Begin Again (Can a Song Save Your Life?) (Begin Again)

Thank...Thank you.

Thanks very much.

And I know that there's a lot of people

on the list to play tonight, but I was wondering

if I could just add one more.

She's a friend of mine who,

like me, is a long way from home.

And if it's Ok with you, I was wondering if you'd like her

to come up here and play one of her songs.

Is that Ok? Yeah?

Gretta, would you come up here, please?

Uh, just give me a moment.

I think it would be a good idea if you'd come up and sing one of your songs.

It would be a really fucking bad idea.

Oh, Gretta, come on, this is New York.

No. You want to hear it, right?

Yeah?

Yeah? Yes!

Sing it!

You're gonna be amazing.

Um, hi.

Uh, so this is a new song, so it might be kind of rough.

Um...It's for anyone who's ever been alone in the city.

# so you find yourself at the subway #

# with your world in a bag by your side #

# and all at once, it seemed like a good way #

# you realize, it’s the end of the life #

# for what it’s worth #

# here comes the train upon the track #

# there goes the pain. it cuts to black #

# are you ready for the last act # # to take a step #

# you can’t take back #

# did she love you #

# did she take you down #

# was she on her knees #

# when she kissed your crown #

# tell me what you found #

# so you find yourself at the subway #

# with your world in a bag by your side #

Thanks.

See?

# It’s a drowning pool, it’s a drowning pool this game is cruel and phoney #

# don’t you ever trust, don’t think you must the cretin and his cronies #

# he can press the flesh... #

It's 7:00am. Good morning, New York, and welcome to

the second hour of Potsy and Andy in the Morning!

Hey, Potsy, did you, uh... did you read about the dog?

The Korean restaurant thing? Oh, I certainly did.

Did you hear about that, Katie?

# it’s a drowning pool, it’s a drowning pool it can pull you deep down under #

# it’s a drowning pool, it’s a drowning pool don’t let it steal your thunder #

# he becomes a ghost when you need him most all you get is the secretary #

# he’s playing golf today or on a holiday wonder how he feeds that belly #

# it’s a drowning pool, it’s a drowning pool it can pull you deep down under #

# it’s a drowning pool, it’s a drowning pool don’t let it steal your thunder #

Fresh prospects, let's hear it. What do you got for me?

No, no! Who's next on this delightful journey?

No, no, no, no, man. No!

No, you can't... No, you can't!

It's shit. It's shit!

Get fucking out of my car.

Give me anything, a song, a hoOk, anything I can work with.

I'm not asking for much.

That's something. That's good.

Until you started to sing.

Fuck.

Shit.

Where's Mom?

Where's my daughter?

What do you mean?

Your mom has a deadline. She asked me to watch you today.

Let's go.

So where do you want to go, the Museum of Natural History?

You want to go to the park and get ice cream or what?

Why would I want to do that? I'm not ten.

What's that smell?

Oh, that's gasoline. I was filling up the car with gasoline,

and then I spilled a little on my pant leg.

That isn't alcohol.

I think I got a meeting here.

You want to wait here or you want to come?

You think you have a meeting? Do you or not?

Let's see.

See? This is fun, right?

When we came into this neighborhood in '92, there was nobody here.

It was like a war zone. HoOkers, crack...

Now it's totally gentrified. I know, Dad.

I've had the tour.

Ok, we're gonna go up here. Just be quiet.

There's more of a dynamic of...

I think it's a great way to generate revenue for the company.

Hi, um... Hey.

Was there bad traffic?

Uh, no, traffic was actually pretty good. I was just passing by.

Ok, well, we were just... we were...

closing up about this audio commentary piece.

Yeah, shit idea. It was a shit idea then.

Still a shit idea. It didn't age well.

Oh yeah, we... we appreciate your candor.

We had...We had a different view of it here, though.

I mean, musicians, for the most part, are pretty much monosyllabic teenagers

who really don't have that much to say, and that's the good ones, right?

So what are we doing here? The music industry is fine.

It's always gonna be fine. We always have been fine.

Maybe the kids are right. Maybe music should be free anyway.

That's an alarming thing to hear the head of a record company say.

What? The truth? Well, um...

Hm. Thanks so much, Karen. Yeah, let me know.

Uh, let's...let's talk more. I really appreciate you...

Yeah, of course. coming by.

Thanks, guys. Great meeting.

Good to see you, Dan. I'm glad we got that figured out.

Thank you. Yeah.

Bands doing audio commentary on their own music

is so fucking lame, Saul, and you know it.

Ten years ago, man, you would've shit on that idea.

It's something. It's an idea.

It's something that helps keep the lights on. It's something.

We need vision, not gimmicks.

That's us. I've been following you, Mr. Mulligan.

Down a track on every long shot

you've been bringing in here for the last five years,

and which one of them has come in? Which one?

Dan. Dan!

See you later, brother Saul.

Dan!

We need to talk, man.

Come back here. Don't you walk away from me, man.

You can't do this shit, man. You can't pull this shit, dude.

You can't pull this shit!

You want to do... Don't do this here.

I'm gonna do it right fucking here.

Let's do it, then. All right, let's do it!

Because they know, they know. They know what?

These people know that they are sitting behind those desks

because I started an independent record label

above that bar, Saul.

And we changed the way that things were gonna be done, man.

Nurture and foster. Things change, times change.

People got to change with them, Dan.

It's not working. You got to go.

I don't have time for this shit, man.

I got my own shit going on, all right?

I'm getting...I'm taking my client list. I'm out of here, man.

I am fucking out of here.

What are you talking about? They signed to us.

Don't bother her. Don't bother her.

It's not Jerry Maguire.

Dad, let's go.

I'm taking my art, then. That's it, I'm taking the art.

It's my art. I paid for it.

I bought it. I picked it out.

I got it. Get away from me. Get away.

I got it, I got it. No, you don't. Let go.

Stop it! Leave it there.

I'm coming back for that. That's mine.

All of that's mine. Come on, baby.

You want another one?

Um, I do, but I won't.

I mustn't. I can't.

How could he fire me when I set the whole fucking thing up?

Did you?

Don't you know anything about your father?

Yeah. I do.

I know what Mom says. What does Mom say?

She says you're a pathetic loser.

She says that affectionately.

What about you? What do you think?

I don't really know you.

So...

You know, two years is a long time in the life of a teenager.

Where'd you learn to talk like that? My psychiatrist.

Psychiatrist. You have a psychiatrist now?

I do. Mom thought it would be a good idea. I was acting strange.

There's nothing strange about you, all right?

You're 15 years old. You don't need a fucking psychiatrist.

Believe me, I know. I know you better than anybody.

Yeah, you sure do, Dad.

How old did you say I was?

Did I say you were 15? I meant you were 14.

Did I say 15?

You got money to pay for these beers?

I don't...I...I'm a kid. I don't have any money on me.

What happened to your pocket money? I spent that on condoms.

I...What?

No, no, no, no, no. Too much information.

You ready? For what?

Ah!

That was fun, right? Don't smile.

It was fun, Dad. Yeah. You had a good time.

We haven't ran like that since you were little. That was good.

This your daddy? Hey.

I'm glad you're here. LoOk away.

I was just going to the car...

You Ok? I'm fine.

I'm sorry. My bad.

Have a great day.

I could've taken that guy, just didn't want to make a scene.

Do me a favor, all right? Don't tell your mom I lost my job today.

Listen to me...