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There was a song running through my head all morning today, but I wasn't clear on some of the lyrics. It was a song from the stage version of Carole King's Really Rosie (I don't believe it was in the cartoon, but I hated the cartoon). I grew up with, and still have, the cast recording with Angela Coin as Rosie and the wonderful April Lerman as Kathy. I guess this was recorded after Tisha Campbell left the cast... anyway, the song was a solo about playing the wife of Dracula in the movies. When I looked online for the correct lyrics, I was in for a surprise. Somewhere between the recording of the cast album I had (which I believe was from the 1970s) and now, Rosie was given this song, "The Awful Truth."
To me, this is an awful truth. You see, Rosie had the songs "Really Rosie," "Simple Humble Neighborhood," "Screaming and Yelling," "Avenue P," and several others. Rosie didn't need any more. It's about fairness, the sort of fairness and justice I thought the world should have when I was a child. The other kids had their little solo songs. It was only fair that Kathy's big turn was "The Awful Truth," with which she tried to convince Rosie that she'd make a better Star than Secretary. The way April Lerman sang it on the recording, it sounded to me like Kathy blew Rosie out of the water with talent, but she didn't have the creativity or bossiness that Rosie did-- Rosie was the leader. Kathy had a gorgeous voice, but Rosie was unquestionably the leader.
Rosie had enough fine songs of her own, though. "The Awful Truth" was Kathy's song. And the Kathy lyrics deserve to be on the internet, so I'm going to put them here now.
as sung by April Lerman on the Off-Broadway album of
REALLY ROSIE
Oo--ahh
Oo--ahh
The awful truth
Concerning me
The creature-feature mystery is
Simply this
In the worst way
I wanna play
Mrs. Dracula
The challenge is tough
But I know I've got the stuff
To be just spectacular
Can't you see it in lights
Kathy Grossman meets Dracula
So close your eyes
And visualize
Me in a cape
With fangs in my head
Loving a guy
Who's mostly dead
I don't see him often
'Cause he sleeps in a coffin
Nothing could be zanier
Than life in Transylvania
At six in the morning
When my sweetie is yawning
I feed all the bats
A mush made of rats
Then I tidy the tomb
Cover all the trap doors
And wash any old blood stains
Off of the floors
Ooh!
Ooh!
Ooh!
Ooh!
Can't you see
This juicy part
Was meant for me!
I got the looks (the looks!)
I got the style (the style!)
I got the bloodshot eyes
And a ghastly smile
It's the dream of my life
To play Dracula's wife
The reviews will all rave [possibly "arrive"]
(Big star!)
This movie's a whopper
A super show-stopper
And no one can top her (top her)
Not Kathy
Dear Academy,
Take note (the envelope, please!)
I should get the Oscar vote (the winner is)
If I don't
I'll bite your throat!
Signing off now
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