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Bad Dreams RehearsalColin: Why don't you, er, just, er... sing the words that you had for that, Dennis? I thought they were frightfully good. Den: Okay. (Starts to play guitar.) It's quite difficult to sing and play. Colin: It's a love song, is it? It's very moving. (Den continues to play.) Vim: Are those the words then? Den: No, I'm just getting into it! I'll have to start again now. (Stops playing.) Colin: Shhhhh! Quiet! (Den starts playing again.) Spider: That's the old number we used to do... Colin: Quiet! Be QUIET! Vim: It's very Status Quo, isn't it? Den: (sings) Bad dreams are keeping me awake at night. Bad dreams, I think I'm gonna turn on the light. Bad dreams, wish that they'd go away. Bad dreams, here comes the beast again! Colin: That's nice. Vim: What? Den: Nightmare, ....ing to me all night long. Nightmare, duh duh duh duh duh strong. Colin: Some words there, obviously. Den: Nightmare, duh duh duh... I'll start again. Colin: What do you think, Vim? Den: Bad dreams are keeping me awake at night... Colin: (joining in) Bad dreams are keeping me... turn on the light. Den: Bad dreams, how long are they gonna go on? Colin: I don't know... Den: Nightmare! Look out, here comes the beast again! Colin: Oooooooohhh! Ouch, bite, bite! (Den stops playing.) Vim: And you all like that song, do you? Colin: Well, we thought it had... Den: I'll play it again, shall I? Vim: No, don't... Den: (Starts playing) Bad dreams... Vim: No, Den, don't play it again, or I'll break your guitar. (Den stops playing.) Colin: Careful, Alan. Vim: Alright. I think the only bit that's worth salvaging is the bit where you're not playing the guitar, and you say "Here comes the beast again." Den: Oh, right, just (sings) "Bad dreams..." Vim: No! None of that! All that's rubbish. Just "Here comes the beast again" is actually quite good. Den: (sings) Here comes the beast again! Vim: Yeah. Colin: Yeah, did you notice there was... Vim: There was the nub of a song in there. Den: Nightmare! Here comes the beast again! Vim: No... yeah, that's quite good. If I sang it, that would be quite good. Den: And you could have, like, screaming on it. Vin: (sings) Nightmare! Here comes the beast again! Den: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH! Like that. Vim: Have you hurt yourself, Den? Den: No. Vim: Oh. Colin: There was a bit where I did a bit of a scream, a sort of "Uuuuurgh!" thing. Did you notice that? Vim: No. Colin: Well, it was... I thought it was... Vim: Do you want to give it to me one more time? Colin: Yes, it comes just after the beast bit, actually... (Den starts to play again.) Vim: No! Don't play the fucking music one more time. Den: (stops playing) I thought you said give it to you one more time? Vim: No, just his scream. Den: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH! Vim: No, not your scream! Colin's scream! Colin: No, my come scream... my scream comes after him. Vim: Oh, alright. Den: So we'll do mine first. Colin: Right. Well, why don't you go from... Den: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH! Colin: Den, why don't you go from the verse before that? Den: Oh no, I was doing it so that you could... Colin: No, no, but go from the verse before that, then I'll know where I am and what feeling I have. (Den starts to play.) Colin: Nightmare, look out, put on the light again, all that... Yeah, la di la... Sing the words, sing the words! Den: (stops playing) Nightmare! Colin: That's it. Den: Here comes the beast again! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH! Spider: Do you know, I think we might have a... we might get a song together... Vim: Hang on, hang on... Den: Oh Spider, that was where his scream was gonna come! Colin: No, I was actually going to do the scream then, but Spider came in too early. Vim: Just do it from "Nightmare"... Den: Nightmare! Colin: No, well... Den: Here comes the beast again! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH! Colin: I was wanting to go from the verse before that. Vim: No, you're supposed to scream then, aren't you? Den: Oh no! Colin: Yes, but could we go from the verse before? I have to know what kind of feeling I'm in. Could we just go from the verse... I'm awfully sorry. It won't take much time. Vim: Alright. (Den starts again.) Colin: Nightmare, I'm going to turn on the light again Nightmare, I'm going to turn... Den: (stops playing) Here comes the beast again! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH! Colin: Uuuuuuuuuuuuuurgh! That's the one I was talking about. What do you think? Vim: What, that's where you're going to do the scream? Colin: No, that WAS the scream. And I thought it sounded rather frightening. Vim: Well... just give it to us solo. Colin: Well... Vim: On the count of four. Colin: No, I don't think I... Vim: One, two, three, four. Colin: Alan... I don't think I can just go into it like that. I need the verse... could you start from the verse before the scream again? (Den starts again.) Colin: Nightmare, I'm going to turn on the light again. Nightmare, here comes the nightmare again... Scream! I'm going to turn on the light again, nightmare... Den: (stops playing) AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH! Colin: And this... there's this... Spider: (singing quietly) Nightmare... gonna turn on the light again... nightmare, gonna turn it on again... ye-eah... Colin: This is awfully funny, but... Spider: AAAAAARGH! Colin: Spider, could you... sit up a bit? Spider: Nightmare, gonna turn it on again... turn on the light again... Den: Somebody put Spider on his chair. Colin: Could somebody tap him or something? Er, I'm... Spider, hello! Spider: Hello! Colin: Are you alright? Spider: What? Colin: Your eyes are sort of... looking in opposite... (Barely stifled laughter.) Spider: Nightmare, nightmare... turn the light on again... Den: Oh no. Spider: It's good that, innit? I think I'm just getting it. Do you want me to sing this one, Den? Den: Okay. (Starts playing.) Spider: (sings completely out of time) Nightmare, I think I'm going, er, turn, er, turn on the light again... and I'm gonna, erm, going out, turn on the light again, you know... make a cup of tea. Den: (stops playing) Nightmare! Here comes the beast again! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH! Colin: Uuuuuuuuurgh! There! I did it again. What do you think? Vim: I think it's a bloody horrible smell. |