Plan 9 - "Paranoia in the Suburbs"

[kfitzer]

Is this from the production that ran on Melrose back in the mid-90's? I'd heard of it and managed to catch what was the final performance. I was so disappointed to not have a chance to return! I would have gone 20 times!

[tikiclea]

i love all the comments.  I wrote this musical!!!!!

[mikechga]

@tikiclea I am a fan!

[LoreleiMission]

I still miss this musical! We went almost every night! How I wish there'd be a new production of this.

[grrallnamesaregone]

The second line is "The Colonel's flying west to save America."  :-)

I was Tor in the show. One of the most fun things I've ever done.

[mikechga]

Cool ! I owe you a "thanks" ! You knew Joyce Fessides, and Joyce took me to see this for the first time. I saw it a few more times after that. You guys were great

"Kruschev's not the only bald man to fear."

[tikiclea]

cool trancription

the last russian name is stravinsky--

David g Smith

composer of plan nine

[LoreleiMission]

I don't know all the lyrics, but this should help listening newcomers. Sorry for the Khruschev typos:

1

Jeff dreams of his Paula (Paula, Paula!)

[___?] flying west to save America (America)

I look to the Future

that I see in my crystal ball...

They think that they are safe in their suburban ways (Suburban ways)

Makes my head hang low - How much my turban weighs! (Turban weighs)

What I see in this pending tragedy

makes my face flush and my skin crawl

[LoreleiMission]

2

Paranoia in the suburbs

comes to the side door,

then who knows!

Paranoia, Paranoia

You can't kill it... it grows

I cannot eat, I cannot sleep

I cannot cook, I can't play bridge!

I cannot eat, I cannot sleep

I cannot cook, I can't play bridge!

[LoreleiMission]

They plot an overthrow They think subversive thoughts I see the future again! I see Khrushchev bang his shoe I will the stop the Commies who will rise to power I'll protect my country, flag and Eisenhower More anarchy than Khruschev's 13-D Another superpower will bury you! Paranoia... look behind you They'll try to blind you but their [?] always shows (Pow!) Paranoia (Are you now or have you ever been) Paranoia You can't kill it, it grows

[LoreleiMission]

4 Say goodbye to barbecues Patios and TV shows Say hello to neighbors with funny-sounding names that you can't say (Tolstoy! Stalin! [___?] ) Paranoia (Paranoia) In your neighborhood (ahhhh POW!) Welcome Alexi, farewell American Joe Paranoia (Paranoia) In the suburbs (In the suburbs) You cannot kill it... it grows and grows... and grows

[LoreleiMission]

5 Paranoia (God, I'm paranoid) In the suburbs (Very paranoid) Krushchev's not the only bald man to fear (He's coming! He's coming!) If you're not paranoid, he'll come and get you Paranoia, I'm here (Oh God I'm paranoid) Paranoia, it seems very clear (Very paranoid) Paranoia (Oh God I'm paranoid) You have everything to fear! Yea, though I walk through the shadow of the San Fernando Valley of death, I shall not want.

[mikechga]

The first time I saw the show this is the song I sang on the way home. " I cannot eat, I cannot sleep, I cannot cook, I can't play bridge! I cannot eat, I cannot sleep, I cannot cook, I can't play bridge!" ... A great way to open Act II.