MICHAEL THE MUSICAL

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  A MUSICAL IN TWO ACTS Lyrics by Forbidden Shaftsbury (Dee Swan, Margo Egberts & Cat Rohman) .     SINGLE RELEASE!!!!!!!!!  Extract from Act 1……   Act 1   The curtain rises and there are these, two enormous gates. There are two men behind the gates and the cast, unseen are singing strange dissonant sounds….The huge gates swing open and a horn rings out from the orchestra, the men walk through, deep in conversation.
  DUET WITH MICHAEL BOLTON 'I'd be far better off without you' (To The Tune of: She'd be far better off with you- Aspects of Love)   Bolton: I just want you to retire (Ball: That's not gonna happen) To give all the other singers a fair chance (Ball: What do you mean?) We're a disaster (Ball: Oh, come, come) Compared to you, it's true, We'd be far better off without you... Ball: I'm the bestest ever singer (Bolton: Why aren't I so gifted?) I'm more talented than you will ever be (Bolton: Well, yes that's true) I'm not bigheaded (Bolton: Is that right?) I'ts just so obvious You'd be far better off without me... Both: Your words are very, very selfish but they're also true: I'd be far better off without you Bolton: I know it's a bit confusing (Ball: Well, it is an odd thing)  Both our surnames starting with that darnit 'B' (Ball: God, yes it is...) Ball: It's a disaster (Bolton: Yes, your right.) Fans don't know what to do I'd be far better off without you Ball: You’re a Yankee Bolton: You are British Ball: You’ve a silly hair do Bolton: I have cut it now, It looks a lot like yours Ball: That’s such a lie Bolton: Can you forgive me? Ball: I suppose Bolton: I hope your fans can too Both: The fact remains I am not you Both: Your words are very, very selfish but they're also true; We both are different singers Bolton: Just -take -a -look there's no comparison between us two Ball: I'm sooooo much better off than YOU!!!!!   Ball: You’re too dumb And too confused To understand what’s best, and what’s best is obvious, You should simply give up trying, there’ll be less damage. Bolton: Perhaps you’re right, I’ll do my best To just go underground, and wipe my name from memories. But tell me how it all began Mike. Ball: From the beginning? Bolton: Yes       Please note: the writers have nothing personal against Michael Bolton...he was just born in the wrong place at the wrong time :-)