The Sapphires Page #7

Alright. We're not soldiers.

Entertainers. Come on.

Singers, you know?

Girls, sing something.

Anything.

J' Sadie, the cleaning I... J'

Go.

Girls. Come on, girls.

Where do I go?

Just drive.

Hey, Julie. Can you come here for a sec?

This is the guy I want you to meet.

His name is Lou McGary, OK?

Hey, Lou. This is Julie McCrae.

Lou-Lou, miss.

I have heard so much about you.

She's got some pipes on her, Lou.

- Wait till you hear this girl.

- I bet she does.

Looks like I found me a star.

J" One, two, three!

J" One, two, three.

J" You got to know how to pony.

J" Like Bony Maronie.

J' Mashed Potato.

J" Do the Alligator.

J" Put your hands on your hips.

J" And let your backbone slip.

J' Do the Watusi.

J' Like my little girl Lucy.

J'

J' Na, na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na,

na-na-na, na-na-na.

J' Na-na-na-na.

J' Na, na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na,

na-na-na, na-na-na.

J' Na-na-na-na.

J' Yeow!

J' I feel it.

J'

J' Na, na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na,

na-na-na, na-na-na.

J' Na-na-na-na.

J' Na, na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na,

na-na-na, na-na-na.

J' Na-na-na-na... J'

That's it, Cyn. No more.

What the heck was that all about?

She's right.

You're making us look like crap.

What's your problem?

They love me out there.

Maybe you should just

pull it back a bit.

Now let's get back on stage.

Nuh. Not with her.

You've been drinking, Cyn,

and there's too much at stake tonight.

What are you doing? Sacking me?

- Dave?

- I'll decide.

I think we should all decide.

Cyn, we're doing it without ya.

Right? Decision made.

Gail.

I'll make you proud of me, bub.

Gail? Gail? Hold on one sec.

I just wanted to say I...

I thought you dealt with that

really well.

No, I mean it-

you know, it was a tough call

and you're obviously

getting really good at this.

Gail, the whole marriage thing,

it's probably not as bad as it sounds.

I mean it.

Listen, there's me with,

like, a house and a wife

and me not yet 21 and her no lover of

the rock'n'roll and I'm out on the rip.

It was an unholy alliance but I

probably should have mentioned it.

- Yeah, you should have.

- Wait, wait, Gail, before you go.

I wanted to talk to you about

something

so I wrote it down.

No, the thing is, Gail...

I was never good enough.

I was never good enough

at music and certainly not at life

and that's a...

that's a hard thing to take...

because I didn't have a place

and then I met

these crazy Aboriginal girls

and one amazing woman

and I had a place and I liked it.

So if I've ruined all of that,

then I'm an idiot.

But you knew that already.

No, don't look at it now.

For the love of God.

Just read it when I'm not around.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Get down!

- What's happening?!

- We're under attack!

We're calling in the sharpers.

- What?

- We're gonna get you out of here.

Let's go.

You three, with me. Get over there.

Go, go! Get to the chopper!

Keep moving! Keep moving!

Gail!

Go! Move it, move it, move it!

Inside. Get in. Go!

Where's Julie and Kay?

OK, I gotta go get the girls.

Julie!

Kay!

Dave!

Dave!

- I need your help.

- Sh*t!

Didn't you say you had

medical experience?

Here, hold this.

I clean a hospital.

I don't think it counts.

Then you can clean up here.

Get your n*gger hands off me.

Keep that black dog away from me.

Shhh.

Now, I know it might seem

a little odd that I write a letter

but certain things

are best said from a distance,

especially when you're addressing

a woman who thinks she's Cassius Clay.

Gail, from the moment we got

kicked out of that pub together,

I knew you were someone

I wanted in my life.

Someone to fight the good fight

with, and often against.

You just had something and

I knew it.

Don't ask me how or why

because I couldn't tell you.

All I know is,

like the first time I heard Otis

Redding sing 'These Arms of Mine'...

I knew life would never

be the same again.

And this is the effect

that you've had on me, Gail.

So, that being said...

it would be a great honour

if you would allow me

to become part of your family.

I would be proud to call

your sisters my sisters

and your mother my mother

and your family my family.

Get to the point, blast it.

I guess what I'm saying is,

will you marry me?

Once I've sorted my other little situation out,

will you marry me then?

There, I've said it.

Well, I've written it.

You don't have to answer

straightaway.

I don't mind waiting

until we get back home.

Anyway, I love you.

I have some

very sad news for all of you

and I think sad news

for all of our fellow citizens

and people who love peace

all over the world,

and that is that Martin Luther King was shot

and was killed tonight in Memphis.

A single shot

took the life of Dr King

as he stood on the balcony

of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis.

NEWSREADER 22 Martin Luther King...

Let me tell you how it is for

a black Marine in Saigon tonight.

His home is burning

and here he sits in hell

while his brothers and sisters

are dying in the streets.

It's reasonable to assume

that he might begin to question

what the hell he's fighting for.

These Marines, they need something.

They need what you can provide,

and they need it tonight.

I know you're hurting

but I need you to sing.

Gail, are we gonna do this?

Excuse me, you want something?

Excuse me, sir,

I have phone call for her.

Hello?

It's Mum.

Mum, how did you know where

to find us?

That Dave fella fixed it

all last week.

He's a deadly fella, that one.

You give him a big kiss for me.

Yeah.

Auntie Gerry?

It's me, Kay.

You're a good girl, bub.

Your mum would be so proud of ya.

Cyn.

I made the biggest mistake of

my life, Cyn.

- Jimmy?

- I want to fix it.

Well, you should've

thought about that before?

I've got fellas lining up

to suck my ring off

so put Mum back on the phone

and leave me alone, blast ya.

You know what I want to hear.

And I've looked

over and I've seen the promised land.

I may not get there with you but I want you

to know tonight that we as a people

will get to the promised land.

So I'm happy tonight.

I'm not worried about anything.

I'm not fearing any man.

Mine eyes have seen the glory

of the coming of the Lord.

J'

J" I wonder why.

J' Why do we live in hate?

J" Stepping on our own without

a warning.

J' And then turn and walk away.

J' When people make the world

a better place for us to live in, yeah.

J" When people make this world

a better place to live in.

J' C)ooh.

J' Mmm.

J" Whoa, whoa.

J" Times left might bring you down.

J" To a shadow on this cold, black earth.

J' Cold black earth.

J" Even though, even though it hurts.

J" You must give yourself the right

to go through another day.

J" Instead of worrying yourself sick.

J" Over things people say and do.

J" You should try to understand.

J" Life as you see fit.

J" And the world would be

a better place.

J' C)ooh.

J" Don't you know.

J" People make this world

a better place. J'

Alright?

Alright.

I suppose we'll have to find

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