Original subtitles

[Ordinaire playing]

I'm a pretty ordinary guy

Sometimes

I feel like doing nothing at all

I'd smoke weed, I'd drink beer

I'd play music

With Big Pierre

But I need to think about my career

I'm a popular singer

You want me to be a god

If only you knew how old I feel

I can't sleep anymore, I'm too nervous

When I'm singing is when I feel best

But this job is perilous

The more you give

The more they want...

[Ordinaire continues playing]

I won't lie to you, Sylvette.

I want us to do lots of things,

but just for ourselves.

What does that mean?

It means I don't want children.

Antoinette.

Jean-Damien.

Lucette.

Jean-Sylvain.

Jean-Bobin.

Jean-Colin.

Jeannette.

Pierrette.

Claudette...

and Jean-Claudin!

[squabbling]

You didn't want kids at first, Anglomard.

Our eldest is pregnant.

You're going to be a grandfather!

They're all taken care of.

I put the twins in school this very morning.

I want to accept everything the Lord gives us.

God knows I love all 13 with all my heart, Father.

FATHER: I know.

SYLVETTE: But now,

I'm just too old.

What if this one comes out abnormal?

Or if there's no mother for the others?

ANGLOMARD: What did he say?

"That's utter nonsense, Mrs. Dieu."

Shouldn't have asked him.

[singing Aline]

I found it.

What?

We'll name her "Aline."

Didn't we say "Poupette"?

Nope. Aline!

Aline Dieu.

It's better.

-[baby gurgling] -yes...

You're Mommy's little baby.

Her last little one.

Yes!

The Dieu Family Band!

[all cheer]

[band singing Bob eEt Bobettes]

[band continues singing Bob Et Bobettes]

[crowd cheering and applauding]

Have you seen Aline?

[crowd murmurs]

Seen Aline?

Go on.

Your turn, baby.

Come.

-You okay? -ALINE: Yes.

[band playing music]

I left one summer night

Oh Mamy

Without a word, without a kiss goodbye

Oh Mamy

Without looking back at the past

Oh Mamy

Oh, the past

- Once I crossed the border♪ - Oh Mamy

Wind blowing stronger than yesterday

Oh Mamy

When I was near you, my mother

Oh Mamy

Oh, my mother

Oh Mamy

Oh Mamy, Mamy blue

Oh Mamy blue

Oh Mamy, Mamy

ALINE: Oh Mamy

Oh Mamy, Mamy blue

Oh Mamy blue

- Oh Mamy, Mamy -Yeah!

[in higher pitch] Oh Mamy

Oh Mamy, Mamy blue

Oh Mamy blue

[crowd cheering]

[laughing proudly]

SYLVETTE: Not tonight, unfortunately.

She has school tomorrow.

I understand, but she's up till 3:00 a.m. every weekend.

That's right.

See you Saturday.

Did you hear that?

"If the kid's not singing, we're not coming."

[scoffs]

TEACHER: Here are the results of Tuesday's dictation.

Josephine, A+. Bravo.

Miss Dieu.

Miss Dieu!

[Memory playing]

A nice F, like last week.

[teacher continues speaking indistinctly]

[Memory continues playing]

The withered leaves collect at my feet

And the wind begins to moan

Memory All alone in the moonlight

I can dream of the old days

[imperceptible]

Life was beautiful then

SYLVETTE: Goodnight, honey. [kisses]

-ALINE: Mom? -Yes, love?

You know what I want most?

No.

To become a great singer.

I know, sweetie.

Mommy has something big in mind.

What is it?

It's you.

[Sylvette chuckles]

Listen to me, Jean-Bobin.

She can't become a circus freak,

singing hits like a chimp.

She needs a song of her own.

For her!

We're not dummies. We'll write it ourselves.

I will!

And you'll write the music.

You can get help from Jean-Colin,

Jean-Claudin or Jean-Sylvain.

We can do it!

And then,

and only then,

you'll send it to the guy you mentioned.

But not before.

JEAN-BOBIN: Aline

Dieu.

-12 years old. -SYLVETTE: Yup.

The box.

The box...

Wait.

Red...

brings good luck.

Mom. It's good.

Whew!

In two hours, it'll be on his desk.

Tonight, I bet we'll get the call.

Because this here

is good.

Very good!

Very, very good!

Jeez, it's chilly!

[laughter]

Who does this manager think he is? He could call!

He's not on tour with a singer?

He has no more singers.

His biggest star dumped him!

How do you know?

Word gets round in the biz.

Oh! Excuse me, Mr. Pro!

Maybe he's starting over in the States?

He was seen at a restaurant with his wife last night.

So at least he's not bankrupt.

You can be bankrupt and eat out.

Okay.

I'll call him.

SYLVETTE: Wait, Jean-Bobin.

Tomorrow.

Tomorrow's better.

Yes?

Thank you.

Yes, hello.

Uh, I called you twice this morning.

Not necessary.

We left a cassette at your office.

Two weeks ago.

I just have one thing to tell you.

Had you listened to it,

you'd have called back already.

Okay, yes.

Uh... Thank you.

[receiver clicks]

[sighs]

What did he say?

He'll listen and call back.

Sure.

JEAN-BOBIN: In 10 minutes.

[phone ringing]

Answer, for God's sake!

Wait!

[ringing continues]

Yes, hello?

No, I'm not her father. I'm her older brother.

Yes... 12 years old, I swear.

We didn't doctor it.

We'd have no idea how to do that.

Uh...

Yes, when?

I'll check her agenda.

Hold on.

Mm-hmm.

Ah! You're lucky. She's free.

No, thank you! Mm-hmm.

And?

We have a meeting.

With Mr. Guy-Claude Kamar.

When?

JEAN-BOBIN: Um...

We better leave now.

Mom!

[car horn honks]

Come on!

No need to smile so much, honey.

[laughs]

My beautiful girl.

[Sylvette chuckles]

Oh.

Dad left this for you.

ALINE: What is it?

Dunno. Said it brings good luck.

[Nature Boy playing]

Your shoes!

[gasps]

[elevator bell dings]

Welcome, have a seat.

Mr. Kamar, we spoke on the phone earlier.

It's really you singing on this?

SYLVETTE AND JEAN-BOBIN: Yes.

I'm talking to you, Céline.

"Aline."

You're the one who recorded this, Aline?

Of course it's me.

You know,

the voice I heard on it,

it's hard to believe it's yours.

That it comes from you.

Can you sing for me?

I'm used to a mic, and people around.

[chuckles softly]

Close your eyes,

and imagine a big audience in front of you,

filled to the rafters with people listening.

I'll be listening too.

One thousand percent.

[Nature Boy playing] And then one day

A magic day he passed my way

[imperceptible]

And while we spoke of many things

Fools and kings

This he said to me

You've never heard anything like this before in your life.

I almost cried.

Our fortune's changing, Blandine.

Our fortune's changing!

Our big star may have left...

[laughs] "Big" in every sense!

[laughs]

But this one,

a diamond in the rough.

If we find the right songs,

and we will,

she'll blow them away.

[Nature Boy resumes playing] The greatest thing

You'll ever learn

Is just to love

And be loved

In return

[chatter and laughter]

And that's just for the European market.

JEAN-BOBIN: Wait! I'll get him.

[laughter]

Know-it-all.

How many singles

did Barbra Streisand sell of Woman in Love

in Canada?

71,200.

And in the US?

630,000.

[others exclaim]

1978 NHL Playoffs.

What place did we come in?

Canada won the Stanley Cup against Boston in six.

[all exclaiming]

Excellent!

-What's my name? -JEAN-BOBIN: Oh.

Josette.

-Mm-mmm. -You lose. I'm Josette.

-I'm Jeannette. -Jeannette.

How about me?

Jean...

That's a safe bet.

-[all laugh] -[Jean-Bobin exclaims]

-Jean-Claudin. -[others exclaim]

How about me?

GUY-CLAUDE: Jean...

I'm not a Jean. I'm Mr. Jeannette.

-Ah. -Since we don't have kids yet,

he was allowed to come.

We couldn't introduce all 57 at once.

-57? -ALL: Yes.

With the grandkids.

They come every Sunday

and we all fit in here.

-I have three... -Keep going, Guy-Claude!

[laughter]

You opened my eyes

You led every game

Tell me anything, I'll love you forever

So much love I have

For you

You, my first smile

My first memory

You saw me grow up My arms are too small

To express the love I have

For you

Mama!

I need your eyes on me

You're what I believe in

You're the best thing I have And accompany me

Time makes its way

As your hair turns gray

I'll be a child till the day I die

For the love I have

For you

I have so much love

For

You

And remember, this is her very first TV performance!

Aline, before you go back to your mom,

I have one last little question.

I think many people want to ask it.

Did you study singing?

Uh, no, I don't need to.

Ah! [chuckles] Gee whiz,

I see we have here a self-assured young woman,

to whom we wish a wonderful and long career.

That was really perfect, Aline.

But listen up.

What you have,

your talent,

is not something usual.

It's not normal.

You and I are the same.

At your age, I could count so fast,

if someone asked me,

let's say, 34 times 61 divided by 17,

I had the answer in a second.

But I kept it to myself.

I pretended to calculate. Know why?

So as not to seem pretentious.

People don't like that.

[people chattering]

She'll hit double gold if this continues.

She hit it last Tuesday.

Aline, I asked your siblings.

They all said you have a heavenly gift.

Uh, no, it's also a lot of work.

I rehearse. I practice a lot.

-Thank you. -Thank you.

Martine Lévêque, TV7 Montreal.

[Ma Vie C'est Un Manège playing]

[imperceptible]

For you, Michel, I'll give you worldwide exclusivity.

I'm gonna sing in Paris!

[exclaiming]

I'm gonna sing in Paris!

I'm gonna sing in Paris!

Mom? Did you hear?

Is everything okay?

You're not ill?

ALINE: Everything's fine, thanks.

WOMAN: When do we land?

In 3 hours, 20 minutes, sir.

MAN: Thank you.

Can I have sugar instead?

Of course.

Thank you.

SYLVETTE: Look.

Another plane.

-She's a pretty one! -Yeah.

SYLVETTE: Here we go!

[operatic music playing on tv]

For a Man

WOMAN ON TV: What's best in the light?

Blue, pink?

Blue's nice.

[knock on door]

-MAN: Aline, it's time. -Okay.

[operatic music playing]

-[music ends] -[applause on tv]

HOST: Michel Caron, Danielle Chlostawa

at Châtelet until February.

Now the moment we're all waiting for.

This is her first time on a major TV show.

I'll tell you her age later.

She has a big career ahead.

This year's revelation in Quebec.

You don't know her face...

Well, they're in for quite a surprise!

Weird face, no grace...

HOST: You won't forget her voice.

You'll blow them away. You're the best...

and the most beautiful.

HOST: The song is Love and Friendship.

Remember the name of this girl.

Here is Aline Dieu.

[applause]

[ballad music playing]

He thinks of me, I see it, feel it, know it

BACKUP SINGERS: I feel it, know it

His smile doesn't lie when he comes for me

BACKUP SINGERS: When he comes for me

ALINE: He likes to talk to me

About what he's seen, about the path he took

About all of his plans...

He is so close to me

And yet I don't know

How to love him

Only he can decide

If we're talking about love

Or about friendship

I love him and I can offer him my life

Even if he doesn't want my life

I dream of being in his arms...

And,

best of all,

I hear they listen to the album nonstop

at the Vatican.

-The Vatican? -Yes, Sylvette.

At the Vatican.

-Not the Vatican! -You heard me. The Vatican!

[Sylvette chuckles]

-SYLVETTE: Jean-Bobin... -Yeah?

Aline's album is selling like hotcakes

at the Vatican.

At the Vatican?

ALL: At the Vatican!

Aline, you'll never guess

where you're breaking all records.

At the Vatican!

At the Vatican...

ALL: At the Vatican!

[laughter]

Where's that?

I'll tell you something.

Songs are 45% show.

-ALINE: 45%? -What matters,

what makes all the difference,

is what you give of yourself.

The stuff of dreams.

I know you understand.

I want them to go home starry-eyed.

[rhythmic clapping]

-[singing D'amour Ou D'amitié] -[rhythmic clapping continues]

Thank you. Thank you very much.

Tonight,

to end this dreamy night,

I want to tell you something...

important. Something I care about.

Don't drive too fast.

Watch the road on your way home.

Thank you very much.

[imperceptible]

Maybe do the Denise Pellerin Variety Show next month.

We've dreamt about it for ages.

No, Sylvette.

You may think I'm crazy, but I know

she needs to take a break.

A very long break.

She doesn't want to.

It's necessary, Sylvette.

She must take a break.

And also see things, and leave the nest.

Meet people, go dancing with friends.

She has none, Guy-Claude.

-Her siblings are her friends. -Listen.

I have big dreams for her.

I know she'll realize them. For that,

her English must be perfect.

And no more little-girl songs.

They're not really little-girl songs.

And let's face the facts.

Teeth-wise...

a little work needs to be done.

Uh, quite a bit of work.

-DENTIST: Geneviève! -Yes?

Come and see, Geneviève.

Is the whole family like this?

No. Just me.

-Look at this. -Hello.

Ooh-la-la.

-Ooh. -DENTIST: Let's get to it.

[Händel's Passacaglia In G Minor playing]

[in English] why,

-where... -Mm-hmm.

-...with... -[enunciates] "with."

[practices "TH" pronunciation]

[Walking On Music playing on speaker]

[instructor shouting rhythmically]

I was oh so lonely, baby, till I met you

Livin' on my own and feel that emptiness within me

Saturday a movie, honey Sunday alone

Coffee in the kitchen Never heard no phone

Tuesday in the supermarket shopping for one

Waiting in the bus

Night, rain, or snow, winter or summer

When I saw your smile, it made me hot everywhere

Felt that all the people standing round weren't there

Ooh-hoo-ooh, I'm walking on music

[At Seventeen playing]

I learned the truth at seventeen

That love was meant for beauty queens

And high school girls with clear skinned smiles

Who married young and then retired...

[line ringing]

[phone ringing]

Hello?

The Friday night charades of youth

Were spent on one more beautiful

At seventeen I learned the truth

Well, my... my best friends are very...

They're happy for me because

they know that I want to... to sing for a very long time.

INTERVIEWER: We've got the answer.

So you wanted to sing for a very long time, is it?

INTERVIEWER: Formidable, right?

[in French] she has no voice.

VANESSA: [in English] Yeah. [chuckles]

INTERVIEWER: And, what, your hometown,

do you live in Paris?

VANESSA: No, behind Paris.

So, Aline, what would you like to do with your life?

-Me? -Mm-hmm.

I want to being...

No. "You'd like to be..."

Right. I'd like to be an international star.

[in French] open.

Uncross your legs.

Watch out for my baby's hair with your big fat scissors.

Mom, it's my job. I do this all day long!

Ready? Shall we go?

[in English] Go, go!

[Sylvette whimpers]

[Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You playing]

Nothing's gonna change my love for you

You oughta know by now how much I love you

One thing you can be sure of I'll never ask

- For more than your love -[dings]

Nothing's gonna change my love for you

You oughta know by now how much I love you

The world may change my whole life through

But nothing's gonna change my love for you

[imperceptible]

Nothing's gonna change my love for you

You oughta know by now how much I love you

[in French] You sang great, no question.

The audience was thrilled.

Two fans next to me...

Yes, yes, but...

during your fifth song, what happened?

Your eyes kept wandering.

I couldn't see you out there.

I moved around.

I never budge during the show.

I was in the balcony to see if the sound was good.

Never abandon them.

Never.

They feel everything.

He's right.

And that's my only little comment.

Tomorrow in Toronto, you'll blow them away.

I know it.

Night, champ.

ALINE: Goodnight. Sleep well.

[laughs] Oh, no.

I won't go to bed yet.

[chuckles]

Goodnight.

[Long Flight playing]

You know it was a long Long, long flight, baby

[imperceptible]

[applause]

It took almost all night long, baby

[rhythmic clapping]

[cheers and applause]

It seemed to me like eternity

When I walked along

Through London city

Nobody, nobody was talking anymore

Nobody, nobody, nobody was laughing anymore

[Nature Boy playing]

This is utter nonsense, Aline.

We can find much better than that.

You have to get better.

I'm not sick, Mom.

I fell in love.

I love him.

I'm sure he feels the same.

If you pass by this country

At night

You'll see a lantern that points you to a ball

Sing, dance, arms intertwined

In order to console poor Bozo

Crying on his raft

[Bozo continues playing]

[crowd cheering]

[applause]

MAN: Final bets.

Nothing lost.

-She's not asleep? -She is.

I'm the one who can't sleep.

I'm sorry but that's not done, Sylvette.

No, not "Sylvette."

"Mrs. Dieu."

Mrs. Dieu Mother, even.

There are far worse things that aren't done.

We need to talk, Mr. Kamar.

You betrayed me, Guy-Claude. You betrayed my trust.

I wrote a song for you

to care for my daughter's talent,

not her heart. And certainly not her body.

Don't you understand

that my little princess deserves a prince?

Not an old prune twice her age and twice divorced.

Once.

Soon twice. I have my spies and my intel.

Like me, you know that her fans,

the press, her public

won't appreciate your little duo.

The old man and the little girl.

With my little girl.

If you want to stay her manager,

and only her manager...

You heard me.

Fix this, and on the double.

If ever you put your fat paws on her,

trust me,

I'll strangle you with my own hands.

I'm not scared. I've killed chickens, rabbits

and even fat pigs.

The problem, Mrs. Dieu...

Sorry, Mrs. Dieu Mother,

is that absolutely

nothing ever happened.

That's even worse.

I wish you'd already pounced on her

with your blubber

and that she'd disliked it.

[soft music playing]

Ziggy

I call him Ziggy

I'm so hot for him

He's not at all like all the rest

But he's held out and he's the best

Even if I know

He would never go with me

Ziggy

They call him Ziggy

I'm so hot for him

And when I saw him that first day

I went and gave myself away

Oh, so indiscreet

Oh, but he was sweet to me

Four a.m., he's here by my side

Talking, laughing and making friends

Making fun of me too

He can do whatever he wants

I don't mind, but he pretends

Not to see what I go through

For five years, you've climbed each step, one by one.

Now you want to knock everything down?

Is that it?

If being on top means being alone...

I'm here. I'll always be here for you, 2,000 percent.

And you know it.

But you know what?

We won't be acting out that madness.

-You need someone your age. -Why?

Because an old prune

with a princess makes no sense.

Now tell me Mom didn't talk to you.

No, no.

No, it's not that at all.

I reached that conclusion on my own.

Guy-Claude Kamar,

look me in the eye

and tell me you don't love me.

And I'll believe you.

[Brahms' Hungarian Dance No. 4 playing]

ALINE: [in English] Would you like something to eat?

Soup of the day, chicken, crab cake...

[in French] Not in English, Aline. I'm your mother.

[slams receiver]

I can't stand it anymore!

I've had enough.

One wants English,

the other wants me to stay her baby

with vampire fangs.

Wonder why only I had them!

Aline, I can't...

I can't let you say that.

I had one man in my life: your father.

He's all alone at home,

while I trek across Alabama, Nebraska,

Nevada, to help my baby daughter.

But I also want just one guy for life!

But I'm not allowed.

Just one.

Who's right now on a plane on his way to God-knows-where,

maybe to patch things up with his wife.

How do I sing tomorrow

and the day after if he's gone?

The venues may be full,

but I sing for him, Mom.

Since I was 12.

[tearfully] I don't get how you don't get it.

I'm too drained to sing or have fun

if the two people I love the most

are at war all day long. [sniffles]

[Brahms' Hungarian Dance No. 4 playing]

[Sylvette gasps]

[Sylvette gasping violently]

Mom. Mom!

Same pulse as Muhammad Ali's. You're an athlete, Sylvette.

You'll bury us all.

Don't say that.

I'll be on my feet

for your competition in Dublin.

I must put my foot down!

You have to be healthy again, Mom.

Guy-Claude hasn't reappeared?

No. No one knows where he is.

He won't come to the competition.

How do you know?

The record company said so.

They'll be coming instead.

Will young Vincent be there?

ALINE: I don't know.

-He's nice. -Mm.

His mother opened a chain of chicken restaurants.

Mother...

[sobbing]

[Ka Du Se Hva Jeg Sa playing]

[singing in Danish]

At least they gave her dancers.

Ours doesn't need any.

[laughing]

That Danish girl is good.

The Danish girl is good.

Don't you think?

You'll be fine. No need to worry.

Breathe. You have to breathe.

Don't stress out.

-Hey, Guy-Claude! -Thanks, Vincent.

[Nature Boy playing]

ANNOUNCER: [in English] Ladies and gentlemen...

-[in French] She's on now. -Yeah.

ANNOUNCER: [in English] ...please,

a huge round of applause

-for Aline Dieu! -[applause]

ANNOUNCER: Norway, 10 points.

[repeating in French]

WOMAN: [in English] And finally...

-[both shriek, laugh] -[cheers and applause]

[in French] Give Dad a kiss.

I miss you.

[phone rings]

Yes. Hello.

By one point!

One point, Mr. Prime Minister.

"Pretty damn hairy," as we say.

[laughs]

Yes. She's a champion.

I've said so for eight years.

Yes...

She'll be the greatest singer in the world, you'll see.

Yes, we'll celebrate.

Yes.

Good day, Robert.

Your country is blown away. As am I.

No little comments tonight?

No, no little comments. [chuckles]

You were...

I'm speechless.

I'll let you rest.

[Nature Boy playing] There was a boy

A very strange enchanted boy

They say he wandered very far, very far

Over land and sea

GUY-CLAUDE: [whispering] If it's what you want,

I'll be the first.

The first and only.

[indistinct chatter]

Miss Dieu.

Cuvée Amour de Deutz.

-[in English] Thank you. -You're welcome.

[in French] Even your dad saw it.

He saw it on your face on the news,

with your cart at the airport, and said,

"We've lost her."

ANGLOMARD: Sylvette, don't put words in my mouth!

You didn't lose me. Love won, that's all.

What hurts me the most

is that you lied to me

for the first time in your life.

I didn't lie.

I didn't know he was coming.

And because he came, I won.

My baby.

Naked with that hairy fatso!

Mom... Mom, I'm 20!

At my age, you had Antoinette.

But your father

wasn't much older than me.

He didn't have three lives under his belt!

Sylvette, he's divorced.

ALINE: Fine. I'll shut up.

I'll shut up. I'll lie to everyone.

Even if it flies in the face of everything I believe.

But all I want is shout our love

from the rooftops.

I can do that too.

I'll make myself queen

So you won't let me go

I'll make myself new

To rekindle the flame

I'll become the others

Who give you pleasure

I'll play your games

If that's what you desire

More gleaming, more beautiful

For another spark

I'll turn myself into gold

So you'll keep on loving me

So you'll keep on loving me

[light applause]

[mutters]

"You shouldn't have started

"attracting me,

"touching me,

"giving so much

"And I don't know how to pretend."

I don't know how to pretend.

This song, Aline,

is about a woman in love.

Very much in love.

Really?

Really.

Can we know who it's about?

[Aline sniffles]

[Aline chokes up]

[voice breaking] I can't say.

[sniffles]

I can't say who it is.

[sniffling]

Thank you.

No way, I'm always crying...

-[whimpers softly] -[interviewer laughing]

Show business is tough.

-Excuse me. -Okay, Laurent.

-Let's take a break. -LAURENT: Okay.

-I can start over. -No, Aline.

-Let's break. -ALINE: Look.

Like nothing ever happened. Let's start over.

[Aline vocalizes]

It's fine, Aline.

End of sound check. Thank you all.

Hello? One, two, one, two.

Uh... [clears throat]

Before the break, this just came in.

Thanks to you all,

all our dates

for the European tour are sold out.

[crew cheering]

Thank you, everyone.

I have an announcement to make.

Something important.

Very important.

For me and...

another person

who'll go unnamed,

in her black boots.

The best ice cream in the world

is two-and-a-half hours from here.

In Naples.

So, for our day off tomorrow,

a bus will leave the hotel at noon

so we can check it out ourselves.

[crew cheers]

For myself, I know.

It's going to be pistachio.

[in Italian accent] Pistachio.

[laughter]

In the meantime, have a great show.

I thought we were staying in Rome,

just the two of us.

VENDOR: [in Italian] Chocolate?

[in French] Nope. This one isn't for you.

Océane.

-[Aline exclaims] -[mutters]

[in Italian] Here you go.

Grazie.

[indistinct conversation]

[Let's Talk About Love playing]

Everywhere I go

All the places that I've been

Every smile is a new horizon

[laughs]

On a land I've never seen

There are people around the world...

[in French] I'm getting married!

-[crowd applauding] -I'm getting married!

I'm going to be married!

Let's talk about love

Let's talk about us

Let's talk about life

Let's talk about trust...

[all exclaiming]

Huh?

Gorgeous!

Come here.

You're beautiful, my baby!

Step back.

Okay.

Okay, gang, get ready. [clears throat]

Three, four.

My life is a long endless road

And I don't know where it leads

I search through cities and towns

Hoping to accomplish my destiny

Mile after mile I'm sad

- Mile after mile -[laughs]

- I grow bored -[exclaims]

Day after day on the road

You can't know how much I love you

[laughter]

You can't know how much I love you

[all cheering]

My darling.

[Let's Talk About Love playing]

[laughing]

[indistinct chatter]

[Let's Talk About Love continues playing]

As subtle as a breeze

That fans a flicker to a flame

From the very first sweet melody

To the very last refrain

What's your name?

Let's talk about love

Let's talk about us

Let's talk about life

Let's talk about trust

OUR MARIE-ANTOINETTE!!!!

MILLION-DOLLAR CAKE

[Let's Talk About Love continues playing]

It's the king of all who live

And the queen of all good hearts...

Shoes too small.

Not one pair your size in the whole world?

No.

I wanted these for the best day of my life.

[Guy-Claude chuckles]

Tomorrow at the beach, you won't need shoes.

We'll have three days, just me and you,

and we'll make our baby.

We're allowed to now.

Let's talk about love

Let's talk about us

Let's talk about life

Let's talk about trust...

Mm...

[groans]

Mosquito got me good.

You're full of sugar, honey.

Hmm? What did you eat?

-[mumbles] -Tell mommy.

[in English] Sure.

[in French] Eh? are you serious?

Didn't you just say you're on a diet?

You've already had four.

Yes, I'm serious. Do I look like I'm joking?

They're tiny.

[in English] Mm-mm, no... no vegetable.

-Only beef. -[laughs]

-[cell phone ringing] -Oh.

[in French] Yes, my love.

No, I haven't eaten yet.

At the pool in 30 minutes.

Let's say 45. I'm in a meeting.

Are you sure? Just a little salad?

-Not even some grilled fish? -Mm, no. Mm...

He'd eaten enough meat for two years.

-[laughs] -While supposedly on a diet.

I said, "Are you sure? Just a little salad?"

HOST: Yes? ALINE: He said: "No, no."

[laughs]

I thought he's really serious.

I admire my husband's discipline.

I give him a taste of my chocolate ice cream,

which he can barely get down.

[audience members laugh]

Then he says, "I'll nap for five minutes."

Thirty minutes later, no Guy-Claude.

He's not there.

I call the room...

No one answers.

So I go upstairs...

[audience laughs]

...and then I see him there...

lying on the floor,

-all glassy-eyed... -[laughs]

ALINE: Hey!

-It's not funny! -Not at all.

[all laughing]

I call the front desk.

[in English] "My husband is going to collapse."

[in French] Five minutes later, no one.

I go into the corridor

and I see a huge baggage cart.

Full of millionaire luggage. I throw it all off.

I say, "Guy-Claude, look at me.

"Look in my eyes. I love you. It'll be fine."

I put him on the cart as best I could.

The hospital was two blocks away.

I push fast as hell.

-Speedy Gonzales. -[laughs]

We get there.

They take my cart

and my husband, of course.

They say, "We'll tend to him."

And then, Karine...

I realize I'm there in the hospital

in front of everyone,

barefoot,

one boob covered, the other not.

[all laughing]

You hadn't even noticed?

Focused on my husband.

My sarong did a 360 along the way.

-[all continue laughing] -[Aline exclaims]

All that matters is that Guy-Claude is fine.

[applause]

KARINE: He seems to be in good health.

He is. He's pink, handsome, brand new.

You made everyone laugh.

-Thanks. -Including me.

Really?

But...

if ever your old Billy goat jumps over the Great Fence,

his nanny goat must keep making people happy.

She must keep building what we both started.

Know what would happen otherwise?

He'd die a second death.

ALINE: I promise.

But don't mention this ever again.

Okay.

-You're in good health. -Mm-hmm.

Everything's great.

[gurgles]

-[exhales sharply] -Aline!

Look at this baby in an egg!

-Little cutie-pie. -So sweet!

Little baby...

[gasps]

Little cuties in the cabbage.

They made them a hat!

-I screwed up yesterday. -You were extraordinary.

No. No.

Look at me.

You were extraordinary.

I know it. I know you.

Listen to me.

You sing two nights.

Tonight and tomorrow.

Thursday is just a one-hour show.

Friday, after the Martine Lévêque interview,

to help sell out February,

we travel.

You have five hours to relax.

Okay, Saturday and Sunday, you do three concerts.

Not two?

No, three.

But Monday... Listen to me.

After you sign albums in Ottawa,

we'll both go home.

You'll have a nice day off for you alone.

All by myself

Don't wanna be

All by myself

Anymore

-[vocalizing] -[audience cheering]

Something's wrong.

-It'll be fine. -Something's off.

All by myself

[voice cracks]

-[band continues playing] -[singing stops]

Okay.

I'll make an announcement.

-[speaks indistinctly] -[band stops music]

Uh, good evening.

For a few days, Aline has had problems

with her vocal cords.

AUDIENCE: Aw.

We thought she'd be able to finish tonight's show.

She wanted to do, uh,

two more songs. Two and a half.

But now,

she can't anymore.

[audience groans]

She can't tell you herself.

Thanks for your comprehension, your kindness.

Thanks from her.

She says she loves you,

and that she'll come back.

Thank you.

[audience shouting indistinctly]

AUDIENCE: I'll go find your heart

If you take it elsewhere

Even if you spend hours

Dancing with others girls

I'll go look for your soul

In the cold and the flames

I'll cast spells on you

So you'll keep on loving me

So you'll keep on loving me

[audience cheers]

Do you like coffee?

[softly] Yes.

Time to give it up.

Ice cream?

[in hoarse voice] Chocolate.

That's over.

Nothing cold ever again on the vocal cords.

Speak on the phone?

For hours.

With my mother, when I travel.

Meaning?

Every day of my life.

So stop that too.

Screaming your lungs out on stage is better

than two minutes on the phone.

If you do all this, I'm sure we'll cure you.

Our national treasure!

Seven million Québécois would tear out my two eyes.

[chuckles]

She doesn't understand why it's not happening.

I'm not at all saying it's your fault, Guy-Claude.

I hope not, Sylvette.

Especially since I had three before I met her.

Yes, that's true.

But that was a while ago.

[in English] You know, I helped

2,350 couples to have children.

No, 2,351. [chuckles]

Since this morning.

Beautiful little girl. Um...

So, we'll be seeing you every month...

until it works.

It's almost nothing at all.

We just needed few injections to help nature along.

That's it.

-And a little luck. -Yeah. [chuckles]

A lot.

[in French] No! Today's the left one.

[chuckles]

Oh...

DOCTOR: Ooh-la-la-la-la-la.

It's not getting better.

Not at all. [sighs]

Is all well at home?

No problems?

Family, husband...

Uh, no.

I don't want to operate.

Too risky. You could lose your voice.

Or...

totally change your tessitura.

That would be terrible.

We'll be more radical.

You'll have to stop speaking.

Completely.

Not one more word.

[whispering] Not even like this?

No.

For how long?

MAN: Should I make you cutlets again?

Guy-Claude loved them on Tuesday. He ate seven.

Does that sound good?

Don't worry. How about chicken?

Veal meatballs?

I CAN'T SPEAK

Three days?

Three years?

Three months.

Oh, shit.

CHICKEN OK!

[tapping rhythmically]

Yes, yes, yes, yes.

I'll tell him.

[tapping rhythmically]

Say that again?

[rhythmic tapping on phone]

[laughing]

[Nature Boy playing]

WILL SHE EVER SING AGAIN?

[indistinct sports commentary on speaker]

[You Make Me Feel Mighty Real playing]

[volume increases]

[vocalizing along]

[singing along] Oh, you make me feel

Mighty real

You make me feel

Mighty real

What's going on, Aline?

ALINE: It's three months exactly.

Today, I'm allowed to start speaking.

[My Heart Will Go On instrumental playing]

I DON'T LIKE IT

[music stops]

Aline, you know you're allowed to speak.

Yes. I don't like it.

We can maybe do a demo?

[in English] How's Guy-Claude?

He's okay.

Oh, fine. I'm happy to hear that. Good.

For us, um,

unfortunately, it did not work this time either, Aline.

But please don't despair.

[Brahms' Hungarian Dance No. 4 playing]

[siren wailing]

[woman speaking indistinctly]

[laughter]

So, may I introduce you to Stéphane?

And here we are!

-I'm Sally, for your hair. -Hi, Sally.

-Tom, Sally's assistant. -Hi.

-Kareem, for your manicure. -Nice to meet you.

[in French] I'm Fred. I'm doing your makeup.

Let's get started.

[Aline sobs]

[Fred exclaims softly]

We'll take five.

[in English] Please give us...

-[in French] I'm really sorry. -Don't be.

-We're allowed to be sad. -I'm ashamed.

Don't be.

If only you knew.

I cried all night in the plane.

-For real? -Yes.

Dumped by text on the way to the airport.

After 15 years. Dumped like garbage.

Just "bye-bye"?

Yes, just "bye-bye." [chuckles]

You have no one in Paris?

No... Yes, my brother who hates fags.

Okay.

What can I do to help, Aline?

Uh... Not much.

Yes, make me as pretty as possible.

It won't be easy.

My husband must be proud of me, nevertheless.

Why "nevertheless"?

[Music To Watch Girls By playing]

The boys watch the girls

While the girls watch the boys

Who watch the girls go

More sensual, Aline.

-No tongue. -Oh.

STÉPHANE: [in English] Yes, great!

[in French] Stand in profile.

Hand on hip.

[indistinct chatter]

Guys talk, girl talk

It happens everywhere

Eyes watch girls walk...

Are you free on the 23rd?

ANNOUNCER ON TV: [in English] The red carpet is out,

the statues delivered,

the champagne chilled.

[dramatic music playing]

Perfect! This is it!

Make sure not to sit down or you'll break the bow.

-Hmm? -FRED: Merci.

Yeah. You look great, can I go?

ALINE: Thanks.

[Fred scoffs]

[in French] Let's make some room so we can breathe.

Wait!

Aline, what the...

My mom gave them to her mom. I do the same.

[knock on door]

MAN: [in English] Miss Dieu, 10 minutes.

[Aline warms up vocal]

[in French] this is the one.

I'm sure.

Up there!

You're here

There's nothing I fear

And I know

That my heart will go on

We'll stay

Forever this way

You are safe in my heart and

My heart will go on

And on

[vocalizes]

[vocalizing]

[music ends]

[people chattering]

Yes.

-Hey. -Hey.

Listen...

You were...

magnificent.

You were right to change dresses.

Hey.

[in English] Good job, Fred. Good job.

Merci.

Um...

[in French] Two fans want to see you.

I'm not ready...

Two minutes.

Guy-Claude, two minutes.

I just need two minutes.

-[laughing] -[Aline shrieks]

Mom!

No way!

-You were in the audience? -Yes!

Mom, I'm thrilled!

I can't believe it.

Your Guy-Claude kept us hidden in a room all day.

Dad, you were here too. I can't believe it.

My little Poupette.

-You're beautiful, Mom. -See how I'm made up?

You were in on it?

I'm kept in the dark.

-GUY-CLAUDE: Eh. -[laughing]

Dad, I don't believe it. How did you travel?

By plane. Too long to drive.

Yes, I figured.

ANGLOMARD: You were so good.

So beautiful!

I have something of yours. Look.

What's inside?

-[chuckles] My gold coin. -That's right.

Still have it?

I have it on me all the time.

[Anglomard chuckles]

[Guy-Claude sighs]

[Aline mutters]

I'm sick of carrot puree.

I know.

But it's for your heart, sweetheart.

[phone ringing]

[in English] Hello? Yes. It's me.

Are you sure?

Let me call you back.

[in French] Come on.

-You don't like this. -Better than nothing.

Since when?

Three days?

Three months.

[in English] You'll have a baby?

We'll have a baby.

We'll have a baby.

[laughter on TV]

MAN 1 ON TV: [in French] It seems to be the only news.

Aline and Guy-Claude are having a baby.

-MARTINE: Yes. -MAN 1: Major scoop!

-You bet. -MAN 2: Even with a war,

this would be the top story.

And his first burp, his first step,

his first tooth.

Anyway, if he's bald with bad teeth,

we'll have no doubt who the parents are.

-[laughs] -Oh!

No, this makes me uneasy.

I'm friends with Mama Dieu.

-MEN: Oh. -I never saw her before.

-Mama Dieu! -Our national Sylvette.

She's always around.

The child will have his own room.

The couple just bought a villa with 40 rooms!

One of the priciest around.

Why, did you see it?

Not me, personally.

But look. I have my spies in Vegas.

There we go!

MAN 2: I'd hate to do the house-cleaning!

Jeez, it's humongous!

MARTINE: Enormous.

I also know her parents and siblings each have one.

MARTINE: Not as impressive as theirs.

So what?

-That still makes 14 houses. -It's a lot!

-Yes. [laughs] -An entire village. [laughs]

I won't reveal my sources,

and I'm not the type to judge,

but I heard they're buying a baby, not having one.

MAN 1: No! MARTINE: I heard...

-the figure of 50,000 dollars. -[whistles]

MAN 2: Martine, did you check your sources...

Let them gossip, Mom.

The English tabloids would kill you.

Guy-Claude's treatment is working.

Our baby's safely growing inside me.

All is well.

Right now, my only real problem is I'm lost.

Here, at home.

I went into the pool house and took different stairs.

Oh, great, I recognize the door.

Nope.

I just saw a wine cave.

And I don't know where I am.

I'll call you back in 10 minutes, honey.

Mama...

I can't find my fishing rods.

They're in their spot.

In the garage.

Which one?

[Duport's 9 Variations On A Minuet playing]

-Jeannette? -Huh?

I can't find Mommy.

Mommy's right there.

[in English] Oh, my God.

-[imperceptible] -[Let's Talk About Love plays]

All the places that I've been

Every smile is a new horizon

On a land I've never seen

There are people around the world

Different faces, different names

But there's one true emotion

That reminds me we're the same

Let's talk about love

Let's talk about us

Let's talk about life

Let's talk about trust

Let's talk about love

[in French] The world is full of singers.

My son has only one mother.

We organized everything so that you can do both.

50-50.

Listen to me.

[in English] 6:00 p.m., makeup, sound check.

[in French] 7:00 p.m., you see your guests before the show.

To discuss a show they haven't seen?

You'll find something. I know you.

8:15, you go on stage.

10:20, show's over, leave the stage.

10:23, lounging in the limo.

10:55, home at last with Junior.

Five years like that,

nice and easy.

[Aline mimics rooster crowing]

[Guy-Claude laughing]

Oh, no, no. Ow. [laughing]

ALINE: Tsk.

-Five years nice and easy? -That's right.

-Isn't that great? -[blows raspberries]

GUY-CLAUDE: Hmm.

I'm alive Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

I get wings to fly♪

God knows that

We're alive

-[music ends] -Wish you all...

-[audience cheering] -Love you!

[Treat Her Like A Lady playing]

All the girl could want a little attention

From a man who's strong And not to mention

Kiss and caressing her all night long

Oh

But all that boy wants is to hit and run off

He and his friends, they sit and they laugh

Going around talking 'bout

The girls they used in the past

You're gonna get what's coming to you

For all the bad, bad things you do to your lady

Treat her like a lady

You'll make a good girl crazy

If you don't treat her like a lady

Lady Treat her like a lady

You'll make a good girl crazy

If you don't treat her like a lady...

-Happy New Year, Mommy! -Happy New Year, lovie.

You're not asleep? You waited for me? Huh?

He kept looking for your car

from the bathroom window.

[in English] Listen to Mama.

[in French] I don't love you, I adore you!

-I adore you, you know? -[Junior giggling]

[in English] Let's go!

[in French] Last show of the week.

-Holding up? -I've been worse.

Good.

Mm, this isn't good.

[in English] Cold.

[muttering]

-[hairdryer whirring] -[in French] Quebec style.

Obviously.

You bet.

We can't tell her now.

No, we can't.

It's too late.

After the show.

[Aline exclaims]

Hey.

[singing playfully]

[both singing]

Come on, it's time.

[audience clapping rhythmically]

[Aline vocalizing]

-[music ends] -[audience cheering]

I'm very sorry, Aline.

What for?

Your father.

[gentle music playing]

I see trees of green

Red roses too

I see them bloom

For me

And you [voice breaks]

[tearfully] And I think to myself

What a wonderful world

-We could have canceled. -No.

He wouldn't have liked that.

Nice and hot.

French style.

[kisses]

Goodnight, honey.

Mommy will wake you up

after she finishes her final Vegas show.

All right?

-Okay. -ALINE: Mm.

My little baby.

Hello, honey.

It's over! Mommy's done working.

-For real? -Yes, honey!

We're leaving.

We'll visit the world, all three of us.

On vacation?

In a way. Mm.

What's Junior doing tonight for the first time?

Seeing Mom at work!

You're a big boy now.

It may be time to cut this long hair.

No, I don't want anyone seeing me.

[audience chattering]

[audience cheering]

-Aline: Hello, Paris! -[pop rock music playing]

Why doesn't she say hello to us?

Whoo!

Hello, Junior!

-Ah? -[audience cheering]

See? She heard you!

[singing J'irai Où Tu Iras]

-[cheering] -ALINE: Oh, yeah!

[J'irai Où Tu Iras continues playing]

[imperceptible]

[ballad music playing]

[singing All By Myself Spanish version]

[vocalizing]

[audience cheering]

[in English] Thank you!

Thank you... [continues indistinctly]

All by myself

Don't wanna live

-[Junior whines] -ALINE: Eh.

[Guy-Claude speaks indistinctly]

Congratulations.

What do you mean?

You're gonna be a father once again!

You mean, a baby?

No, two babies.

-Ah. -[doctor chuckles]

-[in French] Hear that? -That's not such good news.

[Duport's 9 Variations On A Minuet playing]

[speaking indistinctly]

ALINE: Eh!

[indistinct talking]

-Mommy's little babies. -[babies gurgling]

Who's smiling at Mommy like that?

They smell so good!

Mm! Mm-mm.

Not so good.

One did a number one.

The other did his number two.

Mommy will eat it all up!

Vanilla pudding for Mommy!

She's not getting better.

I heard that!

So long, honey. Have a good match!

-JUNIOR: Bye. -[cooing]

Yes, honey.

-[sighs] -[door closes]

Off to work!

-Your humidifier. -Thanks.

Cotton, breast pump.

Two ice packs for the milk.

Jean-Bobin has two more for the ride back.

-Thanks. Love you. -Me too.

Rehearse well and don't worry. Ciao.

Bye-bye.

They both had their milk.

We're at 76% seating capacity.

It's fine. We still have six weeks.

But you'll have to do some press.

I don't want you singing to one empty seat.

It's never happened before.

Exactly.

I don't want it to ever happen.

Not now, not ever.

[band rehearsing]

MAN: Wait, I'll put her on.

I'm putting her on. Hold on.

It's Junior.

MUSICIAN: [in English] One, two, one, two, three.

ALINE: [in French] Yes?

Ah. Uh...

Two L's.

No, one V.

Or else one L and one V.

I don't know how to spell "elevator."

Mom didn't go to school much.

Listen to me. Write "stairs."

If they ask, say it goes to the same place.

Yeah, I love you too, champ.

That's right.

You chose the date, Aline!

I know, but it's too soon. I get no sleep!

One wakes up, then the other!

Jealous Junior wakes up

and whacks my shins with golf clubs.

I have to pump milk every three hours.

Know how many interviews I did between fittings today?

Twenty nine.

Bla-bla-bla, I gain weight, you lose.

And Martine Lévêque, all kiss-assy!

I told you to stop inviting her!

I go back on stage in five days.

Three hours at the mirror.

The curling iron burns my scalp.

And the girdle...

I have blubber all over the place.

My milk drips down the sequins and scratches my skin.

[sighs] I can't go on.

[crying] I need peace and quiet!

I miss my cotton-lined drawer at my mom's house.

Mommy!

My big mama.

Yes, baby.

I'm here.

Three years will go by fast.

Sorry. I'm bothering you

and you're the one who's not well.

It's all fine.

[upbeat pop music playing]

When I was a little girl

I had a rag doll

Only doll I've ever owned

Now I love you just the way I loved that rag doll

But only now my love has grown

And it gets stronger in every way

And it gets deeper, let me say

And it gets higher day by day

Oh!

And do I love you, my oh my

Yeah, river deep, mountain high

Yeah, yeah, yeah

If I lost you, would I cry

Oh, how I love you baby Baby, baby, baby

[instrumental interlude]

[cheering]

Oh, yeah

You've gotta believe me, babe

River deep, yeah

Yeah, mountain high, yeah

Oh

Do I love you, my oh my

Yeah, river deep, mountain high...

[audience cheering]

Your stage monitor.

And this is Guy-Claude.

You hear me, my love?

Me too.

[audience clapping rhythmically]

[audience cheering]

[vocalizing intro to I'm Alive]

GUY-CLAUDE: You're beautiful, my love.

I get wings to fly

Oh, oh, I'm alive

-[upbeat pop music playing] -After the chorus,

do Bugs Bunny for me.

ALINE: When you call on me

When I hear you breathe

I get wings to fly

I feel that I'm alive

[Guy-Claude laughs]

I couldn't get much higher

My spirit takes flight...

[tender music playing]

[tearfully] I'll never make it.

I wanted this just for family.

Something gentle, peaceful. Too many people here.

Breathe.

Breathe deeply.

Honor him. He's watching.

You're right.

Be pretty for him. For us.

-For me a little. -Okay.

[Love Me Tender playing]

Love me tender, love me sweet

Never let me go

You have made my life complete

And I love you so

Love me tender, love me true

All my dreams fulfilled

For, my darling, I love you

And I always will

Love me tender, love me long

[song continues on radio] And I always will

[My Heart Will Go On begins on radio]

[radio stops]

-Fred. -Mm?

Can I ask you something?

Whatever you want.

The twins left with Jeannette.

Junior is in hockey camp.

I won't be able to sleep home alone.

I'll lose it.

Can I sleep at your place after the show?

Of course!

Thanks, Fred.

Um...

-Now I'm ashamed. -Why?

My tiny two-room apartment.

You have no idea where I live.

You have no idea where I come from.

Eight girls in one room.

One bathroom for 16.

Ask Jean-Bobin.

At the end of the month,

we ate ketchup with ketchup on top.

[chuckles]

-I mean it! -No.

I'm 15 minutes away. Behind the Cromwell.

You know, down by Washington Avenue.

No idea where that is.

I've never set foot outside.

-In 14 years? -Not once.

My love.

Don't be upset, but I have no strength left.

Do as you wish, my love.

Do as you can, especially.

It'll all be fine.

[Going To A Town playing]

I'm going to a town that has already been burnt down

I'm going to a place

That has already been disgraced

I'm gonna see some folks who have already been let down

I'm so tired of America

I'm gonna make it up for all of The Sunday Times

I'm gonna make it up for all of the nursery rhymes

[knocking on door]

They never really seem to want to tell the truth

I'm so tired of you, America

-Oh-ho-ho! -Hey!

Aline Dieu.

[in English] You know, we already have

four Aline Dieu in town.

-You're number five. -It's not too bad,

but you might wanna invest in a little more...

bling, darling.

Some advice: you gotta do a little more contouring.

I use NARS.

Nose too small, boobs too big.

-But you can work on that. -Good luck, honey.

[Going To A Town continues playing]

Tell me, do you really think

You'd go to hell for having loved?

Tell me, enough of thinking

Everything that you've done is good

I really need to know

[woman exclaiming happily]

After soaking the body of Jesus Christ in blood

I'm so tired of America

I really need to know...

[in French] I didn't dare open it.

Know what my kid sister has in her bags?

No.

Nothing.

Or almost.

I'm going to a town that has already been burnt down

I'm so tired of you, America

[indistinct talking]

Making my own way home

Ain't gonna be alone

I've got a life to lead...

So?

Still nothing.

[mutters]

-I'll look again. -Should I come?

No, no. If she comes back, I want someone here.

-Okay. -Excuse me.

[indistinct radio chatter]

[in English] No, stay at the stage door,

all right? I'm coming.

[Going To A Town continues playing]

And that's all I need...

[clapping rhythmically]

[in French] We have no choice.

FRED: So?

I'll make an announcement. We'll cancel.

We cancel and call the cops.

Okay, thank you.

...to a town

That has

Already

Been burnt down

[song ends]

[soft music playing]

I'm a girl

An ordinary girl

Sometimes

I feel like doing nothing at all

I play my music

With a drink

With my mother

My sisters, my brothers

But I need to think

About my career

I'm a popular singer

You see me

Like a goddess

But I'm a woman

Not a princess

I feel it's time

That I confessed

That when I'm singing

Is when I feel best

But this job

Is perilous

The more you give

The more they want

One day

When I'm too weary

I'll consider

Giving up my spot

I'll make my farewells

With a touch of class

I hope to leave you

With a trace

And etch forever

In your hearts

Only love, only happiness

-[lip-syncing] - I love my neighbors

I love my public

All I want

Is for things to click

I don't give a damn

About my critics

When I sing

It's for the public

I am not

A circus freak

My life is my music

[instrumental interlude]

If I sing

It's to be heard

When I shout

It's in my defense

I'd like

To be understood

I'd like to travel

Around the world

Before I'm dead

Before I'm buried

And see the world from above

All around me

There is war

Fear and hunger

And misery

I'd like for us

To live in brotherhood

That's why

We're here on earth

I am not

Just a popular singer

But above all an ordinary woman

Ordinary

Ordinary

[song ends]

[Nature Boy playing]

There was a boy

A very strange enchanted boy

They say he wandered very far, very far

Over land and sea

A little shy

And sad of eye

But very wise

Was he

And then one day

One magic day he passed my way

And while we spoke of many things

Fools and kings

This he said to me

The greatest thing

You'll ever learn

Is just to love

And be loved

In return

And then one day

One magic day he passed my way

And while we spoke of many things

Fools and kings

This he said to me

The greatest thing

You'll ever learn

Is just to love

And be loved

In return

[I'm Alive playing]

I get wings to fly

Oh, oh, I'm alive

When you call on me

When I hear you breathe

I get wings to fly

I feel that I'm alive

When you look at me

I can touch the sky

I know that I'm alive

Oh-oh, uh-huh

When you bless the day

I just drift away

All my worries die

I'm glad that I'm alive

You've set my heart on fire

Filled me with love

Made me a woman

On clouds above

Yeah

I couldn't get much higher

My spirit takes flight

'Cause I am alive

- Oh, when you call♪ - When you call on me

- When you call on me - When I hear you breathe

When I hear you breathe

- I get wings to fly - Uh-huh

I feel that I'm alive

I am alive

- When you reach for me - When you reach for me

- Raising spirits high - God knows that

That I'll be the one

Standing by through good and through trying times

And it's only begun

I can't wait for the rest of my life

- When you call on me - When you call on me

- When you reach for me - When you reach for me

- I get wings to fly - Uh-huh

- I feel that - Oh!

When you bless the day

When you bless, you bless the day

- I just drift away - I just drift away

- All my worries die - Uh-huh

I know that I'm alive

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

I get wings to fly

God knows that we're alive