State senator.
Those are from the label.
Those right there
are from Mr. Sammy Davis Jr.
- That man's a talent.
- Mm-hmm. Wait a minute.
- One of these are from me.
- Which one, huh?
- Which one?
- The roses.
- The roses?
- Mm-hmm.
All right, these?
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
The roses.
"Simply smashing.
Your fan, Burt Reynolds."
Hmm.
You gotta do my hair first.
You do your own hair,
you son of a bitch.
I told you I didn't want to come.
- You promised me.
- But you knew I didn't want to
Are you listening to yourself?
I got seven kids at home counting on me.
I don't need an eighth.
I couldn't face it, standing out there
in some dumb monkey suit.
I got you the suit you wanted.
You're wearing it. I got it for you.
And look at you now,
rolling in here looking like hell.
This thing that's just ours,
it shouldn't be for everybody else.
When you're standing up there
with everybody's eyes
crawling all over you,
don't you feel it
just eating away at everything
that's true?
Mm-mm. No.
All I felt was alone.
You talk about how all those
people out there are dangerous
and how all those people out there,
they're trying to cut us into pieces.
And if you believe that,
and I know you do,
you leaving the way that
that you did
you fed me to them.
I just needed off the
ride for a minute.
You can't bear happiness.
Nobody wants me happy.
I do.
You look like hell.
If you want me to go out there with you,
I'm gonna need a few nips, okay?
I understand.
- I ruined my suit.
- We'll figure it out.
Who is it?
It's, uh it's Peanutt.
- I got something I wanna play for y'all.
- No, it's not a good time.
I'll be right there.
- Hey.
- Hey.
- I ain't disturbing anything, am I?
- No.
- Oh, we're just fighting.
- Yeah?
Well, if you fighting,
it means you still talking.
It's a little rough, but
I think you'll get the the idea.
Um
Something you said back home,
George, really inspired me.
Okay.
We're gonna hold on ♪
We're gonna hold on ♪
We're gonna hold on ♪
To each other ♪
Life can be rough ♪
Sometimes it's kind ♪
A real good life ♪
Is hard to find ♪
But the best love ♪
Is the one we've known ♪
And the faith we have between us ♪
Makes it grow ♪
Some love lives ♪
And some love don't ♪
But we've got the kind ♪
Of love we want ♪
It brings us happiness ♪
All through the day ♪
And nothing can ever make it go away ♪
We're gonna hold on ♪
We're gonna hold on ♪
We're gonna hold on ♪
To each other ♪
Time will tell ♪
If we're right or wrong ♪
We know we're right ♪
By holding on ♪
And the future is set ♪
For you and me ♪
Filled with love ♪
The way we both want it to be ♪
We're gonna hold on ♪
We're gonna hold on ♪
We're gonna hold on ♪
To each other ♪
We're gonna hold on ♪
We're gonna hold on ♪
- I brought you something from home.
- Hold on ♪
To each other ♪