24: The Musical

There was short article in the local paper today(which, unfortunatly, I can’t find online) that mentioned the kind of stuff that goes on behind the scenes on the set of 24. Among other things, it said that sometimes they have fun by doing scenes as musicals.

Which got me thinking…what kind of muscial numbers would fit well into 24? The only thing I could think of isn’t even a showtune, but rather, the Who’s “Happy Jack” when Jack is in a torture session or gun battle.

So, dopers, what songs would you put in a musical of 24? You’re welcome to change words and keep the tunes.

No songwriter I, but you’d have to work in “Bohemian Rhapsody” somehow.

I’d to see Chloe singing, “I Enjoy Being a Girl” in her twisted, sarcastic manner.

Ooh, good call, Blue Sky.

Every musical needs a scene where the female lead belts out a song about her dreams, frustrations and asperations. Perhaps Audrey needs to sing about the lingering love she has for the rugged, fearless hero who killed her own husband to save the world.

To the tune of “Suddenly Seymor” from little shop of horrors.

A bunch of terrorists are plotting in a warehouse. Jack is watching from the shadows.

Terrorist Leader:

The time has come.
The bomb is really.
Allah Akhbar!
We can’t be stopped now

Jack(quietly):

The bastards are gonna
get some of my justice.
I’ll make them squeal
like the pigges they are.

Suddenly the lights go off and then comes back on, with Jack in the room holding a gun at the terrorist leaders head.

Jack:

Suddenly Bauer is standing behind you.
He don’t need a reason,
to blow you away (kills random terrorist, returns gun to head terrorists head)
Suddenly Bauer is where you’re hiding
Now he’s gonna interrogate you.

Terrorist Leader:

I never imagined
that he was this close
it’s only 8:30
there’s 12 hours left
Maybe there’s some way
that I can stall him
What would he do
when I am dead?

Jack:
Suddenly Bauer is standing behind you!
Tell me your secrets
OR MILLIONS WILL DIE!
I’m in a hurry
and no law can touch me!
I won’t let anything stop me today
on the longest day of my life.

Terrorist:
Your godless country
has taken my oil
Murdered my family
and I want revenge
I will die if it changes something
I guess I was wrong
New York sounds attractive
There is no Bauer
on the east coast!

Suddenly Bauer is standing behind me!
My pants are now soiled
I’ve heard about him
Suddenly Bauer has made things much harder
I’ll try to hold out for 5 minutes
NO, don’t touch that!

(Jack grabs Terrorist leaders balls.)

This is your last warning
Johnson can’t make it
I’ve got authority
to do what I want.
I’ll kill your family
or let chole sing next.
Give me a reason
not to go on!

Terorrist:
Suddenly Bauer…has hold of my testes
He don’t need no reason
to give them a squeeze.

Jack:
Suddenly Bauer has little time left
Suddenly Bauer is getting impatent
SO TELL ME WHERE THE BOMB IS!
OR MILLIONS WILL DIE!

Terrorist:

YEEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOOOWW!

This musical number to be sung by a terrorist subordinate:

I Feel Shitty (of course, to the tune of “I Feel Pretty”)

I feel shitty!
Oh so shitty!
I feel shitty and gritty… the PAIN!
And I pity
the guy I told Jack about today…

I feel broken
oh so broken
I’m not jokin how broken I feeeeel
And so shitty
Jack just stomped me with his heel.

See that wretched man in the mirror there?
Who can that mangled person be?
Such a crushed up face
Such a torn up shirt
Such a broken nose
Such a shitty me!

I think I’m dying
And I’m bleeding
Feel like crying
And pleading for slack!
For I’m being brutalized
By this agent Jack.