Music And Lyrics Page #8

With a shadow overhead

She's been sleeping

With a cloud above her bed

Go Cora, go Cora

Cora Corman and Alex Fletcher

Got a new song that's gonna getcha

Way back into love

Way back into love

Way back into love

You know, l think that l will get

some wheatgrass after all.

-You don't like it?

-No. No, no, no, it's not that.

She had her eye on that wheatgrass

since we came in.

What you're doing,

that thing there, is great.

lt's steamy and it's sticky, you know.

Which is-- One is normally enough,

but the combo's just amazing.

C, time for the press shoot.

l really like what we came up with.

Oh, and add another verse.

lt doesn't feel like the song ends yet.

Another verse? Right.

That would be an honor, C.

l'm having a little pre-recording session

party at my place.

l want you both to come.

Great.

l think though, that--

That there-- But wait--

Cheers. Thanks a lot, Ray.

Thanks, Derek. Nice one.

Don't speak. Don't say anything.

You didn't actually like that orgasm

set to the Gandhi soundtrack, did you?

Well, l thought it was,

you know, horrible.

l mean, it simultaneously destroyed

two musical cultures in under a minute.

We have to tell her.

No, no. l don't think we do.

Honestly, if she wants to dance,

let her dance.

l don't understand. Wait. l'm sorry.

l don't understand.

Your heroes, the Beatles, Smokey,

they would never let this happen.

That's a completely different thing.

They were geniuses.

They wrote dinner. l write dessert.

No. You're better than dessert.

That's why l'm gonna tell her

what l think at the party.

-You are not gonna do that.

-Yes, l am.

-No, you are not.

-Yes, l am.

ln that case, you are no longer invited.

What? She invited me.

She invited us, as a team.

Now that we disagree,

we no longer present a united front...

...and are thus un-teamed

for the purposes of the invitation.

So are you going?

-l might. l don't wanna be rude.

-l don't wanna be rude either.

You don't think that telling the hostess...

...that she's destroyed

two musical cultures is rude?

l'm enrolling you in charm school.

l have to say what l think.

l can't work this way.

You can't work this way?

You've been a songwriter for six days.

God created the universe in six days.

And he never had a hit. Okay, he did.

He had ''He's Got the Whole World in....''

l'm going to the party.

You are not going to the party.

You, young lady, are grounded.

You're grounded. Come back here.

-Please. l'm a little bit desperate. Please.

-l'll see you there.

You won't. You won't because

you're not invited. They won't let you in.

-Hey, Ray.

-Alex, my man.

-How are you?

-l'm good, man. How you doing?

So is Sophie here?

You know what?

l haven't seen her. Yeah.

-Chris?

-Who?

-You know, my manager.

-l'm sorry. Have fun.

-Yeah.

-Hey, Michelle. Good to see you, babe.

Hey, how's it going?

Hey, Ray, what's up, man?

How's it going?

Hey.

-Where's Sophie?

-Hang on.

Hang on. God, she's here. Please

don't let her through. Don't let her through.

We cannot let her talk to Cora.

She's gonna ruin everything.

-Who?

-Sophie. She hates the song.

-She hates the song you wrote?

-Yes. She hates it.

But she wrote the song.

Why does she hate it?

We had a little disagreement.

Hi there, Soph, how are you?

-Hey, Sophie.

-Good evening.

So you brought something,

did you, Sophie?

Yes. My mother told me,

''Never go to a party empty-handed'' ...

...so l went to the Zen Eatery and got

a selection of cookies. No, thank you.

Nirvana Nougat.

Hey. lt's my favorite writers.

Hi, C. How are you?

We brought you some cookies,

from all of us.

Thank you. Derek.

Cora, l really wanted to talk to you--

About the fact that

we're gonna have to leave early...

...to finish this song

which has become important to us...

...in both an artistic and spiritual sense.

You can't leave yet. Come see the house.

l wanna show you the roof. lt's upstairs.

Do you know--? Well....

Cora, l definitely see how much

you've thought about the song and--

Great roof. ln a very interesting place

as well, right at the top--

-Sophie was about to say something.

-Was she? l don't think she was. No.

She looks like she's about

to say something, then just...clams up.

What l wanted to say is that l appreciate

that you're bringing thought to the music...

...but l really and honestly feel

that we're pandering.

Which means trying to make others like you,

which l think is a really nice thing.

l do a lot of it.

''Just going out pandering, be back soon.''

The song is about the struggle, you know,

to show your true feelings.

And your very confident sexual display...

...is, you know, a total contradiction

of the fear and insecurity.

No, l don't think so.

And my fans really love it when l dance.

-You're a wonderful dancer.

-That's a fair point.

-My last CD only went to number two.

-But in this case, if you trust us--

And Shakira is breathing down my neck.

So l wanna dance.

You shall dance.

But thank you for your honesty, Sophie.

Cherish your passion.

-Well, thank you.

-Cora, Timberlake's here. Wants to say hi.

Nice to see you, C. Talk to you later.

And l'm looking forward

to the new last verse.

-Cora, wait.

-lt's over.

lt was a very nice try,

but you have hit the karmic wall.

With no help from you.

You just stood there. Talk about pandering.

l did not pander. l just told her

what she wanted to hear.

-l'm gonna go tell her the truth.

-You just did.

Are you gonna use flash cards this time?

You're stubborn.

And you're not stubborn enough

to stand up for what's good.

l mean, l just don't wanna see you

do what you did on your solo album.

Yes, yes, yes.

l bought it. The last copy.

All right, well, l insist

on paying you back immediately.

You were trying so hard to get a hit

that it wasn't you.

The songs were soulless.

l agree. But ours has soul, so....

But not if we ruin it. And you know that.

Why are you so scared to care?

Because it won't matter.

Because behind

all her Buddhism-in-a-thong philosophy...

...what she cares about

is seats filled and units sold.

Nothing's gonna make her your pal...

...any more than years with Colin

made him mine.

Because in the end, it's all just business.

-What is?

-All of it. Everything.

That's why they call it

the music business.

lt's a good thing.

l wish everything in life was that clear.

l want something from you,

you want something from me.

No false promises or expectations.

Well.

Congratulations on your feel-good song.

Can l get you a drink?

There's plenty of time.

We have the night, part of the morning...

...teeniest little bit of the afternoon.

l can't read it.

What does that--? What does that say?

''Sorry, l can't do this.''

Sorry, I can't do this

Not sure about the scansion.

What--? What, are you leaving?

Yeah. l'm sorry.

Maybe l'll think of something later.

There is no later.

She needs the song tomorrow.

lf we don't give it to her,

she's gonna go to someone else.

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