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Crazy Blues Dudes at the Movies
written by: Mike LeBlanc


Blues Dude ... Maya Rudolph
Blues Dudes with Instruments ... SNL Band members
Pedestrian ... Paul Giamatti


[Exterior of an abandoned, run-down movie theater. A sign pasted over ragged movie posters reads "CLOSED." On the sidewalk, a small group of bluesmen play and sing a leisurely, mournful blues tune.]

Blues Dude: [sings, slow and sad]
I feel like that Mel Gibson movie
Where they beat the cra-a-ap out of my Lord ...

Yeah, I feel like that Mel Gibson movie
Where they're beatin' the crap out of my Lord ...

Well, they've been beatin' Him up for hours now ...
And He's gettin' a little bored

[sings, slow and sultry]
You know, I'm like Michael Moore for you, baby
I'm a roly-poly blob of LOVE ...

Yes, I'm like-a Michael Moore for you, baby
A big bad bearded blob of LOVE...

I got some hot, buttered popcorn for you ...
So won't you join me in my tub?

[spoken, to the others] Aw, take me to the movies!

[They play a fervent instrumental break, during which the singer sets his hat on the sidewalk and occasionally scats.]

Blues Dude: [sings, powerfully]
Well, I will be your Mister Incredible
If you will be my Elastic Girl ...

I said, I will be your Mister Incredible
If you will be my Elastic Girl
(Aw, stretch it out!)

We'll start us a little family, yeah ...
Then we'll go out and save the world!

[As the song ends, we pull back to a higher, wider angle. A forlorn pedestrian, who has stopped to listen, drops some money into the musicians' hat and moves on. Fade.]


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