spin those records
Performed by: Annie Golden, Broadway Bounty Hunter Original Cast Recording Ensemble
ANNIE
I USED TO BE NEW
EVERYONE WOULD CHEER WHEN I’D START TO SING
AND THE PAPERS CALLED ME THE NEXT BIG THING
I USED TO HAVE YOU
THEY LOVED ME A LOT BUT YOU LOVED ME MOST
I WAS ALWAYS THE SUBJECT OF EVERY TOAST
BUT NOW YOU’RE GONE
AND NOW NOBODY’S CHEERING
THE NEXT BIG THING NO LONGER LIES AHEAD
EACH DAY IS AN ATTEMPT AT PERSEVERING
I WISH EACH DAY WAS YESTERDAY INSTEAD
AND I SAVED
A DUSTY FORTY-FIVE
ENSEMBLE
DOO DOO DOO DOO DOO
ANNIE
ONE THAT CAPTURES A VOICE FROM ANOTHER TIME
A MEMENTO OF WHEN I WAS IN MY PRIME
BACK THEN
WHEN YOU WERE ALIVE
ENSEMBLE
OOO
ANNIE
I COULD PLAY IT, SURE, BUT I NEVER DO
CUZ THE MUSIC JUST MAKES ME THINK OF YOU
ANYWAY, I GUESS THAT IT’S BEEN A WHILE
SINCE MY FORTY-FIVES WOULDA BEEN IN STYLE
OH WELL
AS FAR AS I CAN TELL
THEY DON’T SPIN THOSE RECORDS ANYMORE
THEY DON’T SPIN NO RECORDS ANYMORE
AND EVEN IF THEY DID I’D BE TOO SCARED TO SING ALONG
CUZ WHAT IF I’VE FORGOTTEN THE SONG?
I USED TO BE STRONG
ENSEMBLE
DOO DOO DOO DOO DOO
ANNIE
AND MY VOICE WOULD KILL IN ANY KEY
NEVER HAD TO TAKE THE HARMONY
I USED TO BELONG
ENSEMBLE
OO OO OO OO OO
ANNIE
WHEN THE SOUNDTRACK AT PARTIES WAS SURE TO BE
ONE THAT FEATURED AN ALBUM THAT FEATURED ME
THEY’D PLAY
BUT NOT TODAY
THEY DON’T SPIN THOSE RECORDS ANYMORE
ENSEMBLE
NO THEY DON’T
ANNIE
THEY DON’T SPIN NO RECORDS ANYMORE
ENSEMBLE
NO THEY DON’T
ANNIE
AND EVEN IF THEY DID I’D BE TOO SCARED TO SING ALONG
CUZ WHAT IF I’VE FORGOTTEN THE SONG?
TIME MOVES FORWARD, AND IT MOVES FAST
ENSEMBLE
TIME! OH YEAH!
ANNIE
VINYL IS A THING OF THE PAST
ENSEMBLE
IT’S A THING OF THE PAST, NOW, BABY
ANNIE
IT’S LIVING PROOF THAT NOTHING CAN LAST
A RECORD LONG SINCE PLAYED
IS SURE TO CRACK AND FADE
I DON’T WANT TO BE YOUNG
NO, I WANT A GOAL AND I WANT A PLACE
WHERE THE EYES DON’T ROLL WHEN I SHOW MY FACE
THERE’S SO MANY SONGS TO BE SUNG
BUT I’M MUCH TOO TIRED TO GENERATE
A SOUND OR A VOICE AND IT’S JUST TOO LATE
FOR ME
SO, REGRETFULLY
ENSEMBLE
SHE WON’T SPIN THOSE RECORDS
ANNIE
I WON’T SPIN THOSE RECORDS
ENSEMBLE
SHE DON’T SPIN NO RECORDS ANYMORE
ANNIE
LEAVING THEM INSIDE THE DUSTY DRAWER
ENSEMBLE
AND EVEN IF SHE DID
ANNIE
I WOULDN’T WANT TO SING ALONG
CUZ I KNOW THAT THEY’VE
FORGOTTEN MY
ANNIE, ENSEMBLE
SONG
MY SONG
MY SONG
MY SONG
ANNIE
AND RECORDS MAKE IT CLEAR TO SEE
THAT THE SONG’S FORGOTTEN ME
Goodnight, Charlie.