I USED TO BE



ITALIAN!



TREATMENT:

Italian Hi-Jinks with a simple script, a love theme, and recommendations for camera directions. There are rapid scene changes with simple staging. Also, please consider that there is plenty of room for product placement.

dedicated to Ric Eyrich

any questions call: 213-926-8940


 

(R)

 

 

MOVIE MAYHEM

 

WGA Registration Number 894025

 

 by Thomas Joseph DiSalvio

(R) (C) 2002-6 Thomas Joseph DiSalvio

tomdme@gmail.com

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

 

Tagline:          “The Godfather” hits his funny bone.


Log:                Action-comedy:  While JOEY pursues actress MARY X ARTWELL, UNCLE ROCCO battles the DRAGON LADY; and, while AUNT REGGIE and UNCLE LEO try to rebuild their shattered lives, the cinematic epic of the only Italian war hero may never be completed.

(the trailer for Movie Mayhem)

 

 

Let’s Do It

 

 

JOEY explains the plot of the movie,

 but is invariably interrupted by scenes from his past, events from the movie, and his very own passion for “xxx” star MARY X ARTWELL.   AUNT REGGIE is in a constant state of frustration due to JOEY’S inaptitude, her lack of money, her investor problems and her attitude of  being generally pissed-off.  GIT-FIDDLE GUS provides the musical ambiance.  New songs are introduced including ”Gli anni passeggiano...” (Years stroll by...), the love theme.

 

I USED TO BE ITALIAN!

 

 

Let’s Do It

 

 

(the trailer for Movie Mayhem)

 

 by Thomas Joseph DiSalvio

(R) (C) 2002-6 Thomas Joseph DiSalvio

tomdme@gmail.com

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

 

INT.  AUNT REGGIE’S STUDIO - NIGHT

FADE IN:

 

The camera views a poor man’s excuse for a studio with papers, boxes and lights haphazardly thrown about.

 

With electric guitar in hand, GIT-FIDDLE GUS, a washed-up 60’s rocker, enters the studio and places his 50’s drum machine on his amp and sings his name twice.

 

            GIT-FIDDLE GUS SINGS & PLAYS “ANOTHER OPENING, LIKE SHOW BUSINESS”

The cast sets up the lights, amps, curtains, etc. as they intermix songs.

 

GROUP ONE, consists of TALENT SCOUT, BILLY-O, CPT. SALVADORE FORTUNATO, ANTOINETTE FORTUNATO, with SAVED CHILD, DOCTOR, OLD EDITOR, nine year old ROGER THE NINTH (the famous Movie Critic for the New York Post) and YOUNG JOEY (in black face). They stay up stage and clean and adjust the area, with extras including CAROL (Uncle Leo’s fiancé) a VOLGARIAN, 2 CHOLOS, 4 NINJAS, and Joey’s mother and father LORETTA & RONNIE; and...

 

GROUP TWO consists of AUNT REGGIE, MARY, BILL, JOEY, UNCLE LEO, THE DON (with his cat ARCHIMEDES), also an unwitting and unwilling NURSE GINO, (who works in a monastery and is the object of Aunt Reggie’s affection).  They march back and forth down stage.

 

All this happens while UNCLE ROCCO fights his ever ongoing war with NICK, CHICO and THE DRAGON LADY in silent slow motion as they mutually stalk one another around the stage.

    

GROUP ONE

(loud)

                   Another opening, Another show...

 

GROUP TWO

(louder)

                        There’s no business like show business,

                   Like no business I know.

 

GROUP ONE

(refrain like a train)

                   Another opening... Another opening...

                                      Another opening...

 

GROUP TWO

                   Everywhere you go,

                   Show business leaves you out in the cold.

 

GROUP ONE

(refrain like a train)

                      It’s another show

 

GROUP TWO

                   You wouldn’t trade if for a pot of gold.

 

GROUP ONE & GROUP TWO

                   LET’S GO------, ON-----, WITH------, THE------,

                                                SHOW------, 

(pause)

                   YEAH !

 

UNCLE ROCCO

                        IT’S SHOW TIME !

 

AUNT REGGIE, a forty-ish, black producer / director of art films, thereupon enters in  her usual aggravated state and taps her baton on the music stand.

 

    

AUNT REGGIE

(shaking head)

                                                Ok children, let’s get started?

 

JOEY, a     9 year old screenwriter, enters stage right, unobtrusively.

 

AUNT REGGIE (CONT’D)

                                                Action

 

            GIT-FIDDLE GUS INSTRUMENTAL

JOEY

(on stage with stand up mike)

                                                Buon Giorno, mi amici,

                                                this is the COMING ATTRACTIONS about

                                                how I met the love of my life, Mary,

                                                and the time Aunt Reggie, the producer,

                                                almost got murdered by her investors.

(pause)

                                                This all took place when my somewhat

                                                dysfunctional family made a movie about

                                                the only Italian war hero they ever heard of.

(pause)

                                                It all probably started way back in time

                                                when my Aunt Reggie had me do

                                                “SHOWBOAT” in black face-

 

            GIT-FIDDLE GUS’ MUSIC FADES OUT                                              

DISSOLVE:

Spotlight YOUNG JOEY

YOUNG JOEY

(in a high pitch voice)

            Old man river,

                             T’at ole man river

                             He don’t say noth’in...

                                                                                                                               DISSOLVE:

JOEY

                                                And that’s when Mel Brooks threw Aunt

                                                Reggie outta da FUTURE PRODUCER’S GUILD.

    

MEL BROOKS (V.O.)

                                                YOU FOOL:  YOU’LL NEVER

                                      WORK IN HOBOKEN AGAIN!

 

            GIT-FIDDLE GUS PLAYS, “BOEING

 

JOEY is startled to hear MEL BROOKS’ voice and does a double take.

 

            GIT-FIDDLE GUS PLAYS, “BOEING

 

JOEY

                                                Aunt Reggie then moved to California

                                                to make art films.

(pause)

                                                A few years back my ‘utta uncle, Uncle

                                                Rocco took me to visit Aunt Reggie and as we

                                                entered the foyer’, ninjas, knives and guns

                                                came outta the woodwork. 

 

JOEY, while in a pensive stance, lifts his eyes up.

 

            GIT-FIDDLE GUS PLAYS EXCITING MUSIC

 

Spotlight following action.  UNCLE ROCCO is furiously fighting with his nemesis ninja, THE DRAGON LADY. 

 

            GIT-FIDDLE GUS PLAYS RIFT

 

THE DRAGON LADY drops her sword and exits.  A VOLGARIAN enters with a kitchen knife and thrown it at ROCCO.  It misses him and the VOLGARIAN hurriedly and wisely exits the scene.  Then a CHOLO enters .  He points his gun somewhere near ROCCO, but it misfires.  He throws it down and skid addles.

 

            GIT-FIDDLE GUS STOPS MUSIC.  STARTS AGAIN SOFTLY

 

 

 

 

 

    

JOEY

                                                That was The Dragon Lady, a Volgarian

                                                & a Cholo.  You see Uncle Rocco cut them

                                                to the quick SO BAD that they had to leave.

 

            (wipes his brow)

                                                Whew, well, me on the other hand,

                                                I found a safe place next to Aunt

                                                Reggie’s studio and...

(lifting his hand up with

a slight shake)

                                                WHAT I SAW WOULD BLOW YA’ MIND.

 

AUNT REGGIE motions to JOEY to continue the story by pointing at JOEY and moving his index finger like a tape reel in a camera.

 

 

JOEY (CONT’D)

                                                I’ll, uh... Get back to that latter...

(pause)

                                                After we had the mix-up at Aunt Reggie’s,

                                                All the family got together and decided

                                                to make a movie about this distant cousin

                                                and his wife who died in the tsunami.

 

            GIT-FIDDLE GUS PLAYS “GLI ANNI PASSEGGIANO”

 

JOEY (CONT’D)

                                                They were real heroes. 

(pause)

                                                He was a combat leader...

                                                When tragedy struck he was the

                                                first one on the scene.

(pause)

                                                For example:  When the other solders

                                                bugged-out, pel mel, he stayed and fought

                                                the enemy and saved at least twenty guys.

 

    

JOEY (CONT’D)

(pause)

                                                Others talked the talk, but he walked
                                                the walk.  He rates so well that he is

                                                alive in my memory today.

 

            GIT-FIDDLE GUS PLAYS BOMB & EXCITING MUSIC

DISSOLVE:

 

Spotlight bomb blast at hotel.  Hotel burning

 

GIT-FIDDLE GUS (V.O.)

(slowly)

                                                Gli anni passeggiano...

                                      Ancora dall'io gridano...

(shocked that he spoke Italian,

then sings slower and softer)

                                                Years stroll by...

                                      Still I cry...

 

CPT. SALVADORE FORTUNATO picks up a survivor of the bomb blasted hotel.  He has blood all over his body.  He gives the medics the wounded soldier, looks at his bloody uniform, pulls out a picture of ANTOINETTE  as we hear BILL sing “the blues”.

 

BILL (V.O. english) GIT-FIDDLE GUS (V.O. italian)

                   I have a cold shrill feeling deep down inside.

                   Sometimes the world comes crashing down

                        all around,

                   And darkness is everywhere…

                   Please turn on a light.

<beat>

                             Gli anni passeggiano...

                             Ancora dall'io gridano.

                   Years stroll by...

                   Still I cry.

 

    

            GIT-FIDDLE GUS PLAYS  & EMOTIONAL BLUES MUSIC AND FADES-OUT                 DISSOLVE:

JOEY once again relates his story.

 

JOEY

                                                And she was a fire woman who saved

                                                the lives of at least two babies...

 

            GIT-FIDDLE GUS PLAYS BURNING BUILDING BLUES MUSIC               

DISSOLVE:

 

Spotlight a fire in the background.  Fire woman ANTOINETTE FORTUNATO is on the scene.  While the fire rages in a row house ANTOINETTE carries a SAVED BABY away from the fire as MARY sings.  ANTOINETTE brings the SAVED BABY to DOCTOR who motions the OK sign.

 

            GIT-FIDDLE GUS PLAYS “GLI ANNI PASSEGGIANO”

 

ANTOINETTE acts as MARY sings to the SAVED BABY.

 

MARY (V.O. italian) and GIT-FIDDLE GUS (V.O. english)

          Ho una sensibilità blu e blu...

                   I have a blue, blue feeling...

                             Ho più profondo la sensibilità blu a voi.

                   I have the deepest blue feeling for you. 

                             Spero che lo amiate quanto quanto...

                   I hope you love me as much as…

                             L'oh bene, sapete che che cosa significo?

                   Oh well, you know what I mean?

 

            GIT-FIDDLE GUS FADES-OUT, THEN PLAYS  THE “BLUES” QUIETLY                                   

DISSOLVE:

 

AUNT REGGIE is trying to get JOEY to wind up his speech -- but to no avail, as JOEY again continues his story.

 

JOEY

                                                Anyhow, getting back to the story that

                                                will blow your mind: 

    

AUNT REGGIE hits her head with his hand.

 

JOEY (CONT’D)

                                                I see this most beautiful babe I ever

                                                seen.  And she’s trying to make this

                                                art film with Aunt Reggie.

 

As the camera pulls back from a mesmerized JOEY to a wide shot, it picks up MARY’S naked back, as she is wrapped in a towel, as she faces shirtless BILL.  The camera also picks up AUNT REGGIE and GIT-FIDDLE GUS. 

 

GUS plays “LET’S DO IT, LET’S FALL IN LOVE”, and AUNT REGGIE, MARY and BILL pantomime their art scene rehearsal.

 

            GIT-FIDDLE GUS PLAYS “LET’S DO IT” LIVELY

 

GIT-FIDDLE GUS (V.O.)

(directed to Joey & Mary)

          Birds do it, bees do it;

          Even educated flees do it --

          Let's do it, 

          Let's fall in love -- Anyone here speak English?

(more emphatic)

          In Spain the best upper  sets  do it;

          Lithuanians and Letts do it -- Sprechen Sie Deutsches?

          Lassen Sie uns es tun,

          Lassen Sie uns verlieben.

(more romantic)

          The Dutch in old Amsterdam do it,

          Not to mention the Finns --

          Folks  in  Siam   do it,

          Think of Siamese twins.

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

GIT-FIDDLE GUS (V.O.) (CONT’D)

          Some Argentines, without means  do it,

          People say in Boston even beans do it --

          Faisons-le,

          Soyons amoureux -- Parlez-vous francais?

(whispering)

          Let’s do it, let’s do it,

          Ah, ah -- oh, yeah.

         

            GIT-FIDDLE GUS CONTINUES TO PLAYS MUSIC

 

BILL

(with hands up)

                                                Wait,

 

            GIT-FIDDLE GUS STOPS MUSIC ABRUPTLY

 

BILL (CONT’D)

                                                I can’t do this.

 

AUNT REGGIE

                                                What’s the problem?

 

BILL

                                                I’m gay... I think.

 

            GIT-FIDDLE GUS PLAYS “LONG GRAY MARE VARIATION” EXCITINGLY

 

AUNT REGGIE

                                                I don’t care.  Your an actor, so...

(hand circular motions)

                                                So... act, Bill, act!

 

BILL

(surges shoulders)

                                                Well... uh... ok.

 

    

BILL puts on a his best silly Stan Laurel smile as if to say, “I think I agree”.

 

            GIT-FIDDLE GUS PROVIDES MUSICAL RIFT.

 

MARY

(waves hand)

                                                Me too-oo.  

 

            GIT-FIDDLE GUS STOPS THE MUSIC ABRUPTLY

 

AUNT REGGIE

(hands extended)

                                                Wats’a matter now?

 

MARY

                                                I just can’t do this.

 

            GIT-FIDDLE GUS PLAYS MUSIC AGAIN

 

AUNT REGGIE is fully taken aback.

 

MARY (CONT’D)

                                                I’ve never done this before.

 

AUNT REGGIE

(finger pointed at Mary)

                                                Mary X Artwell, that’s the second

                                                biggest lie I’ve ever heard.

 

            GIT-FIDDLE GUS PLAYS EXCITING MUSIC

AUNT REGGIE (CONT’D)
(hands raised shaking)

                                                Just... just... just pretend.

 

MARY

(lifts shoulders)

                                                Auntie Reggie I’m too embarrassed.

    

BILL

                                                If I am gay, it really doesn't matter. 

                                                Does it?

 

MARY wipes her brow in relief.

 

AUNT REGGIE

(shakes head sideways)

                                                Maybe you just haven’t found the right

                                                girl?

 

AUNT REGGIE realizes she has said too much and is embarrassed, and places her hand to her face, quite dramatically .

 

            GIT-FIDDLE GUS PLAYS STOPS MUSIC WITH A “BOEING

 

MARY is insulted and starts to cry.

 

            GIT-FIDDLE GUS PLAYS SAD MUSIC, THEN CONTINUES SLOWLY

 

BILL gives MARY the once-over look.  Mary looks down at BILL’S midsection and smiles.

 

BILL

                                                Maybe your right.  Maybe I do like

                                                girls after all...  I do, I do , I do... I do

<beat>

MARY is ecstatic.  She wiggles her hips.

 

            GIT-FIDDLE GUS PLAYS HAPPY MUSIC

 

JOEY

                                                I see Mary wiggle her hips to say

                                                hello.

 

MARY looks at JOEY who is off to the left side.  She smiles at him.

 

 

    

JOEY (CONT’D)

                                                And she gives her beautiful

                                                dairy’-airy’ a little shake and...

 

MARY shakes her derrière-aire.

 

JOEY (CONT’D)

                                                My goodness, I think I passed out.

(faints passing-out)

                                                I understood why God had all that

                                                begetting in The Bible, and... and...

                                                I couldn’t wait for my turn to start

                                                begett’en.

<beat>

            GIT-FIDDLE GUS PLAYS STOPS MUSIC WITH A “BOEING”

 

JOEY (CONT’D)

                                                CHE BELLA ! - I HAD JUST DIS-

                                                COVERED THE MEANING OF LIFE.

 

            GIT-FIDDLE GUS PLAYS “GLI ANNI PASSEGGIANO”

 

Change camera angle to center MARY and JOEY as they gaze in each other’s eyes.  Then C.U. MARY and JOEY as they sing with GIT-FIDDLE GUS.

 

GIT-FIDDLE GUS (V.O.), MARY & JOEY

                             Gli anni passeggiano...

                   All the love in this world is all the love in my

                         heart for you.

                   The kisses of the night, I give to you, my dear.

                        Now that I have you, I am complete.

            I have a star for you.

<beat>

                             Gli anni passeggiano...

                             Ed ancora mi desiderare ardentemente per voi.

                   Years stroll by...

                   And still I ardently yearn for you.

    

            GIT-FIDDLE GUS PLAYS “GLI ANNI PASSEGGIANO” INSTRUMENTAL

 

View JOEY with AUNT REGGIE’s face off to the side.

 

JOEY (CONT’D)

                                                So you see, I had to make that babe

                                                mine.  That’s when I decided to be a

                                                real sophisticate.  I said to myself, “Self                                                                       from now on:  I am not the me I used to

                                                be, I’m not the man I used to be, I used

                                                to be... I used to be...  I know, I’ll tell her:                                                                      “I USED TO BE ITALIAN!”

 

            GIT-FIDDLE GUS PLAYS EXCITING RIFT FROM “GLI ANNI PASSEGGIANO”

 

AUNT REGGIE

(hand covering left

part of head and eye)

                                                Do you think anyone will want to see

                                                our movie?

 

JOEY

(hand extended)

                                                Yeah, because... because it is a love

                                                story about me and Mary... and how

                                                we made a real movie in spite of the

                                                fact that she is the only “X” rated

                                                movie star who NEVER took her

                                                clothes off.

 

AUNT REGGIE

                                                Say wha...?

 

JOEY

                                                THIS IS AN ACTION-MUSICAL-COMEDY about:

                                                            UNO-

                                                The time I pursued actress Mary X Artwell.

                                                            DUE-

 

    

JOEY (CONT’D)

                                                Uncle Rocco battled the Dragon Lady.

                                                            E TRE-

                                                And while you, my dear AUNT REGGIE,

                                                try to rebuild your shattered life,

                                                the cinematic epic of the ONLY Italian

                                                war hero may never be made.

 

AUNT REGGIE

                                                Can you say that in ten words or less?

 

JOEY

(hand extended)

                                                Yeah, THE GODFATHER HITS HIS

                                                FUNNY BONE...

(pause)

                                                AS THE LONDON PHILHARMONIC

                                                PLAYS THE LOVE THEME. 

                                                How ‘bout tat?

 

GIT-FIDDLE GUS angrily makes his way to center stage.

 

GIT-FIDDLE GUS

                                                London Phil, my ass!

 

            GIT-FIDDLE GUS PLAYS LOUD RIFT

 

GIT-FIDDLE GUS (CONT’D)

(head upward, hand

adjusting right side of hair)

                                                I’m ready now, for my money, Ms. Demille.

<beat>

 

AUNT REGGIE shakes her head, then AUNT REGGIE begrudgingly gives him two subway tokens.  She pinches his cheek.

 

AUNT REGGIE

                                                FA BENE.

    

Enter TALENT SCOUT  with a contract and pen in hand.  He grabs GIT-FIDDLE GUS by the arm.  They saunter toward their exit as GIT-FIDDLE GUS waves good-by to AUNT REGGIE.

 

GIT-FIDDLE GUS

                                                HOARY FOR HOLLYWOOD,

                                                Ra- te- ta- te- ta-, Bolly Wood

 

Musical interlude...

 

AUNT REGGIE

                                                Get back in your cubby, the

                                                gig’s not over.

 

GIT-FIDDLE GUS goes back to his instruments and TALENT SCOUT exit brokenhearted.

 

AUNT REGGIE and JOEY are startled.

 

<CLOSE and OPEN CURTAIN>

Reprise - farewells and bows of cast members as thhey sing, “Let’s do it” (english) as the actor’s credits role.

 

ALL

          Birds do it, bees do it;

          Even educated flees do it --

          Let's do it, 

          Let's fall in love.

 

          In Spain the best upper  sets  do it;

          Lithuanians and Letts do it --

          Let’s do it,

          Let’s fall in love.

 

          The Dutch in old Amsterdam do it,

          Not to mention the Finns --

          Folks  in  Siam   do it,

          Think of Siamese twins.

    

          Some Argentines, without means  do it,

          People say in Boston even beans do it --

          Let’s do it,

          Let’s fall in love.

 

ROGER THE NINTH is the last actor on stage.

 

CAPTION:                              Roger the Ninth

                        Movie Critic for THE NEW YORK POST

 

ROGER THE NINTH

                                                Thanks to Mary’s happy ending, I

                                                gave the Italian Opera a bottoms-up.

(pause)

                                                Coming Soon is how these buffoons

                                                did it.  And it’s sure to be a:

                                                ”MOVIE MAYHEM!”

 

Enter BILL-O to center stage bringing ROGER THE NINTH a gigantic plate of pasta.

 

BILLY-O

                                      If you truly want to know,

                                                It all began three years ago...

 

Role production credits as the cast sings, “Another Opening, Like Show Business”

 

The cast takes down the lights, amps, curtains, etc. as they intermix songs.

 

GROUP ONE, consists of TALENT SCOUT, GIT-FIDDLE GUS, BILLY-O, CPT. SALVADORE FORTUNATO, ANTOINETTE FORTUNATO, with SAVED CHILD, OLD EDITOR, NICK, CHICO, with extras CAROL, LORETTA, and RONNIE, A VOLGARIAN, 2 CHOLOS, 4 NINJAS; and...

 

GROUP TWO consists of AUNT REGGIE, MARY, BILL, JOEY, UNCLE LEO, THE DON (with his cat ARCHIMEDES), and NURSE GINO.  They march back and forth down stage.

 

All this happens while THE DRAGON LADY helps UNCLE ROCCO fight with ROGER THE NINTH and YOUNG JOEY.

 

    

GROUP ONE

(loud)

                   Another opening,

 

GROUP TWO

(louder)

                        There’s no business.

 

 

GROUP ONE

(refrain like a train)

                   Another opening... Another opening...

 

GROUP TWO

                   Like show business,

 

GROUP ONE

(refrain like a train)

                      It’s Another----- Another----- Another-----

 

ALL

                   LET’S GO------, ON-----, WITH------, THE------,

                                                SHOW-------,  

(pause)

                   YEAH !

 

The final credit is:           COMING SOON

                                      I USED TO BE ITALIAN!

                                           MOVIE MAYHEM

 

While presenting the final credit, fade to black, and keep final credit on for ten seconds.                                     

 

 

 

 

 

     

APPENDIX 

 

Gli anni passeggiano...

 

(Years stroll by...)

 

The love theme from

 

I USED TO BE ITALIAN!

 

By

 

Thomas Joseph DiSalvio

 

 

(music by Robert L Wyatt)

 

 

® © 2005 Thomas J. DiSalvio

 

Gli anni passeggiano...

Ancora dall'io gridano.

 

Years stroll by...

Still I cry.

-----------------------------------

Ho una sensibilità stridula fredda in profondità giù all'interno.

A volte il mondo viene arrestandosi giù tutto l'intorno,

E la nerezza è dappertutto...

Per favore accendiamo una luce.

 

I have a cold shrill feeling deep down inside.

Sometimes the world comes crashing down all around,

And darkness is everywhere…

Please turn on a light.

-------------------------

 

    

Gli anni passeggiano...

Ancora dall'io gridano.

 

Years stroll by...

Still I cry.

-----------------------------------

 

Ho una sensibilità blu e blu...

Ho più profondo la sensibilità blu a voi.

Spero che lo amiate quanto quanto...

L'oh bene, sapete che che cosa significo?

 

I have a blue, blue feeling.…

I have the deepest blue feeling for you. 

I hope you love me as much as…

Oh well, you know what I mean?

----------------------

Gli anni passeggiano...

Ancora dall'io gridano

 

Years stroll by...

Still I cry.

-----------------------------------

Tutto l'amore in questo mondo è tutto da amare nel mio

cuore per voi.

Tutti i baci nel mondo, sono per voi, il mio amore.

Prima io conosca voi, non ho conosciuto tutta la gioia

che io mancassi.

Vi ho la sensibilità blu più profonda.

 

All the love in this world is all the love in my heart for

you.

All the kisses in the world, are for you, my love.

Before I knew you, I have not known all the joy that I

lacked.

I have the deepest blue feeling for you.  

------------------------------

    

Gli anni passeggiano...

Ancora dall'io gridano

 

Years stroll by...

Still I cry.

----------------------------

 

Tutto l'amore in questo mondo è tutto da amare nel mio

cuore per voi.

I baci della notte, dò voi, il mio caro.

Ora che li ho che sono completo.

Ho una stella per ti

 

All the love in this world is all the love in my heart for

you.

The kisses of the night, I give to you, my dear.

Now that I have you, I am complete.

I have a star for you!

--------------------------

 

Gli anni passeggiano...

Ed ancora mi desiderare ardentemente per voi.

 

Years stroll by...

And still I ardently yearn for you.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

APPENDIX 2

 

“Let’s do it”

by

Cole Porter  (     1928)

 

adapted by

Thomas Joseph DiSalvio

     (music by Robert L Wyatt)

 

          Birds do it, bees do it;

          Even educated flees do it --

          Let's do it, 

          Let's fall in love -- Anyone here speak English?

(more emphatic)

          In Spain the best upper  sets  do it;

          Lithuanians and Letts do it -- Sprechen Sie Deutsches?

          Lassen Sie uns es tun,

          Lassen Sie uns verlieben --

(more romantic)

          The Dutch in old Amsterdam do it,

          Not to mention the Finns --

          Folks  in  Siam   do it,

          Think of Siamese twins.

 

          Some Argentines, without means  do it,

          People say in Boston even beans do it --

          Faisons-le,

          Soyons amoureux -- Parlez-vous francais?

 

 

 

    

(whispering)

          Let’s do it, let’s do it,

          Ah, ah -- oh, yeah.

 

          Birds do it, bees do it;

          Even educated flees do it --

          Let's do it, 

          Let's fall in love.

 

          In Spain the best upper  sets  do it;

          Lithuanians and Letts do it --

          Let’s do it,

          Let’s fall in love.

 

          The Dutch in old Amsterdam do it,

          Not to mention the Finns --

          Folks  in  Siam   do it,

          Think of Siamese twins.

 

          Some Argentines, without means  do it,

          People say in Boston even beans do it --

          Let’s do it,

          Let’s fall in love.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

APPENDIX 3

 

“ANOTHER OPENING, LIKE SHOW BUSINESS”

 

(excerpts from Cole Porter & Irving Berlin)

 

adapted by

 

THOMAS JOSEPH DISALVIO

 

(music by Robert L Wyatt)

 

                        Another opening, Another show...

 

                        There’s no business like show business,

                   Like no business I know.

 

(refrain like a train)

                   Another opening... Another opening...

                                      Another opening...

 

                   Everywhere you go,

                   Show business leaves you out in the cold.

 

(refrain like a train)

                      It’s another show

 

                   You wouldn’t trade if for a pot of gold.

 

 

                   LET’S GO------, ON-----, WITH------, THE------,

                                                SHOW------, 

 

                   YEAH !

 

 

    

                   Another opening,

 

                        There’s no business.

 

(refrain like a train)

                   Another opening... Another opening...

 

                   Like show business,

 

(refrain like a train)

                      It’s Another----- Another----- Another-----

 

                   LET’S GO------, ON-----, WITH------, THE------,

 

                   SHOW-------, 

 

                   YEAH !

 

                   T’AT OLE MAN RIVER,

 

                   HE JUST KEEPS ROLL’IN ALONG!

 

                   IT’S SHOW TIME...

 

contact info:

Thomas Joseph DiSalvio

tomdme@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

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