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♪ [ "The Girl Can't Help It" By Little Richard ]

[ Men ] ♪ She can't help it The girl can't help it ♪

♪ She can't help it The girl can't help it ♪

[ Little Richard ] ♪ If she walks by the menfolks get in close ♪

[ Men ] ♪ She can't help it The girl can't help it ♪

♪ If she winks an eye, the bread slice turn to toast ♪

♪ She can't help it The girl can't help it ♪

♪ Yeah, she got a lot of what they call the most ♪

♪ She can't help it The girl can't help it ♪

♪ The girl can't help it She was born to please ♪

♪ She can't help it The girl can't help it ♪

♪ And if she's got a bigger man to squeeze ♪

♪ She can't help it The girl can't help it ♪

♪ Won't you kindly be aware ♪

♪ The girl can't help it The girl can't help it ♪

♪ Yes, she mesmerizes every mother's son ♪

♪ She can't help it The girl can't help it ♪

♪ If she smiles, the beefsteak become well done ♪ [ Sizzling ]

♪ She can't help it The girl can't help it ♪

♪ She make Grandpa feel like 21 ♪

♪ She can't help it The girl can't help it ♪

♪ The girl can't help it She was born to please ♪

♪ She can't help it The girl can't help it ♪

♪ And if I go to her on bended knee ♪

♪ She can't help it The girl can't help it ♪ [ Toy Squeaking ]

♪ Oh, won't you kindly be aware that I can't help it ♪

♪ I can't help it ♪ ♪ Because I'm hopin' obviously ♪

♪ That someday the answer will be ♪

♪ The girl can't help it 'cause she's in love with me ♪

♪ She can't help it The girl can't help it ♪ [ Screaming ]

♪ If she walks by the menfolks get in close ♪

♪ She can't help it The girl can't help it ♪

♪ If she winks an eye, the bread slice turn to toast ♪

♪ She can't help it The girl can't help it ♪

♪ She got a lot of what they call the most ♪

♪ She can't help it The girl can't help it ♪

♪ The girl can't help it She was born to please ♪

♪ She can't help it The girl can't help it ♪

♪ And if she's got a bigger man to squeeze ♪

♪ She can't help it The girl can't help it ♪

♪ I am hopin' obviously ♪

♪ That someday the answer will be ♪

♪ The girl can't help it 'Cause she's in love with me ♪

♪ She can't help it The girl can't help it ♪

[ Kissing Sound ]

Hey, hey, hey, rock and rollers. Whoa ! It's 3:00.

What time is it ?

[ All Shouting ] It's Danny the K time !

- Kapow ! Okay. - [ All ] Kapow !

What do you say we head off to the hop with Fats Domino ?

Come on, everybody. Let's do the stroll ! ♪ Come on, baby ♪

♪ Be kind when you say good-bye ♪

♪ Ain't that a shame ♪

♪ My tears fell like rain ♪

♪ Ain't that a shame ♪

♪ You're the one to blame ♪ [ Girls ] Wow ! Ooh !

♪ You broke my heart ♪ [ Guy ] Whoo ! Way to go !

♪ When you said we'll part ♪ [ Girl Laughing ] Yeah !

♪ Ain't that a shame ♪ [ Cheering ]

♪ My tears fell like rain ♪ [ All Laughing ]

[ Whispering ] There's the TV studio. Hurry up, everybody.

♪ Good-bye Ain't that a shame ♪

♪ My tears fell like rain ♪ Sireena, what are you doin' ?

You know we can't go in there. Yeah, coloreds aren't allowed.

Well, I was just peeking. I mean, I'm allowed to peek.

There are no laws against it. Are you kidding ? Have you ever heard of a "peeking Tom" ?

[ Together ] That's "peeping" Tom.

Whatever. Well, we gotta get Danny the K to notice us.

I'm sure, just by standing here, he will notice us.

♪ Ain't that a shame ♪ Yeah !

♪ My tears fell like rain ♪ [ Girl ] Go, Cookie !

Dance ! ♪ Ain't that a shame ♪

- [ Girls Laugh ] - [ Crashing ] - ♪ You're the one to blame ♪

- [ Girl ] Yeah ! - [ Danny ] Oooh !

Tony ! All right, all right, all right. Let's hear it for the fat man...

who was last week's guest and still number ten on the charts !

[ Cheering, Applause ]

By the way, I'm still Dan the K for you people out in TV-land who don't know that.

And I'm here to startle your mind and get your body movin' to the beat.

Am I right ? [ All ] Yes !

Are we rock and roll ? [ All ] Yes !

Kapow ! [ All Shouting ] Kapow !

I say we find one of our June Taylor dancers. Huh ?

Mmm. Bop ! [ Laughs ] [ Gasps ]

Hey. So, girls, are you comfortable ? Talk to the Dan-man, little chickey-doodle.

What's your name ? Susan Doyle.

Well, you gotta be loud enough so the people at home can hear you.

Susan Doyle. And, Susan, what school do you go to ?

I go to Lakeview High.

Go, Crocodiles ! [ All Cheering ] Oooh !

Crocodiles give the Dan-man the heebie-jeebies.

[ Kids Laugh ] Ha-ha-ha ! Susan, you got any special interests ?

Music. Music's my life.

Ooh. That's what I love to hear. And, Susan,

what's your friend's name ? My name is-- Tony Fazio.

Tony, you remind me of somebody. Anybody ever tell you that ?

- Kapow ! - An impression ! Don't tell me.

The Three O'Clock Hop ! Kapow !

Oh ! Ed Sullivan ! [ Kids Laugh ]

Hey, don't feel bad ! That's just some of the Dan-man's shenanigans.

Susan, you like Fats Domino ? Yeah, but we like Ruth Brown better.

A-A-And Connie Francis ! Oh, we love Connie Francis !

Well, what do you say I play a little Connie Francis later on in the show ?

Whoa ! Okay, kids, it's now the moment we've all been waiting for.

That's right. It's a word from Wellneck's Pharmacy.

Yes, if you have an acne problem, Wellneck will make it their problem.

Take it away, zit city !

♪ Shoo-do, shoo-do Shoo-do, shoo-do Shoo-do ♪

♪ Shoo-do, shoo-do Shoo-do, shoo-do ♪

♪ Shoo-do ♪

♪ Shoo-do ♪ [ Motors Revving ]

♪ Shoo-do ♪

[ Motors Stop ]

Hey !

You know, we ought to stick together, 'cause, uh, they won't let us in there neither.

But you're trouble, buddy. We're talent.

[ Laughs ] Ooh ! You're trouble, Lucky.

I am.

All right ! You ready for a special guest ?

- [ All ] Yeah ! - Eddie Cochran !

[ Kids Cheering ] ♪ [ Bass, Percussion ]

[ Gasps ] Look at him ! Oh, God.

He owns the world, you know ?

I can't wait to get out of here and graduate and, and, and be somebody. You know ?

Yeah. Come on, come on.

♪ Well, c'mon, everybody, and let's get together tonight ♪

♪ I got some money in my jeans and I'm really gonna spend it right ♪

♪ Well, been a-doin' my homework all week long ♪

♪ And now the house is empty and my folks have gone ♪

♪ Whoo C'mon, everybody ♪

[ Girls Scream ]

♪ More deviled eggs, anyone ?

Oh, yes. Have you been reading those Campbell Soup labels lately ?

Those recipes. Oh, my goodness, the cream of asparagus ?

Yes ! Ah, with those little toasted almonds ?

Scrumptious. I'll tell you, I found a lifesaver.

Chicken a la king in a can. ♪ [ TV Continues, Indistinct ]

The whole thing ? In a can ?

The chicken, the noodles, the gravy.

Oh. All you have to add is the potato chips.

[ Laughs ] Well, life is certainly getting easier for us girls.

[ Hostess Laughs ] Look, Margo. There's your Susan !

[ Margo ] It can't be.

Oh, it is. It's Susan. My goodness, I've never seen her move that way.

♪ [ Continues ]

I'm surprised you let her dance on that show.

They let Negroes sing on that show. Live. In front of the children.

- You're kidding. - [ Gasps ]

I like the way they dance, though. It's very expressive.

[ Inhales, Chuckles Awkwardly ]

Really, it's too wild for my taste, though. [ Clears Throat ]

You know Danny Klay, the host, is an ex-con.

No ! Yes.

He spent time in juvenile hall. I did my research.

I like to know what I'm talking about.

What is this country coming to ? Mmm.

[ Shudders ] Margo, it's your move.

- [ Clears Throat ] Margo ! - ♪ C'mon, everybody ♪

- [ Guest ] Margo ? - Margo ?

♪ [ Drums ]

Okay, as you go off into the night,

and you park your car along that ridge,

watch the submarine races.

This is Danny the K reminding you to be nice to your baby. ♪ [ Drums Continue ]

And if you are, maybe she'll be nice to you.

- Yummy. - [ Kids ] Ooh !

Eddie Cochran, get out here. [ Kids Cheering ]

Take a bow, pal.

Sweet dreams.

Man, what a waste of time, dancin' on TV.

On the Road. Man, you been readin' that book for months.

Let me see. Hey. So I'm a slow reader.

Shoot me. Finally made it to the last page.

Check it out. "So in America,

"when the sun goes down, and I sit on the old broken-down river pier,

"watchin' the long, long skies over New Jersey, and sense all that raw land...

"that rolls in one unbelievable huge bulge over to the West Coast,

"and nobody-- nobody-- knows what's going to happen to anybody...

"besides the forlorn rags of growin' old,

"I think of Dean Moriarty. I even think of old Dean Moriarty,

"the father we never found.

I think of Dean Moriarty."

Poetry.

Let me see that.

"Dean was very quiet and preoccupied,

"lookin' at the old bums in the saloon...

that reminded him of his father."

Man, I hate books.

♪ Da, da, da Da, da, da ♪

♪ Da, da, da, da Come on, everybody ♪

♪ Da, da, da Da, da, da Da, da, da, da ♪

♪ Come on, everybody ♪ All right, all right.

Where's the band practicin' tonight ? Cookie's !

Oh, right. And after I make dinner,

do the dishes aput my brothers to bed,

I'll have plenty of time to practice.

Cookie, doesn't your mother do anything ? Yes, drink.

[ Tony Snorts ] Well, what about your garage, Tony ?

Yeah, you got a big one. Garage, that is. [ Susan Laughs ]

Wouldn't you like to know, nest-head ? Ooh.

My father won't let me within three feet of that garage.

He's got his prized '48 Hudson in there, and the two of them are gettin' very close.

Hmm. Well, we gotta find someplace to practice.

♪ You saw me standing alone ♪ ♪ Do, do, do-do-do Blue, blue, blue, blue moon ♪

♪ Without a dream in my heart ♪ ♪ Do, do, do-do-do Blue, blue, blue, blue moon ♪

♪ Without a love of my own ♪ ♪ Do, do, do-do-do ♪

♪ Bom-ba, bom-ba Dang, a-dang-dang ♪ ♪ Blue moon ♪

C'mon. ♪ Blue, blue moon ♪

[ Gasping, Laughing ] ♪ Blue moon You knew just ♪

♪ What I was there for ♪ ♪ Do, do, do-do-do Blue, blue, blue, blue moon ♪

- ♪ You heard me saying a prayer for ♪ - ♪ Do, do, do-do-do ♪

♪ Someone I really could care for ♪ ♪ Do, do, do-do-do, ooh ♪

♪ Wah, wah, wah, wah ♪

♪ And then suddenly you appeared ♪ ♪ Ah dih-dih do, ah dih-dih do ♪

♪ Before me ♪ ♪ Ah dih-dih do Ah dih-dih do ♪

♪ The only one ♪ ♪ Ah dih-dih do ♪

♪ My arms will ever hold ♪ ♪ Ah dih-dih do, ah dih-dih do Ah dih-dih do ♪

♪ Whisper please adore me ♪ ♪ Ah dih-dih do, ah dih-dih do Ah dih-dih do ♪

♪ And when I looked the moon had turned to gold ♪ ♪ Ah ♪

♪ Oh, oh ♪ ♪ Blue, blue moon ♪

♪ Blue moon, do, do, do-do-do Blue, blue, blue, blue moon ♪ ♪ Now I'm no longer alone ♪

♪ Without a dream in my heart ♪ ♪ Do, do, do-do-do Blue, blue, blue, blue moon ♪

- ♪ Without a love of my own ♪ - ♪ Do, do, do-do-do ♪

♪ Bom-ba, bom-ba Dang, a-dang-dang A-ding, a-dong-ding ♪

♪ Blue ♪ ♪ Blue, blue moon Blue moon ♪

Hey ! ♪ Do, do, do-do-do Blue, blue moon, blue moon ♪

Hey ! ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Do, do, do-do-do ♪

♪ Blue, blue moon, blue moon ♪ [ German Accent ] Didn't I tell you not to do that ?

♪ Do, do, do-do-do ♪ ♪ Ba-ba-da, ba-ba Stop ! Bom-bom-bom ♪

♪ A-dang, a-dang-dang A-ding, a-dong-ding ♪

♪ Blue moon ♪ All right ! All right.

[ Cheering ] All right ! Okay.

You asked for it. I'm calling the cops. Ah.

[ Kids Groan ] Oh, hey, come on. You-- You don't have to call the cops.

Mr. LaGrange, music is good for your business.

- People love to hear music. - Not your music.

What the hell do you mean by that ? Calm down.

You people stay out of this neighborhood.

[ Sighs ] You don't belong here. You got your own place.

- Mmm. - Am I making myself clear ?

Mm-hmm. Hmph. Yeah. Perfectly clear.

All right. Go home.

[ Inhales Loudly ] Leave us alone, huh ?

Mmm.

- Pig ! - [ Kids Gasp ]

Why don't you go back to Nazi Germany where you belong ?

[ Kids Muttering ]

Who said that ?

I did. What are you gonna do about it ?

[ Exhales ] [ Chuckles ]

- Nazi Germany ? - [ Kid ] Yeah !

Well, it was... the worst thing I could think of.

Let's go, you guys. I'm gonna take the bus.

Sue. I got homework. I'll see you guys tomorrow. Bye, Cook.

[ Giggling ]

Hey, Red.

Yeah, I-- I liked the way you did that.

What, is there somethin' wrong with just talkin' to me ?

I don't think we have anything to talk about,

Mr. Desperado.

How 'bout I just give you a little ride home, and, uh,

we'll see if we need conversation.

'Cause I don't want a ride.

You could ask me tomorrow, and I still wouldn't want a ride.

Or you could ask me the day after tomorrow or a week from Tuesday,

and I still wouldn't want a ride.

[ Laughing ] You're so desperate. Get used to it.

Come on, Cookie. Hey, what is it about me that you don't like ?

I mean, is it my hair ? Is it my cycle ? 'Cause, you know, I'd change it all for you, Red.

You want to know what I don't like ?

I don't like your shiny motorcycle...

or your shiny hair...

or your shiny, slippery...

personality. [ Choking ]

Can you understand that ?

No. Can you understand that, Bubber ?

What ? She won't hitch a ride with me.

She's a waste of time, Lucky.

Hey, anytime you want to dance for like, real, call me.

'Cause I'm a fine dancer. I'm a real fine dancer.

I think he's kinda cute.

Yeah. Kinda.

All right, all right, all right. Let's go. We got five minutes of cartoons left.

Let's get the gourmet in here. Oh, oh, Klay. Listen.

You gotta stop the kids from dancing so close. I'm gettin' calls.

From who ? The Marines ? Ha-ha. It's not funny.

From their parents ! They don't like to see their kids dancing close like that.

Huh ? I keep getting the calls.

Now, what if they stop watching ? Th-Th-The parents, I'm talking about !

Parents buy products, and if parents stop buying products, then sponsors cancel.

And if sponsors cancel, then I, among others, lose my job.

You're out of breath, Lipsky. You gotta watch your health.

Take a deep breath. Relax ! It's good for ya.

Come on. Pull up a bleacher. [ Exhales ]

Don't you remember being a teenager ?

Don't you remember being lonely ?

I mean, real lonely ?

So you head off to the U.S.O. to chase some skirt.

And when you get there, every dame in the joint is gorgeous.

And one always comes up to you and asks you to dance. You can't say no.

Even if you don't have the moves.

And then, the moment you've been waitin' for.

You're holding her in your arms...

as close as you can.

You feel her body...

pressed right up against yours.

Think about it, Lipsky. Has there ever been a better moment ?

Huh ? [ Inhales ]

B-B-But that's the U.S.O. We-- We don't do that here. This is television.

This is rock and roll, and it goes directly to your libido.

Oh, look ! Spare me the smut. We got a big responsibility here.

There must be... hundreds of people watching us.

You gotta give them good, clean, healthy teenagers !

Watch your health, Lipsky.

[ Man ] ♪ My life ♪

♪ Don't seem so endless ♪

You're usin' an awful lot of big strokes there, Susan.

♪ [ Continues ] That's not my nose you're painting, is it ?

It's my interpretation of you, Cookie.

It's an artist's prerogative. If you say so.

Well, it's how Salvador Dali would paint you. Hmm ? If you say so.

It's part realistic, part abstract.

Like my life, in other words. [ Laughs ]

Do you think I should cut my hair ?

No, I don't know. I kinda like it.

I mean, it adds height. I mean, I think that's a good thing for me.

Right ? Oh, yes. Very good.

I mean, your eyes-- they go to my hair... and not my body.

But-- But you've got a great body, Cookie.

I do ? Yeah.

♪ In lonely years I find my dreams are of you ♪

What do you think that biker Lucky does all day ?

Mr. Desperado ? [ Chuckles ] Nothin'.

Absolutely nothin'.

Well, how can a guy do nothin' all day ? Wh-What kind of guy does nothing ?

A juvenile delinquent. [ Laughs ]

Well, pretty soon I'll be moving away from juvenile delinquents and guys named Lucky.

Maybe I'll meet some cute college guy. Some guy named Walter.

Yeah. You know, I could go for a college guy named Walter.

- Or-- Or Herman. No. Or Allen or Henry. - Yeah. Mm-hmm.

- Or Brian. Yeah ! - Cookie, put the sax up and pose.

Oh. Oh, sorry.

♪ Happy days are here ♪

♪ My face is full of gladness ♪

You know, I plan to go as far away from here as possible.

Can I visit you, Susan ? Wherever you go ? [ Knocking ]

How many times have I asked you to knock ?

I did knock.

- What is it ? - It's Cookie. - ♪ Now that I have you ♪

[ Gasps ] ♪ Now that I have you ♪

A-As Dali would do it.

Why can't you paint a pretty picture ?

Like a-- Oh, a little, furry kitty with big sad, droopy eyes,

whiskers and-- [ Smothered Giggles ]

One quick question, Susan.

What were you doing dancing on that show ?

What show ?

You know, I-- I better go home now.

I gotta set the table. I'll look exactly the same tomorrow. Bye.

Bye, Mrs. Doyle.

[ Sighs ]

You told me you were going to the library.

I'm going to have to talk to your father about this.

Dinner's in half an hour. I'll need some help with the table.

Sireena, where you been ? Sorry, Mama.

Now, you know I get worried.

Do you think we got enough potatoes here ?

How many people did the reverend say we had to feed ?

About 30. You know, Mama,

I'm gonna be a famous singer one day.

I'm gonna sing on TV, on the Danny Klay show.

This ain't gonna be enough potatoes.

I'm gonna have to mix some celery in here.

Mama, didn't you just hear what I said ?

I said I'm gonna sing on the Danny Klay show.

Sireena, you are gonna sing in church.

Now, church is where you gonna be singin', okay ?

Mama, church ain't a career. Church can't make you famous.

Mahalia Jackson's famous.

I don't wanna be Mahalia Jackson. I wanna be like Fats Domino.

Girl, you better keep your feet on the ground. Hmph.

[ Chuckles ] You ain't gonna be Fats nobody.

Mama, you were gonna be a singer once.

Don't you remember how that feels ?

No, I don't.

Okay, let's just forget this whole conversation.

I won't have any dreams. Mmm. What's the point ?

I'll just do what I'm supposed to do: Stay in the house and have a dozen kids...

and peel potatoes for the rest of my life.

Sireena, will you use your head ? But now, listen.

You see any Negro singin' on that Danny Klay show ?

Yes, ma'am. Fats Domino.

Fats Domino ! One fat Negro. [ Scoffs ]

And he just got lucky.

Ah, no. You stick with your schoolbooks, and you'll be fine.

[ Sighs ] Mama, you just tryin' to get me to stop dreamin'.

Well, baby. Sometimes it's better that way.

[ Sighs ] More creamed onions, anyone ?

No, thanks, hon. I'm fine. Oh, maybe just a little.

That's-- That's perfect, dear. Frank, we've got a problem.

- Susan lied to me about going to the library. - I didn't lie.

She told me she was going to the library, and she went dancing on that Danny Klay show instead.

- Now, what do you think of that ? - I-I-Is that a trick question ?

I don't think this is the first time she's lied. Oh, come on.

It's not so horrible. I knew you wouldn't let me go dancing.

I didn't want to hurt your feelings, so I didn't tell you.

They have Negroes on that show, Frank.

They let Negroes sing in front of all those white children.

Hey, you have Ella Fitzgerald records.

But I would never go see her in person.

- Agh ! - I mean, you should see this, Frank.

They really dance wild on that show.

Dad, it's rock and roll. It's got drums ! It's got a beat.

Yeah. It's--

African. What ?

Is Elvis Presley African ?

I mean, the way they dance is pretty wild.

It's like some kind of foreplay !

[ Fork Clatters ]

I can't believe you said that !

- Mom, you're perverted ! - Susan Doyle, you go to your room.

Foreplay ? Dad ! Is that out of line, or am I crazy ? Huh ?

You know, one question at a time, all right ?

WHat was your-- You had a first question.

Don't ever call me perverted. I am your mother.

You just don't get it.

[ Sighs ] Susan. I have had a life.

Your father was a Navy man.

I was only in the Reserves, honey. It wasn't--

I know when something isn't right, and this dancing thing... I'm sorry.

is not right. [ Sighs ] Fine, fine !

I'll just go dance in my room...

and have foreplay with my pillow.

Dancing African foreplay. Agh !

[ Door Slams ]

I'm frightened, Frank. She's out of control.

Oh, honey. It-- It's just a phase.

That's all it is. It-- It's just a phase. That's all. Mmm.

Yea, Crocodiles !

[ Together ] Do, do, do, do, do, do !

Pamela Jordan. [ Laughing ]

Do you really think she's a slut ? Let us define slut.

Do we have to ? [ Laughs ] ♪ A pig, a tramp, a sleaze ♪

Well, maybe she's just really beautiful...

and has a wonderful personality. [ Snorts ] And I look just like Sandra Dee.

The girl is a tease, Susan. A major tease. [ Snickers ] Cookie !

Hi. Hi ! [ Pamela ] Hi !

Okay. Maybe she doesn't have intercourse, [ Gasps ]

but getting felt up is a definite possibility.

You think so ? I mean, look at that sweater.

Who cannot touch those things when they're right in your face ?

Hi ! Hi.

Hi. Hi.

- Uh, Susan Doyle. - Sireena Cooper. Yeah.

You know what ?

You guys have great voices. We all thought so. Yeah.

I don't get it. Why you bein' so friendly ?

[ Exhales ] I don't know.

I guess it's just my nature.

Sorry we bothered you. Come on. Let's go. [ Girls Whispering ]

Look what you did. Hey ! Hey, wait a minute !

Um. Thanks for calling that butcher a pig.

Yeah, my pleasure.

Do I sense a little tension here ?

- I'm not tense. - I'm not tense.

I'm not tense. Well, I'm not tense.

Okay. I-- [ Horn Beeps ]

I'm tense. Susan ! Cookie !

Whoa ! I'm sorry. [ Gasps ] God !

- In half an hour be at Tenth and Maple. - What ?

- That's Tenth and Maple. You got it ? - I can't !

- I gotta pick up my brothers in half an hour. - You have to be there !

- What's at Tenth and Maple ? - Just do as I say. Girls ? You be there too.

- [ Sireena ] Us ? Why ? - Hey, what's at Tenth and Maple ?

For me to know and you to find out ! [ Horn Beeps ]

- Watch it ! - [ Cookie ] That's Tony.

He's crazy. He's in our band.

- You got a band ? - Yeah. See, we have somethin' in common.

Yeah.

Hi. [ Sighs ] Hello.

Okay. So what is this place ? It's my Uncle Paul's now. It used to be Woo's Chow Fun.

But he bought it from Mr. Woo. He's turning it into an Italian restaurant.

Oh. Until then, he said we can use it.

For-- For anything. For practice !

Well, yeah, for that. For-- For hangin' out. All right !

For performin'. For everything !

You brought our stuff. Well, yeah. I thought you might want to jam a little.

And I-- I got you this mike. There. Oh, thanks.

God, I can't wait for Cookie to get here. I want to practice. [ Piano Key Plunks ]

Yeah, well, how about we mess around a little till she gets here, all right ?

- Okay. - One, two, three.

Hey, Tony. Um.

We need to wait, though, until we're ready to play a gig.

You know, we need to get a couple of routines goin',

and then we need to practice until we get 'em down cold.

Like the pros do it.

Like Eddie Cochran. They use their heads.

That's what we need to do. [ Clears Throat ]

♪ [ Drum Riff ]

[ Tony ] Ready. One, two-- Whoo !

Nothin' like the smell of old egg foo young.

Danny the K ?

Mmm ! Are you sure you're in the right place ?

Hey. I pride myself on that.

We're old pals. [ Clears Throat ] Danny ? Uh, Mr. Klay ? Uh, Tony Fazio here.

I'm the guy who called you. Remember me ? Vaguely, yeah.

- I used to eat here ! Woo's Chow Fun, right ? - Yeah.

- Kapow ! - Mmm ? - Uh, only now it's...

Tony Fazio's Palace of Rock and Roll.

Well, I'd get rid of that egg foo stink first. [ Chuckles ]

[ Sniffing ] Well, so what brings you out here, anyway, Mr. the K ?

Oh. Tony here gives me a little ring. Tells me there's a band he wants me to see.

I like new music. Puh ! I'm here.

Two of you. That's unique. You got a name ?

Um, yeah. Yeah, we got a name. We're the, uh--

♪ [ Drumroll ]

- "The Eggrolls" ! - The what ?

Yeah, "The Eggrolls." It's a fitting name, don't you think, Danny ?

Yeah. The-- The Eggrolls. So let's hear what you got.

Right. One-- Uh, well, actually, you know, uh, we're not really all here.

- There's really more of us. - [ Whispering ] Susan ! Hey, Susan.

Well, listen. You call me again...

when you've got a whole band.

Hey, Danny. How about a drum solo until the rest of the band gets here ?

- Hey, give it up, Tony, huh ? - Hey, hey, hey. You little chickadee, you.

[ Whispering Excitedly ] Never, ever give up, because Dan the Man will help anybody...

if I think they're ready, okay ?

[ Sireena ] Okay. One, two, three.

♪ Look in my eyes ♪

♪ And tell me you lo-o-o-ove me ♪

♪ Tell me you wa-a-a-ant me ♪

♪ Or, darlin', I'll be gone Gone, gone, gone ♪

- ♪ Ooh ♪ - ♪ Go-o-o-one ♪ - Kapow !

- [ Backup Singers ] ♪ Ooh ♪ - [ Sireena ] ♪ You've still got time ♪

♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ So make up your mind ♪

♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ What's it to be ♪

♪ Do you want me ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪

♪ I don't need much ♪

♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Only your touch ♪

♪ Come and love me, please ♪

♪ Or, darlin', set me free ♪

♪ Look in my eyes ♪ See there, Ethel ?

See ? That's what we need on TV. ♪ And tell me ♪

♪ That you're the one for me ♪ That's my Sireena.

Well, what do you know ? What's she doin' on TV ?

Well, maybe she's talented.

You talkin' about talented. Yesterday she was sittin' here peelin' potatoes !

♪ [ Continues ] What's she doin' on TV ?

She's singin', Amanda ! I know that, Ella. How'd it happen ?

How do I know ? Maybe she auditioned.

Sure like that dress. I made that dress.

It's really nice. I made it for church, thank you.

Amanda, singin' for God is one thing.

But singin' for money ! Ella, you gonna go straight to hell.

Amanda, I am your oldest sister, and I refuse to believe...

that God is gonna punish me for thinkin' practical.

You know, we both should have thought practical. We were good singers.

We could have been famous. We could've had a career.

♪ Lo-o-o-ove me ♪ ♪ Tell me you ♪

♪ Wa-a-a-ant ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Me, babe ♪ ♪ Or, darling I'll be gone ♪

♪ Gone, gone ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪

♪ Go-o-o-one Ooh ♪

♪ Look in my eyes ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪

[ Cheering ]

Sireena and the Sirens ! All right ! You saw it here...

[ Customer ] You must be real proud, Amanda. at the Three O'Clock Hop !

Let's hear it for them ! Sireena and the Sirens. It was wonderful !

[ Danny ] Whoa ! You don't get anything like that...

anyplace else but right here !

Keep it goin' !

The girls are great. Huh ?

- Aren't they great ? - I don't know. Is she that good ?

I think so. [ Danny ] We'll be back right after this.

Oh, Ella. I don't know. You gotta be careful how you talk in front of Sireena.

You know, you gotta talk reality to her. She'll get ideas.

Don't talk pipe dreams to her.

Amanda, if it wasn't for my pipe dreams, I don't know what I would do.

Well, we both know what her life's gonna be.

[ Man ] Hey, Tom ? Roll camera one over here and leave it.

Hey, Danny. Wait up. Hey, those girls were good. I think we got a find, buddy.

Look. Don't "buddy" me, Klay. Okay ? What were they doing on the show ?

[ Laughs ] Hey ! You should be happy you didn't have to pay 'em.

Weren't they great ? We got calls.

You always get calls. No. Not like these.

We can't have everyone on the show. You understand ?

No.

I'm talking about Negroes fraternizing with our people.

Our people ? Are you serious ? Yeah. Yeah.

Yeah. And it's not just me. I got calls. A lot of 'em.

People think that you're rocking the boat. Now, we never had a Negro problem here before.

You're an asshole, you know that ? You watch your mouth, Klay !

I'm just doin' my job ! Right. Right. Your job.

They're part of our community, man.

They all live in this town with us. Or do you just drive your shiny Cadillac...

through their neighborhoods with blinders on ?

I hate guys like you !

You get your hands off of me.

You know, when I hired you, people told me you were trouble,

but you were good at what you did, so I didn't listen. I gave you a shot.

But you know what ? You failed.

You're fired, you weirdo. Get outta here.

You know something, Lipsky ?

I was hopin' you'd say that. See you around.

[ Doorbell Rings ]

Susan, dinner's almost ready.

Yes ? May I help you ?

I'm a friend of Susan's. Really ?

- No, you're not. - Did you dance on that show again ?

He's not from the show, Mom.

They call me Lucky. Lucky Mullins, Mrs. Doyle.

God, you have unbelievable nerve.

And you have an unbelievable figure.

You oughta wear threads like that more often. You know, it suits you.

Oh, I do. Just not around guys like you.

Susan. I think we have to talk.

It looks like you have a very comfortable home here. Yes, sirree. Very comfortable.

[ Clears Throat ]

Don't worry. I can handle him.

What, were you born in a barn ?

You know, you're right.

I do have to work on my manners.

How's this ? Uh, you have a very comfortable couch, Miss Doyle.

Is that better ? Or would you rather I call you "Little Red" ?

You're a lucky girl, you know that ? You got it all.

Oh, yeah. And you've got nothing. Well,

maybe not right now.

But, uh, when I want somethin',

there's no stopping me.

You can't always get what you want.

But sometimes you can get what you need.

[ Shouting ] Susan ! Looks like you...

need your mama.

Sorry if I've disturbed you, Mrs. Doyle.

It was sweet, Susan.

I think I saw a knife in his pocket.

You hang out with people who carry knives ?

- [ Laughs ] - What, may I ask, is so funny ?

Wh-What, did you think he was gonna kill me ?

Chop me up into little bitty pieces ?

Okay. You listen to me, young lady.

If I don't see an immediate change in your behavior,

I am going to tear up every college and university application you have,

and you are going to spend next year at City Junior College,

living right in this house where I can keep an eye on you.

Do you hear me ? You can't do that.

I can do anything I want. I am your mother.

I hate you.

Susan ! Susan !

Susan Doyle, you come back here !

Hi. Hi.

Did you run away from home or something ? Yes.

No. I'm just kidding. I wish.

Well, you're not m-mad at me, are ya ? Uh-uh.

I'm mad at the mother from the ocean floor.

[ Chuckles ] Yeah, well, you can join the club.

Here, let me cheer you up.

I'm gonna make us famous, Susan. Just like Eddie Cochran. What do you think ?

Hey, with us and Sireena, we got a hot double bill.

Where did you get that picture ?

You don't remember, but we were takin' it. Last year, we took it.

We were horsin' around ? You know ? Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

This concert is Saturday night. Yeah.

That's the day after tomorrow, Tony. Yeah, so ? We're ready, Susan.

We've always been ready. I don't know.

I don't know. Th-That's goin' a little too fast. I'm-- Susan.

I'm just a little confused. You know, that's all.

I'm just-- [ Inhales ] I'm confused.

I know the feeling.

♪ I wanna go home ♪

♪ Where I belong ♪

♪ 'Cause now ♪

♪ I'm just a lonely ♪

♪ Teenager ♪

♪ When I was 16 ♪

♪ I ran away ♪

♪ All alone ♪

♪ Gone astray ♪

♪ What can I do ♪

♪ What can I say ♪

♪ A lonely ♪

♪ Teenager ♪

♪ Now I'm 17 ♪

♪ And I'm still alone ♪

♪ Wonderin' if I should go home ♪

♪ Or maybe stay out ♪

♪ On my own ♪

♪ A lonely ♪

♪ Teenager ♪

♪ I'd love to go back home ♪

♪ Where I belong ♪

♪ I know I'll be all right ♪

♪ If I just stay out of sight ♪

♪ I wanna go home ♪

♪ Where I belong ♪

♪ 'Cause now I'm just ♪

♪ A lonely ♪

♪ Teenager ♪

♪ A lonely ♪

♪ Teenager ♪

[ Knocking ] [ Dad ] Oh, Susan.

Good night.

It's me. Dad. Can I come in ?

Sue, are you there ?

Hi, Susan.

Listen, um,

your mother and I are really worried about you.

You know, honey. Your mother loves you very, very much.

Dad, she doesn't trust me. How could she love me ?

Oh, honey, she trusts you. It's-- It's-- It's the music, you know.

Tell me about this music.

The music ? Come in !

All right.

Um, the music.

Rock-and-roll music.

Oh, I don't know, Dad.

Haven't you ever listened to something that sets your body on fire ?

You know,

it touches you in places that you didn't even know existed ?

[ Laughs ]

Well, that's rock and roll, Dad.

You know, it's got this ba-ti-ti-ba, ti-ba, this beat, you know.

Ba-na-na, da-da-da, and I feel it from my head to my toes.

And it gives me--

It gives me power.

You know, now that you remind me,

I-I-I think I had that feeling once.

Yes. It was great. I loved it !

It was-- It was wonderful. Yeah.

- Now that you remind me, that's it. - See, that's it !

That's my life ! I can't live without that, Dad.

Wow ! That is interesting.

I-I'm gonna pass that information along to your mother.

I mean, it's really good to have a, you know,

a-a-a passion about things, you know.

Well,

anyway, these are, uh, these are yours.

And, uh-- Thank you.

[ Whispers ] Lucky !

You can't do this. You gotta leave me alone.

You don't belong in this nowhere town, Susan, any more than I do.

You're better than this. You shouldn't be here, Lucky.

Didn't you listen to what you just said to your father ? What you said about the music ?

'Cause I did ! I get that same feelin'.

I know what you're talkin' about. See, I understand.

No. Look, Lucky. I have plans,

and you're not in them.

Susan, look at me.

See, I think we're a lot alike.

I may be bad, but, um, I'm not evil.

Come with me. [ Chuckles ] No.

You just remember.

I understand, and they don't.

I understand, Susan.

[ Sighs ]

[ Backup Singers ] ♪ Bum-dobie, do-wa Bum-dobie-dobie, do-ah ♪

♪ Wa-wa-wa-wa, ah-ah ♪

♪ Tra-la-la-la-la Ooh, diddly, diddly-dum Dum, dum, dum, dum ♪

♪ Dum-be-doobie, ooh Dum, dum, dum ♪ [ Both Grunt ]

[ Man ] ♪ Dum-whapa, dum-whapa Dum, dum, dum ♪

[ Backup Singers ] ♪ Boomp, whup, whup Shi-wanna, wanna ♪

♪ Ooh-ah-ah ♪

♪ To-wammie, do-bah Wham-a-land, a-ding, dang ♪

♪ Ba-ba-ba-ba Ding, d-d-d-ding ♪

♪ Mu-mu-mu-mu Shooby-oobie, oobie-doobie Oobie, bop, bop ♪

♪ Um-die, um-dum Ditty, ditty, ditty Dum-de-dum ♪

[ Man ] ♪ Bing, bang Walla-balla, hong kong ♪

[ Backup Singers ] ♪ Dum-ditty dit-dop And ditty, ditty ♪

♪ Wah-wah, shoop, shoop Shoo, do, do, do ♪

♪ Dum, ditty, dum, wah, wah Doobie, doobie ♪

♪ Bop, bop, bop, bop Shi-bop, shi-bop, shi-bop ♪

♪ Mama, mama, mama, mama Ooh-ooh-ooh ♪

[ Man ] ♪ Numa, numa, numa, numa Numa, numa, numa, numa ♪

[ Backup Singers ] ♪ Boom, shi, boom, ting-a-ling A-ting, a-ting-tang ♪

♪ Dang, dang, a-dang, dang ♪ [ Man ] ♪ Bo, bo, bo-de-bo, do ♪

[ Backup Singers ] ♪ Rockin' and sockin' And a-reelin' and boppin' ♪

♪ With a-wang-dang, doodle-de Bop-di-bing-bang ♪

♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh ♪

[ Whispering ] Catcher in the Rye. Gone.

The Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison. Gone.

[ Whispers ] Hi, Joyce. [ Whispers ] Hi, Margo.

Norman Mailer, The Naked and the Dead. And he's Jewish. Gone.

What are you doing ?

Books are a big influence on our children.

It's up to us to channel that influence properly.

[ Gasps ] Are you sure you want to read Fitzgerald ?

He was a terrible alcoholic, you know. I had no idea.

Gone. [ Book Thudding In Wastebasket ]

Margo, I didn't know Susan could sing.

Sing ?

This is Susan, isn't it ?

And she's singing in a club.

Is this really a good idea, Margo ?

Well, it's only one night. What harm could it do ?

[ Regular Voice ] What harm ? [ People ] Shh !

[ Whispering ] Do you know how many unwed teenage mothers there are ?

Oh, you don't think-- Of course !

With that jungle music that they play, that's what the beat is all about.

If they dance to Pat Boone, a good clean boy, that would be one thing.

But they're playing with fire, Margo. Jungle fire.

But, that's just my opinion.

Are you going to hear her sing ?

I don't know.

I certainly would.

This club has to be checked out.

We have to know what our children are doing.

Don't we, Margo ?

♪ Well, do you want to dance under the moonlight ♪

♪ Kiss me, baby all through the night ♪

♪ Oh, baby do you wanna dance ♪

♪ Do you, do you, do you do you wanna dance ♪

♪ Do you, do you, do you do you wanna dance ♪ [ Wolf Whistle ]

♪ Do you, do you, do you do you wanna dance ♪ [ Tony ] That's one dollar.

Hi, Tony. ♪ Ah-ah-ah-ah ♪

Go ahead in, girls. Have a great show. Thanks.

Cookie, where's Sireena ? I don't know.

Where did all these guys come from, Susan ?

Are-- Are they as gorgeous as I think they are,

or am I just lonely ? Cookie !

Hi, girls. Hi. Hi !

Do you think my dress looks too tight ?

Oh, tell me the truth now 'cause I'll go home and change.

- [ Tony ] Hey, girls. - Hi, Tony.

Regina, great dress. Uh, where's the rest of it ?

[ Girls ] Oh, no, no, no, no.

Guy, Tony. You are so rude ! [ Both Gasp ]

Now, you just can't sing, honey. You got to dip.

[ Laughs ] And scoop. That's right.

You gotta scoop when you come up. That right, Ella ?

That's right. Sireena, your mama and I could have been famous.

The Baldwin sisters. We weren't too bad, were we, Amanda ?

No, we weren't, Ella. But your mama had a higher callin'.

Course, all I wanted to do was become rich and famous. That's what I call a higher callin'.

Will you come on ? Let's show her the step. Come on. Count it off.

"Blue Moon." You got the top note. Yeah, but wait a minute.

On the count of four. Okay ? All right. All right.

One. Two. One, two, three--

♪ Blue moon ♪ ♪ Blue moon ♪

♪ You saw me standin' alone ♪

♪ Without a dream in my heart ♪

♪ Without a love of my own ♪ Turn around. Scoop and dip. There you go.

♪ Blue moon ♪

♪ You knew just what I was there for ♪

♪ You heard me saying a prayer for ♪

♪ Someone I really could care for ♪ That's it. That low note.

You couldn't hit that. [ Man ] Bring back the Baldwin sisters.

Okay. Thank you. You got that, baby ?

Yes, ma'am. Dippin' and-- and a scoop.

Yeah, but, honey, you got to dip a little better than that.

I tell you what. Shake your hip a little bit. They like that.

[ Laughs ] Uh-uh. Uh-uh. There will be no shakin' of hips, Ella.

Okay. Forget the hips. Just smile a lot.

Okay. Well, how do I look ?

Oh, baby, look at you.

You look all grown up. Come here.

Thank you, Mama. All right now. You sing pretty now, okay ?

Are you sure you can't come tonight, Mama ?

Now, I told you I couldn't make it tonight.

I gotta work. Okay.

But I'm gonna come the next time. I promise.

All right, I'm proud of you. I gotta go to work now, Sireena.

All right. [ Woman ] Bring it on. Bring it on.

Shake your hips.

[ Chattering ]

I've never been to this neighborhood before.

It's so Chinese.

I hear they have great food.

Oh, and I love those little slippers they make. Those little silk ones.

Mrs. Doyle.

Good to see you again so soon.

You must be here to cheer Susan on.

[ Gasps ] Such a good mom.

Do you know that boy ?

Don't even ask.

Come on, Margo.

Go do it, daddy-o. Come on.

[ Cookie Giggles ] [ Chattering ]

[ Microphone Whines ]

Hey, hey, all you "tops of the pops" lovers out there.

Welcome to what used to be Woo's Chow Fun's.

And like they say, no woos is good woos. [ Chattering Continues ]

[ Susan, Cookie Laugh ]

[ Coughs ]

Hi, I'm Tony Fazio.

[ Susan, Cookie Cheering ]

Susan, it's your turn. Oh, no. Give it another shot.

Maybe I can help. Danny, you came !

[ Laughs ] Hey, you called me 100 times. You're a very persuasive man.

Now this better be good.

[ Girl ] Danny's here. [ Danny ] Hey, hey, hey !

Danny Klay here. [ Applauding, Cheering ]

Now I know what you're thinking. This is kookie.

What's a famous cat like this...

doing in an old Chinese restaurant on a hot Saturday night ?

Well, I'm here to listen to sohot rock and roll.

- Kapow ! - Kapow !

You got me.

Now you know The Chantels, The Shirelles, The Chiffons, The Orlons,

Reparata and The Delrons.

Well, I got from my own Three O'Clock at the Hop Show,

Sireena and the Sirens right here.

[ Cheering, Applauding ]

And-- And-- Still want to be called The Eggrolls ?

I hate that name ! Yeah.

Some other surprises.

[ Applause, Cheering ]

Hold it.

What, Officer Paisley ? You aren't going to let us into the sock hop ?

No, Lucky. I don't want any trouble in there.

You're saying that I'm trouble ? That's what I'm saying.

You dig that, Bubber ? He-- He's sayin' that we're trouble.

Paisley thinks anyone who isn't a cop is trouble.

Excuse me. Excuse me, please.

You gotta let me in. I'm singing tonight. I'm Sireena.

Oh, sure. Go on in.

And you go home, if you can find one.

You know, Paisley. If it wasn't for punks like me,

you wouldn't have a job. Dig ?

Hey. Take that attitude someplace else, Mullins.

It is my privilege to introduce to you for the first time...

in front of more than one human being, The Eggrolls.

[ Applause, Cheering ]

♪ I could cook and make the beds ♪

♪ Think I'll make rock and roll instead ♪

♪ A different life's for me ♪

♪ I'm gonna live my fantasy ♪

♪ So, c'mon, Mother don't you cry ♪

♪ I'll sing a rockin' lullaby ♪

♪ And for each tear you spill ♪

♪ I'll make a song You know I will ♪

♪ Yeah, you oughta know me better by now ♪

♪ Well, you oughta know me better by now ♪

♪ You oughta know me better oughta know me better by now ♪

♪ They say my eyes ♪

♪ Are much too wide ♪

♪ That I should take the path ♪

♪ My mama already tried ♪

♪ Well, I wanna be good ♪

♪ Do what a girl knows she should ♪

♪ But music's part of me ♪

♪ So I gotta set it free ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah, you oughta know me better by now ♪

♪ Yeah, you oughta know me better by now ♪

♪ Yeah, you oughta know me better oughta know me better by now ♪

Take it, Cookie !

[ Girls And Guys ] Go ! Go ! Go ! Go !

[ In Unison ] Go ! Go ! Go ! Go !

Go ! Go ! Go ! Go ! Go ! Go ! Go ! Go !

I'm shocked ! I'm absolutely shocked.

Officer Paisley, you've got to put a stop to this.

Now what is it you want stopped ? It's just music.

We would like to make a complaint. A noicomplaint.

You have to be prepared for things like this. And I am prepared.

This looks like a real complaint, girls.

Oh, yes. That is a real complaint.

- What do you want me to do ? Close the place down ? - Yes, we do.

[ Chanting Continues ] Go ! Go ! Go ! Go !

Go ! Go ! Go ! Go ! Go ! Go ! Go ! Go !

♪ Well, you ought to know me better by now ♪

♪ Yeah, you ought to know me better by now ♪

♪ Well, you oughta know me better oughta know me better by now ♪

♪ Yeah, you oughta know me better ♪

♪ Yeah, you oughta know me better, oughta know me better by now ♪

[ Cheering, Whistling ]

This is Lieutenant Paisley. I'm gonna need some backup.

I'm at Woo's Chow Fun.

All right, I told you there's hot rock and roll right here in this city.

The Eggrolls !

Okay, just wait around a minute. I got another group that will knock your socks off.

Sorry, folks. Sorry. We've been ordered to put an end to the festivities.

- Everybody go home ! - Why ?

What's going on ? We had a noise complaint, Mr. Klay.

You gotta stop the music. Come on, kids. File out.

Hey, hey, hey. Wa-wa-wait. There's nothing around here but empty buildings.

Who would complain ? [ Man ] Who kicked us outta here ?

- That's confidential, Mr. Klay. - [ Man ] Why we gotta leave ?

You-- You-- You can't send these kids out onto the streets.

- [ Shouting In Agreement ] - We gotta be allowed to play our own music.

[ Shouting In Agreement ]

So I say, let's contest this complaint.

[ Shouting In Agreement ]

Rock and roll. We won't go.

[ Everyone Chanting ] Rock and roll. We won't go.

Rock and roll. We won't go. Rock and roll. We won't go.

Rock and roll ! We won't go ! Rock and roll ! We won't go !

Move 'em out !

[ Chanting Continues ] [ Police Officer ] Move it outside !

[ Glass Shatters ] [ Chanting Continues ]

I said move it !

Rock and roll. We won't go.

[ Confused Yelling ] They're busting up the cop car, man !

Riot outside !

♪ C'mon, everybody and let's get together tonight ♪

♪ I got some money in my jeans and I'm really gonna spend it right ♪

Oh, my God ! ♪ Well, I been doin' my homework all week long ♪

You come home with me now ! No !

Hey, man. Stop !

Hey, stop it. Go on ! ♪ Whoo, c'mon, everybody ♪

[ Groans ]

♪ Well, my baby's number one but I'm gonna dance with three or four ♪

You're coming home now ! Let go of me !

♪ When you hear the music you can't stand still ♪

♪ Your brother won't rock but your sister will ♪

♪ Whoo, c'mon, everybody ♪

You've got to arrest Danny Klay. He's over 21. He's responsible.

If you won't do it, my friends and I will make a citizen's arrest.

Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.

♪ Well, we're really gonna party but we gotta put a guard outside ♪

♪ 'Cause if my folks come home they're really gonna have my hide ♪

♪ There'll be no more movies for a week or two ♪

♪ No more runnin' around with the usual crew ♪

♪ Who cares ♪ ♪ C'mon, everybody ♪

[ Siren Wailing ]

♪ C'mon, everybody ♪

Stay where you are ! Stay where you are !

♪ C'mon, everybody ♪ [ Grunts, Groans ]

- ♪ C'mon, everybody ♪ - [ Grunting ]

See ya, Susan. [ Grunting ]

♪ C'mon, everybody ♪ Sorry, Mr. Klay.

No, I understand. You're just doin' your job.

Those people are wrong. [ Siren Wailing In Distance ]

♪ C'mon, c'mon c'mon, everybody ♪

[ Police Officer ] Put him in here. Where you guys takin' him ?

Back to the station.

[ Crying ]

[ Crying ]

I am here today to tell you...

that rock and roll is evil.

It's dangerous. It works on the libido.

It's a nasty temptation, and furthermore, it's too loud.

We are asking this television station to be a pioneer,

to be the first on the air to vow to never again...

allow rock and roll to be broadcast on the airways.

[ Knocking ]

Who is it ?

Your best pal. Oh, yeah.

I see you know how to keep yourself on the front page.

Oh, yeah. Whenever I need attention, I just get myself arrested.

You got chocolate on your mouth, Eddie.

Yeah ? Mm-hmm.

You got it. What do you want ?

I got a way to get everybody in this city to watch your show.

[ Sighs ] And as a bonus, make myself very rich and famous.

Oh, I don't know if I want to know your way. Don't I recall firing you ?

Now, just hear me out. You know those screwballs you got on the channel right now ?

Already I don't like your way. No, you're gonna love this.

Now, you and I both know that rock and roll is no more sexual than a Frank Sinatra song,

and we both made it through puberty unharmed, right ?

Well, maybe you didn't, but-- That's a joke, Lipsky.

Now, I'd like to use the American justice system...

to show what people think of rock and roll.

Let's put on a trial. Right here at the station.

We get a prosecutor, we get a defender,

and we let the American people vote by phone.

I can see all the publicity, can't you ? Court television.

Court television ? [ Gavel Pounds ]

I, Judge Patrick Eugene Boone,

officially declare this court now in session.

Thanks, Judge. Hey, hey, hey !

Is everybody ready to plead the fifth ? And that's not Beethoven's.

[ Audience ] Ready !

Boy, have we got an exciting hour for you this afternoon.

Yes ! We got conflict, we have love, we have hate, we have suspense,

but best of all, we got music. [ Audience ] Yeah !

Kapow ! Now listen up while we get ready to embark on a highly irregular procedure.

We're going to put a form of music, specifically rock and roll, on trial.

Now is this a free country ? [ Audience ] Yeah !

So why should music be left up to one man or one kid's opinion ?

Or should parents be allowed to censor this music in their own homes...

and remove it from the airways ? [ Audience ] Boo !

Now with this trial, the jury is you people at home.

You see these jurors in the juror box ? They represent you. That's right.

So at the end of this so-called trial, you call in your decisions,

we tally the results and then, voila, rock and roll,

guilty or innocent.

You be the judge ! All right. Is everybody ready ?

[ Audience ] Yeah !

But first, if you wanna be the proud owner of a brand-new Cadillac...

with just ten dollars down, listen to this. [ Man ] And we're clear.

I feel like [ Sighs ] Della Street.

Her hair is always so perfect.

Yeah, well, I don't feel so good about this.

Me neither.

[ Man ] Three, two, one. Air.

- Take it away, Judgey-doodle. - Thank you.

The prosecution may now call his, uh, her first witness.

Thank you, Judge Boone. I'd like to call Danny Klay to the stand.

Kapow ! I swear to tell the whole truth and nothing but.

Mr. Klay, where were you at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday night ?

Well, I was at Woo Chow Fun's, like everybody else. Any more questions ?

Yes. What was your function there ?

My functiwas to let people know about the music these kids are playing...

and help them raise money so they had a place to play it in.

- Yea ! - Thanks, Danny.

Did it ever occur to you that the parents of these children...

might not be in support of this music ?

Objection ! Can I do that ? Can I object ?

I'm a witness and a defender.

Yeah, you can do that, but your objection is overruled.

Oh-h-h-h !

Uh, can I get a cup of coffee and some of that famous peach cobbler ?

Shh ! Can't you see we're watching TV ?

Excuse me, but does the sign outside say restaurant ?

We're a restaurant after the show.

[ Woman On TV ] Who was the leader of this destruction ? [ Danny ] Leader ?

[ Woman On TV ] I think it was you.

What are you watching ? My daughter.

And my niece. Here, have a seat.

Isn't it true that you spent three years in the detention center,

and the other night you were arrested for inciting a riot ?

Hey, uh, I'm not on trial here. I would like to object again, Your Honor.

It is a little out of line, Mrs. Togar. How is this relevant ?

I want to show the character of the man who is supposed to be a role model for our children,

yet he leads them somewhere other than church and home.

But what does this have to do with the music ?

Hey, that's a good point.

Let me show you, Your Honor.

Ladies.

I am going to prove that this music is a drug,

a very addictive drug that controls your mind and your body...

and puts you in a state of unrelenting ecstasy.

- Where can I get some ? - [ Laughing ]

Notice these children:

healthy, normal, all-American.

Now. Observe.

♪ Ah-h-h-h ♪

[ Record Scratches ] By stopping the music,

we can carefully examine what happens during a rock-and-roll song.

Some of you may want to turn your sets off...

because what I am about to show you is shocking.

This is grinding.

- [ Laughs ] - Grinding.

Think about it.

If I have offended anyone, I am sorry.

Judge, I would like to call to the stand a victim of rock and roll:

Margo Doyle.

Do you love your daughter, Mrs. Doyle ?

More than anything.

How has the music changed your life ?

It changed everything.

All my life I wanted a little girl that I could dress up and show off.

And for years I had that.

She was a wonderful little girl.

She loved school and playtime and putting on my makeup.

And now I can't talk to her anymore.

All she wants to do is listen to that music...

and express herself.

She's 17. What could she possibly have to express ?

She has a wonderful house and great clothes.

Why can't she just be content ?

It's that music.

[ Crying ] I rest my case, Your Honor.

[ Crying Continues ]

[ Judge ] The public defender may call his first witness.

Thank you, Your Honor-doodle-you.

Okay, this trial is being done in a show business style, right ?

Right ! So my clients would like to plead their case...

in that show business style.

Okay, are we ready to break a leg, clients ?

Yeah ! Kapow ! Come on down, okay ?

Yeah. I hope that means that the show is over.

No, no, no. That means my daughter is about to sing now.

Would you just watch the show ? You don't need any coffee anyway.

It'll stunt your growth. I'm full grown !

And I want some coffee and some pie ! No, no. Wa-wa-wait a minute.

Come on now. Come on. As soon as this is over, I'm gonna make you some food.

I promise. Sit down, baby. Come on.

All right. Ready ? Let's rock and roll.

♪ All around the world rock and roll is all they play ♪

Yeah ! Yeah ! Whoo !

♪ All around the world rock and roll is all they play ♪

Yeah ! Yeah !

♪ You can hear that jukebox jumpin' ♪

♪ All night long through the day ♪

♪ All the flattop cats and their rock-and-roll queens ♪

♪ Just a-rockin' and a-rollin' in their red blue jeans ♪

♪ All around the world rock and roll is here to stay ♪

♪ Whoo-o-o ♪

♪ You can hear that jukebox jumpin' all night long through the day ♪

- ♪ Yeah ♪ - Yeah !

♪ There ain't never no time for romance ♪

♪ They only want to dance ♪

♪ People all holler when they hit the floor ♪ ♪ Go, cat, go ♪

♪ All around the world rock and roll is here to stay ♪

Whoo-hoo !

♪ You can hear that jukebox jumpin' ♪

♪ All night long through the day ♪

Go, Cookie !

Go, Cookie !

All right.

Yeah ! Yeah !

♪ They do the bop ♪

♪ The Texas Hop ♪

- ♪ Shim, sham, shimmy ♪ - ♪ And they never, never stop ♪

♪ All around the world rock and roll is here to stay ♪

Come on now ! ♪ Here to stay ♪

♪ You can hear that jukebox jumpin' ♪

♪ All night and all through the day ♪

Whoo !

♪ There ain't never no time for romance The people want to dance ♪

♪ People all holler when they hit the floor ♪ ♪ Go, cat, go ♪

♪ All around the world rock and roll is here to stay ♪

Yeah !

♪ You can hear that jukebox jumpin' ♪

♪ All night long through the day ♪

[ Cheering, Applause ]

[ Applause, Cheering ]

- Order ! Order ! - [ Applause, Whistling ]

I rest my case. So now the outcome of this trial...

is up to you, the jury. [ Phone Ringing ]

So just call HArrison 7-555.

Pamela Jordan.

Thank you, Pamela. Pamela Jordan.

All right, it's in your hands. Cast that vote. Rock and roll. Innocent or guilty ?

Hello !

My vote is innocent.

Innocent !

Here. Now you better vote.

That Sireena. That's your niece, right ?

And my daughter. She's good, ain't she ?

Yeah. She's real good.

She's very talented. In fact, I'd like to meet her.

Thomas Taylor, Vice President, Scepter Records.

Here. Let me see that.

Are you really from Scepter Records ?

The home of the Shirelles Scepter ? Yeah.

[ Laughs ] One cup of coffee coming up !

And how would you like some ice cream to go with that peach cobbler ?

Ladies and gentlemen, the verdict has been reached.

You, the jury, have found rock and roll to be...

♪ [ Drumroll ]

not guilty.

[ All Gasp ]

Uh, may we have it quiet, please ?

Quiet, please. Ladies and gentlemen.

I'm afraid there's a discrepancy in the voting.

[ Murmuring ] What do you mean ? The vote's the vote.

Whoa ! Whoa there, Mr. Klay.

You're just the announcer. I'm the judge.

It seems that since we were unable to see the faces of the jurors,

according to the tabulators, some people may have voted more than once.

[ Audience Protesting ]

It is therefore the decision of the court to overturn the vote.

- [ Protesting ] - You can't do this ! This is my show.

They can't do that ! Oh, yes, they can. They've done it before.

[ Audience Booing ] This court finds rock and roll guilty.

No ! No ! That's not fair !

No. That's wrong. Boo ! That's wrong. Boo !

And we find Danny Klay guilty of incitement to riot,

perverting the morals of a minor, etc., etc., etc.

[ Danny ] This is not justice. This is a joke.

This is a joke. In America, everybody has to have a voice: children and adults alike.

Let them know how you feel ! Keep the phones ringing.

We can't keep this happening. We can't !

Cut to commercial. You can't arrest me ! This is not a real trial !

It's not reality ! It's just a television show !

[ Audience Protesting ] If you want it to end, turn off the television.

Turn off the television ! It's not real !

[ Protesting Continues ]

You know what time it is ?

Midnight.

So you leaving now ?

[ Sniffles ] I'm gonna miss you, Susan.

I'm gonna miss you too.

See ya.

So you gonna write to me ?

Of course, I'm gonna write to you.

[ Motorcycle Approaching ]

Do you think I'm ever gonna meet anyone ?

Ever ?

[ Engine Revving ]

So where ya gonna go ?

I don't know.

Cookie, we're desperate. Get used to it.

♪ C'mon, everybody ♪

♪ Well, c'mon, everybody and let's get together tonight ♪

♪ I got some money in my jeans and I'm really gonna spend it right ♪

♪ Well, I been doin' my homework all week long ♪

♪ The house is empty and my folks are gone ♪

♪ Whoo, c'mon, everybody ♪

♪ Well, my baby's number one but I'm gonna dance with three or four ♪

♪ You know, the house'll be shakin' from the foot beats steppin' on the floor ♪

♪ Oh, when you hear the music you can't stand still ♪

♪ Your brother won't rock but your sister will ♪

♪ Whoo, c'mon, everybody ♪

♪ Well, we're really gonna party but we gotta put a guard outside ♪

♪ 'Cause if my folks come home well, they're really gonna have my hide ♪

♪ There'll be no more movies for a week or two ♪

♪ No more runnin' around with the usual crew ♪

♪ Who cares C'mon, everybody ♪

♪ Well, c'mon, everybody and let's get together tonight ♪

♪ I got some money in my jeans and I'm really gonna spend it right ♪

♪ Well, I been doin' my homework all week long ♪

♪ The house is empty and my folks are gone ♪

♪ Whoo, c'mon, everybody ♪

♪ Well, we're really gonna party but we gotta put a guard outside ♪

♪ 'Cause if my folks come home well, they're really gonna have my hide ♪

♪ There'll be no more movies for a week or two ♪

♪ No more runnin' around with the usual crew ♪

♪ Who cares C'mon, everybody ♪

♪ C'mon, everybody ♪

♪ C'mon, everybody ♪

♪ C'mon, everybody ♪

♪ C'mon ♪

♪ Everybody ♪

♪ C'mon, c'mon c'mon, everybody ♪

♪ C'mon, everybody ♪ [ Kissing Sound ]

[ Chattering ]

Mr. Taylor. Just as soon as you finish, if you don't mind.

Uh, Amanda. Amanda, don't let them sign anything.

There too many blank spaces here.

We need a better understanding. We're not gonna make any mistakes this time.

Mr. Taylor, I wanna ask you a few questions.

Who has publishing rights on here to the songs that the girls have written ?

Oh, Mr. Taylor. Those greens can wait until we straighten out this green, all right ?

[ Chuckles ] Now, another question. I'd like to know--