The Following Information is non-Canon. Demos and deleted songs are not considered canon to the Little Shop of Horrors musical, as they were not included in the final version of the musical, instead think of them as part of the history of making LSOH.
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Watch your language! The following lyrics may contain profanity and other offensive language. |
Bad is a song written for the 1986 film adaptation of Little Shop Of Horrors, with lyrics by screenwriter Howard Ashman and music by Alan Menken.
Written for the final standoff between Seymour and Audrey II, it was included in most drafts of the screenplay, before being cut in favor of the song Bad Like Me. Eventually, this too would be replaced, this time in favor of Mean Green Mother from Outer Space. Though not making it past the demo stage, "Bad" was storyboarded for the film.
A demo performed by Ron Taylor (who voiced Audrey II in the original 1982 stage production) was issued as a bonus track on the 2003 Broadway revival soundtrack. An earlier demo, performed by Ashman, was included on the album Howard Sings Ashman.
Lyrics[]
| Audrey II | Pods | Seymour |
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| (Spoken) Every household in America! | ||
| That's what you had in mind all along, isn't it! | ||
| (Spoken) No shit, Sherlock! | ||
| We're not talking about one hungry plant here, | ||
| We're talking about....world conquest! | ||
| You got it! | ||
| Over my dead body! | ||
| That's a distinct possibility! | ||
| (Singing)I used to hear the people talk about
That old King Kong |
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| They used to say he was the meanest, | ||
| But them folks was wrong | ||
| He climbed the Empire State
The building ain't that big |
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| Shoot, I could climb in half the time, | ||
| But climbing ain't my gig | ||
| I'm just bad | ||
| Bad! | ||
| I'm real bad | ||
| Bad! | ||
| I'm bad | ||
| You know Godzilla was a monster, | ||
| He was mighty mean | ||
| But even I had to respect him | ||
| 'Cause the boy was green | ||
| But when he said to me, | ||
| "Hey, Audrey, you ain't all that tough", | ||
| I had to show that leapin' lizard | ||
| I was tough enough | ||
| He said "Gad!" | ||
| Gad! | ||
| "Don't get mad, | ||
| Mad! | ||
| Boy you're bad" | ||
| That's right, I'm bad | ||
| Bad! | ||
| Bad | ||
| Bad! | ||
| So I ain't worried 'bout
Your biggest guns |
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| I'm just too bad | ||
| Bad! | ||
| Bad | ||
| Bad! | ||
| I'm ten feet tall
And weigh at least two tons |
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| I'm extra bad | ||
| Bad! | ||
| Bad | ||
| Bad! | ||
| Go on and bitch and whine and wail and curse | ||
| Too bad I'm bad | ||
| Bad! | ||
| Bad | ||
| Bad! | ||
| And if you mess with me, I'll just get worse | ||
| One day I met the Bride of Frankenstein, | ||
| (So much for her) | ||
| Just one encounter and she called me
Mister Audrey, Sir |
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| So it's a cinch no puny body of a bontonist | ||
| Is gonna be a half a match for me | ||
| When I get pissed | ||
| Got it, Dad? | ||
| Dad! | ||
| You been had | ||
| Had! | ||
| Oh, I'm bad | ||
| So come and get me, kid, | ||
| I dare you, try and make your kill | ||
| I'll make you sorry you was messin' | ||
| With my chlorophyll | ||
| I hope you gettin' close to ready now | ||
| To end this fuss | ||
| These foolish efforts to undo me | ||
| Is so tedious | ||
| See all your methods are so corny | ||
| And so childish and so undergrad | ||
| They just an exercise in stupid | ||
| Why not face it, Seymour? | ||
| I am bad. | ||
| (Spoken) Give up Krelborn! |
Storyboards[]
Mike Ploog drew storyboards[1] for the "Bad" Scene, which was similar to the scene in Mean Green Mother from Outer Space, but were ultimately cut and never filmed.
References[]
- ↑ Storyboard images are from Propstore.com http://propstore.com/product/little-shop-of-horrors/audrey-iis-bad-song-alternative-storyboards/