{"id":978,"date":"2016-03-17T23:43:40","date_gmt":"2016-03-18T03:43:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kevinwongmusic.com\/?post_type=download&#038;p=978"},"modified":"2023-09-04T11:34:05","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T15:34:05","slug":"before-they-were-them","status":"publish","type":"download","link":"https:\/\/www.kevinwongmusic.com\/?download=before-they-were-them","title":{"rendered":"Before They Were &#8216;Them&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-982\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kevinwongmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Before-They-Were-Them-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Before They Were Them\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kevinwongmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Before-They-Were-Them-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kevinwongmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Before-They-Were-Them-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.kevinwongmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Before-They-Were-Them-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kevinwongmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Before-They-Were-Them-144x144.jpg 144w, https:\/\/www.kevinwongmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Before-They-Were-Them-980x980.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.kevinwongmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Before-They-Were-Them-900x900.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.kevinwongmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Before-They-Were-Them.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Every celebrity &#8216;joe-jobbed&#8217; before they became a big deal.<\/p>\n<p>(<strong>NOTE:\u00a0<\/strong>&#8220;Before They Were Them&#8221; is now a short film! Lyrics and reference audio have been updated.)<\/p>\n<p>Mezzo version: Key of F#. Highest note: D#4<\/p>\n<p>Lyrics &amp; Music by Kevin Wong<br \/>\nfrom <em>STAR!(ving): A Collection of Songs<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Originally conceived as part of <em>STAR STUCK!<\/em> (Book by Marty Chan, Lyrics &amp; Music by Kevin Wong) at Sheridan College, Canadian Music Theatre Project.<\/p>\n<p>Many thanks to the 2015 Shanghai Theatre Academy exchange students and the 2015 Sheridan College Musical Theatre summer interns, especially Gloria Guo &amp; Arinea Hermans.<\/p>\n<p>Special thanks to Marty Chan &amp; Michael Rubinoff.<\/p>\n<p>Film:<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B2J3SnFie5c\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Film soundtrack version:<br \/>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/716993980&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true&amp;visual=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Lyrics &amp; Music by Kevin Wong. \u00a9 WovenKing Music 2015\/2016\/2019.<\/p>\n<p>Short film credits:<\/p>\n<p>Starring: Arinea Hermans<br \/>\nDirected by: Jake Foy<br \/>\nProduced by: Curtis Brown, Th3rd Paul Productions<br \/>\nDirector of Photography: Adam Griffiths<br \/>\nSound Mixed by: Mike Ferraro<\/p>\n<h5><a class=\"wp-colorbox-inline\" href=\"#inline_content\">LYRICS (Click here)<\/a><\/h5>\n<pre><\/pre>\n<div style=\"display: none;\">\n<div id=\"inline_content\" style=\"padding: 10px; background: #fff;\">\n<h6>May I take your order?<br \/>\n&#8230;And will that be with fries?<br \/>\n&#8230;And what sauce would you like?<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s just three bucks to super-size<\/h6>\n<h6>(<em>A beat.<\/em>)<\/h6>\n<h6>Yes, I <em>know<\/em> we hate this &#8220;rest&#8217;raunt&#8221;,<br \/>\nwith its pink-ish chicken tar. But:<br \/>\neven <em>Leno<\/em> worked here once<br \/>\nbefore he was a star!<\/h6>\n<h6>Hugh Jackman used to educate,<br \/>\nDeVito once did hair,<br \/>\nPosh Spice dressed up as a &#8216;sperm-on-skate&#8217;,<br \/>\nChanning T would simply bare!<\/h6>\n<h6>Whoopi dolled up the deceased,<br \/>\nSam L. Jackson played the horn,<br \/>\nTom Cruise was almost once a priest,<br \/>\nand Jon Hamm once did porn!<br \/>\n(Spoken)&#8230;Yeah, like, sets and props!<\/h6>\n<h6>So you work &#8217;til 5 A.M.<br \/>\nStill, don&#8217;t quit, don&#8217;t self condemn<br \/>\nEv&#8217;ry rose grows from a stem<br \/>\nNo one knew they&#8217;d be a gem<br \/>\nbefore they were &#8216;them&#8217;.<\/h6>\n<h6>Brad Pitt once wore a chicken suit,<br \/>\nPierce Brosnan ate sticks that flamed.<br \/>\nDemi Moore chased down the destitute,<br \/>\nand Chris Walken lion tamed!<\/h6>\n<h6>And there&#8217;s more! Did you know Sandra Oh<br \/>\ntrained to do ballet and failed?<br \/>\nOh! And Lucy Liu, she struggled so,<br \/>\ntaught aerobics &#8211; both prevailed!<\/h6>\n<h6>So it feels you&#8217;re overdue,<br \/>\nstill, I know you&#8217;ll make it through.<br \/>\nBefore ev&#8217;ry star&#8217;s debut,<br \/>\nlook! They were a no one too,<br \/>\nthe next could be you!<\/h6>\n<h6>Before they were &#8216;someone&#8217;, they were cleaning floors.<br \/>\nBefore plush red carpets, they faced slamming doors.<br \/>\nLook at him, look at her.<br \/>\nYou&#8217;re right where they once were<br \/>\nBefore they were &#8216;them&#8217;,<br \/>\nbefore they were &#8216;them&#8217;!<\/h6>\n<h6>Ellen worked an oyster bar,<br \/>\nGeorge Clooney once sold shoes!<br \/>\nEv&#8217;ry person gains a bruise or scar,<br \/>\nas they slowly pay their dues&#8230;<\/h6>\n<h6>So this didn&#8217;t work out. Hey,<br \/>\nsure, we&#8217;ve all known that dismay.<br \/>\nAny path can sometimes stray,<br \/>\nstill, you&#8217;re moving on your way!<br \/>\nI&#8217;m just trying to convey:<br \/>\nYou can&#8217;t win if you don&#8217;t play!<br \/>\nThrough each setback, let&#8217;s just say,<br \/>\n&#8220;What&#8217;s another small delay?&#8221;<\/h6>\n<h6>Take things day by day.<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every celebrity &#8216;joe-jobbed&#8217; before they became a big deal. (NOTE:\u00a0&#8220;Before They Were Them&#8221; is now a short film! Lyrics and reference audio have been updated.) Mezzo version: Key of F#. Highest note: D#4 Lyrics &amp; Music by Kevin Wong from STAR!(ving): A Collection of Songs Originally conceived as part of STAR STUCK! 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