DON'TYOUKNOWME,

KANSASCITY?

I'MTHENEW

BERLINWALL.

TRYANDTEARMEDOWN!

IWASBORN

ONTHEOTHERSIDE

OFATOWN

RIPPEDINTWO

IMADEITOVER

THEGREATDIVIDE

NOWI'MCOMING

FORYOUENEMIES

ANDADVERSARIES

THEYTRY

ANDTEARMEDOWN

YOUWANTME,BABY,

IDAREYOU

TRYANDTEARMEDOWN

IROSEFROMOFF

OFTHEDOCTOR'SSLAB

LIKELAZARUS

FROMTHEPIT

NOWEVERYONEWANTS

TOTAKEASTAB

ANDDECORATEME

BLOOD,GRAFFITI,

ANDSPIT

ENEMIES

ANDADVERSARIES

THEYTRY

ANDTEARMEDOWN

YOUWANTME,BABY,

IDAREYOU

TRYAND

TEARMEDOWN.

(audiencewhistling)

ONAUGUST13,

1961,AWALL

WASERECTED

DOWNTHEMIDDLE

OFTHECITY

OFBERLIN.

THEWORLDWASDIVIDED

BYACOLDWAR,

ANDTHEBERLINWALL

WASTHEMOSTHATED

SYMBOLOFTHATDIVIDE.

REVILED,GRAFFITI'D,

SPITUPON.

WETHOUGHTTHEWALL

WOULDSTANDFOREVER.

ANDNOW

THATIT'SGONE,

WEDON'TKNOW

WHOWEAREANYMORE.

LADIESANDGENTLEMEN,

HEDWIGISLIKE

THATWALL,

STANDINGBEFOREYOU

INADIVIDE

BETWEENEAST

ANDWEST.

SLAVERY

ANDFREEDOM.

MANANDWOMAN.

TOPANDBOTTOM.

ANDYOUCANTRY

ANDTEARHERDOWN,

BUTBEFOREYOUDO,

YOUMUSTREMEMBER

ONETHING!

AIN'TMUCH

OFADIFFERENCE

BETWEENABRIDGE

ANDAWALL

WITHOUTMERIGHT

INTHEMIDDLE,BABE

WOW!YOUWOULDBE

NOTHINGATALL

ENEMIES

ANDADVERSARIES

THEYTRY

ANDTEARMEDOWN

YOUWANTME,BABY,

IDAREYOU

TRYANDTEAR

MEDOWNENEMIES

ANDADVERSARIES

THEYTRY

ANDTEARMEDOWN

YOUMEWANTME,BABY,

IDAREYOU

TRYAND

TEARMEDOWN.

FROMEASTBERLIN

TOJUNCTIONCITY.

HELLO,NEWYORK;

HELLO,MISSOURI.

WHAT?YOUWANNATRY

ANDTEARMEDOWN?

COMEONANDTEAR-RRR

MEDOWN!

(audiencecheers,applauds)

HELLO...?WHEREISEVERYBODY?

OUT."OUT"?WHYAREYOU

INSUCHAMOOD?

IHAVEBEENHAVING

THEMOSTWONDERFUL

TIMEWITH--

DOYOUREMEMBER

THAT45-YEAR-OLD

DIVORCEE

WITHTHEHAIR

ANDTHEMEANLOOK?

SHECAMEUPTOME

AFTERTHESHOW,

ANDITHOUGHT,

"THISLADYWANTS

APIECEOFME."

SOIDIDN'TKNOW

WHATTODO,

IWASALONE,

IHADNOTHING

INMYHAND,

IWASGONNAGO

FORTHEEYES.

SHECAMEATME

FROMBOTHSIDES,

SOMEHOW,

ANDSHEJUSTGAVEME

AFUCKINGHUG.

SHEGAVEME

AFUCKINGHUG.

CANYOUFIGURE?

CANYOUFUCKING

BEATTHAT?

SHEGAVEME--

IALSOGOT

AFEWDRINKS

OUTOFITASWELL,

WHICHWASNOT

ABAD...(rockmusicplaying)

Iwasborn

ontheotherside

ofatown

rippedintwo

Madeitover

theGreatDivide

NowI'mcoming

foryou

Enemies

andadversaries...

WHATTHEFUCK

ISWRONGWITHYOU?

WHYCAN'TWE...

WHYDON'TYOUWRITE

ANEWSONG?

Youwantme,baby,

Idareyou

Tryandtearmedown...

THANKYOU,

MYNAMEISHEDWIG.

PLEASEWELCOMETHOSEAMBASSADORS

OFEASTERNBLOCROCK,

THEANGRYINCH.

-HERETHEYARE!

-(audiencecheers)

ANDMYMANFRIDAY,

THROUGHTHURSDAY,

YITZHAK,LADIES

ANDGENTLEMEN.

THERE'SNONEED,

THERE'SNONE.

ALSOVERYTALENTED

ANDSOLUCKYTOBEHERE,

RIGHT,BOYS?

-YEAH.

-YES,MISSHEDWIG.

LOOKOUT,GUYS,

IMMIGRATION!

I'VEGOT

THEIRPASSPORTS

RIGHTHERE.

LADIESANDGENTLEMEN,

DOYOULIKETHEPELT?

IWANTYOUTOBEHONEST,

BECAUSESOMEBITCH

STOPPEDMEONTHEWAYIN--

"WHATPOOR,UNFORTUNATE

CREATUREHADTODIE

FORYOUTOWEARTHAT?"

"MYAUNTTRUDY,"

IREPLIED.

JUSTWALKEDAWAY.

JUSTWALKEDAWAYLADIESAND--

-HEDWIG,CANWEEATDESSERT?

-WHATISIT?YES,YOUCAN.

Hedwig:

IAMTHRILLED,

YOUCANJOINME

FORTHEFABULOUS

FIRSTNIGHT

OFTHEST.LOUISLEG

OFMYWORLDTOUR.

ANDWHENITCOMES

TOHUGEOPENINGS,

ALOTOFPEOPLE

THINKOFME.

MANYMOREOFYOU,

THOUGH,HAVEONLYRECENTLY

BECOMEAWAREOFME.

ITTOOKACHARACTER

ASSASSINATIONPIECE

LIKETHIS

TOMAKEYOUFINALLY

PAYATTENTION.

BUTNOWYOU'RE

INTERESTED,HUH?

INTRIGUED,EVEN?

HOWDIDSOME...

SLIPOFAGIRLY-BOY

FROMCOMMUNISTEASTBERLIN

BECOMETHEINTERNATIONALLY

IGNOREDSONGSTYLIST

-BARELYSTANDINGBEFOREYOU?

-(glassbreaks)

THAT'SWHATIWANT

TOTALKABOUTTONIGHT,

LADIESANDGENTLEMEN.

IDON'TWANNATALK

ABOUTSUDDEN,

UNDESERVED

COMMERCIALSUCCESS.

IDON'TWANNATALK

ABOUTBETRAYAL,

IDON'TWANNATALK

ABOUTMYLAWSUIT

AGAINSTACERTAIN

ROCKANDROLL"ICON,"

TOMMYGNOSIS,

WHO,BYSOME

FREAKCOINCIDENCE,

ISPERFORMING

RIGHTNEXTDOOR

ATBUSCHSTADIUM.

(Tommy'smusicblares)

ANDTOWHOMITAUGHT

EVERYTHINGHEKNOWS,

ANDHASAPPARENTLY

FORGOTTEN,

ABOUTROCK&ROLL!

YES,THISIS

PHYLLISSTEIN,

MANAGEROFHEDWIG

ANDTHEANGRYINCH.

I'VEBEENHO--

"INCH"!NOT"ITCH."

LETMESPEAK

TOBRAD,PLEASE.

YOUKNOW

I'VEBEENHOLDING

FOR24MINUTES?

YES,HI,BRAD,

THISISPHYLLIS.

SOWHAT'SGOINGON

WITHBILGEWATER'S?

YOUMAKE

THEBABYCRY.

Phyllis:IHEARD

THEENTIRECHAIN'S

GOINGUNDER.

HOLDON,

HOLDONASECOND.

-HEDWIG!

-WECANHAVEAGIG

INANYBILGEWATER'S

NATIONWIDEWITHA24-HOUR

NOTICE?ANDTHEYKNOW

WHATKINDOFMUSIC

WEPLAY?BRAD,ILOVEYOU.

OKAY,CIAO.

PEOPLE,PEOPLE,

PEOPLE.

TOMORROWIS

ATRAVELDAY.

IT'SATRAVELDAY

FORTOMMY,

SOIT'SATRAVELDAY

FORUS.FRIDAY,CHICAGO.

TOMMY'S

ATSOLDIERFIELD,

ANDWE'RE

ATBILGEWATER'S

INTHEMALL

DOWNTHESTREET.

ANDTHENEXTDAY,

LOOKSLIKEHE'S...

BASICALLY,HE'SBACK

ONTHEBUS.

PHYLLIS--

"BASICALLY"?

HE'SDOING

ARECORDSIGNING.

WHYDOYOUFEEL

THENEEDTOLIETOME?

HEDWIG,PLEASE.

COME.IDON'TTHINKIT'SGOING

TOHELPOURLAWSUIT

IFYOUCONTINUETO--

IFYOUPRESENT

THEAPPEARANCE

OFSTALKING.

Hedwig:

YOUKNOWIDON'T

LIKETHATWORD.

Phyllis:

PLEASELISTENTOME.

HOWABOUTYOU

DON'TTALKTOHIM,

ANDIGETSOMEONE

TOSTEALAPHOTO

-OFYOUTWOTOGETHER?

-APHOTO--

YOUKNOWSOMERAG

WILLRUNIT.

IT'LLREALLYHELP

THELAWSUIT.

PROVESYOUTWO

KNOWEACHOTHER.

PLEASE,LETMEDOMYJOB.

PLEASE!OKAY.

I'MGONNAMAKE

SOMEPHONECALLS.

I'MGONNAMAKE

SOMEPHONECALLS!

ALLRIGHT.

OKAY,EVERYBODY.

BEDSKI!

(softthrobbing)

Hedwig:

LADIESANDGENTLEMEN,

IRECENTLYFOUND

MYFIRSTDIARY.

AGE2-6.ITWASFULLYILLUSTRATED.

ASIUNROLLED

THEPAGES,

IREALIZEDTHATSOMANYPEOPLE

HAVETOUCHEDME

ONMYWAY

TOTHISSTAGETONIGHT.

HOWCANISAY

WHOTOUCHEDMETHEMOST?

MYFATHER,

THEAMERICANGI?

COULDITHAVEBEEN

MYEASTGERMANMOTHER?

WomanyellinginGerman:

...PERVERT!

(swearing)

GETOUT!GETOUT!

GOON...GOON!

(screamsinGerman)

(womancrying)

WHENTHEEARTH

WASSTILLFLAT

ANDCLOUDS

MADEOFFIRE

ANDMOUNTAINS

STRETCHEDUPTOTHESKY

SOMETIMESHIGHER

FOLKSROAMEDTHEEARTH

LIKEBIGROLLINGKEGS

THEYHAD

TWOSETSOFARMS

THEYHAD

TWOSETSOFLEGS

THEYHADTWOFACESPEERING

OUTOFONEGIANTHEAD

SOTHEYCOULDWATCH

ALLAROUNDTHEM

ASTHEYTALKED

WHILETHEYREAD

ANDTHEYNEVER

KNEWNOTHINGOFLOVE

ITWASBEFORE

THEORIGINOFLOVE

THEORIGINOFLOVE

THEORIGINOFLOVE

GINOFNOWTHEREWAS

THREESEXESTHEN

ONETHATLOOKEDLIKETWOMEN

GLUEDUPBACK-TO-BACK

THEYCALLED

THECHILDRENOFTHESUN

ANDSIMILAR

INSHAPEANDGIRTH

WASTHECHILDREN

OFTHEEARTH

THEYLOOKEDLIKETWOGIRLS

ROLLEDUPINONE

ANDTHECHILDREN

OFTHEMOON

LOOKEDLIKEAFORK

SHOVEDONASPOON

THEYWASPARTSUN,

PARTEARTH

PARTDAUGHTER,PARTSON

THEORIGINOFLOVE

NOWTHEGODS

GREWQUITESCARED

OFOURSTRENGTH

ANDDEFIANCE

ANDTHORSAID

"I'MGONNAKILL'EMALL

WITHMYHAMMER

LIKEIKILLEDTHEGIANTS"

BUTZEUSSAID

"NO,YOUBETTER

LETMEUSEMYLIGHTNING

LIKESCISSORS

LIKEICUTTHELEGS

OFFTHEWHALES

DINOSAURSINTOLIZARDS"

ANDTHENHEGRABBEDUP

SOMEBOLTS

HELETOUTALAUGH

SAID,"I'LLSPLITTHEM

RIGHTDOWNTHEMIDDLE

GONNACUTTHEM

RIGHTUPINHALF"

ANDTHESTORMCLOUDS

GATHEREDABOVE

INTOGREATBALLS

OFFIREANDTHENFIRE

SHOTDOWNFROMTHESKY

INBOLTS

LIKESHININGBLADES

OFAKNIFE

ANDTHEYRIPPED

RIGHTTHROUGHTHEFLESH

OFTHECHILDREN

OFTHESUN

ANDTHEMOON

ANDTHEEARTH

ANDSOMEINDIANGOD

SEWEDTHEWOUNDUP

INTOAHOLE

PULLEDIT'ROUND

TOOURBELLIES

TOREMINDUS

THEPRICEWEPAY

ANDOSIRIS,

ANDTHEGODSOFTHENILE

GATHEREDUPABIGSTORM

TOBLOWAHURRICANE

TOSCATTERUSAWAY

INAFLOOD

OFWINDANDRAIN

ASEAOFTIDALWAVES

TOWASHUSALLAWAY

ANDIFWEDON'TBEHAVE

THEY'LLCUTUSDOWNAGAIN

ANDWE'LLBEHOPPINGAROUND

ONONEFOOT

LOOKINGTHROUGH

ONEEYE

THELASTTIME

ISAWYOU

WE'DJUSTSPLIT

INTWOYOUWASLOOKING

ATMEIWASLOOKING

ATYOUYOUHADAWAY

SOFAMILIAR

ICOULDNOTRECOGNIZE

'CAUSEYOUHADBLOOD

ONYOURFACE

IHADBLOOD

INMYEYES

BUTICOULDSWEAR

BYYOUREXPRESSION

THATTHEPAIN

DOWNINYOURSOUL

WASTHESAME

ASTHEONEDOWNINMINE

THAT'STHEPAIN

THATCUTSASTRAIGHTLINE

DOWNTHROUGHTHEHEART

WECALLITLOVE

WEWRAPPEDOURARMS

AROUNDEACHOTHER

TRYINGTOSHOVEOURSELVES

BACKTOGETHER

WEWASMAKINGLOVE

MAKINGLOVE

ITWASACOLD,DARKEVENING

SUCHALONGTIMEAGO

WHEN,BYTHEMIGHTYHAND

OFJOVE

ITWASASADSTORY

HOWWEBECAME

LONELYTWO-LEGGED

CREATURES

THESTORY

OFTHEORIGINOFLOVE

THAT'S

THEORIGINOFLOVE

OHYEAH

THEORIGIN

OFLOVETHEORIGIN

OFLOVETHEORIGIN

OFLOVE.

ITISCLEARTHATIMUSTFIND

MYOTHERHALF,

BUTISITAHE,

ORASHE?

WHATDOESTHISPERSON

LOOKLIKE?

IDENTICALTOME?

ORSOMEHOWCOMPLEMENTARY?

DOESMYOTHERHALFHAVE

WHATIDON'T?

DIDHEGETTHELOOKS?

THELUCK?

THELOVE?

WEREWEREALLYSEPARATED

FORCIBLY,

ORHEDIDHEJUSTRUNOFF

WITHTHEGOODSTUFF?

ORDIDI?

WILLTHISPERSON

EMBARRASSME?

WHATABOUTSEX?

ISTHATHOWWEPUTOURSELVES

BACKTOGETHERAGAIN?

ORCANTWOPEOPLE

ACTUALLYBECOMEONEAGAIN?

IREMEMBERONCE

WHENIWASSIXYEARSOLD

IWASWATCHING

MYFAVORITECARTOON

ONAMERICANFORCES

NETWORK--

"JESUSWASGOOD."

(speakinginGerman)

INTHEYEARIWASBORN,

THEWALLWENTUP.

ANDMANYPEOPLEDECIDED

TOMOVEWESTTOFREEDOM.

MOTHERTHREWME

INTOAWHEELBARROW

ANDHEADEDEAST.

THECOMMUNISTS

GAVEHERAJOB

TEACHINGSCULPTURE

TOLIMBLESSCHILDREN.

(scratchyrockmusicplays)

MOSTOFMYTIME

WASSPENT

LISTENING

TOAMERICANFORCESRADIO.

Radio:

WEAREFREAKS

WEFOLLOWTHECODE

OFFREAKS

WEAREFREAKS

WESTANDBACK

WEAREFREAKS

WEDOWHATWEPLEASE

ANDDOWHATWECHOOSE

WEAREBAD...

OURAPARTMENT

WASSOSMALL,

THATMOTHERMADEMEPLAY

INTHEOVEN.

ONEOFUS,

ONEOFUS...

LATEATNIGHT,

IWOULDLISTENTOTHEVOICES

OFTHEAMERICANMASTERS:

TONITENILLE,

DEBBYBOONE,

ANNEMURRAY--

WHOWASACTUALLYACANADIAN,

WORKINGIN

THEAMERICANIDIOM.

ANDTHENTHEREWERE

THECRYPTO-HOMOROCKERS:

LOUREED,IGGYPOP,

DAVIDBOWIE--

WHOWASACTUALLYANIDIOM

WORKINGINAMERICA

ANDCANADA.

THESEARTISTS,

THEYLEFTASDEEP

ANIMPRESSIONONME

ASTHATOVENRACK

DIDONMYFACE.

TOBEAYOUNGAMERICAN

INMUSKRATLOVE,

SOFTASANEASYCHAIR,

NOTEVENTHECHAIR,

"IAM,"ISAID,

"HAVEINEVERBEENMELLOW?"

ANDTHECOLOREDGIRLSSING...

Voices:

DO,DO-DO,DO-DO,DO,DO-DO

DO,DO-DO,DO-DO,

DO,DO-DO

Hansel:

DO,DO-DO,DO-DO

DO,DO-DO,DO,

DO-DO,DO-DO...

BUTNEVER

WITHTHEMELODY.

HOWCOULDIDOITBETTER

THANTONIORLOU?

"HEY,BOY...

TAKEAWALK

ONTHEWILDSIDE!"

(musicstops)

Woman:

BYMYSIDE

YOUWILLBETHEONE

LYINGBYMYSIDE

LYINGBYMYSIDE

LYINGBYMYSIDE.

(distantcheering)

(voicesinging

Chineseopera)

OKAY.OKAY.

ONEDAY,

INTHELATEMID-80s,

IWASINMY

EARLYLATE20s,

IHADJUSTBEENDISMISSED

FROMUNIVERSITY

AFTERDELIVERING

ABRILLIANTLECTURE

ONTHEAGGRESSIVEINFLUENCE

OFGERMANPHILOSOPHY

ONROCKANDROLL,

ENTITLED,"YOU,KANT,ALWAYS

GETWHATYOUWANT."

AT26,MYACADEMICCAREER

WASOVER,IHADNEVER

KISSEDABOY,

ANDIWAS

STILLSLEEPINGWITHMOM.

THESEARCH

FORMYOTHERHALF

ONMYSIDEOFTHEWALL

HADPROVEDFUTILE.

MIGHTHEBEFOUND

ONTHEOTHER?

BUTHOWTOGETOVER?

PEOPLEDIEDTRYING.

SUCHWERETHETHOUGHTS

FLOODINGMYTINYHEAD,

ONTHEDAYTHAT

IWASSUNNINGMYSELF.

INANOLDBOMBCRATER

IHADDISCOVERED

NEARTHEWALL,

IAMNAKED,

FACEDOWNONAPIECE

OFBROKENCHURCH,

INHALINGAFRAGRANT

WESTERLYBREEZE,

MYGOD,IDESERVED

ABREAKTODAY.

Man:

GIRL,ISUREDON'TMEAN

TOANNOYYOU.

MYNAMEIS

SERGEANTLUTHERROBINSON.

MYNAMEISHANSEL.

LUTHERISSILENTFORAMOMENT

ASHESTARESATMY...

"LITTLEBISHOP

INATURTLENECK."

HANSEL?WELL,YOUMUST

LIKECANDY.

ILIKEGUMMIBAERCHEN.

THETASTEISCOMPLETELY

DIFFERENTFROMAGUMMIBEAR,

YETSOMEHOWFAMILIAR.

IT'SMUCHSWEETER

THANAGUMMIBEAR.

WOW.ANDSOFTER,TOO.

IFEEL

SOOPTIMISTIC.

ISUDDENLYRECOGNIZED

THEFLAVORINMYMOUTH--

IT'STHETASTE

OFPOWER.

DAMN,HANSEL.

ICAN'TBELIEVE

YOU'RENOTAGIRL.

YOU'RESOFINE.

WHYDON'TYOUTAKE

THEWHOLEBAG?

HESEARCHESMYFACE

FORNEWSOFHISFATE.

HISEXPRESSIONISECHOED

INSCORESOFTINYFACES,

PRESSINGAGAINST

CLEARPLASTIC,

PANTINGFACESOFEVERY

IMAGINABLECOLOR,

CREED,

ANDNON-ARYANORIGIN,

FOGGINGUPTHEBAG

LIKETHEWINDOWS

OFAPOLISHBATHHOUSE.

ISTUMBLEDNAKED

THROUGHTHERUINS,

BACKTOWARDSBLANDER,

LESSCOMPLICATEDCONFECTIONS,

LEAVINGINMYWAKE,

ATRAILOFRAINBOWCARNAGE.

NEXTDAY,HANSELFOLLOWS

THETRAILBACK,

ANDONHISWAY

FINDSAMILKYWAY,

AROLLOFNECCOWAFERS,

SOMEPOPROCKS,

ANDAGIANT-SIZEDSUGARDADDY

NAMEDLUTHER.

(chuckling)

I'VEGOT

ASWEETTOOTH

FORLICORICEDROPS

ANDJELLYROLLS

HEY,SUGARDADDY,

HANSELNEEDSSOMESUGAR

INHISBOWL

I'LLLAYOUTFINECHINA

ONTHELINEN,

ANDPOLISHUP

THECHROME

IFYOU'VEGOT

SOMESUGARFORME

SUGARDADDY,

BRINGITHOME

OH,THETHRILL

OFCONTROL

LIKETHERUSH

OFROCKANDROLL

IT'STHESWEETESTTASTE

I'VEKNOWN

IFYOU'VEGOTSOMESUGAR,

BRINGITHOME.

LOOKSLIKEWE'VEGOT

SOMESUGARDADDIES

INTHEHOUSE.

HONEYBEES

GOSHOPPING

IT'SSOMETHING

TOBESEEN.

YOUCOULDGIVEME

ACAVITY,HONEY.

THEYSWARM

TOWILDFLOWERS

GETNECTAR

FORTHEQUEEN.

IBETYOUCOULDFILL

THATCAVITY,SWEETIE.

ANDEVERYTHING

YOUBRINGME

GOTMEDRIPPING

LIKEAHONEYCOMB

IFYOUGOT

SOMESUGARFORME

SUGARDADDY,

BRINGITHOME.

IT'SACARWASH,

LADIESANDGENTLEMEN.

WHOA,THETHRILL

OFCONTROL

LIKEABLITZKRIEG

ONTHEROLL

IT'STHESWEETESTTASTE

I'VEKNOWN

OHYEAH

IFYOU'VEGOTSOMESUGAR,

BRINGITHOME

BA-DABA-DADO

COMEON,SUGARDADDY,

BRINGITHOME.

HELOVESME,MOTHER.

HEWANTS

TOMARRYME,

ANDGETMETHEHELL

OUTOFHERE.

GETMYPASSPORT

ANDMYCAMERA,HANSEL.

IT'SASIMPLE

CUT-AND-PASTEJOB.

WECHANGE

THEPHOTO,

ANDYOUCAN

USEMYNAME--

HEDWIGSCHMIDT.

NOTSOSIMPLE,

LADIES.BABY,

YOUKNOW

ILOVEYOU.

I'MALWAYS

THINKINGOFYOU.

BUTIGOTTA

MARRYYOUHERE,

INEASTBERLIN.

ANDTHATMEANSAFULL

PHYSICALEXAMINATION.

THEY'DSEERIGHTAWAY

THATIHAVEA--

NO,BABY.TOWALKAWAY...

YOUGOTTA...

LEAVESOMETHING

BEHIND.

AMIRIGHT,

MRS.SCHMIDT?

I'VEALWAYS

THOUGHTSO,

LUTHER.TOBEFREE,

ONEMUSTGIVEUP

ALITTLEPART

OFONESELF.

ANDIKNOW

JUSTTHEDOCTOR

TOTAKEIT.

(bloodcurdlingscream)

MYSEXCHANGEOPERATION

GOTBOTCHED

MYGUARDIANANGEL

FELLASLEEPONTHEWATCH

NOWALLI'VEGOT

ISABARBIEDOLLCROTCH

I'VEGOTANANGRYINCH

SIXINCHESFORWARD,

FIVEINCHESBACK

IGOTA

IGOTANANGRYINCH

SIXINCHESFORWARD

ANDFIVEINCHESBACK

IGOTA

IGOTANANGRYINCH

I'MFROMTHELANDWHEREYOU

STILLHEARTHECRIES

IHADTOGETOUT,

HADTOSEVERALLTIES

ICHANGEDMYNAME

ANDASSUMEDADISGUISE

IGOTANANGRYINCH

SIXINCHESFORWARD,

FIVEINCHESBACK

IGOTA

IGOTANANGRYINCH

SIXINCHESFORWARD,

FIVEINCHESBACK

IGOTA

IGOTANANGRYINCH

SIXINCHESFORWARD,

FIVEINCHESBACK

THETRAINISCOMING

ANDI'MTIEDTOTHETRACK

ITRYTOGETUP,

ICAN'TGETNOSLACK

IGOTANANGRYINCH,

ANGRYINCH

MYMOTHERMADEMYTITS

OUTOFCLAY

TITSOUTOFCLAY

MYBOYFRIENDTOLDME

THATHE'DTAKEMEAWAY

TITSOFCLAY

HEDRAGGEDME

TOTHEDOCTORONEDAY

I'VEGOTANANGRYINCH

SIXINCHESFORWARD,

FIVEINCHESBACK

IGOTANANGRYINCH

SIXINCHESFORWARD,

FIVEINCHESBACK

IGOTA

IGOTANANGRYINCH

LONGSTORYSHORT

YEAH,LONGSTORYSHORT--

WHENIWOKEUP

FROMTHEOPERATION,

IWASBLEEDING

DOWNTHERE.

IWASBLEEDINGFROMTHEGASH

BETWEENMYLEGS.

IT'SMYFIRSTDAY

ASAWOMAN,

ALREADYIT'STHATTIME

OFTHEMONTH.

BUTTWODAYSLATER,

THEHOLECLOSEDUP.

THEWOUNDHEALED

ANDIWASLEFT...

WITHAONE-INCH

MOUNDOFFLESH

WHEREMYPENISUSEDTOBE,

WHEREMYVAGINANEVERWAS

ITWASAONE-INCH

MOUNDOFFLESH

WITHASCARRUNNINGDOWNIT

LIKEASIDEWAYSGRIMACE

ONANEYELESSFACE

ITWASJUST

ALITTLEBULGE.

FAGGOT!ITWASANANGRYINCH

SIXINCHESFORWARD,

FIVEINCHESBACK

THETRAINISCOMING

ANDI'MTIEDTOTHETRACK

ITRYTOGETUP,

ICAN'TGETNOSLACK

IGOTANANGRYINCH,

ANGRYSIXINCHESFORWARD,

FIVEINCHESBACK

STAYUNDERCOVERTILL

THENIGHTTURNSTOBLACK

IGOTMYINCH,

I'MSETTOATTACK

IGOTANANGRYINCH,

ANGRYINCH

SIXINCHESFORWARD,

FIVEINCHESBACK

STAYUNDERCOVERTILL

THENIGHTTURNSTOBLACK

IGOTMYINCH,

I'MSETTOATTACK

IGOTANANGRYINCH,

ANGRYINCH

SIXINCHESFORWARD

ANDFIVEINCHESBACK

THETRAINISCOMING

ANDI'MTIEDTOTHETRACK

ITRYTOGETUP,

ICAN'TGETNOSLACK

IGOTANANGRYINCH,

ANGRYINCH

SIXINCHESFORWARD

ANDFIVEINCHESBACK...

TVReporter:

...champagneflowingfreely...

...allbordercrossings

arereportedtobewideopen,

andthousandsareflooding

intotheWesternhalf

ofthecity

tocelebrate

theirnewfoundfreedom.

theBerlinWall

hasfallen,

andtheworld

willneverbethesame.

TheGermans

areapatientpeople,

andgoodthingscome

tothosewhowait.

ONNIGHTS

LIKETHIS

WHENTHEWORLD'S

ABITAMISS

ANDTHELIGHTSGODOWN

ACROSSTHETRAILERPARK

IGETDOWN

IFEELHAD

FEELONTHEVERGE

OFGOINGMAD

THENIT'STIME

TOPUNCHTHECLOCK

IPUTONSOMEMAKEUP

TURNONTHETAPEDECK

ANDPUTTHEWIG

BACKONMYHEAD

SUDDENLYI'MMISSMIDWEST

MIDNIGHTCHECKOUTQUEEN

UNTILIHEADHOME

ANDIPUTMYSELF

TOBEDILOOKBACK

ONWHEREI'MFROM

LOOKATTHEWOMAN

I'VEBECOME

ANDTHESTRANGESTTHINGS

SEEMSUDDENLYROUTINE

ILOOKUPFROMMYVERMOUTH

ONTHEROCKS

AGIFT-WRAPPEDWIG

STILLINTHEBOX

OFTOWERINGVELVETEEN

IPUTONSOMEMAKEUP

SOMELAVERNBAKER

I'MPULLINGTHEWIG

DOWNFROMTHESHELF

SUDDENLYI'M

MISSBEEHIVE1963

UNTILIWAKEUP

ANDITURNBACKTOMYSELF

SOMEGIRLS

THEYGOTNATURALEASE

THEYWEARIT

ANYWAYTHEYPLEASE

WITHTHEIR

FRENCHFLIPCURLS

ANDPERFUMED

MAGAZINES

WEARITUP

LETITDOWN

THISISTHEBESTWAY

THATI'VEFOUND

TOBETHEBEST

YOU'VEEVERSEEN

IPUTON

SOMEMAKEUP

TURNON

THEEIGHT-TRACK

I'MPULLINGTHEWIG

DOWNFROMTHESHELF

SUDDENLYI'MMISSFARRAH

FAWCETTFROMTV

UNTILIWAKEUP

ANDITURNBACK

TOMYSELF

SHAG,BI-LEVEL,BOB,

DOROTHYHAMILLDO

SAUSAGECURLS,

CHICKENWINGS

IT'SALLBECAUSE

OFYOUWITHYOURBLOW-DRIED

FEATHERBACK

TONIHOMEWAVE,TOO

FLIP,'FRO,

FRIZZ,FLOP

IT'SALLBECAUSE

OFYOUIT'SALLBECAUSE

OFYOUIT'SALLBECAUSE

OFYOUOKAY,EVERYBODY!

SUDDENLYI'MTHIS

PUNKROCKSTAR

OFSTAGEANDSCREEN

ANDIAIN'TNEVER

I'MNEVERTURNINGBACK

DO-DO-DO

DO-DODO-DO

DO-DO-DO

DO-DODO-DO

DO-DO-DO

DO-DODO-DO

DO-DO-DO

DO-DODO-DO

DO-DO-DO

DO-DODO-DO

DO-DO-DO-DO.

Tommy:

THEMOUNTAINSSTRETCHED

UPTOTHESKY,

SOMETIMESHIGHER...

IAMSOSORRY.

IWASWAITING

FORTHEPHONECOMPANY.

GOD,ISTHAT

HISNEWSINGLE?

DON'TDOIT,

SWEETIE!PLEASEDON'TSAY

ANYTHINGTOHIMTODAY.

IFYOUDO,

HE'SGOTTHEPOWER,

KNOWWHATIMEAN?

HE'SGOTTHEPOWER!

ALLWENEED

ISASNAPSHOT,

THENTHEY'LLKNOW

THATYOUWERERESPONSIBLE

FORSOMEOFTHEBIGGEST

HITSOFTHEMILLENNIUM,

ANDYOUWILLBE

SOFUCKINGRICH!

DAMNIT,LOOKSLIKE

THEPHOTOGRAPHER'S

ALREADYINSIDE.

EVERYBODY,

STAYRIGHTHERE.

HEDWIG,HEDWIG,

HEDWIG...PLEASEDON'T

SAYANYTHING.

LETMEHANDLEIT.

-PHYLLISSTEINPARTY.

-WHOAREYOUWITH?

WE'REA&RFROMA&M.

ACTUALLY,THISIS

APRIVATEEVENT.

I'MSORRY.

-PRIVATEEVENT?

-MM-HMM.

ASIN,"YOU'RENOT

ONTHELIST."

ASIN,

"FINDIT."

I'MLOOKING,

ANDYOUKNOWWHAT?

IT'SNOTHERE.

-JUSTIN!

-GETOUTOFMYFUCKINGWAY!

-ICOULDHAVEYOURJOB!

-IDON'TTHINKYOUCOULD.

-BITCHES!

-WHERE'SMYFUCKINGBROOCH?

Phyllis:

WE'REGOINGTOCONTINUE

TOSHADOWTOMMY'STOUR.

WE'REGOINGTOSQUEEZE

THELOCALPRESS.

IDONOTWANT

TOBLOWOURWAD

ONMYE!CHANNEL

CONTACTUNTILWEGET

TONEWYORK.

IT'SALLABOUT

NEWYORK.

HONEY,I'VETHOUGHT

ABOUTIT,

ITHINKIT'SABADIDEA,

THISPHOTO-OP.

ITWASYOURIDEA.

I'MSECOND-GUESSING

MYSELFNOW.ITHINK...

IDON'TTHINK

YOUSHOULDHAVE

ANYPERSONALCONTACT

WITHTOMMY.

IGUESS

WEDISAGREE.

HONEY,

WEDODISAGREE,

-BUTPLEASELISTEN.

-DIDYOU--

EXCUSEME,

DIDYOUPUT

ABRAINADRYER?

WHAT?DIDYOUPUTABRA

INADRYER?!

YES.HOWMANYTIMES

DOIHAVETOTELLYOU?

YOUDON'TPUTABRA

INADRYER!

ITWARPS!

HEDWIG,PLEASE,

IT'SABRA.

YOUCANHAVE

ONEOFMINE.

PLEASE!(mancrying)

(laughter)

Hedwig:

YOUKNOW,LADIES

ANDGENTLEMEN,

THEROADISMYHOME.

MYHOME,THEROAD.

HEAR,HEAR.

ANDWHENITHINK

ABOUTALLTHEPEOPLE

IHAVECOMEUPON

INMYTRAVELS,

IHAVETOTHINK

ABOUTTHEPEOPLE

WHOHAVECOME

UPONME.TOMMY,CANYOU

HEARME?Group:

YEAH!FROMTHIS

MILKLESSTIT,

YOUSUCKED

THEVERYBUSINESS

WECALLSHOW!

OKAY.YOUWANNAKNOW

ABOUTTOMMYGNOSIS?

Group:

YEAH!Hedwig:

OKAY,I'LLTELLYOU

ABOUTTOMMYGNOSIS.

AFTERMYDIVORCE,

ISCRAPEDBY

WITHBABYSITTINGGIGS

ANDODDJOBS--

MOSTLYTHEJOBS

WECALL"BLOW."

(grouplaughs)

IHADLOSTMYJOB

ATTHEBASEPX,

ANDIHADLOST

MYGAGREFLEX.

YOUDOTHEMATH.

ISATFORTHEBABY

OFGENERALSPECK.

HEWAS

THECOMMANDER

OFTHENEARBYARMYFORT,

ANDHISOTHERSON

WAS...THEARTISTFORMERLYKNOWN

ASMYBUTTBOY.

WE'RETALKINGABOUT

TOMMYSPECKATTHISTIME.

TOMMYSPECK

WASA17-YEAR-OLD

CLASSICROCK-LOVING,

"DUNGEONSANDDRAGONS"

OBSESSED,JESUSFREAK

WITHAFISHONHISTRUCK.

IFOUNDHIM

INCREDIBLY...

HOT.(rapidsplashing)

Hedwig:

IHADRECENTLYRETURNED

TOMYFIRSTLOVE

OFMUSIC.IHADTRIEDSINGINGONCE,

BACKINBERLIN.

THEYTHREWTOMATOES

AFTERTHESHOW...

IHADANICESALAD.

BUTNEWLYMOTIVATED,

IGOTMYSELF

ACHEAPELECTRICPIANO

ANDIFOUNDACOUPLE

OFKOREANSERGEANTS'WIVES

WHOCHURNEDOUT

AMEANRHYTHMSECTION.

Hedwig:

DENIAL!

(scatteredapplause)

THANKYOU,

LADIESANDGENTLEMEN,

THANKYOU...

BOTHOFYOU.

THATSONGWAS

BYMR.KURTCOBAIN,

NOWTHATKID'S

GOTAFUTURE,HUH?

HOWABOUTKWAHNGYIONGUITAR,

LADIESANDGENTLEMEN!

-(riffing)

-GIVEITUP!

KWAHNGYI!

GIVEITUP,KWAHNG.

YOUKNOW,I'DLIKE

TOTAKEITDOWNALITTLE.

WHATDOYOUSAY,

GIRLS?THISISACTUALLYTHEFIRSTSONG

I'VEEVERWRITTEN.

AND,IT'SWRITTEN

FORAGUYTOSING.

IKNOWALOTOFYOUGUYS

OUTTHERETONIGHT,

ALOTBETTER

THANSOMEOFYOU

WOULDCARETOADMIT.

ANDIKNOW

THATAFEWOFYOU

KICKSOME

KARAOKEASS.

SO...IFYOU'RELOOKING

FORYOURBIG,BREAKOUTSINGLE,

YOUMIGHTWANNAPUTABID

ONTHISONETONIGHT,

LADIESANDGENTLEMEN,

BECAUSEWEARETALKING

TOPHILCOLLINS'

PEOPLE,RIGHT?

BUTTHENAGAIN,

AREN'TWEALL?

YOUKNOWTHESUN

ISINYOUREYES

ANDHURRICANES

ANDRAIN

ANDBLACKANDCLOUDY

SKIESYOU'RERUNNING

UPANDDOWNTHATHILL

YOUTURNITON

ANDOFFATWILL

THERE'SNOTHINGHERE

TOTHRILL

ORBRINGYOUDOWN

ANDIFYOU'VEGOT

NOOTHERCHOICE

YOUKNOWYOUCAN

FOLLOWMYVOICE

THROUGHTHEDARKTURNS

ANDNOISE

OFTHIS

WICKEDLITTLETOWN

AH-HH...

AH-HH...

THEFATES

AREVICIOUS

ANDTHEY'RECRUEL

YOULEARNTOOLATE

YOU'VEUSED

TWOWISHES

LIKEAFOOL

ANDTHENYOU'RESOMEONE

YOUARENOT

ANDJUNCTIONCITY

AIN'TTHESPOT

REMEMBERMRS.LOT

WHENSHETURNEDAROUND

ANDIFYOUGOT

NOOTHERCHOICE

YOUKNOWYOUCAN

FOLLOWMYVOICE

THROUGHTHEDARKTURNS

ANDNOISE

OFTHIS

WICKEDLITTLETOWN.

YOURSHOW...

THATSONG...

MYDADGAVEME

THISGUITARTO

APOLOGIZE

FORBEING

SUCHAPATHETIC

LITTLEDICTATOR.

HESANGMESONGS--

CLASSICS.THEBANDS

WERENEWTOME--

BOSTON,KANSAS,

AMERICA,EUROPE,ASIA.

TRAVEL

EXHAUSTSME.

WHEREAREYOUFROM,

HEDWIG?

ITOLDHIMMYSTORY.

I'MFROM

EASTBERLIN.

(bombfallingeffect)

(whinegrowslouder)

(explosioneffect)

HAVEYOU...

HAVEYOUACCEPTED

JESUSCHRIST

ASYOURPERSONALLORD

ANDSAVIOR?

NO,BUTI...

ILOVEHISWORK.

WHATHEWASSAVINGUSFROM

WASHISFUCKINGFATHER.

WHATKINDOFGOD

CREATESADAMINHISIMAGE

ANDTHENPULLSEVEOUTOFHIM

TOKEEPHIMCOMPANY?

ANDTHENTELLSTHEM

NOTTOEAT

FROMTHETREE

OFKNOWLEDGE?

HEWAS

SOMICROMANAGING.

SOWASADAM.

BUTEVE...

EVEJUSTWANTED

TOKNOWSHIT.

SHETOOKABITE

OFTHEAPPLE,

ANDSHEFOUNDOUT

WHATWASGOOD

ANDWHATWASEVIL.

THENSHEGAVEIT

TOADAM,

SOHEWOULDKNOW,

'CAUSETHEYWERE

INLOVE.

ANDTHATWASGOOD,

THEYNOWKNEW.

HEDWIG...WOULDYOUGIVEME

THEAPPLE?

THEWORDSFALLING

FROMTHOSELIPS.

ANDHISEYES...

HISIRISES

WERECLEARCYLINDERS

OFSURPRISINGDEPTH...

ANDEMPTINESS.

ONLYAFEWPUDDLES

OFBLUISHPAIN

SLOSHEDAROUNDINSIDE.

SAMEBLUE

ASMYEYES.

ATTHETIME,

TOMMY'SPERFORMANCEOPTIONS

WERELIMITED

TOTHEOCCASIONAL

GUITARMASS.

IINITIATEDASIX-MONTH

CURRICULUMOFROCKHISTORY...

LYRICS...

GROOMING...

ANDVOCALTRAINING.

DO,DO-DO,

DO-DO...FORHISGRADUATIONPRESENT,

IGAVEHIMHISNAME:

TOMMYGNOSIS,

THEGREEKWORD

FORKNOWLEDGE.

WECOLLABORATED.

SONGSEXPLODED

OUTOFUS.

TEENAGEGIRLS

STARTEDSHOWINGUP.

(screaming)

INTHREEMONTHS,

WEWEREOUTGROSSING

MONSTERTRUCKS

INWICHITA.

WITHTHATKINDOFMONEY

COMINGIN,

IWASABLETODEVOTEMYSELF

ENTIRELYTOOURCAREER.

WEWEREVERYHAPPY.

(dooropens,slamsshut)

HONEY,

WHATISWRONG?

MYDAD.

FUCKINGPARENTS!

YOU'REGONNA

BLOWMYHOUSEDOWN.

HONEY,COMEHERE.

JUSTLETITGO,

SWEETIE.LETITGO.

IT'SGONE.

IFEELIT,

IT'SGONE.

I'MVERYMUCHAWARE

THATWEHAVEN'TKISSED

INALLTHEMONTHS

WE'VEBEENTOGETHER.

INFACT,HE'SMAINTAINED

ANEARPERFECTIGNORANCE

OFTHEFRONTOFME.

HONEY,SWEETIE,

YOU'RECHOKINGME.

SWEETIE,LETGO.

TAKEITEASY.

YOUWANNAWORK

ONTHATNEWSONG?

THEHIT?WHILEIFINISHTRIMMING

YOUREYEBROWS?

AREYOUDRUNK?

I'MNOTDRUNK.

I'MENJOYING

ALITTLE...

ALITTLERAINWATER

ANDEVERCLEAR.

LOOKWHAT

YOU'VEDONE...

SHIT!ANDI...

WILLALWAYS

LOVEYOU...

WHATDOYOUTHINK?

YOUTHINKLOVE

LASTSFOREVER?

NO,BUTTHIS

SONGDOES.

DON'TKNOCK

AMULTI-PLATINUM

SINGLE.WHENYOUARESUDDENLY

MR.COMMERCIAL?

IWISHICOULDHIT

THOSENOTES.

SHE'SBEENSINGING

THISSONGONALOOP

FORTHREEDAYS.

SERIOUSLY,

TOM,YEAH.

IBELIEVELOVE

ISIMMORTAL.

LOOKWHAT

YOU'VEDONE...

FUCK!ICAN'THEAR

MYSELF.HOWISIT

IMMORTAL?

IDON'TKNOW,

PERHAPSBECAUSE...

LOVECREATES

SOMETHINGTHAT...

WASNOTTHERE

BEFORE.WHAT?

LIKEPROCREATION?

YEAH,

BUTNOTONLY.

WHAT?LIKERECREATION.

WHATISTHAT?

STOP,YOUCOME

INHERECRYING

ANDYOUWANNA

RECREATEWITHME.

MAYBEJUST...

CREATION.

DON'TMOVE.

LOOKWHAT

YOU'VEDONE.

ANDI...

WILLALWAYS

LOVEYOU

IWILLALWAYS

LOVEYOU

IWILLALWAYS

LOVEYOU

IWILLALWAYS

LOVEYOU

IWILLALWAYS

LOVEYOU

IWILLALWAYS...

BREATHETHROUGH

MYMOUTH.

LOVEYOU.

(bothbreathing)

OH,GOD.OH,HEDWIG...

WHENEVEWASSTILL

INSIDEADAM,

-THEYWEREINPARADISE.

-THAT'SRIGHT,HONEY.

WHENSHEWAS

SEPARATEDFROMHIM,

THAT'SWHENPARADISE

WASLOST.

SOWHENSHEENTERS

HIMAGAIN,

PARADISEWILLBE

REGAINED.

HOWEVERYOUWANTIT,HONEY.

JUSTKISSMEWHILEWEDOIT.

WHATISTHAT?

IT'SWHATIHAVE

TOWORKWITH.

M-MYMOM'SPROBABLY

WONDERINGWHEREIAM--

YOU'RESUCH

AFUCKINGSISSY.

YOUARESUCH

ASISSY!WHATAREYOU

AFRAIDOF,HUH?

WHATAREYOU

AFRAIDOF?

WHAT!?ILOVEYOU,

ILOVEYOU!

THENLOVE

THEFRONTOFME,

HONEY!LOVETHE--

Phyllis:

WEAREDRY,

WEARESPENT--

WE'REFLATBROKE.

(knockondoor)

-WHOORDEREDTHEPIZZA?

-OH,PIZZA.HALLELUJAH.

SCHLATKO,WHATAREYOU

TALKINGABOUT?

WECAN'TAFFORDAPIZZA--

THISISMANHATTAN!

WECANBARELY--

COMEONIN--

WECANBARELY

AFFORDTHISHOLE.

WEHADTOCANCEL

THEGIGTONIGHT

BECAUSEWECAN'T

FIXTHEAMPS.

NO,IDON'THAVE

ANYMOREMONEY.

SCHLATKO,PLEASE!

IGOTIT.YESYOUDID,

ANDIT'SSTUNNING--

FUCKOFF,

PHYLLIS.IGOTTHEPART.

I'MPLAYING

THEROLEOF"ANGEL"

INBROADWAYCRUISE'S

POLYNESIANTOUROF"RENT,"

SOFUCKYOU,TOO,

MISSHEDWIG!

I'MGOINGTOBEASTAR.

BIGSTAR.THERE'SNOTHING

YOUCANDOABOUTIT!

YEAH,OKAY...

IDON'TCARE.

IDON'TCARE

IFYOUHAVEMYPASSPORT.

FUCKYOU,

I'MGOINGTOGUAM!

ANDIWANT

ADIVORCE.

IWANTADIVORCE

FROMYOU.MENTALCRUELTY,

IRRECONCILABLEDIFFERENCE!

I'MEXHAUSTED.

AREYOUTIRED?

YOULOOKTIRED.

ITHINKMAYBE

WEAREJUST...

BOTHVERYTIRED.

HEDWIG...!

IDON'TTHINK

YOUNEEDMYHELPANYMORE.

(musicplayingwithin)

FIRESHOTDOWN

FROMTHESKYINBOLTS

LIKESHININGBLADES

OFAKNIFE

ANDITRIPPED

RIGHTTHROUGHTHEFLESH

OFTHECHILDREN

OFTHESUNANDTHEMOON

ANDTHEEARTH

ANDSOMEINDIANGOD

SEWEDTHEWOUNDUP

INTOAHOLE

PULLEDIT'ROUND

TOOURBELLIES

TOREMINDUS

OFTHEPRICEWEPAY

ANDOSIRIS...

WAIT,DIDYOUSING

"THECYRUS"?

NO,NO--YOUJUSTSANG"THECYRUS"

ONTHATRECORDING.

THECYRUS,CYRUS.

CYRUSTHEGOD.

THERE'SNOGOD

CALLED"CYRUS."

IT'S"OSIRIS,"

IT'SANEGYPTIANGOD.

-WEREADTHATBOOK--

-WEHADTWOVERSIONS

OFTHATSONG.

-WEHADONEVERSION--

-NO,WEHADTWOVERSIONS--

--ANDYOU

FUCKEDITUP!

IKNOW.MAYBE...MAYBE

WECOULDJAMSOMETIME?

MAYBEWECOULD.

Recording:

...WASTHESAME

ASTHEONEDOWNINMINE

THAT'STHEPAIN

CUTSASTRAIGHTLINE

DOWNTHROUGHTHEHEART

WECALLEDITLOVE

SOWEWRAPPEDOURARMS

AROUNDEACHOTHER

TRYINGTOSHOVE--

Reporter:

TOMMY,WHAT'SYOUR

RELATIONSHIP

TOHEDWIGROBINSON?

INEVERKNEWTHATWOMAN

BEFORETHATNIGHT,

ANDINEVERKNEW

SHEWASN'TAWOMAN.

(audienceapplaudswildly)

DOLL!THANKYOUSOMUCH.

HEDWIGAND

THEANGRYINCH!

(bandplays"America

TheBeautiful")

IWASBORN

ONTHEOTHERSIDE

OFATOWN

RIPPEDINTWO

ANDNOMATTER

HOWHARDITRY

IENDUP

BLACKANDBLUE

IROSEFROMOFF

OFTHEDOCTOR'SSLAB

ILOSTAPIECE

OFMYHEART

NOWEVERYONE

GETSTOTAKEASTAB

THEYCUTMEUP

INTOPARTS

IGAVEAPIECE

TOMYMOTHER

IGAVEAPIECE

TOMYMAN

IGAVEAPIECE

TOTHEROCKSTAR

HETOOK

THEGOODSTUFF...

ANDRAN

I'VEGOTIT

ALLSEWNUP

AHARDENEDRAZORCUT,

SCARMAPACROSSMYBODY

ANDYOUCAN

TRACETHELINES

THROUGHMISERY'SDESIGNS

THATMAPACROSS

MYBODYACOLLAGE

I'MALLSEWNUP

AMONTAGE

I'MALLSEWNUP

ARANDOMPATTERN

WITHANEEDLEANDTHREAD

THEOVERLAPPINGWAY

DISEASESARESPREAD

TOATORNADOBODY

WITHAHANDGRENADEHEAD

ANDTHELEGS

ARETWOLOVERSENTWINED

INSIDEI'MHOLLOWEDOUT

OUTSIDE'SAPAPERSHROUD

ANDALLTHEREST'S

ILLUSION

THATTHERE'S

AWILLANDSOUL

THATWECANWRESTCONTROL

FROMCHAOS

ANDCONFUSION

ACOLLAGE

I'MALLSEWNUP

AMONTAGE

I'MALLSEWNUP.

JUSTABOY...

NOCOSMICLOVER...

THISWICKEDTOWN...

SOMETHINGBEAUTIFUL

ANDNEW...

FORGIVEME

FORIDIDNOTKNOW

'CAUSEIWAS

JUSTABOY

YOUWERE

SOMUCHMORE

THANANYGOD

COULDEVERPLAN

MORETHANAWOMAN

ORAMAN

NOWIUNDERSTAND

HOWMUCHITOOK

FROMYOU

THATWHENEVERYTHING

STARTSBREAKINGDOWN

YOUTAKETHEPIECES

OFFTHEGROUND

SHOWTHISWICKEDTOWN

SOMETHINGBEAUTIFUL

ANDNEW

YOUTHINKTHATLUCK

HASLEFTYOUTHERE

BUTMAYBE

THERE'SNOTHING

UPINTHESKY

BUTAIRANDTHERE'S

NOMYSTICALDESIGN

NOCOSMICLOVER

PREASSIGNED

THERE'SNOTHING

YOUCANFIND

THATCANNOT

BEFOUND

'CAUSEWITHALLTHECHANGES

YOU'VEBEENTHROUGH

ITSEEMSTHESTRANGER'S

ALWAYSYOU

ALONEAGAININSOMENEW

WICKEDLITTLETOWN

AH-HHAH-HH

AH-HHAH-HH

ANDWHENYOU'VEGOT

NOOTHERCHOICE

YOUKNOWYOUCAN

FOLLOWMYVOICE

THROUGHTHEDARKTURNS

ANDNOISE

OFTHIS

WICKEDLITTLETOWN

IT'SAWICKED

LITTLETOWN

GOODBYE,WICKED...

LITTLETOWN.

RAINFALLSHARD

BURNSDRY

ADREAM

ORASONG

THATHITSYOU

SOHARDFILLINGYOUUP

SUDDENLYGONE

BREATHE

FEELLOVE

GIVEFREE

KNOWINYOURSOUL

LIKEYOURBLOOD

KNOWSTHEWAY

FROMYOURHEART

TOYOURBRAIN

KNOWSTHAT

YOU'REWHOLE

ANDYOU'RESHINING

LIKETHEBRIGHTESTSTAR

ATRANSMISSION

ONTHEMIDNIGHTRADIO

ANDYOU'RESPINNING

LIKEA45

BALLERINA

DANCINGTOYOUR

ROCKANDROLL.

(audienceapplauds,

cheers)HERE'STOPATTI

ANDTINA

ANDYOKO

ARETHA

ANDNONA

ANDNICO

ANDMEANDALLTHESTRANGE

ROCKANDROLLERS

YOUKNOWYOU'REDOING

ALLRIGHT

SOHOLDON

TOEACHOTHER

YOUGOTTA

HOLDONTONIGHT

ANDYOU'RESHINING

LIKETHEBRIGHTESTSTAR

ATRANSMISSION

ONTHEMIDNIGHTRADIO

ANDYOU'RESPINNING

YOURNEW45s

ALLTHEMISFITS

ANDTHELOSERS

WELL,YOUKNOW

YOU'REROCKANDROLLERS

SPINNINGTO

YOURROCKANDROLL

LIFTUPYOURHANDS

LIFTUPYOURHANDS

LIFTUPYOURHANDS

LIFTUPYOURHANDS

LIFTUPYOURHANDS

LIFTUPYOURHANDS

NOW!NOW!

LIFTUPYOURHANDS

LIFTUPYOURHANDS.

(musiccontinues)

WHENTHEEARTH

WASSTILLFLAT

ANDCLOUDSMADE

OFFIRE

ANDMOUNTAINSSTRETCHEDUP

TOTHESKY

SOMETIMESHIGHER

FOLKSROAMEDTHEEARTH

LIKEBIGROLLINGKEGS

THEYHAD

TWOSETSOFARMS

THEYHAD

TWOSETSOFLEGS

THEYHADTWOFACESPEERING

OUTOFONEGIANTHEAD

SOTHEYCOULD

WATCHALLAROUNDTHEM

ASTHEYTALKED

WHILETHEYREAD

ANDTHEYNEVER

KNEWNOTHINGOFLOVE

ITWASBEFORE

THEORIGINOFLOVE

THEORIGINOFLOVE

NOWTHEREWAS

THREESEXESTHEN

ONETHATLOOKEDLIKETWOMEN

GLUEDUPBACK-TO-BACK

THEYCALLED

THECHILDRENOFTHESUN

ANDSIMILAR

INSHAPEANDGIRTH

WASTHECHILDREN

OFTHEEARTH

THEYLOOKEDLIKE

TWOGIRLSROLLEDUPINONE

ANDTHECHILDREN

OFTHEMOON

WASLIKEAFORK

SHOVEDONASPOON

THEYWASPARTSUN,PARTEARTH

PARTDAUGHTER,PARTSON

AH-HH...

THEORIGINOFLOVE.

SOMEGIRLS,

THEYGOTNATURALEASE

THEYWEARIT

ANYWAYTHEYPLEASE

WITHTHEIR

FRENCHFLIPCURLS

ANDPERFUMED

MAGAZINES

WEARITUP

LETITDOWN

THISISTHEBESTWAY

THATI'VEFOUND

TOBETHEBEST

YOU'VEEVERSEEN

IPUTON

SOMEMAKEUP

TURNONTHEEIGHT-TRACK

I'MPULLINGTHEWIG

DOWNFROMTHESHELF

SUDDENLYI'MMISSFARRAH

FAWCETTFROMTV

UNTILIWAKEUP

ANDITURNBACK

TOMYSELF

SHAG,BI-LEVEL,BOB,

DOROTHYHAMILLDO

SAUSAGECURLS

CHICKENWINGS

IT'SALLBECAUSE

OFYOUWITHYOURBLOW-DRIED

FEATHERBACK

TONIHOMEWAVE,TOO

FLIP,'FRO,

FRIZZ,FLOP

IT'SALL

BECAUSEOFYOU

IT'SALLBECAUSE

OFYOUIT'SALLBECAUSE

OFYOU.

OKAY,EVERYBODY.

IPUTONSOMEMAKEUP

TURNONTHEEIGHT-TRACK

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