Hi all,
I have always thought about how a generic tune becomes such a part of a musical that we identify the song and lyrics by it.....
This doesnt really go with that thought, but I decided to see what would happen if they stuffed the tunes up..... So here is my first re-write..... to the tune of "Summer Nights" of grease is :
Oliver the Musical.
Oliver: Homeless orphan, Out on my ass
Dodger: Homeless Orphan, better learn to steal fast
Oliver: I got kicked out, asking for more
Dodger: Come with me, you can sleep on the floor
Both: Homeless fun, and our friendships begun.. And faegen will meet you tonight
Everyone: Well a well a well a huh
Kids : Tell me more, tell me more
Kid: Did you come from afar?
Everyone: Tell me more, tell me more
Kid: Have they invented the car?
Everyone: Un-huh Uh-huh uh-huh uh-huh
Oliver: I met faegan, he seemed quite grand
Faegan: What a twit, couldnt take the cloth from my hand
Oliver: I learned a lot, Ill get to the top...
Dodger: Not now, you've just been caught by a cop
Oliver and Cop: Might be young, but my case has begun... In jail I'll be spending the night
Everyone: Uh well-a well-a well-a huh
Kids: Tell me more, tell me more
Oliver: Will this work out all right?
Everyone: Tell me more, tell me more
Faegan: Bill seems aggitated tonight...
Everyone: Uh-huh-uh-huh-uh-huh-uh-huh
Oliver: I got rescued, was wrongfully grabbed
Man: I'll take him home, such a nice looking young lad
Oliver: First time this year, Im get to wash in some water
Man: You know what, he looks like my daughter...
Both: This homeless thing, don't mean a thing, when you bump into random family at night
Everyone: Uh well-a well-a well-a huh
Kids: Tell me more, tell me more
Bill: The kid could squeal on you all
Kids: Tell me more, tell me more
Faegan: Bill, I won't be the only one to fall
Everyone: shoo-bop bop, shoo-bop bop, shoo-bop bop,shoo-bop bop, shoo-bop bop, shoo-bop bop, shoo-bop bop, YEH
Bill: Nancy will nap him, for in her he does like
Nancy: I will do, but ill bide my time sikes
Bill: Shes got him now, he'll be with us or die
Nancy: Till 12 o clock, then to free him again i will try
Everyone: Woah!
Oliver and Nancy: We disappear, Now we're shaking in fear, and I guess Nancy will be dying tonight
Everyone: woo, woo, woo
Kids: Tell me more, tell me more
Bill: How could you do this to me?
Everyone: Tell me more, tell me more
Nancy: Hes a small boy, he should go home and be free....
Cop: Bill got angry - and he beat her to death
Bill: But its off camera, so our G rating is left
Oliver: He tried to run, and swing over town...
Cop: He'll hang for a while, till we can be arsed gettin him down
Oliver and Man: Homeless dreams ripped at the seams, bu-ut oh, I get a bed to sleep in toooooniiggggggggghhhhhhhhht....
I have always thought about how a generic tune becomes such a part of a musical that we identify the song and lyrics by it.....
This doesnt really go with that thought, but I decided to see what would happen if they stuffed the tunes up..... So here is my first re-write..... to the tune of "Summer Nights" of grease is :
Oliver the Musical.
Oliver: Homeless orphan, Out on my ass
Dodger: Homeless Orphan, better learn to steal fast
Oliver: I got kicked out, asking for more
Dodger: Come with me, you can sleep on the floor
Both: Homeless fun, and our friendships begun.. And faegen will meet you tonight
Everyone: Well a well a well a huh
Kids : Tell me more, tell me more
Kid: Did you come from afar?
Everyone: Tell me more, tell me more
Kid: Have they invented the car?
Everyone: Un-huh Uh-huh uh-huh uh-huh
Oliver: I met faegan, he seemed quite grand
Faegan: What a twit, couldnt take the cloth from my hand
Oliver: I learned a lot, Ill get to the top...
Dodger: Not now, you've just been caught by a cop
Oliver and Cop: Might be young, but my case has begun... In jail I'll be spending the night
Everyone: Uh well-a well-a well-a huh
Kids: Tell me more, tell me more
Oliver: Will this work out all right?
Everyone: Tell me more, tell me more
Faegan: Bill seems aggitated tonight...
Everyone: Uh-huh-uh-huh-uh-huh-uh-huh
Oliver: I got rescued, was wrongfully grabbed
Man: I'll take him home, such a nice looking young lad
Oliver: First time this year, Im get to wash in some water
Man: You know what, he looks like my daughter...
Both: This homeless thing, don't mean a thing, when you bump into random family at night
Everyone: Uh well-a well-a well-a huh
Kids: Tell me more, tell me more
Bill: The kid could squeal on you all
Kids: Tell me more, tell me more
Faegan: Bill, I won't be the only one to fall
Everyone: shoo-bop bop, shoo-bop bop, shoo-bop bop,shoo-bop bop, shoo-bop bop, shoo-bop bop, shoo-bop bop, YEH
Bill: Nancy will nap him, for in her he does like
Nancy: I will do, but ill bide my time sikes
Bill: Shes got him now, he'll be with us or die
Nancy: Till 12 o clock, then to free him again i will try
Everyone: Woah!
Oliver and Nancy: We disappear, Now we're shaking in fear, and I guess Nancy will be dying tonight
Everyone: woo, woo, woo
Kids: Tell me more, tell me more
Bill: How could you do this to me?
Everyone: Tell me more, tell me more
Nancy: Hes a small boy, he should go home and be free....
Cop: Bill got angry - and he beat her to death
Bill: But its off camera, so our G rating is left
Oliver: He tried to run, and swing over town...
Cop: He'll hang for a while, till we can be arsed gettin him down
Oliver and Man: Homeless dreams ripped at the seams, bu-ut oh, I get a bed to sleep in toooooniiggggggggghhhhhhhhht....
