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ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK the history of Rock n’ Roll CAST: CAST: CAST: Lead* Friend 1 Charles Friend 2 Beatles: (Teacher/ Class) John, Paul, () * George, Ringo #1 (Prisoners) Hippie #2 Lead Prisoner Jimmie Rodgers Trixie Smith The Coasters (4) * Fats Domino (Flapper Girls) Duke Ellington SET:! • 2-4 Pedestals for statues! • Standing Arch with big sign [ROCK n’ ROLL MUSEUM] with working door/ OPEN/CLOSED sign.! • Risers! [CURTAIN] ACT ONE -SCENE ONE Class and teacher are at the last exhibit of the MUSEUM. As the teacher is lining the kids up to leave she takes a head count. After she counts the last student starts and curtain opens: Chuck Berry’s Rock and Roll Music Students roam around the stage chatting and looking at an Elvis statue on a pedestal. ! TEACHER: C’mon class! We need to shake a leg or we will miss the bus! Teacher leads the class towards the .! TEACHER: Alright students, partner up. Students start lining up and joining their partners, teacher assists. Students and teacher’s backs are to the statue ELVIS [statue sings and thrusts his pelvis] [Sung] Well it’s one for the money *House plays opening notes after Elvis sings ! No one notices but the LEAD! LEAD [nudges his/her friend] Hey! Did you see that? FRIEND 1: See what? You’re so weird, just listen to the teacher will you?! ELVIS: [Sung and moves to the beat] Two for the show! Still, no one notices. The LEAD walks over to ELVIS,! LEAD: SEE! Did you see it then? Did you hear it? Elvis just moved! FRIEND 1: Seriously? you’re losing it. FRIEND 2: Yea, you didn’t even pay attention to anything on this trip, I’m surprised you even know his name! FRIEND 1: See you on the bus. ELVIS: [Sung] Three to get ready now GO cat GO! LEAD walks over to ELVIS as his/her class exits the museum. ! LEAD: [Quietly, towards Elvis] Hey? ELVIS: … LEAD: I heard you sing. I saw you dance! Are you alive? The last student in line turns the OPEN sign to CLOSED and closes and the door.! After the door closes LEAD notices and runs over to open the door and it’s locked.! ELVIS: Hey Pal/ Mama! I noticed your ride left ya. LEAD: OH NO! The bus?! … [Runs for the door then stops, pauses, take a long curious look at Elvis]! You CAN talk!? ELVIS: Listen partner, I know you’re ! I can talk, and you can walk… and there is only ONE way out of this museum. You’ve got to go back to the beginning and learn about Rock and Roll. LEAD: I already know all about Rock and Roll! ELVIS: Oh yea?! Then who’s THE KING?! [kicks a high karate kick and strikes a karate pose] LEAD: Uh? What? I don’t get it. ELVIS: [Disappointingly] Oh boy. The entrance is that way! [points to the door] Don’t be lonesome tonight, my friends will keep you company. LEAD: Thanks Elvis! ELVIS: No little friend thank YOU. [with the classic Elvis accent] Thank you very much Lights go down! SCENE TWO : I’ve Been Working On the Railroad, , , Jailhouse Rock Lights up! 12 prisoners (Teachers are police) with pick axes chopping at the ground in time [UP DOWN UP DOWN]! LEAD PRISONER: [Sung] I’ve been working on the railroad. CHAIN GANEG: [Sung] I’ve been working on the railroad. LEAD PRISONER: [Sung] All the live long day. CHAIN GANG: [Sung] All the live long day. [A Capella] I’ve been workin' on the railroad, Just to pass the time away. Don't you hear the whistle blowing? Rise up so early in the morn. Don't you hear the captain shouting, "Dinah, blow your horn?” Chain Gang continues “working” without .! LEAD PRISONER: In the 1800s, Americans could hear slave and prison work songs contained elements of spiritual music. are an important relative of the blues; and the although we don’t know an exact date when the blues began, we do know that it is the earliest root of Rock and Roll! Many of these blues elements, such as the call-and-response format, can be traced back to the music of Africa. “Man” with acoustic /ukulele walks on the stage! LEAD BELLY:Hello, I’m Huddie William Ledbetter but everybody calls me LEAD BELLY. In 1988 I was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as an early influence to Rock and Roll. My songs tell stories and mix blues with folk and country style music. I’ve influenced from to . Please join me in a . LEAD BELLY & CHAIN GANG (Sing): On the Rock Island Line, there's a mighty good road On the Rock Island Line, it's a road to ride On the Rock Island Line, there's a mighty good road If you want to ride, you gotta ride it like you find it Get your ticket at the station on the Rock Island Line Yes, the A B C double X Y Z Cats in the cupboard but they can't see me On the Rock Island Line, it's a mighty good road On the Rock Island Line, it's a road to ride On the Rock Island Line, it's a mighty good road If you want to ride, you gotta ride it like you find it Get your ticket at the station on the Rock Island Line I may be right and I may be wrong You know you’re gonna miss me when I'm gone On the Rock Island Line, there's a mighty good road On the Rock Island Line, it's a road to ride On the Rock Island Line, there's a mighty good road If you want to ride, you gotta ride it like you find it Get your ticket at the station on the Rock Island Line Another “man” walks in with an acoustic guitar! JIMMIE RODGERS: Howdy Ya’ll Jailbirds and Little Kids, I’m the singing brakeman, Jimmy Rodgers. I’ve been called the FATHER OF and my music has influenced artists like , Willie Nelson, , even ELVIS PRESLEY and ! Jimmie Rodgers, Lead Belly & CHAIN GANG (Sing): I had a friend named Ramblin' Bob Who used to steal gamble and rob He thought he was he was the smartest guy around But I found out last Monday That Bob got locked up Sunday They've got him in the jailhouse way down town He's in the jailhouse now he's in the jailhouse now I told him once or twice stop playin' cards and shootin' dice He's in the jailhouse now Bob liked to play his Poker, Pinochle, Whist and Euchre But shooting dice But shootin' dice was his favorite game Well, he got throwed in jail, with nobody to go his bail The judge done said that he refused a fine He's in the jailhouse now he's in the jailhouse now I told him once or twice quit playin' cards and shootin' dice He's in the jailhouse now Well, I went out last Tuesday, I met a girl named Suzie I said I was the swellest guy around" Well, we started to spendin' my money An' she started to callin' me honey We took in every cabaret in town We're in the jailhouse now We're in the jailhouse now I told that judge right to his face, I don't like to see this place We're in the jailhouse now ELVIS walks out clapping! ELVIS: Now that’s alright mama! These songs remind me of one of my greatest hit songs. (Sarcastically)! Jailhouse Rock wasn’t written until 1957… but ya know, it’s not completely out of context- C’mon Jailbirds! EVERYONE ON STAGE: (sing)! The warden threw a party in the county jail. The prison band was there and they began to wail. was jumpin' and the joint began to swing. You should've heard those knocked out jailbirds sing. Let's rock, everybody, let's rock. Everybody in the whole cell block was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock. Spider Murphy played the tenor , Little Joe was blowin' on the slide trombone. The drummer boy from went crash, boom, bang, the whole was the Purple Gang. Let's rock, everybody, let's rock. Everybody in the whole cell block was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock. Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock. Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock. Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock. [CURTAIN]! ACT TWO - SCENE ONE BLUES & SONGS: Crossroad Blues, In front of curtain walks out Journalist Robert Palmer! ROBERT PALMER: Good Evening Ladies and Gentlemen my name is ROBERT PALMER. I was a writer and musicologist who contributed to the Times and Rolling Stone Magazine. "Rock 'n' Roll was an inevitable outgrowth of the social and musical interactions between people of all different colors in the South and Southwest. Its roots are a complex tangle. Church music influenced blues, rural blues influenced folk song and the of the Northern ghettos, blues and pop influenced jazz, and so on. But the single most important process was the influence of African American .” Trixie Smith statue on a one pedestal. Duke Ellington on another LEAD walks in.! LEAD: Oh WOW! There were women involved in the history of Rock ’n’ Roll? TRIXIE SMITH: You betcha darlin’ I’m Trixie Smith. I was a blues singer, recording artist, actress and Vaudeville entertainer. I sang a song called “My Man Rocks Me With One Steady Roll” in 1922. It is the first recording to reference the phrase “Rock and Roll” Historians credit my performance in this song as the major inspiration for the term “Rock and Roll!” LEAD: Wow! I can’t believe a girl had such a huge impact on Rock n’ Roll. TRIXIE: That’s right sugar. The Blues influenced Rock n’ Roll, but first it lead to some great Jazz in the twenties. LEAD: COOL! DUKE: (to LEAD) Hey there cool cat! LEAD: ? DUKE: I’m Duke Ellington, famous Jazz and band leader. Although I was never a part of that rock and roll scene, I helped contribute to the buzz of a new musical genre. My Jazz band recorded a song called “Rockin’ In Rhythm” in 1928. Blues and Jazz would share many musical sounds until the legendary blues Robert Johnson came along and popularized the guitar in something he liked to call the ! Robert Johnson walks on! ROBERT JOHNSON: Hi Duke and lost little girl! Blues also benefited from the development of new amplification and electronic recording techniques from the onwards, including the invention of the ! LEAD: Cool! I love electric guitar! ROBERT JOHNSON: I would influence Rock ’n’ Roll by creating a unique style of guitar playing and giving birth to the Delta Blues whose greatest admirer would be the great . The Delta Blues captured all of the soul in the blues and stretched it to the guitar. I went down to the crossroad, fell down on my knees I went down to the crossroad, fell down on my knees Asked the Lord above, "Have mercy, save me if you please.”

I went down to the crossroad, fell down on my knees I went down to the crossroad, fell down on my knees Nobody seem to know me, everybody pass me by.

I'm going down to Rosedale, take my rider by my side. I'm going down to Rosedale, take my rider by my side. You can still barrelhouse, baby, on the riverside. [CURTAIN]! SCENE TWO R&B SONGS: Hit The Road Jack, Yakety Yak, The Fat Man [ on the podium] LEAD: My oh my, there is so much history to Rock and Roll… I had no idea how slowly it evolved from all this old American music. I just thought it was Elvis and the Beatles. RAY CHARLES: The 1940s featured the influence of Blues and Woogie LEAD: haha Boogie, man, everything talks around here! RAY: Most of the earliest songs were vocal Jazz that emphasized songwriting style over virtuosity. In the late 1940s I started mixing lively and the blues to help form the influential style of Rhythm and Blues! Those hot Boogie Woogie rhythms mixed so well with the soul of the blues! LEAD: hahahahahaa boooooogie woogie! Gross. RAY: Are you even listening? LEAD: Sorry… so, who are you? RAY: [Shouting!] Are you kiddin’ me baby?! I’m Ray Charles! Now hit the road JACK! [Song starts and singers take their positions] Girls: Hit the road Jack and don't you come back No more, no more, no more, no more Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more (Ray: What you say?!) Hit the road Jack and don't you come back No more, no more, no more, no more Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more Boys: Woah, woman, oh woman, don't treat me so mean You're the meanest old woman that I've ever seen I guess if you said so I'd have to pack my things and go (Ray: That’s right) Girls: Hit the road Jack and don't you come back No more, no more, no more, no more Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more (Ray: What you say?!) Hit the road Jack and don't you come back No more, no more, no more, no more Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more Boys: Now baby, listen baby, don't ya treat me this a way 'Cause I'll be back on my feet some day Don't care if you do 'cause it's understood You ain't got no money you just ain't no good Well, I guess if you say so I'd have to pack my things and go (Ray: That’s right) Hit the road Jack and don't you come back No more, no more, no more, no more Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more (Ray: What you say?!) Hit the road Jack and don't you come back No more, no more, no more, no more Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more THE COASTERS: C’mon boys lets rock some more rhythm and blues while everyone’s here! Take out the papers and the trash, Or you don’t get no spending cash. If you don’t mop that kitchen floor, You ain’t gonna rock and roll no more. Yakety Yak - Don’t Talk Back Just finish cleaning up your room, Let’s see that dust fly with that broom. Get all that garbage outa sight, Or you don’t go out Friday night. Yakety Yak - Don’t Talk Back! Just go put on your coat and hat, And walk yourself to the laundromat. And when you’re finished doing that, Bring in the dog and put out the cat! Yakety Yak - Don’t Talk Back! Yakety Yak - Yakety Yak Yakety Yak - Yakety Yak Yakety Yak - Yakety Yak Yakety Yak - Yakety Yak LEAD: This music is a lot of fun, but it doesn't sound like Rock n’ Roll. [Fats Domino walks in] FATS DOMINO: That’s because you haven’t heard me sing yet! LEAD: Who are you? FATS: My name is Antoine (Antwan) Domino, but everyone calls me FATS! LEAD: [laughs] But, isn’t that mean? Does it hurt your feelings? FATS: Nah, in fact that nickname helped me write my first hit, THE FAT MAN! [Shouting] LET’S HIT IT BOYS! They call, they call me the fat man 'Cause I weight two hundred pounds All the girls they love me 'Cause I know around I was standin', I was standin' on the corner Of Rampart and Canal I was watchin', watchin' Watchin' all these creole gals Wah wah wah, wah wah Wah wah waah, wah wah wah Wah wah waah, wah wah wah Wah wah wah Wah waaa-ah wah Wah wah wah, wah wah wah Wah wah wah, wah wah wah Wah wah wah I'm goin', I'm goin' goin' away And I'm goin', goin' to stay 'Cause women and a bad life They're carrying this soul away. [CURTAIN]! ACT THREE - SCENE ONE SONGS: , Let’s Have A Party, Little Red Riding Hood, , Everyday [Bill Haley (in plaid blazer) and Wanda Jackson (in frills) up on the Pedestal] BILL: R & B merged with Country and Western music as their popularity grew in the early . Once record labels, singers and songwriters noticed how much young people loved these new sounds started being recorded. WANDA: And I was considered the Queen of Rockabilly, and even Elvis gave me his seal of approval! LEAD: Rocka-what? BILL: Rockabilly! - It’s a combination of Rock and ! WANDA: YEA! and I was the QUEEN! BILL: YES, Wanda, we get it… [sacrastically] you were the Queen. LEAD: That’s so cool that women were involved in Rock and Roll back then! Who else sung Rockabilly? BILL: Well, I don’t want to toot my own horn, but I was kind of a big deal! LEAD: Who are you? BILL: I’m Bill Haley and this is Wanda Jackson! I was the first Rock n’ Roll artist to ever have a number one song on the charts! I used Jazzy to get all the kids on the dance floor and start bopping to Rockabilly! Me and my band THE COMETS recorded some well known tunes that I am sure you’ve heard! [CURTAIN OPENS]! Boys in and girls in blouses, cardigans and poodle skirts! One, two, three o'clock, four o'clock rock Five, six, seven o'clock, eight o'clock rock Nine, ten, eleven o'clock, twelve o'clock rock We're gonna rock around the clock tonight Put your glad rags on, join me, Hon We'll have some fun when the clock strikes one We're gonna rock around the clock tonight We're gonna rock, rock, rock, 'til broad daylight Wer're gonna rock, gonna rock around the clock tonight When the clock strikes two, three and four If the band slows down we'll yell for more We're gonna rock around the clock tonight We're gonna rock, rock, rock, 'til broad daylight We're gonna rock, gonna rock around the clock tonight [Instrumental Interlude]! When the chimes ring five, six, and seven We'll be right in seventh heaven We're gonna rock around the clock tonight We're gonna rock, rock, rock, 'til broad daylight We're gonna rock, gonna rock around the clock tonight When it's eight, nine, ten, eleven too I'll be goin' strong and so will you We're gonna rock around the clock tonight We're gonna rock, rock, rock, 'til broad daylight We're gonna rock, gonna rock around the clock tonight [Instrumental Interlude]! When the clock strikes twelve, we'll cool off then Start a'rockin' round the clock again We're gonna rock around the clock tonight We're gonna rock, rock, rock, 'til broad daylight We're gonna rock, gonna rock around the clock tonight LEAD: You’re right! I totally know that song!! I feel like I want to party! WANDA: If you wanna party darlin’ listen to this song, and you’ll be dancing in no time! Some people like to rock, Some people like to roll But movin' and a groovin’ gonna satisfy my soul Let’s have a party, Ooh, let's have a party Well, send it to the store, let's buy some more Let's have a party tonight! I never kissed a bear, I never kissed a goon But I can shake a chicken in the middle of the room Let's have a party, Ooh, let's have a party Oh, send it to the store, let's buy some more Let's have a party tonight! I never kissed a bear, I never kissed a goon But I can shake a chicken in the middle of the room Let's have a party, Ooh, let's have a party Oh, send it to the store, let's buy some more Let's have a party tonight! Honkey Tonk Joe is knockin at the door, Let him in, fill him up and send it to the floor Let's have a party, Ooh, let's have a party Oh, send it to the store, let's buy some more Let's have a party tonight! LEAD: Man, it seems like Rock n’ Roll was so much fun!Did anyone ever sing sad songs? BILL: Well, it was’t always fun and games. There was a really sad day for music, when two rising stars were tragically killed in a fateful plane crash. They call it THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED. I’ll let these legendary singers tell the story! [BILL and WANDA leave the stage AS Buddy, Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens enter] BUDDY: Hi, I’m Buddy Holly, I was a famous young Rockabilly star who also sung doo wop and romantic pop songs. RITCHIE: Hi, I’m Ritchie Valens! I was the first mexican american to make it in Rock n’ Roll! BIG BOPPER:[shouted] I’M THE BIG BOPPER BABIES! My name is JP Richardson but I go by the Big Bopper! Everyone loves the way I ! [Holds up the phone to his ear] “Helloooooo Baby! Big Bopper here! Who’s this?… Little Red Riding Hood? “Well Let me in, honey - This is the Big Bopper knocking!!” Hello, Little Red Ring Hood, I heard about you And it's all been good I wanna meet you so I'm standing at your door I been a-knocking ’til My knuckles are sore Baby, let me in - I wanna be your friend Bing bang biddledy bang, Baby, let me in I been talking to The three little pigs When they saw you, man They flipped their wigs Said you're the swinginest and that's no lie I'll take you, baby - For you I got eyes Baby, let me in - I wanna be your friend Bing bang biddledy bang, Baby, let me in I'm the big bad wolf That you heard about Something about you Just knocks me out Let me in, baby While your grandma ain't around Or I'll huff, I'll puff And blow your house down RITCHIE VALENS: My smash hit song LA BAMBA, was the first ever hit American song in Spanish. It made me an overnight sensation! And I was still in High School - JUSTIN BEIBER!! Para bailar a La Bamba, Para bailar a La Bamba Se necessit-una poca de gracia, Una poca de gracia Par’mi, par’ti ah - arriba, arriba Arriba arriba, Por ti sere, por ti sere, por ti sere Yo no soy marinero, Yo no soy marinero, soy capitan Soy capitan, soy capitan. Bam-ba, bamba Bam-ba bamba, Bam-ba bamba, Ba Para bailar La Bamba, Para bailar La Bamba Se necessita una poca de gracia Una poca de gracia, Para mi, para ti, arriba, arriba ()! BUDDY: Wow! Those were some rockin’ songs guys, but remember, we were supposed to tell this little stowaway our story. So, it was the WINTER DANCE PARTY tour in February 1959! Our manager put us on a last minute show so we had to take a small plane in order to get there in time because our tour bus couldn’t handle the weather. Well… the weather got worse and a snow storm became a blizzard and our pilot couldn’t control the plane and we went down shortly after take-off. RITCHIE: As tragic as it was to lose such talented musicians at such a young age, we have been immortalized as legends of Rock n Roll. BUDDY: We’d like to end with a song (looks to the other musicians) whata ya say boys? Everyday it's a-gettin' closer - Goin’ faster than a roller coaster Love like yours will surely come my way - A-hey, a-hey-hey Everyday it's a-gettin' faster - Everyone said, "Go ahead and ask her" Love like yours will surely come my way -A-hey, a-hey-hey Everyday seems a little longer, Every way love's a little stronger Come what may - Do you ever long for true love from me? Everyday it's a-gettin' closer - Goin' faster than a rollercoaster Love like yours will surely come my way - A-hey, a-hey-hey Everyday seems a little longer, Every way love's a little stronger Come what may - Do you ever long for true love from me? Everyday it's a-gettin' closer - Goin' faster than a rollercoaster Love like yours will surely come my way. [CURTAIN] ACT THREE - SCENE TWO Good Golly Miss Molly, Rock and Roll Music [in front of curtain] LEAD: [walking around looking lost]. I wonder what is next… this museum is so huge, and there is so much history of Rock n’ Roll I feel like never get out… OKAY. Early blues from prisoners was formed from spiritual and . Then there was country music, then rhythm & blues and Rockabilly is the combination of Rock and Hillbilly. [Little Richard and Chuck Berry sneak up behind her] But I still don’t understand how all of this becomes rock and roll… did all of these genres get combines? LITTLE RICHARD & CHUCK BERRY: [From behind Lead] BOO! LEAD: [screams and falls down] LITTLE RICHARD & CHUCK BERRY: [Laugh and High-Five] LEAD: [gets up and brushes herself off] GOOD GOLLY! LITTLE RICHARD: MISS MOLLY! CHUCK BERRY: SURE LIKES TO BALL! LITTLE RICHARD: WHEN YOU’RE ROCKIN’ AND A ROLLIN’ CHUCK BERRY: CAN’T HEAR YOU MAMA CALL! [MUSIC STARTS & CURTAIN OPENS] (3rd Graders behind the curtain on risers) (Chuck w/ guitar dancing, Little Richard standing at the , LEAD dancing on the side - singing along) Good Golly Miss Molly, sure like to ball. Good golly, Miss Molly, sure like to ball. When you're rockin' and a rollin', I can't hear your momma call.

From the early early mornin' till the early early night When I caught Miss Molly rockin' at the house of blue lights. Good golly, Miss Molly, sure like to ball. When you're rockin' and a rollin', I can't hear your momma call.

Momma, poppa told me: "Son, you better watch yourself." If they knew about miss molly, I have to walk all by myself. Good golly, Miss Molly, sure like a ball. When you're rockin' and a rollin', I can't hear your momma call.

I am going to the corner, gonna buy a diamond ring. Would you pardon me a tip made me ting-a-ling-a-ling. Good golly, Miss Molly, sure like a ball. When you're rockin' and a rollin', I can't hear your momma call.

Good golly, Miss Molly, sure like a ball. Good golly, Miss Molly, sure like a ball. When you're rockin' and a rollin', I can't hear your momma call. [Robert Palmer walks out while audience is applauding] ROBERT PALMER: Now when the Blues led to R&B, and Country led to Rockabilly - Rock n’ Roll really picked up when all four of these genres merged together in a crazy explosion of energy and fantastic sound! Artists like [over to Little Richard and presents him to LEAD] Little Richard and [over to Chuck and presents him to LEAD] Chuck Berry who pushed Rock n’ Roll even further gave the Beatles some of their earliest material! Good Golly Miss Molly is one of Little Richards best known songs, and now for a classic from Chuck Berry! Just let me hear some of that Rock And Roll Music, Any old way you choose it; It's got a back beat, you can't lose it, Any old time you use it. It's gotta be Rock And Roll Music, If you want to dance with me, If you want to dance with me. I've got no kick against modern jazz, Unless they try to play it way too fast; And change the beauty of the melody, Until they sounded like a symphony, That's why I go for that Rock And Roll Music Any old way you choose it; It's got a back beat, you can't lose it, Any old time you use it. It's gotta be Rock And Roll Music, If you want to dance with me, If you want to dance with me. [Curtain] ACT THREE - SCENE THREE Songs: With a little help from my friends, you can’t always get what you want, Dreamin’ All Along the Watch Tower [The Beatles frozen on a podium stage left with a sign that says ]! LEAD: Woah, I know these guys!! You’re the… the…. oh man! I can’t remember their name… the, the… BEATLES: [All together] THE BEATLES! [They jump off the podium] LEAD: AGHH!!!! JOHN: Oh Darling! Please believe me, I never meant to do you know wrong! PAUL: ! LEAD:You scared me! That wasn’t very nice! PAUL:We can work it out, Honey Pie. GEORGE: Hello, Goodbye [They start to leave]! LEAD: HELP! [The Beatles stop in their track] Won’t you please please help me? [they turn around] [She starts to cry]! RINGO: , Don’t . Just Let it Be. LEAD: [sniffling] Who’s Martha? JOHN: We can help you, Tell us what you need? LEAD: I’ve got to get out of this museum! I’m lost and stuck and I just want to go home. RINGO: Well! You can do that… With a Little Help From your Friends! [Curtains open, Hippies on risers] What would you think if I sang out of tune Would you stand up and walk out on me? Lend me your ears and I'll sing you a song And I'll try not to sing out of key Oh I get by with a little help from my friends Mm I get by with a little help from my friends Mm going to try with a little help from my friends What do I do when my love is away? (Does it worry you to be alone?) How do I feel by the end of the day? (Are you sad because you're on your own?) No I get by with a little help from my friends Mm I get by with a little help from my friends Mm going to try with a little help from my friends Do you need anybody? I need somebody to love Could it be anybody? I want somebody to love Oh I get by with a little help from my friends Mm going to try with a little help from my friends Oh I get by with a little help from my friends Yes I get by with a little help from my friends With a little help from my friends [Lights Flicker] [Beatles and LEAD run to the STAGE RIGHT] [Hippies pick up Picket Signs: (PEACE, LOVE, HIPPIES RULE) walk down of the risers and start chanting] HIPPIES: NO NO, WE WON’T GO! NO NO, WE WON’T GO! NO NO, WE WON’T GO! LEAD:What are they doing? JOHN:Protesting my dear, All they are saying is GIVE PEACE A CHANCE! LEAD: [screams] STOP!!!!!!!!!!! [Everyone freezes]! LEAD: This is enough! I have learned enough about Rock and Roll History, I just want to go home! I want to go home! I want to go… HIPPIE #1: [Cuts LEAD off] You can’t always get what you want! No You can’t always get what you want. You can’t always get what you want. You can’t always get what you want. But if you try sometimes, well, you might find You get what you need. (Guitar Intro) You can’t always get what you want. You can’t always get what you want. You can’t always get what you want. But if you try sometimes, well, you just might find You get what you need. LEAD: Who are you guys? HIPPIE #1:We are what you might call… hippies. HIPPIE #2: We love a good protest! HIPPIE #1: We were originally a youth movement that arose in the during the mid-1960s and spread to other countries around the world. The word 'hippie' came from hipster, and was initially used to describe beatniks who had moved into 's and 's Haight-Ashbury district. HIPPIE #2: And now we live here in DUBLIN, just waiting for a good song to break out so we can sing along! HIPPIE #1 Don’t you just looooove (Love) CALIFORNIA!!!?? All the leaves are brown and the sky is gray. I've been for on a winter's day. I'd be safe and warm if I was in L.A.; California dreamin' on such a winter's day. Stopped in to a church I passed . Well I got down on my knees and I pretend to pray. You know the preacher liked the cold; He knows I'm gonna stay. California dreamin' on such a winter's day. California dreamin' on such a winter's day. California dreamin' on such a winter's day. [CURTAIN] [Hippies put on Black T-Shirts to become additional Punk rockers] ACT THREE - SCENE FOUR Blitzkreig Bop! ! Jump! [CURTAIN OPENS- Flashing lights] [punk rockers AND all jumping and singing!] Hey ho, let's go - Hey ho, let's go They're forming in a straight line, They're going through a tight wind, The kids are losing their minds, The ! They're piling in the back seat, They're generating steam heat, Pulsating to the back beat, The Blitzkrieg Bop! Hey ho, let's go- Shouting in the back now, What they want, I don't know, They're all revved up and ready to go! Hey ho, let's go - Hey ho, let's go! Hey ho, let's go - Hey ho, let's go! Hey ho, let's go - Hey ho, let's go! [LEAD walks on-stage, Punk Rockers sit on risers, Ramones walk up to LEAD] JOEY RAMONE: Hey Little Girl! We heard you were lost and we thought we could help teach you about ! LEAD: Who are you guys? JOEY RAMONE: We are the Ramones! From Forest Hills ! We busted on the scene in 1974 with that song, Blitzkreig Bop! We only had limited commercial success but we influenced the entire PUNK movement! TOMMY RAMONE: We rebelled against the and helped show kids that it was cool to be different even when others thought you were weird. JOEY:Yea, Weird can be cool! LEAD:Was Punk Rock the only influential music in the ? JOEY:WHAT?! NO WAY! There is this incredible band called ! That was just as influential in the 70s as the Beatles were in the 60s. They rocked harder than any other music of their time contributing to , , and HEAVY METAL! [QUEEN walk on stage] TOMMY: Who are you guys?!? FREDDY: We are the band Queen, and I am the legendary Freddy Mercury, they call me Mr. Fahrenheit! TOMMY: Any idea what happened to Led Zeppelin? I was just telling this little punk all about how influential they were in the 1970s FREDDY: Led Zeppelin couldn't make it, their private jet broke down. [Turns to LEAD] But if you want influential little darling, we are at your service. Queen rocked for hundreds of thousands of fans all over the world popularizing in the late 70s and . Our anthemic songs have been featured in movies and are even used till this day in sporting events!! LEAD: Really? What song? I love screaming my head off at baseball games… GO GIANTS!!!!! FREDDY:Why don’t we show you instead of tell you. [shouts out the audience] AND FEEL FREE LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, TO SING ALONG! Buddy you're a boy make a big noise Playin' in the street gonna be a big man some day You got mud on yo' face - You big disgrace Kickin' your can all over the place Singin’ We will we will rock you We will we will rock you Buddy you're a young man hard man Shoutin' in the street gonna take on the world some day You got blood on yo' face - You big disgrace Wavin' your banner all over the place We will we will rock you We will we will rock you Buddy you're an old man poor man Pleadin' with your eyes gonna make you some peace some day You got mud on your face -Big disgrace Somebody better put you back into your place We will we will rock you We will we will rock you We will we will rock you We will we will rock you!