Scene 1: Set in the Brady girlsĂ bedroom. Marcia and Cindy sit on their beds listening to MarciaĂs Davy Jones record. Suddenly, Jan runs into the room.
JAN: Sisters, you have to hear this record I just bought. ItĂs this guy Ariel Pink and he recorded this album all by himself on 8-track. ItĂs amazing!
MARCIA: I donĂt know, Jan. WeĂre listening to Davy right now. Maybe later, OK?
JAN: No, now!
Jan removes the Davy album and sets Ariel PinkĂs ìHouse Arrest” on the pink record player. The song ìHardcore Pops Are Fun” begins with a fuzzy, jangly guitar and ArielĂs vocals, drenched in reverb sing, ìPop music is good / It sounds like it should.”
MARCIA: Ummm, Jan? Did you leave this record out in the sun? It sounds warped.
JAN: No, Marcia, thatĂs the way itĂs supposed to sound.
MARCIA: Maybe itĂs the needle, I think itĂs skipping now.
JAN: No, seriously Marcia, this is what heĂs going for Ă³ isnĂt it genius?!?! HeĂs making pop music by destroying it.
CINDY: This is making my head spin.
Cindy begins to pulling at her pigtails.
MARCIA: See Jan? Nobody likes your music.
JAN: But canĂt you hear elements of The Monkees, The Byrds and Brian Wilson? HeĂs making the music you love, Marcia, only unraveling its perfection and revealing a darker truth. ItĂs the same sunny Californian AM radio pop we hear every day except Ariel acknowledges us! The ones who donĂt fit into the perfect Hollywood movie of a life! The middle children Ă– Ariel makes music for the middle children!
MARCIA: This is like getting hit in the face with a football all over again.
The next song, ìInteresting Results,” starts with a fast dance beat and an incessant tambourine. Cindy begins to jump on her bed, shouting along with Ariel, ìIĂm not gonna try. IĂm not gonna try anymore.”
MARCIA: Cindy! YouĂre scaring me!
CindyĂs jumping shakes the floor so much that it skips the record ahead to the woozy track ìGetting High in the Morning,” which is not fast enough for Cindy to jump along to. She sits back down on the bed.
JAN: Oh yeah, this is my jam.
Jan fishes through her sock drawer for her hidden stash. Upon finding it, she proceeds to light up.
MARCIA: Jan, what are you doing? What is that?
JAN: Relax, Marcia. This just makes the music sound more amazing. Cindy, want a hit?
CINDY: No, IĂm bored with this. IĂm going to make cookies with Kitty Karry-All.
Cindy leaves the room just as Greg pops his head in.
GREG: Hey, whatĂs happening?
MARCIA: WeĂre listening to JanĂs stupid record.
GREG: Well, itĂs certainly no Davy Jones. IĂm going surfing. Want to come along?
MARCIA: Groovy, letĂs go! Have fun being a geek, Jan.
Greg and Marcia laugh and exchange high-fives. Jan does not say anything but smiles and blows a puff of smoke into the air. She leans back on her bed and nods her head along to ìThe People IĂm Not.”
End scene.