music by Dana P. Rowe
book and lyrics by John Dempsey
SCENE 2 - The Newsroom of Exposé Magazine
#10 THAT'S THE BEAT FOR ME
EDDIE
"EXPOSÉ,"
CRIES THE USA,
AND THE HYPOCRITES KEEP LOW.
NOTHING IN THE BILL OF RIGHTS
SUPERSEDES THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT TO KNOW.
WHERE THERE'S A SCANDAL ON THE RISE
I'LL BE AROUND TO SCRUTINIZE,
PRINTING THE FACTS BEHIND THE LIES --
THAT'S THE BEAT FOR ME!
"HAVE YOU HEARD?"
SINGS A LITTLE BIRD
WHO WHISPERS IN MY EAR.
SOME MOVIE STAR WAS SPOTTED AT A MOTEL 6
WITH A WELL KNOWN MOUSEKETEER!
CELEBRITY HEROS, CLEAN AS WAX,
OR HOLLYWOOD NYMPHOMANIACS?
AMERICA NEED TO KNOW THE FACTS --
THAT'S THE BEAT FOR ME!
(to a group of entering SECRETARIES)
You're late!
SECRETARIES
Sorry.
EDDIE
COLLEAGUES SOMETIMES CALL ME TRASH.
HEY, SOMETIMES I AGREE.
GIVE ME PSYCHO KILLER MOMS
AND I'M IN ECSTASY.
ALL THE DIRT THAT'S FIT TO FLING;
THAT'S MY STRATEGY!
SECRET DESIRES OF MAN AND WIFE,
PRIVATE AFFAIRS AND PUBLIC STRIFE.
TAMER THAN "PLAYBOY" BUT BIGGER THAN "LIFE" --
THAT'S THE BEAT FOR ME!
JOSH
(running in)
Eddie Flagrante?!!
EDDIE
Coffee. No sugar, no cream. Black, black, black. Something
strong and ancient. I wanna taste the grounds, you got me?
JOSH
No, but that's not why...
EDDIE
Oh, yeah! And a donut...something with sprinkles would be nice.
JOSH
Mr. Flagrante, don't you remember me? Josh, from Enrico Fermi High.
EDDIE
Oh, yeah! Cub reporter from the "Fermi Gazette." Hey, kid I
wanted to thank you for the dirt on that hood who took the dive into the
nuclear plant. Great story! Huge story! Important!
Tragic! Passionate! Off the stands by noon.
JOSH
Well, it ain't over yet. He's back!
EDDIE
He's back? What are you talking about? He's dead. He
was buried at sea, in international waters.....
JOSH
He's come back from the dead. Jonny Warner is a Nuclear Zombie!
EDDIE
A Teenage Nuclear Zombie! Are you serious about this?
JOSH
Would I make this up?
EDDIE
I smell paydirt! Hey, you wanna be a reporter, right, kid?
Well, what are you standing around for? We got us a story to crack!
EDDIE/JOSH/COPY BOYS/SECRETARIES
TAMER THAN "PLAYBOY" BUT BIGGER THAN "LIFE" --
EDDIE
THAT'S THE BEAT FOR ME!
JOSH/SECRETARIES/COPY BOYS
WARTS AND ALL,
WHO'S THE MAN TO CALL
WHEN A STORY REARS ITS HEAD?
EDDIE
ME! ME! ME!
JOSH/SECRETARIES/COPY BOYS
SENATORS AND PROSTITUTES AND PRISON GUARDS...
EDDIE
AND NOW THE WALKING DEAD!
JOSH/SECRETARIES/COPY BOYS
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH!
EDDIE
"LOVESICK SENIOR IN THE GREEN?"
JOSH/SECRETARIES/COPY BOYS
NAW!
EDDIE
"THE MIRACLE OF THE TOXIC TEEN!"
JOSH/SECRETARIES/COPY BOYS
YEAH!
ALL
ALL IN EXPOSÉ MAGAZINE --
EDDIE
THAT'S THE BEAT FOR...
MEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
ALL
YEAH!
YEAH!
YEAH!
YEAH! |
