Ordinary People

STAR:

I am the image maker. I am the magic

Maker. I can turn the most ordinary

Man in the world into a star. To prove

My point I am going to find the most

Mundane little man and turn him into

Celebrity. Hmm! This looks like a

Suitably uninteresting house. I wonder

If there's anybody here with enough

Star quality?

He presses the doorbell

STAR:

Hello. What's your name?

WIFE:

Andrea

STAR:

Oh, that's a nice name. What's your

Husband's name?

WIFE:

Norman

STAR:

His name's Norman. That sounds

Ordinary enough. I would like you to

Join in a unique experiment with me

I am going to take Norman's place for

A few days. I 'm going to research his

Ordinary dull little existence

WIFE:

Oh you can't come in now! The place

Is in a terrible mess!

STAR:

That doesn't matter. I want you to act

Normally. I want you to treat me as if I

Were Norman. I am going to sacrifice

My normal flamboyant life style and

Become ordinary, boring little Norman

For a few days

Ordinary People

It's like another world, being here with you

It's quite a trip for me, so this is reality

I'm studying every movement, I'm trying to learn the part

Now I want you to be natural, just relax and be as you are

'Cos it's all for art, I want to observe the ordinary people

Tomorrow I shall become Norman

I shall go to his office

Mix with his workmates

And if they ask any questions

I'll say I'm doing research for one of my songs

Norman and I are changing places

And I'm going to make him a star

So I'm throwing away my stage suit and I'm packing away my guitar

For the sake of art I'm gonna mix with the ordinary people

Star:

God these pajamas are awful!

Wife:

Awful? Well all I can say is my Norman wears them every night

Star:

Alright, no sacrifice is too great for art!

The things I've done for music

The things I've done for art

So I'll make these sacrifices and I'll take it like a star

For the sake of art I will mix with the ordinary people

Star:

You'd better come to bed darling

Wife:

Coming! You'll never get up for work in the morning

I'm making observations, and character simulations

I'll mix with his friends and relations

And he'll be a part of me

Chorus

He's changing places with Norman

To get background for his songs

I'm immortalising his life

And I'll even sleep with his wife

For the sake of art I'll go to bed like the ordinary people

Turn out the light

Turn out the light

The Star exchanges his silver stage

Suit for Norman's pin stripe suit

Umbrella and briefcase. He forsakes

His customary brandy and cigars and

Settles for a cup of hot chocolate before

Going to bed