Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! Page #4

But you know something,

though?

I knew you were gonna

change your mind.

Then you knew

more than I did, kid.

First thing we gotta do

is put together a new band.

What's the matter

with my old band?

Not much.

What you need

is drums, keyboard and a new bass player.

That's it.

He's just playing for some kids now,

but I saw him last week at...

Yeah, I know.

He was good.

(CROWD CHEERING)

Hey, buddy.

How you doing?

Rick tells me

you're looking for a serious dude.

I should tell you,

I'm never serious, except with these.

Good. He'll do.

DJ ON RADIO:

Hitting the number two spot

on the Radio and Records

music charts this week

is the first single

off the Eddie Wilson mystery tapes.

Now, here's the big news.

Our friends at Satin Records

have upped their offer to 100,000 big ones.

That's $100,000

to anybody who has proof

as to who's playing backup

on this Eddie Wilson mystery tape series.

Now, let's do some cruising,

just you and me.

(EMOTIONAL STORM PLAYING)

Okay. Quinn,

I'd like you to meet Joe West.

How you doing, man?

Okay.

Rick's been scouting you

for a couple weeks.

He tells me

you're thinking about joining another band.

What sort of music

are we talking about?

The real kind, man.

In.

(PIANO PLAYING)

You think he'll fit

in our band?

He'll fit in my band.

He plays six instruments.

I heard him.

I couldn't care less

if he played 60 instruments.

(SHUSHING)

Look at the guy,

he's a goofball.

Look at the vest

he's wearing.

I mean, a clown wouldn't be caught

dead wearing a vest like that.

He don't play

with his vest, man.

(SHUSHING)

(ROCK MUSIC PLAYING)

Yeah. Solid, man.

Stewart!

You're lagging, man.

I know. I'm sorry.

Charlie, you're all

over the place, man.

Bring it in.

We ain't in the pocket, guys.

It's coming.

He'll get it.

No, man.

What is that?

You said,

"Play more intense!"

Louder ain't more intense.

Then what is?

What is more intense?

I was in the desert once,

out in the middle of nowhere,

absolutely nowhere.

Just me,

the sand and silence.

But if you know what to listen for,

it ain't silent out there.

I heard a music out there

I never heard before.

In the silence.

That's what

I'm after, kid.

That's intense.

You dig down deep

and touch something like that,

people are gonna listen.

They'll listen to you

because you got something to say!

Not just something

to show.

You understand?

Yeah, I think I know

what you're talking about.

If you've just joined us,

our guest tonight is Wendy Green.

Miss Green

claims to be married

to the legendary

rock star, Eddie Wilson.

Now, let me

get this straight.

You've been married

to Eddie Wilson for the last 10 years.

That's right.

But when he died,

Eddie Wilson was single.

Oh, my Eddie,

he didn't die.

And you have two kids by him.

Eddie Jr. and Edwina.

(PEOPLE LAUGHING)

Let's go to phone calls

from our viewers

with questions or comments

for our guest.

WOMAN:
Hi.

I think that woman's crazy.

I mean, Eddie and I, we've been

together since I met him in Vegas.

And we got three kids.

Oh, no.

Wherever Eddie Wilson is,

I sure hope this

album goes platinum

so he can support

all these children.

Let's take another call.

Man, we gotta go

on the road and get some exposure.

We gotta practice.

Well, that's all

part of it.

No. That's all of it.

We need, like,

six months, man.

Forget the road.

We can't.

I already made

some bookings for us.

What?

We're supposed to leave

tomorrow morning.

Who the hell

do you think you are, booking us?

Well, I was doing it

for the band.

I'll decide

what the band needs.

You learn to play

your damned guitar!

Okay, fine.

Well, what do you

guys think?

I don't know, man.

Joe's right.

We gotta practice.

Our music's not bad.

But, you know,

you need an audience to make music work.

Without nobody to listen,

you might as well play for yourself.

Hilton, the kid's

in such a rush.

RICK:
What's the matter

with that, man?

Hey, a man in a rush

starts taking shortcuts.

And I won't

shortcut the music.

Okay, fine.

I'll cancel

all the dates.

All right,

wait a minute.

We'll go on the road,

to practice.

Let's get on

with the music.

(TIRES SCREECHING)

QUINN:
Whoa, whoa.

Fix those

brakes sometime.

You animals!

Hey, pal.

Rick, what's up?

What took you so long?

All right, brother.

Let me give you a hand with that.

Got it?

Hey, man,

what's going on? What do you mean?

She's not coming

with us, is she?

She's coming with me.

Man, I got no room!

Make room.

Hey, Hilton,

how you doing, man? Not bad.

Make room.

Cajun band, play this tune

(CHATTERING)

Hey, Joe.

For luck, man.

Thanks, man.

Ladies and gentlemen,

Rock Solid!

(CROWD CHEERING)

I got smokestack lightning

running through my veins

Trouble hanging

round my neck just like a ball and chain

Gotta be more than

this to being alive

Everyday spitting

out nine to five

Every night running

all over this town just feeling no pain

I got a hunger

and a cold desire

Someday,

it's gonna take me higher

Just another small flame

Just running

through the fire

Just another

small flame

Just running

through the fire

Running through the fire

Baby, it's gonna get hot

Running through the fire

Honey,

if you're ready or not

Running through

the fire

Honey,

any way you turn

Running through

the fire

Baby, you're gonna

get burned

(CROWD CHEERING)

Come on!

I'm rolling down

the alleyway heading for the neon lights

I got a soul full of struggling

need a little mercy tonight

This world's asking

just a little too much

Honey, I need your

loving tender touch

Just move your

body close to mine make everything all right

I got a hunger

and cold desire

Someday,

it's gonna take me higher

Just another small flame

Just running

through the fire

Just another small flame

Just running

through the fire

Running through

the fire

Baby,

it's gonna get hot

Running through

the fire

Honey,

if you're ready or not

Running through the fire

Baby,

any way you turn

Running through

the fire

Baby,

you're gonna get burned

(SAXOPHONE PLAYING)

Running through the fire

Honey, it's gonna get hot

Running through

the fire

Baby, if you're ready or not

Running through

the fire

Honey, any way you turn

Running through

the fire

Baby,

you're gonna get burned

Running through

the fire

Baby, it's gonna get hot

Running through

the fire

Honey,

if you're ready or not

Running through

the fire

Honey, any way you turn

Running through

the fire

Baby,

you're gonna get burned

Yeah!

All right!

All right!

All right!

All right, now,

it's time to introduce the band.

On bass, Quinn Quinley.

Keyboard,

Stewart Fairbanks.

Drums, "Sexy"

Charlie Tanzie.

Lead guitar,

Rick Diesel.

Saxophone,

Hilton Overstreet.

I'm Joe West.

There was a time

You had no need

for rhythm or rhyme

And the world seemed

so wild and so free

You just wrapped

yourself up in a dream

Tell Tony Eddie

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