Madonna - Evita - 10 A New Argentina (1996)

Madonna - Evita - 10 A New Argentina (1996)

[Peron:]
Dice are rolling, the knives are out
Would-be presidents are all around
I don't say they mean harm
But they'd each give an arm
To see us six feet underground

[Eva:]
It doesn't matter what those morons say
Our nation's leaders are a feeble crew
There's only twenty of them anyway
What is twenty next to millions who
Are looking to you?

All you have to do is sit and wait
Keeping out of everybody's way
We'll ... you'll be handed power on a plate
When the ones who matter have their say
And with chaos installed
You can reluctantly agree to be called

[Peron:]
There again we could be foolish not to quit while we're ahead
For distance lends enchantment, and that is why
All exiles are distinguished, more important, they're not dead
I could find job satisfaction in Paraguay

[Eva:]
This is crazy defeatist talk
Why commit political suicide, there's no risk
There's no call for any action at all
When you have unions on your side

[Workers:]
A new Argentina, the chains of the masses untied
A new Argentina, the voice of the people
Cannot be denied

[Eva:]
There is only one man who can lead any workers' regime
He lives for your problems, he shares your ideals and your dream
He supports you, for he loves you
Understands you, is one of you
If not, how could he love me?

[Workers:]
A new Argentina, the workers' battle song
A new Argentina, the voice of the people
Rings out loud and long

[Eva:]
Now I am a worker, I've suffered the way that you do
I've been unemployed, and I've starved and I've hated it too
But I found my salvation in Peron, may the nation
Let him save them as he saved me

[All:]
A new Argentina, a new age about to begin
A new Argentina, we face the world together
And no dissent within

[Peron:]
There again we could be foolish not to quit while we're ahead
I can see us many miles away, inactive
Sipping cocktails on a terrace, taking breakfast in bed
Sleeping easy, doing nothing, it's attractive

[Eva:]
Don't think I don't think like you
I often get those nightmares too
They always take some swallowing
Sometimes it's very difficult to keep momentum
If it's you that you are following
Don't close doors, keep an escape clause
Because we might lose the Big Apple

But would I have done what I did
If I hadn't thought, if I hadn't known
We would take the country

[Eva:]
Peron has resigned from the army and this we avow
The descamisados are those he is marching with now
He supports you, for he loves you
Understands you, is one of you
If not, how could he love me?

[All:]
A new Argentina, the chains of the masses untied
A new Argentina, the voice of the people
Cannot be, and must not be denied

[Che:]
How annoying that they have to fight elections for their cause
The inconvenience, having to get a majority
If normal methods of persuasion fail to win them applause
There are other ways of establishing authority

[All:]
A new Argentina, the chains of the masses untied
A new Argentina, the voice of the people
Cannot be, and will not be, and must not be denied.

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[FabioBBarros]

We all know that there are many better singers than Madonna, but the musical Evita needed not just a beautiful voice, but a remarkable personality. Madonna gave VOICE and SOUL to the musical.

[ar2014]

i hate people who thinks they know about peron's regime only because the watched this movie

[SuperMarvelGo]

For me, the song doesn't start until 2:30.

And I don't like Madonna as a person, but she plays Evita very well.

[jesterd14]

I can understand the way people feel about casting Madonna in Evita, but you need to realize that film and live theater are totally different mediums. It would be hard to cast Broadway talent into films, a play is one thing, but having a production crew standing by, and all that plus paying for rentals and locations can really add up. To do this you needed people who knew how to make movies. If they could just cast the Broadway cast, they would have.

[crayonplane]

'...our nation's leaders are a feeble crew...' timeless words that could apply just about anywhere.

[onnabugeisha007]

@PoisonOnHisLips

Exactly. I think Madonna has somewhat of a polarizing position as an entertainer. Just as Evita Peron had the same status as a political figure in Argentina.

[LeTree1989]

this is a great musical and I think Madonna did a fine job portraying the American's take on Evita, but I know when they were filming, the people of Argentina were less than happy that Madonna was representing someone that means so much to them. In that respect, she was probably a poor choice.

[EkseteraEksetera]

I like Madonna's voice (i think it's pretty and has a lot of personality), but yes a stronger voice would have been better

[Applescruffghostbust]

The problem with madonnas voice is not that she can't sing but that her voice simply wasn't meant to sing the original broadway voice part of Eva, the same goes for all the actors in this film. They always do this with musicals in films (ie phantom of the opera) where they cast big stars that aren't real singers and tweak the style and the key of every song to suit the actors ability. There are several things that bug me about this film and none of them are madonna related, primarily the casti

[javlarvasnyggt]

hey, this is a musical, not a history lession!!! and the musical/film is great!

[PeaceFromStacey]

@LucaZaidan

can you give a basic description of what she was like? I can't find this movie anywhere and I'd really like to watch it! She is a very interesting person, that's for sure. I have only seen one documentary on her and I have read her book My Message and they were both very good. I've exhausted all the stuff I can find on her, so if you could tell me that'd be good! Thank you :)

[LucaZaidan]

@ConstantinaBoo Even though I'm not very fond of this type of music, I could agree with you; it is good, but the story is just pathetic. People may watch it for its music, but they´ll always remember something about the Evita shown there.