Harry's Blues (filk)

[scooting2win]

No: HPFGUIDX 74402

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Caius Marcius" 
<coriolan_cmc at h...> wrote:
> My first Sondheim OOP Filk (just in time for Harry's birthday)
> 
> Harry's Blues 
> 
> To the tune of Buddy's Blues, from Sondheim's Follies
> 
> Dedicated to Suzanne Chiles
> 
> Despite the title, this is not a Blues song – it is sung very fast 
in 
> a 1920s/1930s Vaudeville style. 
> 
> A brief MIDI is here:
> 
> http://www.musicalmidi.net/Sondheim.html
> 
> The text can be found here:
> 
> http://libretto.musicals.ru/text.php?textid=116&language=1
> 
> THE SCENE: The Playground at Little Whinging. Enter HARRY, sliding 
to 
> center stage
> 
> HARRY (to the readers):
> Hello, folks, welcome to The Phoenix!
> First off, folks, let's pause for a spell.
> OK folks, `cause before we see Six--
> I've got a couple problems that I just have to tell
..
> 
> See, I've been very perturbed of late, very upset,
> Very distressed and alone.
> Awake or asleep, there's always some threat
> It's PTSD —or maybe hormones?
> 
> I've got those
> "Hey-he's-resurrected-but-nobody-will-believe-me" 
> Blues,
> That "How-can-they-all-deride-me-when-they-know-that-I'm-the-good-
> guy" 
> Feeling
> That
> "No-one-can-appreciate-how-bravely-I-fought"
> And, "I-did-it-all-through-dumb-luck-and-those-skills-can't-be-
taught"
> Those
> "Snape-is-such-a-git-and-how-could-Dad-treat-him-so-rotten?"
> Feelings,
> Those
> "Tell-me-you-believe-me-oh-you-do-who-cares-what-you-think"
> Blues.
> 
> (A slower tempo, as an imaginary RON appears before HARRY  - all 
of 
> RON'S echoes are spoken)
> 
> Ronnie, Oh, Ronnie, 
> He says that he supports me.
> 
> "RON":
> Support you
> 
> HARRY:
> -he says.
> He says he's my ally.
> 
> "RON":
> A lie, a lie

> 
> HARRY:
> But through some crummy deal
> 
> "RON":
> 
.me deal
> 
> HARRY:
> -it seems.
> Ron's  Prefect, not I
> 
> "RON":
> I'm Prefect, goshdarnit
> 
> HARRY:
> And so that night we partied-
> 
> "RON":
> We partied-
> 
> HARRY:
> - we did  
> The twins said they'd be sick.
> 
> "RON":
> (makes wretching noises)
> 
> HARRY:
> They say Prefects are all nerds-
> 
> "RON":
> Are all nerds
.
> 
> HARRY:
> -they said.
> In this our opinions both click!
> 
> (The music resumes a quick tempo)
> 
> "RON" (takes off on his Cleansweep in pursuit of the Quaffle)
> Don't stop! Don't stop!
> I've got it! I've got it!
> Come back!
> 
> (Exit "RON")
> 
> HARRY:
> I've got those
> "They-should-know-I'm better-than-Ron-Weasley-don't-you-think-so?"
> Blues,
> That
> "Am-I-low-enough-to-devastate-my-best-friend's-greatest-triumph?"
> Feeling.
> That
> "I-can't-stand-to-hear-him-when-he-bickers-with-Herm
> SO-I'LL-JUST-SCREAM-AT-HIM-IN-CAPS-UNTIL-HIS-EARS-BURN"
> Those
> "`I'm-really-glad-to-help-you'-in-a-horrible-and-fake-voice"
> Feelings,
> Those
> "I'm-so-glad-to-see-you,"
> "I'm-glad-Hedwig-scratched-you,"
> "It's-good-that-you-made-our-team-as-Keeper-you-dumb-loser -
> Ron-I-saved -your-father-though-I-might-have-meant-to-kill-him"
> Blues!
> 
> (An imaginary DUMBLEDORE joins HARRY on the playground. 
DUMBLEDORE'S 
> lines are spoken)
> 
> Dumble... Oh, Dumble... 
> He says I'm like no other -
> 
> "DUMBLEDORE":
> No other-
> 
> HARRY:
> -he says,
> A hero he proclaims
> 
> "DUMBLEDORE":
> Claims, claims
> 
> HARRY:
> He says I fight off evil.
> 
> "DUMBLEDORE":
> Evilevilevilevil
> 
> HARRY:
> -he says.
> From Flamel to Flame 
> 
> "DUMBLEDORE":
> Phlegm in the flame!?
> 
> HARRY:
> But now he sends no letters-
> 
> "DUMBLEDORE":
> No letters!-
> 
> HARRY:
> -He sends
> Won't look me in the eye
> 
> "DUMBLEDORE":
> Aye, aye, aye.
> 
> HARRY: 
> He must think that I'm a failure
> 
> "DUMBLEDORE":
> You fail your-
> 
> HARRY:
> -it seems.
> I'd lead an army for that guy!
> 
> (Re-enter "RON", as the music returns for a very fast tempo for 
the 
> grand finale)
> 
> HARRY:
> I've got that
.
> 
> ALL:
> "Saving-people-thing-that's-putting-everyone-in-danger"
> Blues-
> 
> "DUMBLEDORE & RON":
> Bla-bla-blues-!
> 
> ALL:
> That
> "Go-on-and-ignore-me/him-and-just-see-how-much-I/he-suffer(s)"
> Feeling-
> 
> "DUMBLEDORE & RON":
> Feeling-!
> 
> HARRY:
> That
> "Don't-treat-me-like-a-child-when-I'm-as-grown-up-as-you"-
> 
> "DUMBLEDORE & RON":
> Woo-!
> 
> HARRY:
> And "If-you-don't-agree-I'll-hold-my-breath-and-turn-blue"
> 
> "DUMBLEDORE & RON":
> Ooh-!
> 
> HARRY:
> Those
> "How-dare-you-show-you're-human-when-it-interrupts-my-tantrum"
> Feelings.
> 
> "DUMBLEDORE & RON":
> Bla-bla-blues-!
> 
> HARRY:
> Those
> "Boy-Who-Lived-Dog-Who-Died,
> Sibyll-T.-said-I'm-gonna
> Voldy-sought-it-as-I-dreamt-it
> Lou-grabbed-for-it-Neville-smashed-it"
> 
> ALL
> "Nightmare-Doomsday 
> DE-DA".
> 
> HARRY
> "Yes-he's-resurrected-and-my-destiny's-to-kill-him
."
> 
> ALL:
> 
..Blues!
> 
>    -  CMC
>   
> HARRY POTTER FILKS 
> http://home.att.net/~coriolan/hpfilks.htm
Me: you either are a good song writer or have too much time on your 
hands. yeah that's a song too! Lori