For Rel
Note: I don't own Gundam Characters. Sorry I hadn't updated at all last weekend, my computer wouldn't open Word for me and was having some other problems with the system, but it's fixed so I will make sure to update twice this weekend.
Warning: Sorry people but the dreadful lyrics are back and this time they're not Japanese songs. Sorry but I don't think everyone in the series would understand Japanese even if they are all representatives. No, I don't own any of these songs.
Entering the ballroom with his date at his side and several elder men rushing to greet her, asking for a dance later on to discuss some situation or another. He was used to it though, especially since he had to go through the exact same thing with Relena when they would go to fundraisers such as the one he and Sylvia were at. Also just like Relena, Sylvia plastered on a good natured and polite facade that was almost unnecessary.Instead of listening to the small talk and greetings exchanged by Sylvia and the old representatives, Heero glanced around the ballroom out of habit and also to see if Quatre was there. That would make his day if he ever saw Quatre there. Though a part of him was hoping that while dancing with Sylvia, later on, Relena would just show up in a nice black dress and apologize for making everyone worried.
Never going to happen so you can stop hoping, Heero reminded himself noticing that there were a few figures moving in the background behind the orchestra. It made him a bit suspicious but when he wanted to check it out his duty of protecting Sylvia got into the way. Instead, he settled for letting Marquis Welitz go investigate the matter, even if it were highly dangerous to let a civilian do so.
Watching carefully, Heero noticed that the Marquis didn't return to his party, he was the host, for quite a while until the orchestra took a break and began to split up. Than a few of the percussionists stayed behind and began moving some of the instruments off to the side bring forth a drum set.
"Something must be up if they're doing all that," noted Sylvia as Heero led her off the dance floor and off to the side.
"Exactly," nodded Heero as Quatre joined them.
"Do either of you know exactly what's going on?" he inquired watching the members of the orchestra roll out some amps and bring in a keyboard than retreat to the back only to bring out some sheets of music.
"Not at all, though I think I have a hunch," answered Sylvia causing both of the boys to look at her with curious eyes. "Think about where we have seen a keyboard and amps before."
Both boys thought and Heero got the idea, though he refused to show that he did, whereas Quatre was racking through his brain for the answer. So many places that he has been to and so many people he has met, where could he have seen all that before?
With five microphones being set up did Quatre actually realize who Sylvia was hinting at. "For Rel," he muttered piecing together the clues. "What could they be doing here though? Also, why would they be out of Italy?"
"All questions that we shall have to ask of them," Heero stated simply as the Marquis came to the front microphone and began to introduce his special entertainment.
"So this is what Sage meant when he told me that he had some special plans for this weekend outside of Verona," commented Sylvia putting a finger to her chin.
"When did you talk with Sage?" questioned Heero not having such knowledge of these actions.
"The day we were supposed to go out to lunch with them I went with Sage. I had invited him to come with us to this fundraiser so me and him could catch up some more, but he told me he was business with things out of Verona," replied Sylvia. "I didn't know he was coming here though."
"Don't think he meant for you to know until now," remarked Quatre as the band members filed out: Draca, Sage, Lynn, Adam, and Salimar as the Marquis called off their names in that order. "Just our lucky, eh, Heero?"
"More like, just my luck," corrected Heero.
"Well put," approved Quatre watching how the band took their places and two of the percussionists from the orchestra took places at the chimes and tambourine, and than a trumpet player joined them with a sheet of music. "They're not going to sing the same songs as last time?"
"Why not? Those are probably the only songs that they actually know," Heero declared dryly as the band got their instruments in tune and Salimar played a short scale on the piano before going over to set up the keyboards.
"Good evening ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of myself and the entire 'For Rel' band we would like to express our thank yous to Marquis Weridge for persuading Marquis Welitz to have us perform for you tonight. Thank you, gentlemen," Draca announced. "Normally we would sing all of our original songs but for tonight we shall be like a live jukebox for your entertainment."
"Let's start off with some major classics!" stated Lynn as she signaled the band to start up. Starts up on the drums and the bass, electric, and keyboards join in. As Draca takes her microphone from the stand and began to sing in a call and response form with herself verses Lynn and Salimar.
"Can
you move it like this
I can shake it like that
Can you Move it like this
I can shake it like that
Can you Move it like this
I can shake it like that
Come on ladies rock the party
Shake your body dance on the party." At
that moment the band got quieter so that way it didn't take much for Adam to
sing over them.
"Come on everybody
This move it on now
Wanna take your back to the old school
Can you feel the fine
Let's dance to the rhythm
And let me see you vine
The way strain." It switched over to
Sage in the background.
"Come back and to the twist
And the electric style
Yeah, yeah." Once again, the band increased
its sound to the chorus while the call and response returned between the same
band members.
"Can you move it like this
I can shake it like that
Can you Move it like this
I can shake it like that
Can you Move it like this
I can shake it like that
Come on ladies rock the party
Shake your body dance on the party."
There were three down notes that the entire instrumental part of the
band did together than continued with the instrumental sound for a bit before
the song switched back over to Sage.
"Get in and to the dungle
Came back in the day
We frame and to ya
Baha and get to yeah
And we've see everybody
On the floor
And to in the running man
To the rhythm and the day yeah
A walk yeah feel are you can."
"Can you move it like this
I can shake it like that
Can you Move it like this
I can shake it like that
Can you Move it like this
I can shake it like that
Come on ladies rock the party
Shake your body dance on the party."
Draca took control again with the microphone for the last small part
before the chorus would finish off the song.
"Come on baby let's to the rock, rock
We're going in a dance floor
So shake in up..... and don't stop (Everyone froze unless they played there)
…and
do the robot."
"Can
you move it like this
I can shake it like that
Can you Move it like this
I can shake it like that
Can you Move it like this
I can shake it like that
Can you Move it like this
I can shake it like that
Can you Move it like this
I can shake it like that
Come on ladies rock the party
Shake your body dance on the party."
The response was a bit unexpected, a few claps from a few of the class members, enthused claps mind you while everyone else's was out of respect.
"That sounds weak people. Also, don't clap if you don't like it, please, we would like you all to be blunt with us," implored Salimar shaking her head slightly.
"You suck!" came a voice from the background.
"Like that, thank you sir, whoever said that. That's what we need to know, though we may ignore that comment for this evening," teased Lynn.
"For those of you who do not know our music, all the songs that we are singing tonight are NOT our songs. Our songs are usually in Japanese, these songs are just some classics that we pulled out from the internet on ancient music. These songs maybe dead to the world right now but that's the exact reason why we brought them here tonight. Though we shall play one of our songs for you later on this evening," explained Draca switching her microphone for an ear piece microphone.
"I vote for Salimar to sing the next song," voted Adam while Lynn took off her guitar.
"What?!" Salimar cried out in outrage. Noticeable to both Quatre and Heero that the band didn't prepare what exactly they were going to do for this event and were just winging it all. "I protest to that!" All the crowd did was wait impatiently for the band to get on with their show and to stop talking and to stop arguing.
Noting the frowns from the crowd Lynn decided that this needed to stop and said, "I'll join in with you Salimar and so will Draca." Taking one of the other two ear piece microphones Lynn attached it into her ear than took the other one and handed it to Salimar who reluctantly took it. All three girls got to the front of the crowd and Sage cued the trumpet player to be ready to play.
Immediately both the drums and singers started at the same time in a swing style song, the singers snapping their fingers to the beat.
"A
crisp white shirt, stylin' tie
Jacket, slacks, shoes that shine
Starched light, martinized
Cotton's hot buttoned up or not
Long sleeve, French cuff
Studly, cuddly, sensuous
Hey guys, three words
You can't go wrong with
A crisp white shirt," all three girls
vocalized before Lynn and Draca moved to start working the crowd into the music
by clapping their hands, snapping their fingers, and just by starting to swing
dance a bit with some of the men.
"Women will confirm if you wanna make heads turn
And boyfriends to get jealous
I'm tellin' you now so listen up fellas
Silk may show you hustle
And tee's may show your muscle
But the guy the girls are choosin'
Is wearing that brand new Van Heusen!" sang Salimar during the whole time
having a huge grin on her face as she joined the crowd, going near Trowa (once
again Quatre's bodyguard who was standing off to the side).
"A crisp white shirt, stylin' tie
Jacket, slacks, shoes that shine
Starched light, martinized
Cotton's hot buttoned up or not
Long sleeve, French cuff
Studly, cuddly, sensuous
Hey guys, three words
You can't go wrong with
A crisp white shirt," the three girls sang while doing some action such as
making a gesture to the white shirts of the tuxedoes while singing.
"Wear flannel in the forest
Plaid
if you're a tourist
Tank top if you're swimmin'
And polyester if you don't like women
Sweatshirt when you're gruntin'
Thermals when you're huntin'
Girls will treat you like Adonis
They even love 'em for pajamas!"
vocalized Salimar as she moved through the crowd pointing out to anyone
wearing the shirt attires mentioned or making some action when she couldn't
find one.
"A
crisp white shirt, stylin' tie
Jacket, slacks, shoes that shine
Starched light, martinized
Cotton's hot buttoned up or not
Long sleeve, French cuff
Studly, cuddly, sensuous
Hey guys, three words
You can't go wrong with
A crisp white shirt… (The trumpet crescendo to forte with the vocals).
…stylin'
tie
Jacket, slacks, shoes that shine
Starched light, martinized
Cotton's hot buttoned up or not
Long sleeve…French cuff
Studly, cuddly, sensuous
Hey guys, three words
You can't go wrong with
A crisp…white…shirt!" The trumpet
played its last note and this time more of the guests were applauding for real
and not just for politeness, now they were actually enjoying the music.
"Whoa! Sounding much better people but we only get to do six more songs than it is back to the orchestra, after all they're the ones getting paid to play for you, not us," Draca told the crowd after glancing at Marquis Weridge for the sign that they had six more songs to do before they had to leave. Meanwhile, Lynn and Salimar returned to their instruments also removing the ear piece microphones. "Until our six songs are done we shall continue singing for your pleasure, but for now I think it's about time to slow the pace down slightly, but not too much."
With Draca's cue the band began to hum into their microphones and the bass guitar played softly under that. They hummed for a good measure of time before Sage began to sing low into his microphone while everyone else continued to hum.
"Sometimes in our lives we all have pain
We all have sorrow…
But if we are wise
We know that there's always tomorrow."
"Lean on me, when you're not strong
And I'll be your friend
I'll help you carry on
For it won't be long
Till I'm gonna need
Somebody to lean on," sang Draca sang softly and at the same pace as Sage but when she finished the song's rhythm sped up with the addition of the drums a bit of electric guitar as well as keyboards, and turned into a move club remix format.
"Girl, please swallow your pride
If I have things you need to borrow
For no one can fill those of your needs
That you don't let show," jumped in Adam while
"Lean on me, when you're not strong
And I'll be your friend
I'll help you carry on (Lean on me!)
For it won't be long
'Til I'm gonna need
Somebody to lean on," the entire group contributed to in vocalization before turning over to Lynn and the band doing a bit of echoing with her.
"So just call on me brother, when you need a hand
We all need somebody to lean onI just might have a problem that you'd understand
We all need somebody to lean on.""If there is a load you have to bear
That you can't carry
I'm right up the road
I'll share your load
If you just call me," sang Draca having been inside the crowds again and currently dancing with Quatre on the dance floor among a few other aristocrats.
"Lean on me, when you're not strong
And I'll be your friend
I'll help you carry on (Lean on Me!)
For it won't be long
'Til I'm gonna need
Somebody to lean on."
"Do just call on me brother, when you need a hand
We all need somebody to lean onI just might have a problem that you'd understand
We all need somebody to lean on.""Lean on me, when you're not strong
And I'll be your friend
I'll help you carry on (Lean on Me)
For it won't be long
Till I'm gonna need
Somebody to lean on
Lean on me..." The song ended all at once, no fading and no instrumental exit.
"Now, wasn't that fun? Thank you Quatre for the dance," winked Draca before returning to the rest of the band. "Alright ladies and gents, we shall have our dear electric player, Lynn show you how well she is able to sing." Lynn's eyes grew wide with surprise as the orchestra percussion player pulled out a country styled guitar and put it into tune. "Come on country girl, show them what you are able to sing!"
"You are so dead, Draca," growled Lynn as she replaced the ear piece microphone back into her ear. "Okay, people, me being a slight Texan girl, I shall be showin' ya'll a little bit of the country music. It ain't all what most people think it is." The orchestra player started up on the guitar than Sage joined in and that was all the instrumental background music for the entire song.
"Katie's sitting on the old front porch
Watching the chickens peck the ground
There ain't a whole lot goin' on tonight
In this one-horse town
Over yonder comin' up the road
In a beat-up Chevy truck
Her boyfriend Tommy, he's layin' on the horn
Splashin' through the mud and the muck
Her Daddy says he ain't worth a lick
When it comes to brains, he got the short end of the stick
But Katie's young and man, she just don't care
She'd follow Tommy anywhere," sang Lynn with a lot of emotion as she moved around the crowds of representatives. Than she came up to Heero and Sylvia where she stopped as Draca and Salimar joined in with her for the first three lines of the next half of the chorus.
"She's in love with the boy
She's in love with the boy
She's in love with the boy
And even if they have to run away
She's gonna marry that boy someday."
"Katie and Tommy at the drive-in movie
Parked in the very last row
They're too busy holdin' on to one another
To even care about the show
Later on outside the Tastee Freeze
Tommy slips something on her hand
He says my high school ring will have to do
'Til I can buy a wedding band
Her Daddy says he ain't worth a lick
When it comes to brains, he got the short end of the stick
But Katie's young and man, she just don't care
She'd follow Tommy anywhere."
"She's in love with the boy
She's in love with the boy
She's in love with the boyAnd even if they have to run away
She's gonna marry that boy someday."
"Her Daddy's waitin' up 'til half past twelve
When they come sneakin' up the walk
He says young lady get on up to your room
While me and Junior have a talk
But Mama breaks in, says don't lose your temper
It wasn't very long ago
When you yourself was just a hay-seed plowboy
Who didn't have a row to hoe
My Daddy said you wasn't worth a lick
When it came to brains you got the short end of the stick
But he was wrong and honey you are too
Katie looks at Tommy like I still look at you"
"She's in love with the boy
She's in love with the boy
She's in love with the boy
What's meant to be will always find a way
She's in love with the boy
She's in love with the boy
She's in love with the boy
What's meant to be will always find a way
She's gonna marry that boy someday." The song ended with Lynn back with the rest of the band and standing beside Draca.
"Was it just me, or did it seem like she was trying to get a message across?" muttered Sylvia when the song was done and she noticed Lynn's eye on herself and Heero.
"Perhaps," was all Heero replied.