"[guitar music]" "The dark side's calling out nothing is real" "She'll never know just how I feel" "From out of the shadows she walks like a dream" "Make me feel queasy make me feel so mean" "Nothing gonna save me from a love that's blind" "Slip to the dark side across the line" "On the dark side" "Oh yeah" "On the dark side" "Oh yeah..." "[chitchatting]" " Hi, guys." " Hi." "The dark side's calling out nothing is real" "She'll never know just how I feel" " Hey, Joe, c'mon, drink up." "We've only got half an hour for lunch." "From out of the shadows she walks like a dream" "What's the matter with you?" " That was Eddie and the Cruisers doing "On the Dark Side. " It was a long time ago." "Right, kids?" "But take it from me, Eddie Wilson was it." "Rock 'n' roll's fastest-rising star." "Then on a cold March morning, Eddie Wilson died." "Tonight, at 10 P.M., for the first time anywhere in the World, an Eddie Wilson look-alike contest sponsored by Satin Records." "It'll be broadcast live right here on Rock TV News." " You believe this?" "Just like Elvis." "Now it's this clown." "[laughing]" "Hey, Joe..." "Joe?" "Where's Joe?" "Say hey little girl" "Take me by the hand" "Walk me down this boardwalk one more time again" "We'll see those pretty pier lights" "Hear those carnival sounds" "We stop right at the top tonight" "The ferris wheel goes round" "You say that I've been restless" "You don't understand" "Tomorrow I'll be leaving on that morning train" "Could leave this candy-apple town behind" "To get out while I still can" "Going to New York City with this guitar in my hand" "Been wishing on these stars too long" "Been playing in these parts too long" "Been holed up in your arms too long" "Been a prisoner of my heart too long" "Going to New York City" "And find out where I stand" "And I'll be walking down Broadway with this guitar in my hand" "[radio]:" "The reissue of Eddie and the Cruisers' album has gone platinum in only four weeks, a major phenomenon." "And with me here tonight is one of the original Cruisers," "Sal Amato." "Welcome to the show, Sal." " Thanks." "Nice to be here." " Now tell me something..." "In a few minutes, you're gonna receive the Platinum Album Award for selling over a million albums." "How does that feel?" " Well, it's hard." "I feel good and bad, you know?" "I mean, for our album to become this popular after all these years of being out of release, never being heard on the radio..." "You gotta understand, with Eddie, music was everything." "I mean, it wasn't just songs or records." "with Eddie, music was, uh, was your whole life." " Now tell me something, Sal." "What's this whispering we hear around about some surprise announcement?" "Does it have something to do with the old band?" " I'm sorry, I can't talk about it." " All right, Sal." "While the tension is building up right here at Club Metropolis..." "She'll never know just how I feel" "From out of the shadows she walks like a dream" "Make me feel queasy make me feel so mean" "Nothing gonna save me from a love that's blind" "Slip to the dark side across that line" "On the dark side" "Oh yeah" "On the dark side" "Oh yeah [saxophone solo]" "Nothing gonna save me from a love that's blind" "Slip to the dark side across that line" "On the dark side" "Oh yeah" "On the dark side" "Oh yeah" "On the dark side" "Oh yeah" "On the dark side" "Oh... yeah" " All right, everybody, you have now heard..." "Whoa, Whoa, Whoa for a second!" "You have now heard the last of the finalists in the Eddie Wilson Look-Alike Contest." "[Wild cheering]" "We've given Sal Amato his Platinum Award..." "Come on, Sal." "[cheering and applause]" "[crowd chanting]:" "Eddie!" "Eddie!" "Eddie!" "..." "[Whistling]" " All right, all right, hold on here!" "At this time, I'd like to introduce somebody from Satin Records." "These are the people who reissued Eddie and the Cruisers." "[Wild cheering]" "I'd like to introduce a man by the name of Dave Pagent," "Who has something you all want to hear." "[cheering]" " Before Eddie Wilson died, he was working on a new album, an album called "Season in Hell. "" "Now, you all know that Eddie Wilson is the greatest, right?" "[crowd]:" "Yeah!" "[cheering]" "Satin Records has just reacquired the lost tapes of Eddie Wilson's never-released album," ""Season in Hell"!" "[cheering] And we at Satin Records are now gonna release it just for you!" "Here it is, in its world premiere!" "Yeah!" "[crowd chanting]:" "Eddie!" "Eddie!" "..." " You know, what I want, is songs that echo." "The stuff we're doing now is like... somebody's bedsheets." "Spread 'em out, soil 'em, ship 'em out to laundry, you know?" "But our songs," "I wanna be able to... fold ourselves up in 'em, forever." "You understand?" "Bad moon" "On the horizon" "Something in the air today" "Hear the sound of thunder" " It's a pretty good imitation of Eddie." "Who is it?" " When we, uh, we acquired the "Season in Hell" album," "We found another totally unrelated tape in the box, a mystery tape." "This tape." " And you think this is Eddie?" " Don't you?" " It can't be." "Eddie always played with me." "I knew every song he knew." "I knew everything..." " No, no, this is Eddie." " What are you trying to pull here?" " There aren't any tricks, Sal." "I've had the tape analyzed, and experts agree that this is Eddie Wilson." " Screw the experts." "I was his best friend." "I would know of if he was doing something." " No, no." "His music was his best friend, Sal." "Don't you understand?" "Eddie did not think you belonged in this session." "He started playing with other musicians 'cause, uh... he was leaving you behind, pal." " That's a lie." "You're a goddamn liar!" "Eddie Wouldn't..." "Somehow it's never good enough" "At times it's hard" "To tell the difference" "Between what you know as right and wrong" "You're too scared..." " Eddie Wilson was my best friend!" "That meant something back then." "Maybe you don't understand that." "...Feel a little lonely" "Never asked this world for much" " Hey." "No." "Lew!" "Wait a minute!" "Wait, Lew." "Lew!" "Sal's not thinking it's Eddie makes this even better." " What are you talking about?" " Let me explain it to you!" "The "Season in Hell" album Will for sure be a big hit..." " So?" " ..." "But now we raise the question of who the hell played on the mystery tape," "Where was it recorded and, best of all, were these songs recorded after Eddie Wilson died?" " What the hell you getting at?" " What I'm getting at is creating a rock 'n' roll mystery." "We don't know how old this new tape is." "It could've been recorded before or after Eddie Wilson's car Went off that bridge." " Because Eddie Wilson's body was never found." " That's right." "After "Season in Hell" goes gold," "We announce that we have discovered this mystery tape, release each cut of it as a single and promote the hell out of it." "Get people to start believing that Eddie could still be alive." "You know, uh, "Eddie Lives!" kind of stuff." "We could arrange sightings of Eddie." "Newspaper articles." "Maybe even a TV special." "People do not want their heroes to die." "And that stuff sells records, Lew, lots of records!" "So?" "What do you think?" " I think Eddie Wilson lives." "[guitar music]" "I got smokestack lightning Runnin' right through my veins" "Trouble hangin' round my neck It's like a ball  chain" "Na na na na na na na na na" "Na na na na na na" "Na na na na na na na na na" "Gotta be more than this to being alive" "Every day spittin' out nine to five" "Every night runnin' all over this town" "Just feelin' no pain" "I got a hunger and a cold desire" "Some day it's gonna take me higher [cheering]" " Hey, c'mon, get off him!" "[shouting]" "You see that?" "!" "I dunno, man." "You call this playoff hockey?" " You're right, We ain't skating'." "Come on, the second period's ready to start." " We got time, man." " Excuse me, I'd like..." " No need to excuse yourself." "Hey, tell me something, that's your brother over there, right?" " You have an amazing face, you know that?" " Yeah, so do you." "But I'm here to watch a hockey game, okay?" " I'd like to paint your portrait." "Seriously." "This is my card." "I'm an artist." " No, thanks." " Please." "I mean it." " Hey, lady, you do this all the time?" " When I see a face that expresses something like yours, yeah." " So what does my face express?" " Distance." "Like someone looking for something they can't have." "Do you know what I mean?" " Sounds like a sad painting." "No, thanks." " Well, I don't have to paint it sad." "When the moon hung soft and low" "Catchin' stardust in the light" "You held me closer" "And closer" "There was magic in the night" " Hey, When's your wife gonna come visit me again, huh?" "[laughing]" "You taught her all those nasty little tricks of yours, huh?" "[DJ]:" "That was "Tender Years" by Eddie and the Cruisers." "Hard to believe that Eddie Wilson's been dead all these years." "But Satin Records's release of "Season in Hell" eases the pain." "Now here's the lead cut from the great Eddie Wilson." " I think you need a vacation, John." "I need someone I can just be with" "Someone just like you [guitar solo]" "I need someone that I can dream with" "Someone just like you" "I need somebody that I can talk to" "I need somebody" "New" "Ain't it funny how I can talk to you" "I can talk to I need somebody that I can talk to" "Baby I can talk to you I need somebody who..." " Could you take an Irish Mist to the sax player, please?" " That guy over there bought you a drink." " Oh, great." "Thank you." "Thanks." "How'd you know I liked Irish Mist?" " I was in this club in Jersey a few years ago to see Ike and Tina Turner play." " Man, that was a while ago." " This young horn player comes in, late, trips on a mike cord, falls into the first row and plays the whole first set sitting on his ass." "[laughing]" " Man, you got a good memory." " You got a good sound, man." "Sounds like a bell skipping across a clear lake." "Reminds me of Wendell Newton." " Wendell Newton?" "I knew Wendell." "Long before he joined Eddie and the Cruisers." "Then we just lost touch." "Huh!" "Man, Wendell was as crazy as anybody I ever met." "But a sweeter man you'd never find." "Yeah, he just couldn't shake the monkey, that's all." " Yeah." " How'd you know Wendell?" " I'd hear him playing in clubs." " You play?" " Guitar." " Hey, I thought I heard you say you play guitar." " Yeah, I play guitar." " Oh, well, Hilton knows that I'm looking for a new guitarist." "Why?" "You wanna try out?" "[chuckling]" " Before you add one, you ought to learn to play it yourself." " Hey, man, excuse me, What did you say?" " I said your base player can't sing and you come in on the wrong beat." " I come in the Wrong beat?" "!" " Yeah, that's right." "You should kick it, not step on it." " Hah." "Who are you, buddy, Segovia?" "Who the hell do you think you are, coming down here telling me how to play with my band?" " Somebody should." " Hey, Rick, let him play." "A man's music speaks louder than his words." "Let's see what you got." " All right." "Here, man, be my guest." "Be my guest." "This should be funny." "This should be completely hilarious." "Hey, guys, let him play." " All right, I'll do 12-Bar Blues in C." " All right." " Just follow me, I'll count you in." "One, two, three, four!" "F!" "C!" "G!" "C!" "It was the garden of Eden" "The beginning of time" "Adam said to Eve" "Little girl I wanna make you mine" "Said wait a minute big boy" "Not so fast" "I wanna think this over I wanna love that's gonna last" "Eve said to Adam Catch me" "If you can" "It's been the same ol' story" "Ever since the world began" "Honey I'll give you anything" "In this great big world" "She said forget those rotten apples" "I'll take some diamonds and some pearls" "He said I don't know exactly what it is you mean" "And then since she could remember" "She had this pretty dream" "Eve said to Adam Catch me if you can" "It's been the same 'ol story" "Ever since the world began" " Hey, man, you Were great!" " Get outta the Way." " Hey, look, man, I'm sorry, okay?" "I'm sorry about What I said." " Excuse me." "Hey, Wait!" " Hey, What are you doing here?" " Looking for you." "I saw the name of this bar on the matches you used at the hockey game." "Guess it Was luck." " Yeah, right, luck." " You go there often?" " Yeah." "Seems like once too often." " So you're a tough guy, huh?" "You're right, you know." "I couldn't paint you." "I couldn't capture how tough you are on canvas." "I'd probably need a hammer and chisel." "Just because you're so tough." " Wait a minute, you really come looking for me to..." " Yes." "I Want to paint you." " You need a ride somewhere?" " After you see my Work, maybe you'll change your mind." " Maybe I Won't." " And maybe you Will." "That's not your band?" "Then Where do you play?" " I don't." " Why not?" "You're very good." " Not good enough." "You really like green and blue, huh?" " Mm-hmm." "But the red is What's important." "I'm trying to exhaust myself with red." " I don't get it." " At least you're honest." " No, I didn't mean that." "I like your paintings." " My first showing's next Week." "I hope the critics agree with you." "[laughter]" " Yeah, I've seen..." "Didn't I see you earlier today?" " Excuse me." "Excuse me, sir." " Yeah?" " Do you know Where West is?" " Ah, shit." " Joe West." " Think he's down there." " Ah, there he is." "Great." " Yeah, there he is." " Hey!" "Hey, Joe!" "Joe, Wait!" "I Wanna talk to you!" "This sucks." "This is for the birds, man!" "Whoa!" " Nice view, huh?" "Especially down." " Yeah, right." "Huh." "Look, I Was Wondering if you Wanted to be in my band." " You don't need me, kid." " Man, you are really good." " The city's full of good players." "Go find one of them." " Look, at least come to jam with me." " I'll think about it, okay?" " Thanks." "I got a question." "I'm gonna take the elevator down with you." "I don't Wanna go down those stairs again." " You got a union card?" " Heh." "No." "[laughter] [music]" " Not bad." " Not bad?" "What the hell's that supposed to mean?" " "Not bad" means "not bad. " [coughing]" " And I suppose "thanks for nothing" means "thanks for nothing," right?" " Listen, if I Was in a bar and I heard you playing, it'd be nice being in there." "But then I'd go home and I'd forget all about it." "That's What "not bad" means." " Thanks a lot, man." " Hey, you don't Want the truth, don't ask." "Make up your own." "Like everybody else." " Look, man, I Wanna learn!" "Is that okay?" " You ain't gonna learn nothing by impressing yourself with some five-minute guitar riff." "I mean, it Was good, it Would dazzle an audience, but that's the easy part." " Okay, okay, hold on a second, hotshot." "Why don't you show me something I don't know." " Music's gotta live, man." "It's gotta breathe." "It's gotta breathe." " Well, how the hell am I supposed to do that?" " Practice." "And hard Work." "[sighing]" " Here they come!" "Mr. Eisen!" "Mr. Eisen!" "Who played backup on the mystery tape if it Wasn't the Cruisers?" " That We don't know." " But We are offering a $25,000 reward for anyone Who can tell us." "And We need to know When these songs Were recorded." " What are you implying?" " Well, Eddie Wilson's body Was never found, right?" " So you think Eddie Wilson's still alive?" " Well, let's just say it's still a mystery, okay?" " Why do you think he hasn't turned up?" " When I talk to him, I'II let you know." " So you do know Where he is." " We've had reports that he's been seen in 12 states and in Paris, France." " We're checking that out." " Mr. Eisen, how long are you gonna keep up this scam?" " Scam!" "Get outta here!" "Come on...!" "[clamouring]" "[Eisen sighing]" " So how long do you think We can keep up this, uh, scam?" " As long as We got records to sell." " Do you paint?" " Buildings." " Oh...!" "Uh, What kind of buildings?" " Big ones." " You know, this Work doesn't do a thing for me." "What do you think?" " Me, I like the Way she exhausts her reds." " Ah..." " I told you, your Work needs... a Warmer feeling." " I paint What I see." " You've only sold two paintings." " Make that three." " Excuse me?" " I said, make that three." "I Wanna buy this one." " You can't just rip the paintings out of the display!" "If there's any damage, you are going to pay for it." " Hey, paI, the only damage I see is you don't understand her Work." " This is a private showing." "Do you have an invitation?" " Diane invited me." " That Was a mistake." " Oh, yeah, it Was." "But not my first." " Hey, c'mon, take it easy." "You'll have other shows." " Your first show is the most important." "I Was hoping..." "Forget it." " Let me give you a ride home." " I'd rather Walk." " I'd like to Walk with you, but I just bought this painting and I like it a lot and I don't Want it to get ruined." "So help me put it in my car, huh?" " You really like it?" " Yeah." "I can't believe you did it from memory." "C'mon, I Wanna show you something." " What are you doing?" "I thought you Were taking me home." " Don't you Wanna go roller-skating?" " Why in the hell Would I Wanna go roller-skating?" " Why not?" " Because I just screwed up, I'm very depressed and I don't know how to roller-skate." " That's perfect;" "I don't either." "C'mon." " This is nuts." " I know." "C'mon, huh?" " Ah!" "[laughter]" " Are you all right?" "You Want I should lay that girl out?" "C'mon." "Having fun yet?" " Joe, I'm never gonna be able to do this." " Sure you can." "Just follow the flow of my legs, dear." " What, one foot?" " One foot at a time." "You could try to move both of 'em, but you'll probably fall." " You know how to roller-skate, don't you?" " Let's see." "Whoa...!" " All right, skaters, get ready for some exciting music!" "Tonight, right here at Bobby's Ring," "We're gonna give you a preview of the mystery tape from the great Eddie Wilson!" "Satin Records's latest release - yes, it's called "emotional Storm"!" "Hey yeah..." "Bad moon on the horizon..." " What's Wrong?" " My legs got tired." "Something in the air today" " You didn't seem tired." " Just take your skates off and let's get outta here, okay?" " Fine." " Hey!" "how you doin', man?" "Listen, I Was thinking about What you Were talking about..." " Forget about What I said, Whatever it Was." " You Were right, man." "My music Was missing something." " Man, get off my back." " Remember When We jammed the other day?" "Well, I made a tape cassette, man." "You gotta hear this." " Not now." " C'mon, I gotta talk to you about my band!" " C'mere, kid." " Whoa..." " I don't Wanna talk to you about any goddamn band, so get off my back, all right?" " Joe, take it easy." "Let him go." " Man, I just Wanted to jam with you." "If you don't Want it, fine." " C'mon." "I don't feel right keeping your painting without paying for it." "So When I get the money together, I'll come back for it." " So you do remember how to talk, huh?" "I mean, you haven't said a Word all the Way here." "Why did that guy make you so mad?" " He Wants me to join his band." " So, Why don't you?" " You Wouldn't understand." " Try me." " Why do you care?" " I do care." " Diane, I don't Wanna hurt you." " Then I just Won't let you." "Good morning." "Joe, last night you Were scared of something." "I could feel it." "Does that guy have something on you?" " No." " Then What's the matter?" " There's something happening in my life I just can't handle." " Go on." "Please." " Diane... a long time ago, I had a band." "I Wanted to create... the perfect sound, the perfect music." "I spent a Whole year..." "Working on this... album." "When I Was done, I Was proud of it." "Then I handed it in and this guy at Satin Records, he told me it Was garbage." "He said I Was finished, the album Was unreleasable." "I can't go through that again." " I'm sure people have forgotten your old band by now." "You could start..." " No!" "That's the point!" "Nobody's forgotten!" "I hear it and see it every goddamn day on radio, television!" "It's driving me crazy!" "They like me better dead than alive!" " What do you mean, dead?" "What band are you talking about?" " The Cruisers." "Eddie and the Cruisers." " What are you saying, Joe?" " I'm Eddie Wilson." " Oh, come on." "You and ten other guys, right?" "I've seen those look-alike contests." "Eddie Wilson died When his car Went over a bridge." "Didn't he?" "Didn't he?" " I still don't remember What happened." "I Was driving." "The car hit the guardrail of the bridge, and I lost control." "I remember swimming." "I Was thinking about Wendell Newton, the sax player from the Cruisers." "But he Was dead." "I got out." "I just split." "I left everyone and everything behind." "And I..." "I hurt a lot of people." "For 20 years, it's been tearing me apart." "And everybody thinks I'm dead." "I don't know What I'm gonna do." " Why not just tell everyone?" "I mean, people Want Eddie to be alive, Joe." " Yeah, people like LeW Eisen, so he can get rich off an Eddie Wilson freak show." " Then don't say Who you are." "Just play." " I Won't measure up." " You should do it." "You should do it." " That's great!" "That is great!" "You know something, though?" "I knew you We're going to change your mind." " Then you knew more than I did, kid." "First thing We gotta do is put together a new band." " What's the matter with my old band?" " Not much." "What you need is drums, keyboard and a new bass player." "That's it." " Urk." "He's just playing for some kids now, but I saw him last Week at..." " Yeah, I know." "He Was good." " Hey, buddy!" " how you doin'?" "Rick tells me you're looking for a serious dude." "I should tell you, I'm never serious." "Except with these." " Good." "He'll do." "[DJ]:" "Hitting the number-two spot on the radio and records music charts this week is the first single off the Eddie Wilson mystery tapes." "now here's the big news:" "Our friends at Satin Records have upped their offer to 100,000 big ones!" "That's $100,000 to anybody" "Who has proof as to Who's playing backup on this Eddie Wilson mystery-tape series." "now let's do some cruising, just you and me." "Out beyond that blue horizon..." "Lies the untold tales of our lives" " Okay, Quinn, I'd like you to meet Joe West." " how you doin', man?" " Okay." " Rick's been scouting you for a couple Weeks." "He tells me you're thinking about joining another band." " What sort of music are We talking about?" " The real kind, man." "In." "[classical piano]" " You think he'll fit in our band?" " He'll fit in my band." "He plays six instruments." "I heard him." "[guffaWing]" " I couldn't care less if he played 16 instruments..." "[all]:" "Shhh!" "I mean, look at the guy." "He's a goofball." "Look at the vest he's Wearing." "A clown Wouldn't be caught dead Wearing a vest like that." " He don't play with his vest, man." "[all]:" "Shhh!" " Yeah, stylin', man." "Stewart, you're lagging, man." " I know!" "I'm sorry." " Charlie, you're all over the place, man." "Bring it in." "We ain't in the pocket, guys." " It's coming." "He'll get it." " No, man." "What is that?" " You said play more intense!" " That's not more intense." " Then What is?" "What is more intense?" " I Was in the desert once, out in the middle of nowhere, absolutely nowhere." "Just me, the sand and silence." "But if you know What to listen for, it ain't silent out there." "I heard a music out there I never heard before." "In the silence." "That's What I'm after, kid." "That's intense." "You dig down deep and touch something like that, people are gonna listen." "They'II listen to you because you got something to say!" "Not just something to show." "You understand?" " Yeah, I think I know What you're talking about." " If you've just joined us, our guest tonight is Wendy Green." "Miss Green claims to be married to the legendary rock star Eddie Wilson." "now, let me get this straight." "You've been married to Eddie Wilson for the last 10 years." " That's right." " But When he died, Eddie Wilson Was single." " My Eddie... he didn't die." " And... and you have two kids by him." " Eddie Jr. and EdWina." "[laughter]" " Uh, let's go to phone calls from our viewers with questions or comments for our guest." " Hi." "I think that woman's crazy, I mean," "Eddie and I, we've been together since I met him in Vegas." "And we got three kids." " Oh, no." " Wherever Eddie Wilson is, I sure hope this album goes platinum so he can support all these children." "Let's take another call." " Man, We gotta go on the road and get some exposure!" " We gotta practice." " Well, that's all part of it." " No, that's all of it." "We need, like, six months, man." "Forget the road." " We can't." "I already made some bookings for us." " What?" "!" " We're supposed to leave tomorrow morning." " Who the hell do you think you are, booking us?" "!" " I Was doing it for the band!" " I'll decide What the band needs!" "You learn to play your damn guitar!" " Okay, fine." "Well, What do you guys think?" " I dunno, man." " Joe's right." "We gotta practice." "Our music's not bad... but you know, you need an audience to make music Work." "without nobody to listen, you might as Well play for yourself." " Hilton, the kid's in such a rush." " Well, What's the matter with that?" " Hey, a man in a rush starts taking shortcuts." "And I Won't shortcut the music!" " Okay, fine, I'll cancel all the dates." " All right, Wait a minute." "We'll go on the road - to practice." "Let's get on with the music." "[brakes screeching] Whoa-ho!" " We're here!" " You animals!" "Hey, bro." " Hey, Rick." "What's up?" " What took you so long?" "[bantering]" " All right, brother." "Let me give you a hand with that." "Whoa." " You got it?" " Hey, man, What's going on?" " What do you mean?" " I mean, she's not coming with us, is she?" " She's coming with me." " Man, I got no room." " Make room." "Hey, HiI, how you doin', man?" " Not bad." " Make room." "A Cajun band played its tune" "Hey, Joe." "For luck, man." " Thanks, man." "[cheering]" " Ladies and gentlemen, Rock Solid!" "I got smokestack lightning" "Runnin' through my veins" "Trouble hangin' round my neck" "It's like a ball  chain" "Gotta be more than this to being alive" "Every day spittin' out nine to five" "Every night runnin' all over this town" "Feelin' no pain" "I got a hunger and a cold desire" "Someday it's gonna take me higher" "Just another small flame" "Just runnin' through the fire" "Just another small flame" "Just runnin' through the fire" "Runnin' through the fire" "Baby it's gonna get hot" "Runnin' through the fire" "Honey if you're ready or not Runnin' through the fire" "Honey any way you turn Runnin' through the fire" "Baby you're gonna get burned" "Hey" " Come on!" "I'm rollin' down the alleyway" "Headin' for the neon lights" "I got a soul full of struggling" "Need a little mercy tonight" "This world's asking just a little too much" "Honey I need a lovin' tender touch" "Just move your body close to mine" "Make everything alright" "I got a hunger and a cold desire" "Someday it's gonna take me higher" "Just another small flame Runnin' through the fire" "Just another small flame Runnin' through the fire" "Runnin' through the fire Baby it's gonna get hot" "Runnin' through the fire Honey if you're ready or not" "Runnin' through the fire" "Baby any way you turn Runnin' through the fire" "Baby you're gonna get burned [sax solo]" "Runnin' through the fire" "Honey it's gonna get hot" "Runnin' through the fire" "Baby if you're ready or not Runnin' through the fire" "Honey any way you turn Runnin' through the fire" "Baby you're gonna get burned Runnin' through the fire" "Honey it's gonna get hot Runnin' through the fire" "Baby if you're ready or not" "Runnin' through the fire" "Honey any way you turn Runnin' through the fire" "Baby you're gonna get burned" "Yeah!" "All right!" "All right!" "All right!" "All right, now it's time to introduce the band." "On bass," "Quinn Quinley." "[cheering]" "Keyboards, Stewart Fairbanks." "[cheering]" "Drums, Sexy Charlie Tanzie." "[cheering]" "Lead guitar, Rick Diesel." "[cheering]" "Saxophone, Hilton Overstreet." "[cheering]" "I'm Joe West." "There was a time" "You had no need for rhythm or rhyme" "The world seemed so wild and so free" "Just wrap yourself up in a dream" " Tell Tony Eddie and the Cruisers are here." "All you had to do was believe" "And nothin'" "Was out of your reach" "So sure how it all falls in line" "It's just a matter of time" "It's just a matter of time" "Then you wake up one day" "All your dreams" "Somehow faded away" "The road that you followed" "It turned" "Can't find where the fire once burned" "Can't look yourself straight in the eyes" "In your heart of hearts you've compromised" "Baby one day we all cross that line" "It's just a matter of time" "It's just a matter of time" "All alone" "In the still of the night" "You come face to face with your pride" "And how much you wanted it all" "Can't believe now you're taking the fall [sax solo]" "Then you reach out one day" "To the light of a new dawning day" "You take just one small grain of sand" "Right into the palm" "Of your hand" "And maybe you find" "In the end" "You're able to dream once again" "And baby you fall back in line" "It's just a matter of time" "It's just a matter of time" "[cheering and applause]" " Man, you Were right - Stewart Was perfect on the keyboards!" " He's getting there." " Oh, come on, We blew these guys away!" " We got a long Way to go, kid." " Especially if you Wanna play for me." " Lyndsay Caputo." "I'm putting together the montreal Spring Music festival this year." "I'm looking for a band." " And you Want us?" " Well, I thought it'd be nice to open with a local act." " Well, that's us!" "We're local." " Yeah, you guys have got a good sound." " Thanks." " It's a little unpolished, maybe." " We haven't been together that long." "We're still Working out the kinks." " Well, When you get them Worked out," "Why don't you give me a call and I'll give you an audition." " Oh, this is great!" "For sure I'll call you." " Yeah." "Your lead singer, he sounds a bit like Eddie Wilson." "You might Want to capitalize on that." "You know, all this Eddie Wilson crap going on?" " Ah, this is great!" "Love ya." "Hey, d'you hear her idea?" "I mean, you do sound a little bit like Eddie Wilson." "I think it Would be a great hook..." " Forget it, kid." "Eddie Wilson's dead." "The only thing that's gonna make us is our music." "[music] ...From New Orleans He got a fistful of dollars..." " You're sure that is Eddie Wilson playing on that tape." " Oh, absolutely." "In fact, We are now offering $250,000 for bona-fide proof that Eddie Wilson lives." " Aren't you a little Worried that this guaranteed reward is really a publicity stunt to sell more Eddie and the Cruisers albums?" " No, not at all." "You see, this is not a marketing technique, Mr. King." "We are after the truth." "And I assure you," "We Will pay anyone $250,000 the moment they can prove to Satin Records that Eddie Wilson lives." " Sorry, door." " Hey, quick, gimme my case." "Not that one, the other one!" "Quick!" " Hey, girls." "Wanna come backstage after the show?" "Come on." " Knew I should've gone to college." "[music]" "I got a hotrod Ford" "I got a line that can't miss" "But you just pretend" "Like I don't exist" "I'll get that fever" "For your sweet kiss" "Honey let's be lovers" "On a night like this" "Don't you play too cool" "Get too smart" "Just give it what you got" "Some like it hot" "When I call you up" "On the telephone" "And I know you're sittin'" "Home all alone" "I get that fire" "Burnin' in my soul" "Honey let me in" "That heart of stone" "Don't you play too cool" "Get too smart" "Just give it what you got Some like it hot" "I know that your pretendin'" "Don't you leave me" "In the cold" "Just put your hand in my hand" "On your mark Get ready set go" "Baby come right here" "Don't you run away" "Just a little bit closer" "Don't you be afraid" "Honey I'm your fool" "But I ain't no saint" "So don't be cruel" "You know I just can't wait" "Don't you play too cool" "Get too smart" "Just give it what you got" "Some like it hot" "Baby won't you meet me" "On a midnight rendez-vous" "Won't you say you want me" "You know girl I want you" "I want to take you out" "To a movie show" "Honey we can sit" "In the very last row" "And when they turn" "Those lights way down low" "I'll take you in my arms" "Baby" "And never let you go" "Don't you play too cool" "Get too smart" "Just give it what you got" "Some like it hot" "Just give it what you got" "Some like it hot" "Just give it what you got" "Some like it hot" "Take it for me, man." "I think this is my dance." " Shouldn't you be playing?" " You're right." "Wait for me back in the room." " What did you say?" " I said Wait for me back in the room!" " You're kidding, right?" " Hey, What the hell's going on, Joe?" " Not now." " What do you mean, not now?" "!" " I'm talking to Diane." " Go ahead." "We'll talk later." " Hey, don't tell me What to do." " I Was just returning the favour." " Oh... goddammit, Joe." " Where are you going?" " away from you!" " Wait a minute." "Diane, I'm sorry." " You have the band to kick around." "What do you need me for?" " I just said I'm sorry." " It's okay." "I kind of liked seeing you jealous back there." "It surprised me." " Yeah, it surprised me, too." " Well, Satin Records has already released two songs from the so-called Eddie Wilson mystery tape." "What makes you so sure it's not Eddie Wilson?" " It can't be." " Why not?" " Eddie Was a standup guy." "If he Were alive today, I Would be right there next to him." "He Wouldn't have to hide from me." "I Was his friend." " Well, despite your protests, there are a lot of people Who disagree." "In fact, We're gonna go right now to another Eddie Lives party sponsored by Satin Records." "They are celebrating the release of the third song from the Eddie Wilson mystery tape." "He come to kick yourself from New Orleans" "He got a fistful of dollars" "And a mind full of dreams" " What you Watching, Diane?" " Nothing good." "Joe, play that new York City Song for me." " Yeah, sure." "I Wrote this a long time ago, you know." "Say hey little girl" "Take me by the hand" "Walk me down this boardwalk" "One last time again" "We see those pretty pier lights" "Hear those carnival sounds" "We'll stop right at the top tonight" "The ferris wheel goes around" "Well I sing for these tourists" "I dream life on the water" "The dream make it's broken" "This life's gets harder and harder" "Could leave this candy-apple town behind" "Get out while I still can" "Going to New York City with this guitar in my hand" "Wishin' on these stars too long" "Been playin' in these bars too long" "Holed up in your arms too long" "The prisoner of my heart too long" "Going to New York City" "Gonna find out where I stand" "And I'll be walking down Broadway with this guitar in my hand" " You really enjoy this life, don't you?" "always travelling." " Still miss Jersey." " Oh, and What's so special about Jersey?" " Baby, there's nowhere else in the World like the Garden State!" "[Diane laughing]" "You got miles of swamps and mountains and dumps, different-coloured rivers, automobile graveyards, breweries, factories, ballparks all mixed up together." "It's the best place to live." " Uh-huh." "Then Why does the Statue of Liberty face the other Way?" " Oooh!" "That Was cruel." "Hey, hey, hey, listen, listen." " What?" "[sax playing]" " There, right there." " Oh, that's great." "Thanks." "Okay, bye." "Yeah!" "Hey, Joe!" "I just talked to Lyndsay Caputo about the festival." "She's coming to meet us at the gig next Week." " I didn't tell you to do that." "We ain't ready to audition." " Well, I guess it's a difference of opinion." " The festival is my call, Rick." " Look, you may be happy playing these dives, man, but I Want a record deal, I Want the magazine covers," "I Want the videos." " Hey, how many times I gotta tell you it's the music that counts!" "Not the hype!" " Not the hype, I know." "But We all Wanna play the festival." " What, you're all in on this?" " Joe... you know I've seen a lot of bands come and go." "Most aren't very good." "But once in a While, a very long While, one comes along that's Worth saving." "Well, that's gonna be up to you." " All right, this is how it's gonna go down:" "We find a place, some place with no distractions, and We rehearse until I say We got it right." "Then We audition." "You had a dream you once believed in" "It burned inside you like a fire" "The big wheel kept on turning" "Somehow that dream it passed you by" "Hold it!" "Hold it!" "HOLD IT!" "Guys... let's just get back in the pocket, all right?" "Charlie, Where you racing to, huh?" "You stopped doing that two months ago." "What happened?" "Get on your goddamn feet, Quinn." "All right, let's take it from the top, okay?" " Okey-doke." " One, two, three, four." "As I ride this lonesome highway" "The desert wind" "Across my face" "My mind slowly wanders" "To another time another place" "When the world was so much younger with no reason" "To hold back" "And was so afraid of losing" "All the things we'd never had" "Those days are gone forever" " For months now, people all across America have been buying up the Eddie Wilson mystery singles and have been trying to figure out just Who is playing backup on these songs." "Our rock 'n' roll musicologist, Merrill Shindler, has this report." "Merrill?" " Thank you, Martha." "I analyzed one guitar solo and my computer gave me one name." "The name Was the legendary Bo Diddley." "We've got Bo Diddley live via satellite." "Bo, how're you doing?" " Just fine, thank you." " Bo, Where Were those sessions held?" " Oh, in Jersey." "A little place outside of, um, newark, uh, called Lakehurst." " now for the important question:" "When Were those sessions held?" "[chuckling]" " I Wish I knew." "The years kind of, you know, blend together." " Who else Was there?" " Eddie Was kind of running things alone with this sax player, Wendell Newton." " Come in here and listen to this." " ... clears up a mystery for me." "Martha, the presence of Wendell Newton obviously dates these sessions as happening before Eddie Wilson's death." " Which means that...?" " Which means that we have no proof that Eddie Wilson lives." "And in my opinion, we can put to rest those grisly rumours that Eddie Wilson's still alive somewhere." " I think this guy should drop dead." " "Dear Mr. Eisen..." ""I got a band and my lead singer" ""sings a lot like Eddie Wilson." ""I hope you'II listen" ""to this tape," ""and if you like it," ""please contact me as soon as possible." ""Yours truly," "Rick Diesel."" "Dammit, man, you think it's gonna take us another month?" "!" "Man, We're gonna miss the festival!" " We just ain't ready, man!" " According to you, We're never gonna be ready!" " Look, We need more time!" " More time?" "!" "Man, What are you talking about?" "!" "I think you're afraid to go onstage!" "You're afraid to put it on the line, man!" " You don't know What you're talking about." " Oh, yeah?" "Then Why are We hiding out in a cabin, playing for the goddamn trees?" "!" " Shut up!" " We're all ready to play this goddamn festival!" " You're ready?" "Yeah?" "!" "Then do it!" " No." "Let him go." "First you destroy your guitar, now your songs." "You going to be next?" " They're lousy songs." "They don't even burn good." " Good thing you know 'em by heart." "Be a shame to lose that many songs by Eddie Wilson." "I knew the minute I heard you play." "The Way a man plays, he's born with it." "Like fingerprints." "He can hide under another name, but he can't disguise the Way he plays." " Then it's a good thing I'm quitting." " You're not quitting now, Eddie." "You owe it to this band." "You brought them this far." "They deserve another chance." "Just like you had a chance." "But they ain't gonna get it without you." "You owe it to them, Eddie." "And you owe it to me." "Tell the boys now I'm tryin' to stay cool" "This little girl she breaks all the rules" "Her pretty lies make me feel so sad" "But I still want her" "I want her bad tonight" "'Cause when she holds me tight" "Maryia won't you say you will" "Maryia you give me" "Such a chill" "Maryia girl you're just like the wind" "You fill my sails and then you blow me away" "Hey" "Pretty Maryia" "She's a woman she can make my blood" "Run cold" "She's a woman" "Give me shivers down to my soul" "Her heart of stone" "She can't control" "I just can't leave her" "Maryia won't say you will" "Maryia you give me such a chill" "Maryia Girl you're just like the wind" "You fill my sails and then you blow me away" "Hey pretty Maryia" " You guys are too good to be just an opening act." "But I'm gonna do it anyway." "Congratulations." "[laughter and Whooping]" " I want something great!" "I Want something that nobody's ever done before!" " Why?" "We ain't great." "We're just some guys from Jersey." " If We can't be great, then there's no sense in ever playing music again, Sal." " Dad?" " Yeah." " Could I go play with Richie?" " Sure." "C'mere." "What's this?" "Huh, What?" " Ah, Dad!" " Huh?" "Huh?" " Okay, Richie, I'm coming!" "I'm coming!" " Sonofa..." "Jesus Christ." "You sonofabitch." "Sonofabitch!" "Jesus Christ!" "You've been dead for 20 years, goddammit!" " I gotta talk to you, Sal." " Shut up!" "No!" "You're dead, goddammit!" " I've gotta talk to you, Sal." " Don't talk to me!" "Shut up!" "Get away from me!" " I'm..." "I'm sorry." " Who the hell do you think you are, huh?" "HUH?" "!" "What kind of person does that to a friend?" "Shit." "I Was your best friend, goddammit!" "Why did you do it?" "!" " I couldn't handle it." " You couldn't handle it?" "!" "I hate you, man!" " I came back 'cause I need you, Sal." "I really need you, man." " Yeah?" "What about all the times I needed you?" " I'm scared." "I don't know What I'm gonna do." "Sal..." "I need you to forgive me." "Please." "I'm sorry, man." "I'm really sorry." "C'mere, you." "What's all this bullshit about the mystery tapes?" "You and Wendell coming here to play 20 years ago." " It Was just an experiment, Sal." "Look," "Wendell knew these guys that had a recording studio here, that's all." "The funny thing is that, there I Was, playing with the greatest - Bo Diddley, King Curtis - thinking, This is great, this is What I Want." "It's an emotional..." "Storm Emotional storm" "Raining down over you" "An emotional storm" "Emotional storm" "Baby what we're going thru" "An emotional storm Emotional storm" "Raining down" "Over you An emotional..." "Storm Emotional storm" "Baby what we're gonna do" "It's an emotional storm [sax solo]" "And, you know, to them, it Was just another night of jamming." "That's What got me thinking," "Wondering." "I started thinking I Wasn't good enough." "Then Wendell died..." "I couldn't take it anymore." "'Cause it Was my fault." " Wendell OD'ed." "Why do you blame yourself for Wendell's death, huh?" " Because I could've saved him." "I Was pushing the band to get a sound and I didn't care about anybody." " You didn't kill Wendell." "The monkey Was on his back long before he ever met you." "Wendell Was just a player, like all of them." "Maybe that's Why they treated that night like it Was any other night." "And that should tell you something." "Don't Worry about being good enough." "Just go out there and play it the best you can play it." "That's all." " Hey, Sally, you know, I got a new band up there in Canada." "I could sure use you." " No." "I got my own life here." " You Were the best in the band, man." " That's bullshit." "I Was just a guy from Jersey Who played bass." "Maybe the band..." "I dunno, maybe the band Would've held you back." "Who knows?" "Maybe this time you can get it right." "Hmm." "[rock music]" " Well, kid, you finally got What you Wanted." " Thanks to you." " Nah, I think you got that one backwards." " You Rick Diesel?" " Yeah, that's right." " Come with me." "There's some guys backstage Who Want to meet you." " Fifteen minutes, everybody!" "Let's get ready." " You Joe West?" " Yeah." " Telegram." " Thanks." " Uh-huh." " Fan mail?" " Yeah." "From an old friend." " You look good." " You're Rick Diesel?" " That's me." " Lew Eisen." " How you doin'?" " Excellent." "Come with me." "So you like the tape?" " Yeah, it's all right." " It Was only a fast demo tape, but hey." "This is great, you coming up here and all." "Look, I Want you to meet Joe." "C'mere." " Yeah, sure." " Joe, you ready?" " Yeah." " Okay, good." "now, I'm gonna introduce the band..." " Hey, Joe!" "Hey, Joe." " No, I always introduce the band after the first song." " Hey, Joe, I Want you to meet somebody." " Are you Joe West?" " Yeah, I'm Joe West." " lew Eisen, Satin Records." " Hey, come on, Joe," "Mr. Eisen here Wants to give us a record deal." " He hasn't even heard us yet, kid." " I sent him a tape." " You What?" " Just a sample." " You sonofabitch!" "Who do you think you are, man?" "!" " What's Wrong with that, man?" " Nothing Wrong with that, kid." "Well, I'll be goddamned." "I don't believe it." " Stay away from me, man." " Eddie, We'll do it your Way this time." "I've changed." "I even like What you're doing now." " What is this Eddie stuff?" " Whatever Eddie Wilson Wants." " What the hell's going on here, man?" " Eddie." "Eddie, come back." "Look, We're on your side on this, Eddie." "Eddie, look," "We really love the music." " Joe, Wait." "So tomorrow, everyone's gonna know, but you still got tonight!" " To do What?" " To do What you Want!" "To play What you Want!" " Nobody cares What I Wanna play!" " You do!" "You care!" " Gimme the keys." " Where you going?" " Gimme the goddamn keys!" "Get out!" " Look, you've got one chance left to prove that the music is there for you and that chance is tonight, because tomorrow, everybody's gonna know Who Joe West really is!" " Diane, I don't Wanna hurt you, so get out of the car." "Just get out." " Okay, fine." "Let's go for a ride, huh?" "And maybe We can find a bridge and do it right this time, huh?" "[crowd cheering, Whistling and clamouring]" " I don't give a damn!" "Get the band out onstage!" " Look, Joe's not even here - Eddie, Whatever." " Look, either you get out and play, or I send out the next act." " Relax, lady, We are the next act." "Let's get on with the music, kid." " Go, go." " Let's go!" " Go." " Yeah!" "Yeah!" "I got smokestack lightning" "Runnin' through my veins" "Trouble hangin' round my neck" "It's like a ball  chain" "Gotta be more than this" "To being alive" "Everyday spittin' out nine to five" "Every night runnin' all over this town" "Feelin' no pain" "I got a hunger and a cold desire" "Someday it's gonna take me higher" "Just another small flame" "Just runnin' through the fire" "Just another small flame" "Just runnin' through the fire" "Runnin' through the fire" "Baby it's gonna get hot" "Runnin' through the fire" "Honey if you're ready or not" "Runnin' through the fire" "Honey any way you turn" "Runnin' through the fire" "Baby you're gonna get burned" "Hey" "I'm rollin' down the alleyway" "Headin' for the neon lights" "I got a soul full of struggling" "Need a little mercy tonight" "This world's asking just a little too much" "Honey I need a lovin' tender touch" "Just move your body close to mine" "Make everything alright" "I got a hunger and a cold desire" "Someday it's gonna take me higher" "Just another small flame" "Runnin' through the fire" "Just another small flame" "Runnin' through the fire" "Runnin' through the fire" "Baby its gonna get hot Runnin' through the fire" "Honey if you're ready or not Runnin' through the fire" "Baby any way you turn Runnin' through the fire" "Baby you're gonna get burned [solo]" "[Wild cheering]" "Runnin' through the fire" "Honey it's gonna get hot Runnin through the fire" "Baby if you're ready or not Runnin' through the fire" "Honey any way you turn Runnin' through the fire" "Baby you're gonna get burned" "Runnin' through the fire Honey it's gonna get hot" "Runnin through the fire" "Baby if you're ready or not Runnin' through the fire" "Honey any way you turn" "Runnin' through the fire Baby you're gonna get burned" "Thank you!" "Let me introduce the band now!" "On bass" "We got Quinn Quinley!" "[cheering]" "Keyboards, Stewart Fairbanks!" "Drums, Sexy Charlie Tanzie!" "[cheering]" "Lead guitar, The Killer," "Rick Diesel!" "[cheering]" "Saxophone, Hilton Overstreet!" "[cheering]" "And me..." "I'm Eddie Wilson." "[dead quiet]" "[chanting]:" "Eddie!" "Eddie!" "..." "Okay, let's rock 'n' roll!" " Everybody!" "Come on!" "Yeah!" "Come on!" " Yeah!" "I don't run for the money honey" "It don't mean a thing" "And the power and the glory" "Never ever made a man a king" "I don't need to ride in a long black limousine" "I don't need to see my picture" "On the cover of a magazine" "Just need a little satisfaction" "It hits me like a chain reaction" "Talkin' 'bout the pride and passion" "And the thrill of it all" "Talkin' 'bout the pride and passion" "And the thrill of it all" "I don't need" "To read my name All over the front-page news" "Better save your ink mister 'cause I ain't got no use" "Maybe you could say that I'm just another prisoner of love" "It's the only thing I know for sure to help me rise above" "I just need a little satisfaction" "Hits me like a chain reaction" "Talkin' 'bout the pride and passion" "And the thrill of it all" "Talkin' 'bout the pride and passion" "And the thrill of it all" "And it burns me like a fire" "And I feel it take me higher" "And it gets down under my skin" "Makes me wanna give that wheel a spin" "I just need a little satisfaction" "Hits me like a chain reaction" "Talkin' 'bout the pride and passion" "And the thrill of it all" "Talkin' 'bout the pride and passion" "And the thrill of it all" "I'm talkin' 'bout the pride and passion" "And the thrill of it all" "Talkin' 'bout the pride and passion" "And the thrill of it all" "Subtitling:" "CNST, montreal" "Out beyond that blue horizon" "Lies the untold tales of our lives" "Where the river runs wild and deep" "And the mountains kiss the sky" "The highest mountain I will climb" "And I will survive" "'Cause you keep my love alive" "Yeah yeah yeah Yeah yeah yeah" "You keep my love alive" "I got a hotrod Ford" "I got a line that can't miss" "But you just pretend" "Like I don't exist" "Oh I got that fever" "For your sweet kiss" "Honey let's be lovers" "On a night like this" "Don't you play too cool" "Get too smart" "Just give it what you got" "Some like it hot" "There was a time" "You had no need for rhythm or rhyme" "The world seemed so wild and so free" "Just wrap yourself up in a dream" "All you had to do was believe" "And nothing was out of your reach" "So sure how it all falls in line" "It's just a matter of time" "It's just a matter of time" "Maryiah" "Won't you will" "Maryia you give me such a chill" "Maryia girl you're just like the wind" "You fill my sails and then you blow me away" "Hey pretty Maryia" "Won't you say you will" "Maryia you give me such a chill" "Maryia girl you're just like the wind" "You fill my sails and then you blow me away" "Hey pretty Maryia"