Wonderful Town: What a waste (Baker/ Ruth/First Editor/Second Editor)-Sir Simon Rattle

[00:00.00]Go home! [00:01.98]Go west! [00:03.58]Go back where you came from! [00:06.90]Oh, why did you ever leave Ohio’ [00:11.25]Because I think I have talent [00:13.31]A million kids just like you [00:15.27]Come to town every day [00:16.94]With stars in their eyes. [00:21.43]They’re gonna conquer the city, [00:23.55]They’re gonna grab off the Pulitzer Prize, [00:26.77]But it’s a terrible pity, [00:28.84]Because they’re in for a bitter surprise. [00:31.66]And their stories all follow one line, [00:35.12]Like his, [00:36.62]Like his, [00:37.95]Like mine! [00:45.97]Born in duluth, [00:46.82]Natural writer, [00:48.60]Published at seven -- genius type -- [00:51.77]Wrote the school play, [00:53.22]Wrote the school paper, [00:54.82]Summa cum laude -- all of that tripe -- [00:57.87]Came to new york, [00:59.42]Got on the staff here, [01:01.03]This was my chance to be heard. [01:03.59]Well, since then I haven’t written a word. [01:07.02]What a waste, [01:08.28]What a waste, [01:09.63]What a waste of money and time! [01:15.76]Man from Detroit, [01:18.29]Wonderful artist, [01:19.90]Went to Picasso -- Pablo said ‘wow!’ [01:23.02]Settled in France, [01:24.69]Bought him a beret, [01:26.20]Lived in Montmartre, [01:27.51]Really learned how. [01:28.98]Came to New York -- had an exhibit, [01:32.15]Art critics made a big fuss. [01:34.62]Now, he paints those toothpaste ads on the bus! [01:37.74]What a waste, [01:39.00]What a waste, [01:40.46]What a waste of money and time! [01:47.18]Girl from mobile, [01:48.96]Versatile actress, [01:50.57]Tragic or comic, [01:52.09]Any old play, [01:53.60]Suffered and starved, [01:55.17]Met Stanislavsky. [01:56.58]He said the world would [01:58.14]Cheer her some day. [01:59.60]Came to New York, [02:00.71]Repertoire ready, [02:02.52]Chekhov’s and Shakespeare’s and Wilde’s. [02:05.33]Now, they watch her flipping flapjacks at Childs’. [02:08.53]What a waste, [02:09.73]What a waste, [02:10.85]What a waste of money and time! [02:17.58]Kid from cape cod, [02:19.58]Fisherman’s family, [02:21.11]Marvelous singer -- big baritone -- [02:24.28]Rented his boat, [02:25.60]Paid for his lessons, [02:27.22]Starved for his studies, [02:28.73]Down to the bone. [02:30.27]Came to New York, [02:31.76]Aimed at the opera, [02:33.26]Sing ‘Rigoletto’ His wish. [02:36.10]At the Fulton market now he yells ‘fish!’ [02:39.35]What a waste, [02:40.45]What a waste, ah -- fish! [02:41.79]What a waste of money and time! [02:48.75]Go home! Go west! [02:51.60]Go back where you came from! [02:55.24]Go home!