Summer Nights- a Commentary
Danny: Summer lovin’ had me a blast
Sandy: Summer lovin’ happened so fast
Danny: I met a girl crazy for me
Sandy: Met a boy cute as can be He is pretty cute.
Danny & Sandy: Summer days driftin’ away
To ah, oh, those summer nights
Uh well-a well-a well-a huh!
T-birds: Tell me more, tell me more
Doody: Did you get very far? Relax, Doody.
Pink Ladies: Tell me more, tell me more
Marty: Like does he have a car? That’s shallow, Marty.
Pink Ladies: Uh-huh uh-huh uh-huh uh-huh
Danny: She swam by me, she got a cramp This seems insignificant.
Sandy: He ran by me, got my suit damp TMI, Sandy.
Danny: I saved her life, she nearly drowned
Sandy: He showed off, splashing around. So it sounds like Danny was the one who nearly drowned.
Danny & Sandy: Summer sun, something’s begun
But ah, oh, those summer nights
Uh well-a well-a well-a huh!
Pink Ladies: Tell me more, tell me more
Frenchy: Was it love at first sight? Bless your heart, Frenchy.
T-birds: Tell me more, tell me more
Kenickie: Did she put up a fight? That would fall under “not consensual,” Kenickie.
Uh-huh uh-huh uh-huh uh-huh
Danny: Took her bowling in the arcade They have bowling in arcades?
Sandy: We went strolling, drank lemonade
Danny: We made out under the dock
Sandy: We stayed out ’til ten o’clock That’s not late, Sandy.
Danny & Sandy: Summer fling, don’t mean a thing
But ah, oh, those summer nights
Whoa, whoa, whoa!
T-birds: Tell me more, tell me more
Putzie: But you don’t gotta brag
Pink Ladies: Tell me more, tell me more
Rizzo: ‘Cause he sounds like a drag Jealous much, Riz?
Shoo-bop bop, shoo-bop bop, shoo-bop bop, shoo-bop bop
Shoo-bop bop, shoo-bop bop, shoo-bop bop, yeah!
Sandy: He got friendly, holding my hand
Danny: Well, she got friendly down in the sand
Sandy: He was sweet, just turned eighteen That means he was held back, Sandy.
Danny: Well, she was good, you know what I mean Liar.
Danny & Sandy: Summer heat, boy and girl meet
But ah, oh, those summer nights
Whoa, whoa, whoa!
Pink Ladies: Tell me more, tell me more
Jan: How much dough did he spend?
T-birds: Tell me more, tell me more
Sonny: Could she get me a friend? You’re 32, Sonny. (The actor who played Sonny really was 32.)
Sandy: It turned colder, that’s where it ends Hmm, I doubt it’s colder since it’s still summer but okay.
Danny: So I told her we’d still be friends How? Are you going to call her? Write? This is where the miscommunication originated.
Sandy: Then we made our true love vow
Danny: Wonder what she’s doing now SHE’S SINGING THE SAME SONG ON THE SAME CAMPUS
Danny & Sandy: Summer dreams ripped at the seams
But oh, those summer nights…
Tell me more, tell me more..