All language subtitles for Popularity Papers s01e07 Middle School of Rock.eng

[upbeat music]

- Ah, the Interdisciplinary
Activities board,

a sea of possibilities.

What camp should we choose?

- Why entertain other options
when our good old pal

Library Camp
is calling our names?

- Come on, Jules.

Let's at least pretend
we're not so predictable.

- Good point.

I'll sign our names
with a glitter gel pen.

- Or maybe we could try
something wild this year,

like Table Tennis Camp.

Ooh, or that one where
you cross-country ski

until you're out of breath
and then shoot a rifle.

- Yet another
niche Olympic sport

we're more suited reading
about in the safe confines

of Library Camp.
- Safe?

We're in the experiment
of our lives.

We need danger, excitement.
We need--

- All right, Rock Camp.

- What's Rock Camp?
And who's that?

[rock music]

both:
Spit Valve?

- Oh.
Yeah, that's him, all right.

Something's different.

Maybe the sunglasses?

- Look at those finger guns.

He's more confident.
Self-assured even.

- Yeah.

- Spit Valve,
I hardly recognized you.

- So Rock Camp, huh?

- Music, baby.

Instruments,
shredding some strings,

smashing some cylinders.

You know,
it's totally my thing now.

I went to their last session
and, uh, NBD,

but it totally changed my life.

- Oh.

[upbeat music]

- Oh, yeah

All right

Oh, yeah

- Okay, Julie, big one today.

Case in point, Spit Valve.

He used to be called
Spit Valve in a sad way.

But seeing him in the new light
of a Rock Camp attendee,

he's called Spit Valve
in a cool way.

- Who knew that band geeks
also happened to be in bands?

- Nobody, that's who.

Clearly, rock music is the
fast track from nerd to cool.

- So what's the play?

- Easy.
Stick it to the man.

- No sweat.
That'll be a breeze.

- Slightly more sweat
but doable.

- Foolproof.

- No way.
- Mom!

- No, you're not taking up
another expensive hobby

just so you can quit.

- Zero clue what
you're talking about.

- Soap carving? Calligraphy?
Beekeeping?

- I'm still mastering
my ascenders.

- Lydia, I love you,
but you have no follow through.

- Okay, I may have
quit a few things,

but none of them have
a clear-cut career path

like becoming a rock star.

- You can't let her do this.

- You're just jealous
because you're stuck taking

remedial math over the break.
- You know what?

Saying no to her
will actually teach you

that you can't always get
what you want.

- I don't need to learn that.
I refuse.

And I won't have it
any other way.

- Lydia, Melody's right.

No Rock Camp.

- Mom?
- Mm-hmm.

- It's healthy for kids to
try a variety of activities.

- Mm-hmm.

- You're raising
a well-rounded,

robust, incredible daughter.

And Melody's here too.

- There's more to Melody
than aggressive hair colors.

- Please, send me to Rock Camp.

It's only for one week,
and you can teach me

about not getting my way then.

Also, it'll keep me out
of the house over the break.

And you know,
you can focus on whatever

it is you do during the day.

- So my job?

- Yeah, that.
- Okay, look, fine.

You can go.
You can do it.

- Yes!

- Dad, Baba,

I think I'd like
to go to Rock Camp.

- Hmm. Petrology?

Or is it geology?
I always get them mixed up.

- The study of rocks is a great
area of focus for young kids.

- No, rock like music.
[chuckles]

[both laughing]

- That's a good one, Jules.

No, really.
What do you want to sign up for?

- You know,
I used to be in a band.

Music can heal your soul.

But it can also tear you apart.

[tense music]

I'm sorry, Juju.
It's not for you.

- I think I can do it, though.

I could rock out if I wanted to.

I've just chosen
not to thus far.

- Yeah, we should encourage her
to try new things.

I think it would
be adorable to see you

break out of your shell.

- No, no, no, not adorable.

Bold and provocative.

- You're right.
Where do we sign?

both:
Aww.

[chuckling]

[rock music]

- Ready to rock?

- You mean play rock music
or more in that

figurative way people say it,
like we should start something?

- I'll take that as a sort of.

- Okay, Rock Campers, how's
everybody feeling out there?

- That voice.

- Get up on your feet
and make some noise

for your Rock Camp
head camp warrior...

- I know that voice.

- Melody Goldblatt.

- No, no, no.
- What's up?

- What's my sister doing here?

- Melody's your sister? Lucky.

- If you came here to rock,
you've come to the right place.

Everyone here
is a rock star in training.

[cheering]

Well, almost everyone.

What are you doing here?
- What are you doing here?

What happened to remedial math?

[gasps]
You lied.

- If you say anything to Mom,
I'll make your life miserable.

- You already
make my life miserable,

so that's not a threat.

- Be smart, Lydia.

If Mom finds out about this,

it'll ruin Rock Camp
for both of us.

Are those my jeans?
- Yeah.

Can I borrow them?
- No.

- Okay, fine, then I
just have to tell Mom.

- Look, I don't want
to go to remedial math,

and you don't want to face my
wrath while I have a position

of authority over you.

- You don't have
authority over me.

- I'm your counselor, dingbat.

This is a total disastrophe.

both:
Great band name.

- Look, clearly,
both of us want to be here.

The only way to do that
is if we have a truce.

- Okay, fine, truce.

I won't tell Mom,
if you promise to not

totally mess this up for me.

- [growls]

FYI, Rock Camp isn't about
desperately trying to act cool

or whatever it is
you and Julie are up to.

- Have you been spying on us?

- Rock Camp is about digging
inside, finding something new,

and getting out
of your comfort zone.

- I thought it was about
rejecting authority

and sticking it to the man.

- Oh, my gosh.

You're so annoying.

Lydia, Julie,
Dimitri, Spit Valve.

Nice to see you back.

- She remembers me.

- Dimitri, what are you
doing here in Rock Camp?

- I was under the impression
we would be studying geology.

But learning about
North American music,

it's a happy accident.

- Okay, so now that
you're broken into bands,

you have a week
to practice a song

and perform it at the
Rock Camp showcase on Friday.

The best band will get
to play some pretty big shows.

- [gasps] Will the winner
qualify for a spot

at the Glastonbury Festival?

- The school assembly.
Any questions?

- Will you leave us alone
so we can rock out in peace?

- Not just yet.

First, got to hand out
band assignments.

- This is the best part.
- Mm.

Dimitri, it says here
you play piano.

- I have been classically
trained for eight years

at the Hellenic Conservatory.

- Mm, you're on guitar.

- [stammers]
Okay.

I shall see if I can.

[playing energetic solo]

Yes, this will do.

- Uh, Spit Valve, you play
trombone, brass, and trumpet.

- And various woodwinds. NBD.

- Uh, drums.

- Into it.

- Lydia, you're always
singing around the house.

- I even have a special scarf

to keep my instrument
in top shape.

- You're on band manager.

- Band manager?
What does that mean?

- You ever see
"20 Feet from Stardom"?

It's like that
but, like, 200 feet

and much more bureaucratic.

- So I don't get to sing?

- Nope,
because your lead singer

is none other than Julie.

[upbeat music]

- Uh, I'm more of
a behind-the-scenes

kind of bandmate.

- You've got it in you,
Graham-Chang.

Trust the process, no arguing,

and this will be
the best week of your lives.

Or if you don't,

I'll make sure it's the worst.

- One, two, three, four.

[upbeat music]

- Wait.

As band manager, I propose
that Julie and I switch places.

- Uh, okay. Yeah, good idea.

- Is this allowed?

- No, it's against
Rock Camp rules.

You got to trust the process.

- Melody's instructions
are ridiculous.

This is rock and roll.

We got to stick it to the man--

well, a teenage girl

who happens to be
our authority figure.

- The Melody I know
is pretty cool.

- How could anybody
think Melody is cool?

Look, she's even
dragging Julie into this,

making her the front woman
when she clearly doesn't

have an edgy bone in her body.

- I can be edgy.

Just call me dodecahedron.

- You're too nice to be
the lead singer of Disastrophe.

That's our name, by the way.

I made an executive decision.

- You do have a point.

Julie is a little quiet.

- Yeah, and a little bit
on the tiny side.

- I'm not tiny.
I'm fun sized.

- Please, let me
be the lead singer,

and I promise we'll be
headlining school assemblies

for the rest of the year.

- Solid. How?

- Well, Julie here
is gonna design us

amazing band T-shirts,
and I'm gonna get

a camera crew to film our set.

That'll get us exposure.

- I do still have my heart
set on Glastonbury.

- Whatever gets us playing.

- Yeah, stick it to Melody.

I mean the man.

[upbeat rock music]

- First lesson,
Crowd Surfing 101.

Julie, you're up.

Can you take the leap of faith?

- [chuckles]
Whoa.

- Okay, so I want you guys
to take me

to the left, not right.

But my left, not your
left--stage left.

And I'm gonna need a
soft dismount, and I--

- Green room etiquette.

Yes, it's just as important
as ever to trash the green room.

But be respectful.

Act like
you have to clean up after,

because you do.

- Rock and roll!

[cheering]

- Rock and clean.

Questions?

No rocker is complete
without their signature move.

- Watch.

Like this?

- Bold choice, SV.

- But he didn't do anything.

- It's called negative
stage presence, Lydia.

Get with the program.

- Next.
- I got this.

[feedback squeals]

- Attagirl, Julie.

- Red leather,
yellow leather

Red leather, yellow leather

Red leather, yellow leather

Red leather, yellow leather

Red leather, yellow leather

Red leather, yellow leather

- Hey.

Um, I was thinking maybe we
should just listen to Melody

and switch back tomorrow.

- Really?

Because leading a band
is so not you and,

at the same time so totally me.

Julie, I got this.

- Yeah, about that.

I'm starting to feel like--

- Like you're rocking everyone's
world with your design?

Seriously, Jules, you are
so talented in making merch.

Hey, before we get picked up,
I should go gargle some tea

for my instrument.
Meet you out front.

[vocalizing]

- Ah!

Oh, my gosh.

I'm so sorry.

- Rock Camp agrees
with you, Julie.

- Thanks.

Well, tell that
to all my other friends.

They all think I'm too cute
and tiny and quiet.

- Do you feel like you are?

- Well,
I'm not as loud as Lydia,

so I guess I'm not as good
as rocking out as she is.

- That's not the question.

- Well, I, um--

I could possibly rock.

- Yeah, you got it.

Don't sell yourself short, kid.

- Thanks, Melody.

Hey, you know, you're a
really good camp counse--

- Yeah, yeah, okay.
Quit sucking up.

- Okay.

- I cannot believe this show
is already tomorrow.

- Look alive, rock gods.

It's dress rehearsal.

- To honor this occasion,
may I unveil

our very rock 'n roll
T-shirt design?

- That's so wicked.
- Oh, my gosh.

- That's awesome.
- Take one.

- It may be a little big,
but you know?

- It's a thing of beauty.

- You nailed it, Jules.

Now could you keep
a look out for Melody?

We all need to make sure
I nail my performance.

- What is going on here?

Lydia, you're supposed
to be band manager.

- And you were never
supposed to be here.

- I told you a million times
that this is for your own good.

- You're the worst sister ever.

- I can't be, because you're
the worst sister ever.

- That's it.
I'm telling Mom!

- You are grounded.

I can't believe
you would lie about this.

- I can explain.
- I don't think you can.

- Well, then fine, I won't.

I hope you're happy.

- Ah.

Oh, no.

[whispering]
I lost my voice.

[rock music]

Bad news. I lost my voice.

- Whispering makes it
worse, you know?

- Really?
- Vocal hygiene. Look it up.

- This happened to Yanni
on his last tour.

Oh, you must go full on
the vocal rest.

- [whispering]
all: Stop whispering!

- Lots of people are filing in.

Oh, my dads are here with...

Video cameras?

- Lydia, you came through
with a camera crew for us?

If only you didn't
screw everything else up

by arguing with Melody,
which, by the way,

Team Melody.
- Yeah.

all:
Don't worry.

I'll fix this.
- How?

- Like you fix
everything else, right?

all:
Mohewos?

- What'd you call me?

- Oh, "somehow."

- Mohewos would be
a good band name.

- Congratulations, Lydia.

Not only did you ruin it for me,

you ruined it for
your whole band.

I can't read that.

Herphren? What?

Look, I was trying
to help you grow.

That's what Rock Camp
is all about.

Because you didn't get to sing

because I thought you should be
band manager?

And you hated that?

So you convinced
your band to let you sing

by getting them primo promotion
and merchandising.

Sounds like a solid
band manager move to me.

I know you can sing,
that it's your thing.

It's not your only thing.

You're a leader.

I wanted you to discover that.

Instead, you had to mess it
all up and get me grounded.

- I didn't know that.

Hey, my voice is back.

Ah!

The show can go on.

- Not if I pull the plug.

- Wait a sec.

I know how to fix this.

Like you said,
I'm a great band manager,

and I know exactly what to do.

- Should I use a filter?

I feel like I should
be using a filter.

- Where is the filter on this?
- There's no filter on that.

- Why would there not
be a filter on it?

- Oh, hey.

- Hey, does Lydia actually
have tickets to Gaga?

She said she'd give them to us
if we filmed the concert,

but I feel like it's a lie.

- Yeah, I don't know
what to tell you.

My child is a delinquent.

Apparently, both my children
are delinquent.

Melody!

[upbeat rock music]

- Hello, Rock Camp.
We are Disastrophe.

We got Spit Valve on drums,
Dimitri on guitar,

and on lead vocals,
we have the one,

the only, Julie Graham-Chang.

[cheers and applause]

- Right now,
it's all gonna change

I'm sick of running,
and I'm ready to play

Scream out, I can't ignore

I'm not the girl
that I was anymore

Can't stop me

Won't stop me

Can't you see
I'm everything already?

In this one life

I'm ready to play

Breaking out

All the music
I'm ready to sing

Breaking out

All the rockin',
I'm ready to scream

Breaking out

I'm breaking out

All the fire
I'm ready to bring

[cheers and applause]

- Greatest rock concert
I've ever seen.

- You are the Greek goddess
of rock.

- Melody Esther Goldblatt,
I can see you!

Not only did you lie
about remedial math,

but you snuck out
while you were grounded.

- Don't freak out.

- You're in big trouble, lady.
You hear me?

- Mom, wait.
- What?

- What Melody did
was wrong, but--

but she only did it because--

- Because it's a classic act
of Melody rebellion.

- Okay, yes,
but Rock Camp needed her.

She's kind of important
to everyone here.

- What--

what are you talking about?
- I know.

It defies all logic
for me, too, but...

she's a great counselor.

The best, actually.

- I don't--

I don't know
what's going on here.

Okay, I always thought, Lydia,

you'd make a great cult leader,
but maybe you both would.

- Thanks, Mom.

- No, that doesn't change
the fact that you lied to me.

You are grounded for a month.

- How about two weeks
if she gets a tutor?

And if she gets her average up,

she gets to come to Rock Camp
next session.

- Are you sticking up for her?
- Are you sticking up for me?

- Just negotiating your terms.

Like you said,
I'm a heck of a manager.

- Oh, my gosh, what is going--
okay, deal.

But I get veto power
on tutor selection.

What is happening today?

I can't believe
they're joining forces.

- If you tell anyone
about this, you're dead.

[soft music]

- Guys, that was amazing.

So should we discuss
the next steps

of our rock star journey?

- Oh, apologies.

I cannot commit
to a weekly band practice.

I signed up for pottery.
- Oh.

- Yeah, I'm out too.

You know, with yet another
instrument under my belt,

I'm feeling confident enough
to go solo.

- Jules, maybe you and I
could learn guitar and drums

and be a duo.

[out of tune strum]
Nope.

- [laughs]

Let's just hang for now.

So does being part of a
rock band make you popular?

- Inconclusive, but it does
make you feel pretty cool.

So what do we rate it?

- I give it 10 fire-breathing
skulls out of 10.

- I give it
10 billion gallons of tea

because that's how much I drank.

- Do you need
to use the bathroom?

- No.

Yes.

- Run.

[upbeat music]

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