Friday, December 19, 2014

Seventeen -Heathers the Musical

Here's a rather new one I hope at least some people know or join! Thanks to my Broadway radio station I have become rather well acquainted with Heathers the Musical, which is the musical adaptation of the 1988 high-school cult classic movie Heathers. Essentially, Heathers was the original Mean Girls...but with a much darker plot. I fully invite you all to check out the movie if you've never seen it (available on Netflix Instant or you know, somewhere on the internet) as it's pretty great. The musical is actually not half bad either, which given my general distrust of movie-to-musical adaptations is saying quite a bit. In this number Veronica (or main hero) desperately wants the life of a normal seventeen year old with her (sociopath) boyfriend, JD, given all the drama and tragedy they have experienced (no spoilers, I promise!). It's a love power ballad if I ever heard one, and I'm looking for a JD to sing with me...gentlemen? or awesome gender-bending ladies? 
Here are the lyrics:


VERONICA: 
Fine, we’re damaged
Really damaged
But that does not make us wise
We’re not special, we’re not different
We don’t choose who lives or dies
Let’s be normal, see bad movies
Sneak a beer and watch tv
We’ll bake brownies or go bowling
Don’t you want a life with me?
Can we be seventeen?
That’s all I want to do
If you could let me in
I could be good with you

VERONICA: People hurt us

JD: Or they vanish

VERONINCA: And you’re right that really blows
But we let go, 

JD: take a deep breath

VERONICA: Then go buy some summer clothes
We’ll go camping 

JD: play some poker

VERONICA: And we’ll eat some chili fries
Maybe prom night


JD: Maybe dancing

BOTH
Don't stop looking my eyes (Your eyes)
Can we be seventeen
Is that so hard to do?
If you could let me in
I could be good with you
Let us be seventeen
If we still got the right
So what’s it gonna be
I wanna be with you (Wanna be with you)
I wanna be with you tonight

VERONICA:
Yeah we’re damaged,
JD: Badly damaged

BOTH: But your love’s too good to lose

VERONICA: Hold me tighter

JD: Even closer

VERONICA: I’ll stay if I’m what you choose
JD: Can we be seventeen?
VERONICA: Cause I am what you choose
JD: If we still got the right
VERONICA: Cause you’re the one I choose
JD: You’re the one I choose

BOTH: You’re the one I choose.

Here's that scene from the show, starring Barrett Wilbert Weed (whose voice is to die for!) and Dan Domenech. The song starts at about 2:40:

And here's a video with the lyrics:

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