# What's the name of the song in the "Jackie Brown" trailer? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 25, 2005, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-the-song-in-the-jackie-brown-trailer/286563 "2005-01-25T10:42:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rainbowthief](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/4bbf92/32.png) [@Rainbowthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rainbowthief)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2005, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-the-song-in-the-jackie-brown-trailer/286563/1 "2005-01-25T10:42:54Z")
I’ve been going nuts trying to find out because I love that song, but I can’t find out the name of it. It’s not on the soundtrack CD or on the movie, IIRC, just in the trailer. It sounds like old Motown. Help! ---
**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2005, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-the-song-in-the-jackie-brown-trailer/286563/2 "2005-01-25T12:12:41Z")
> [@Rainbowthief](#): > > I’ve been going nuts trying to find out because I love that song, but I can’t find out the name of it. It’s not on the soundtrack CD or on the movie, IIRC, just in the trailer. It sounds like old Motown. > > Help! Te song is “Get Ready”. The only version I know was done by Rare Earth. That doesn’t sound like them though. ---
**Author:** ![Scissorjack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2005, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-the-song-in-the-jackie-brown-trailer/286563/3 "2005-01-25T12:15:38Z")
Across 110th Street, by Bobby Womack. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2005, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-the-song-in-the-jackie-brown-trailer/286563/4 "2005-01-25T12:28:40Z")
> [@Reeder](#): > > Te song is “Get Ready”. > > The only version I know was done by Rare Earth. That doesn’t sound like them though. Martha Reeves also recorded the song, probably before Rare Earth. I’m not familiar with the trailer, but maybe it’s her. ---
**Author:** ![Rainbowthief](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/4bbf92/32.png) [@Rainbowthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rainbowthief)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2005, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-the-song-in-the-jackie-brown-trailer/286563/5 "2005-01-26T08:52:49Z")
Thank you so much! The Dopers come through again. ---
**Author:** ![SnackingPickles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8e7dd6/32.png) [@SnackingPickles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnackingPickles)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2020, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-the-song-in-the-jackie-brown-trailer/286563/6 "2020-09-01T13:58:56Z")
Please try the version by The Temptations. That is likely the one you seek… 15 years later hahaha ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2020, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-the-song-in-the-jackie-brown-trailer/286563/7 "2020-09-01T14:32:54Z")
Great movie, great soundtrack, and you are correct. Welcome! ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2020, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-the-song-in-the-jackie-brown-trailer/286563/8 "2020-09-01T15:24:32Z")
[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/A3Ix4hKSnxQ/hqdefault.jpg "Temptations - Get Ready") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3Ix4hKSnxQ) [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/UOg_8hCC4u4/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AG-AoAC8AGKAgwIABABGGUgVShSMA8=&rs=AOn4CLBCU5uMZb9U2QEOEWHTyLpmeMQ4nA "Bobby Womack - Across 110th Street") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOg_8hCC4u4) ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Lichtman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeff_lichtman/32/1531_2.png) [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2020, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-the-song-in-the-jackie-brown-trailer/286563/9 "2020-09-01T16:50:52Z")
I just watched the trailer. There are two songs in it. The first is The Temptations version of Get Ready. The second is Midnight Confessions by The Grass Roots. This is the trailer I watched: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/G7HkBDNZV7s/maxresdefault.jpg "Jackie Brown Official Trailer #1 - (1997) HD") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7HkBDNZV7s)