It was recently made known to me that COLLEGE: the Musical is an awesome show. By recently, I mean September 2010 when I was cast (in the chorus) in the Canadian premiere at my school.
It was made much more recently known to me that knowing lyrics would be desirable, which is understandable, 'cause they rock.
So, presenting the first installment of posting lyrics to the songs so anyone can enjoy them (shit, I hope they don't find this blog in the backwaters of the Internet and get mad at me), I give you the show's opening number:
1. How Amazing is This?
WOMEN
(while the men do some ooh-ing)
It's ninety-nine degrees.
The whole room smells like socks.
It's crawling with disease.
ALL
My God, this really rocks!
Here we go again,
Time for another college party.
Get a drink and grab a partner,
Pick a personality.
And if it doesn't turn out right
Then try again tomorrow night.
Friends and freedom in four years of frozen time...
How amazing is this?
(spoken:)
NATHAN
Did I tell you about the party? ...Of course I'm going -- I'm almost there! Look, I'm here, I can't -- I can barely hear you! ...I know, it's gonna be great! ...Listen, I'm at the door. I'll talk to you soon! ...Okay, thanks. Love you too... Mom.
(Hangs up the phone, bumps into KATHARINE)
Oops!
KATHARINE
Sorry!
NATHAN
Hi...
KATHARINE
Hi...
NATHAN
I'm Nathan!
KATHARINE
(laughs)
Katharine. Nice to meet you.
NATHAN
(adorably enthusiastic)
Are you a freshman, too?
KATHARINE
No... I'm a sophomore. Why don't I introduce you to some of my--
EDDIE
Hey, everybody! Watch me chug an entire gallon of milk!
NATHAN
Ooh!
ALL
Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug!
(sung, divided like beginning:)
Can't see through all the smoke,
Can't move, we're packed so tight.
I think my eardrums broke,
Oh what an awesome night!
Here we go again,
Time for another college party.
Start the playlist, pass the pizza,
Pick a pastel polo shirt.
Sure, the whole world waits for me,
But there's nowhere I'd rather be.
Friends and freedom in four years of frozen time...
How amazing is this?
(spoken:)
NATHAN
Oh my God. College is like... the greatest thing in the history of... ever!
KATHARINE
(laughs)
Yeah, well, classes haven't really picked up yet. Just wait until midterms...
NATHAN
(genuinely excited)
Are midterms awesome too?
KATHARINE
Um...
ROB
(holding a large bag of marshmallows)
I'm goin' for it! ...Chubby Bunny! ...Chubby Bunny! ...Chubby Bunny!
(KATHARINE sings, NATHAN speaks)
KATHARINE
There's something in his eyes...
NATHAN
There's something in this punch!
KATHARINE
I wonder that he's thinking about.
NATHAN
Ooh! They've got Doritos!
KATHARINE
Does he feel the way that I feel?
NATHAN
Aw, Cool Ranch!*
KATHARINE
Guess there's only one way to find out...
(spoken:)
KATHARINE
Hey again!
NATHAN
(with his mouth full and having no idea how to interact with a girl)
...Doritos!
KATHARINE
(laughing)
Yeah. So, um, Nathan, I was wondering... maybe later tonight, you might want to... I don't know, do something fun? Just you and me?
NATHAN
I would love to! Hey, maybe we could go out for--
AMY
Oh my God, it's Jay!
(sung:)
JAY
Is it Thursday or Saturday?
ALL
I don't know!
JAY
Either way, I'm not getting up tomorrow.
We might all be stressed or depressed or obsessed with a test
ALL
But tonight we're all blessed to be
Guests at the best damn party
To start, we all know it's sweat to forget you're upset.
JAY
Why?
EDDIE
We've mastered getting plastered!
ALL
Cheers!
AMY
We're enamoured with getting hammered!
ALL
Cheers!
Just bring us some booze and good friends and loud music and Jay.
Hey! We're all gonna be okay!
Here we go again,
Time for another college party.
Somehow so much happens every night,
But nothing ever changes.
The story of the years we spent,
Content to just experiment.
With friends and freedom in four years of frozen time...
How amazing is this?
JAY
Na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na
(spoken:)
NATHAN
Who's that?
KATHARINE
That's Jay. He's kind of a big deal.
(sung:)
ALL
Na na na na na na na na
JAY
How amazing is this?
(As chorus breaks into two groups, overlapping their "Na na na's" and "How amazing is this...'s"** during the dialogue; NATHAN begins to drink heavily with some of the other guys.)
(spoken:)
KATHARINE
(walking up to NATHAN and the others)
Whoa -- 'kay -- slow down, guys. Nathan's new at this. Nathan, you don't have to keep up with them...
EDDIE
Aw, Katharine, he's fine!
NATHAN
Fine? I'm great!
(trying to act as sober as possible:)
Katharine. Katharine!
(whispers something in KATHARINE's ear; then, as he is swept up by the crowd, sings; the Na's and How amazing's continue:)
Hey!
This is what it's all about!
Jay's the man.
You're the man.
I'm the man.
We're... We're the man!
ALL
Here we go again,
Time for another college party!
(while the men do some ooh-ing)
It's ninety-nine degrees.
The whole room smells like socks.
It's crawling with disease.
ALL
My God, this really rocks!
Here we go again,
Time for another college party.
Get a drink and grab a partner,
Pick a personality.
And if it doesn't turn out right
Then try again tomorrow night.
Friends and freedom in four years of frozen time...
How amazing is this?
(spoken:)
NATHAN
Did I tell you about the party? ...Of course I'm going -- I'm almost there! Look, I'm here, I can't -- I can barely hear you! ...I know, it's gonna be great! ...Listen, I'm at the door. I'll talk to you soon! ...Okay, thanks. Love you too... Mom.
(Hangs up the phone, bumps into KATHARINE)
Oops!
KATHARINE
Sorry!
NATHAN
Hi...
KATHARINE
Hi...
NATHAN
I'm Nathan!
KATHARINE
(laughs)
Katharine. Nice to meet you.
NATHAN
(adorably enthusiastic)
Are you a freshman, too?
KATHARINE
No... I'm a sophomore. Why don't I introduce you to some of my--
EDDIE
Hey, everybody! Watch me chug an entire gallon of milk!
NATHAN
Ooh!
ALL
Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug!
(sung, divided like beginning:)
Can't see through all the smoke,
Can't move, we're packed so tight.
I think my eardrums broke,
Oh what an awesome night!
Here we go again,
Time for another college party.
Start the playlist, pass the pizza,
Pick a pastel polo shirt.
Sure, the whole world waits for me,
But there's nowhere I'd rather be.
Friends and freedom in four years of frozen time...
How amazing is this?
(spoken:)
NATHAN
Oh my God. College is like... the greatest thing in the history of... ever!
KATHARINE
(laughs)
Yeah, well, classes haven't really picked up yet. Just wait until midterms...
NATHAN
(genuinely excited)
Are midterms awesome too?
KATHARINE
Um...
ROB
(holding a large bag of marshmallows)
I'm goin' for it! ...Chubby Bunny! ...Chubby Bunny! ...Chubby Bunny!
(KATHARINE sings, NATHAN speaks)
KATHARINE
There's something in his eyes...
NATHAN
There's something in this punch!
KATHARINE
I wonder that he's thinking about.
NATHAN
Ooh! They've got Doritos!
KATHARINE
Does he feel the way that I feel?
NATHAN
Aw, Cool Ranch!*
KATHARINE
Guess there's only one way to find out...
(spoken:)
KATHARINE
Hey again!
NATHAN
(with his mouth full and having no idea how to interact with a girl)
...Doritos!
KATHARINE
(laughing)
Yeah. So, um, Nathan, I was wondering... maybe later tonight, you might want to... I don't know, do something fun? Just you and me?
NATHAN
I would love to! Hey, maybe we could go out for--
AMY
Oh my God, it's Jay!
(sung:)
JAY
Is it Thursday or Saturday?
ALL
I don't know!
JAY
Either way, I'm not getting up tomorrow.
We might all be stressed or depressed or obsessed with a test
ALL
But tonight we're all blessed to be
Guests at the best damn party
To start, we all know it's sweat to forget you're upset.
JAY
Why?
EDDIE
We've mastered getting plastered!
ALL
Cheers!
AMY
We're enamoured with getting hammered!
ALL
Cheers!
Just bring us some booze and good friends and loud music and Jay.
Hey! We're all gonna be okay!
Here we go again,
Time for another college party.
Somehow so much happens every night,
But nothing ever changes.
The story of the years we spent,
Content to just experiment.
With friends and freedom in four years of frozen time...
How amazing is this?
JAY
Na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na
(spoken:)
NATHAN
Who's that?
KATHARINE
That's Jay. He's kind of a big deal.
(sung:)
ALL
Na na na na na na na na
JAY
How amazing is this?
(As chorus breaks into two groups, overlapping their "Na na na's" and "How amazing is this...'s"** during the dialogue; NATHAN begins to drink heavily with some of the other guys.)
(spoken:)
KATHARINE
(walking up to NATHAN and the others)
Whoa -- 'kay -- slow down, guys. Nathan's new at this. Nathan, you don't have to keep up with them...
EDDIE
Aw, Katharine, he's fine!
NATHAN
Fine? I'm great!
(trying to act as sober as possible:)
Katharine. Katharine!
(whispers something in KATHARINE's ear; then, as he is swept up by the crowd, sings; the Na's and How amazing's continue:)
Hey!
This is what it's all about!
Jay's the man.
You're the man.
I'm the man.
We're... We're the man!
ALL
Here we go again,
Time for another college party!
*Our Nathan hated Cool Ranch Doritos. And had to keep eating them.
**Not really sure how to pluralize that.
**Not really sure how to pluralize that.
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