Jersey Boys Page #4

I can arrange a sit-down.

I handle the sit-downs.

Keep taking care of the pins.

Tommy, the kid's a genius.

You're gonna thank me for this.

And don't forget:

I discovered him.

Yeah, that Joe Pesci.

The film actor. Who knew?

I played the thing down about Gaudio.

I like to keep my game face on.

But in here, bells are going off big time.

Some kid from outta nowhere

who sings, plays and writes?

Come on. You sign him up, man.

You just hit the trifecta.

Bobby, listen.

Three Lovers looking for a fourth.

- Who?

- The Three Lovers.

They got rid of this yutz who was

doing monkey songs or some sh*t.

- Ha, ha, ha. That's funny.

- Funny how?

No, I-

Look, why are you telling me this?

Because I told him

you're a freaking genius.

Hey. Don't forget. I discovered you.

Good. Uh, look, I'm in the middle

of something right now, okay?

- Are you kidding me? Let's go.

- Now?

Yeah. No, next week. Yeah, we gotta go.

I'm in the mood for love

Simply because you're near me

Joey, come on.

This is like for my grandparents.

Wait. Will you relax?

Trust me.

I'm in the mood for Rove

There I g0, there I go, there f g0

There I go

Pretty baby, you are the soul

Who snaps my control

Such a funny thing

But every time I'm near you

I never can behave

You give me a smile

And then I'm wrapped up in your magic

I heard them all:

Jackie Wilson, Johnny Mathis,

Dinah Washington.

But I never heard a voice

like Frankie Valli's.

After 30 seconds...

...I know I need to write for this voice.

I'm in the mod for

Love

All right.

Thank you, ladies and gentlemen.

- Right?

- Yeah.

Hey, fellas.

Fabulous. Man, what a set.

Bob Gaudio, the guy I was talking about.

Tommy DeVit0, Bobby. I run the group.

You're out late, huh?

I was telling him about how you

guys were looking for a-

Joey. Don't get overexcited, huh?

Yeah, sorry.

Nick Masai, Frankie Valli,

Bob- What is it?

- Gaudio. Hi.

- Where you from?

Uh, Bergenfield.

Somebody said you write?

I told you. "Short Shorts."

Number two with a bullet.

Sorry. Shut up, Joey.

All right, call me.

We'll set up a meet.

Hey, come on-

Kid's here, we're here, let's do it.

Yeah, Tommy, he's got a new one.

This stuff just pours out of him.

I'm just saying.

All right, do what you do.

Thank you.

I cried for you

Now cry for me

No, no, I don't love you anymore

Cry for me

Well, you had your fun

Don'! go, baby

With someone new

Don'! go, baby

Gin, now you want me m take you back

Don'! go, baby

We're all through

'Cause now ('m leaving

No, no, make believin'

You made a fool of me

So now I'm leaving you

I:

Love you so

Don'! go, baby

Much more than you? ever know

Don'! go, baby

Bu! you just cheated and you lied

Don'! go, baby

Go on and cry {or me

Well, you knew it from the start

Someday you'd' break my heart

New we're ail through

Go on and

- So CUP'

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- Cry for me

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'For me baby'?

Won? you on; for me, baby'?

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- Just the way I cried for you

- Cry, cry

Won? you on; for me, baby'?

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- Just the way I cried over you

43,3,

- Go on and cry

Cf)'

For me

Cry for me

Ooh, ee, ooh, ee, ooh

Right? Yeah.

Give us a minute, all right?

- Yeah. Thank you.

What do you think?

Well, I don't know.

He writes and he sounds great.

What do you think, Tommy?

Thanks.

- Hi.

- Hi. Hi.

Hi. Um. So I was just wondering if, um...

Who's, like, the girl in yoursong?

I mean, do you have a girlfriend?

Oh, no. No. It's any girl, ifs every girl.

It's what T.S. Eliot calls

"the objective correlative."

I felt like you were singing to me.

You're not from around here, are you?

Probably somewhere really exotic,

though.

Like Europe.

All right, we gotta talk.

- Oh, yeah.

- Hey, ladies.

- Hi, how are you?

- So good.

Good. I'll tell you what.

I'm gonna shut my eyes,

and I'm gonna count to three.

When I open them, you're gonna disappear.

Ready? One. Two. Three.

- And they're gone.

- Heh.

So you got an agent? A manager?

Somebody does your deals?

It's okay. You can talk to me.

- You sure?

- Yeah.

Tell you what. We're gonna

hire you on a trial basis, all right?

Let's say three weeks, $25 a week

and we see how it goes.

- Oh, that's not gonna work.

- And why not?

I was thinking I would come in equal.

Really?

Plus, I retain publishing on anything I write.

And we can work out a favored nations

on any mechanical and ancillary rights.

Excuse me a minute.

- Forget it.

- Why?

He wants a four-way split. In his dreams.

Well, Tommy, this kid's good.

You think this kid is the golden goose?

He wrote one f***ing song.

Gonna cut him in equal?

There's a million out there.

Where?

- Where what?

- The million guys. Where?

- Can I just say something here?

- No.

- Tommy, I like him.

- You got a hard-on for this kid?

Look at him. He can't drink,

he can't smoke.

He ain't never been laid before.

What good is he?

You think he's green, take him under your wing

like you did with me.

You want to cut him in equal?

If it works, there'll be enough for everybody.

If it doesn't, what's the difference?

I'll tell you what, we don't need a keyboard.

That's my decision. That's the end of it.

All right. Then go get another lead singer.

What'd you say?

I said get yourself another lead singer.

What's the matter with you?

What you want, a f***ing smack? Huh?

What is this?

Oh, I see.

All right.

I'll tell you what.

We cut him in equal and it goes up in smoke,

don't f***ing blame me, all right?

- You all right with this?

- Yeah. Let's give it a try.

I'm gonna deal with you later.

What did I do?

Gaudio.

- Yeah?

Come here.

You're in the group.

Oh.

Great. Thank you. Thanks.

Let's grab a drink.

Music business is a jungle, kid.

You need anything, come to me, all right'?

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- Any time, any place.

- Yeah.

What's your shoe size?

Um...

Ten and a half.

All right. Come over the house

some time. I'll straighten you out.

- So, what size are you again?

Ten and a half.

Ten and a half.

Look at this. Right here. Meant to be.

What?

Uh...

Tommy, this is one shoe.

Yeah, it's a left.

Yeah, that's how they ship them. The lefts.

Then a couple of weeks later,

different dock, from Italy, the rights.

The rights are coming in next week.

Tommy, I got enough shoes. Really.

Thank you. I got them.

You want something for your mother,

maybe a nice fur coat?

- Maybe some pearls?

- The pearls are gone.

- Gone? You moved the pearls?

- Yeah, yesterday.

- What'd you do, a Nicky Special?

- Yeah.

Get her a coat, a nice blazer.

Tommy, look, look.

No stolen goods, all right?

Stolen goods?

What, are you kidding me'?

- These fell off a truck.

- Big truck.

Look at this kid. Saint Bobby over here,

Nicky, huh, looking down on all of us.

Oh.

This kid.

All right, I'll tell you what. Let's have a toast.

To the group.

Thank you.

There you go. Right to the top.

Chin-chin. A hundred years.

- Cheers.

- Eyes, eyes.

Eyes, Nicky.

I'm gonna jinx the whole damn thing.

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