Finley Song 2005

By request, here are the lyrics of the song performed at the opening of the Finleys this year, overwhelmingly assisted by members of the audience, and resultingly hampered by a guitar which got stage fright...




Sung to "On Broadway" (The Drifters)


I'd like to welcome you tonight to the Finleys.
We'll recognize 2005's best shows.
Which club is going to win Best Play?
Or take Best Musical away?
And who was nominated anyway? Who knows?

It's going to be a magic night, at the Finleys.
We'll celebrate Perth's theatre community.
If you directed, or trod the boards,
Designed a set, or sang some chords,
You might be up for some awards, wait and see.

The judges from the ITA deliberated,
To come up with the list of plays nominated.
We'll give out the awards, and in between
We'll entertain you with selected scenes.
..The drinks at interval have been refrigerated.

They say that it can open doors, winning a Finley.
Overnight success is yours, winning a Finley.
You used to be a nobody,
Even your mum said 'Who the hell's he?'
Now suddenly you're Stephen Lee with a Finley.

We've come to show some club support at the Finleys
There won't be any jealous thoughts tonight.
We'll smile politely, and all applaud,
And keep a tally of which clubs scored,
Then bitch about them afterward on the website.

Garrick, Stirling, Goldfields Rep, Melville and Harbour,
Phoenix, Darlington, Old Mill and Playlovers,
Irish Theatre Players, Blak Yak, KADS,
Murray Music and Drama, GRADS,
CATS Productions, Roleystone and Margaret River:

...They're the clubs that entered in this year's Finleys
...Who do you think's going to win this year's Finleys?
...It's time to let the show begin, it's the Finleys.




Cheers,
Craig

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