Dionne Warwick: Don’t Make Me Over is an apt title for a documentary by David Heilbroner and Dave Wooley on the life of iconic singer and legend Dionne Warwick. She stands out from the other singin…
is an apt title for a documentary by David Heilbroner and Dave Wooley on the life of iconic singer and legend Dionne Warwick. She stands out from the other singing divas because her catalog is the most diverse. With her cross-genre appeal, her music touched all people, everywhere.
The documentary begins with a sweeping shot of the landmark Apollo Theater in Harlem, NY. They intend to honor Warwick with a plaque on the Apollo Star Walk of Fame. The scene is cut with intermittent clips of admirers and friends of the legendary singer, including Gladys Knight, Alicia Keys, Snoop Dogg, Elton John and others, who speak about how Warwick influenced their lives.
Warwick speaks sternly about her refusal to be made into something she isn’t, and does not tolerate disrespect in any form. After her first few hits with Bacharach and David, Warwick went on a tour of the south. She was nearly arrested for telling a white waitress to shove the food up her ass when told she wasn’t allowed to sit in a whites-only restaurant. She played for segregated crowds and refused to appease the white audience just because she was told to do so.
The diva singer admits that she did give in to one such makeover by a golden age Hollywood actress. When on tour in Paris, Marlene Dietrich acted as a stage manager for her show by setting up sound, lighting, and staging. When the two were looking over the wardrobe for the show, Dietrich thought the selection was trash and took Warwick shopping for couture clothes. This was the first time the singer was exposed to such high fashion.
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