Scene 1, Tin Machine rehearsing. David: and let's go through I can't read once more... Hunt: Hey Dave, I'm sick and tired of playing that highbrow arty crap all the time... why don't we play some real blues? Reeves: (uneasy, turns to his amp turning a knob) David: Hunt, I told you before and I'm telling you again: we're a band, we all contribute and we make collective decisions. Now if you write a song, then we'll consider playing it. Hunt: hmm, grunt... Yeah, I'll write a song all right.
Scene 2, Hunt Sales alone in his room. Hunt: Yeah, so Dave says if I write a song we'll play it. That couldn't be too hard. Dave and Reeves write them all the time. I'll show their arty-farty arses how to write a song that's a billion times better than theirs... let's see.. it's gonna be bluesy, kind of cool... "I'm going home, I'm going stateside.." yeah, that's it...
Scene 3, Tin Machine rehearsing. David (singing): Marilyn inflatables home on the ranch... Hunt: (stops playing, makes others halt) Hey! What's that? That line's not in my song! David: Why, Hunt, I was just trying something out. Hunt: But it's not in my song! David: I just thought we could work on it together, make the song even better. Reeves: I think it fits in. Tony (chuckles): Marilyn inflatables... that's, like, cool. Hunt: Well.. (lightens up) I guess you should have co-writing credits for this one then. David: Wow, thank you Hunt.
Scene 4, Tin Machine recording. David: OK, let's have pizza and then start doing Debaser, right? Hunt: Debaser? What the fuck? I thought we agreed to make this a good album! There's original material we should use before throwing in covers! What about Stateside? David: Er.. we could discuss that... Reeves: I like Debaser. Tony: I think - David: Right then. I'll order pizza. Tony: I guess - Reeves: No onion on mine, like I got last time. Hunt: HEY! David: Erm, right, let's do Stateside after we've eaten then.
Scene 5, Tin Machine discussing setlist for tour. Tony: We'll have to play Amazing. David: Right, I'll put that down... Amazing... Hunt: Stateside. Reeves: Debaser. David: Right, Debaser it is... Hunt: Stateside. Reeves: And of course Heaven's in here. David: Yeah, Heaven's in here... Hunt: Stateside! Tony: Yeah, we should play Stateside, that's our best song. Reeves: Why don't we do a Dinosaur Jr cover? Hunt: STATESIDE! David: (sigh) I'm writing Stateside... Hunt: Because you know, Dave, I thought of this, how to do Stateside live, wouldn't it be cool if we get the audience really excited, like I go up front on the stage and shout, "Anyone wanna go stateside?", and the kids'll go all crazy... Reeves: (uneasy) There are several Dinosaur Jr. songs we could consider doing... David: What's the time? I just remember that I promised to meet someone. Hunt: That would be really cool, wouldn't it? Tony: (opens beer can) You should, like, wave your drumsticks in the air. David, Reeves: (exit)
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