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SUMMER OF LOVE
Bettina and Ludwig are wrapped up in sheets and blankets in the
middle of the floor, in post-coital bliss.
BEET
This is remarkable. I’ve never heard of such a thing. You called it free-love?
BETTINA
We did in the summer of ’67. The Summer Of Love. But, you know, there’s always a cost.
BEET
No attachments?
BETTINA
What can I say? We were younger then. (Song 10- SUMMER OF LOVE)
BETTINA
YOU COULD LOVE ANYBODY THAT YOU WANTED TO LOVE
YOU COULD LOVE ANYBODY IN THE TOWN
YOU COULD LOVE ANYBODY, IT’S A BEAUTIFUL THING
YOU DIDN’T NEED A WEDDING RING
YOU COULD SEE ANYBODY AS A HUMAN BEING
BIG OR SMALL EVERYBODY WAS A GEM
YOU COULD SEE ANYBODY WITH A HEART THAT’S OPEN
AND IT DOESN’T REALLY MATTER WHEN
IN THE SUMMER OF LOVE
EVERYONE WAS LOVING ME UP
IN THE SUMMER OF LOVE
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BOTH
THEY SANG “OOH LA LA LA OOH (2X)
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BEET
I CAN LOVE ANYBODY THAT I WANT TO LOVE
I’M NOT IN ANY HURRY AS YOU SEE
THE FOLKS OF SAN FRANCISCO SIMPLY ARE AMAZING
I TIP MY HAT TO THE LAND OF THE FREE
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BEET & BETTINA
IN THE SUMMER OF LOVE
EVERYONE WAS LOVING ME UP
IN THE SUMMER OF LOVE
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BOTH
THEY SANG “OOH LA LA LA OOH (X2)
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BETTINA
WE FOUND THE LOCK AND KEY,
PSYCHEDELICS OPENED OUR MIND
WE HAD NO IDEA THE PRECIOUS GOLD WE WOULD MINE
WE LET GO OF CONSERVATIVE NOTIONS
WE OPTED FOR A SACRED POTION
IN THE SUMMER OF LOVE
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BEET
I WAS LIVING A DREAM, I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD FLY
I SAILED THROUGH THE UNIVERSE IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE
I’M LIKE A STONE THAT KEEPS ROLLING
I’M LIKE A FLOWER UNFOLDING
IN THE SUMMER OF LOVE
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BOTH
OOH LA LA LA OHH
I CAN LOVE ANYBODY THAT I WANT TO LOVE
I CAN LOVE ANYBODY IN THIS TOWN
I CAN LOVE ANYBODY, IT’S A BEAUTIFUL THING
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BEET
BUT I HOPE YOU WILL STICK AROUND
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(They kiss)