SALLY:
I couldn't decide if I
wanted fudge marble, chocolate, rocky road, vanilla,
or chunky
monkey. I finally decided
on fudge marble. Then I had to choose between a plain cone or a sugar
cone. I choose the sugar cone. SO what happened? I walk out and drop
the whole thing on the sidewalk. Don't tell me my life isn't a
Shakespearean tragedy.
LINUS:
Today is my grandfather's
birthday,
Charlie Brown.
CHARLIE
BROWN:
How old is he?
LINUS:
63... It's hard to
believe he was once a human being.
SNOOPY:
Why is it I always have
my supper in the red dish and my drinking water in the yellow dish?
One of these days I'm going to have my supper in the yellow dish and
my drink water in the red dish. Life's just TOO short not to live it
up a little.
LUCY:
Schroeder, do piano
players make a lot of money?
SCHROEDER:
Money? Who cares about
money? This is art you blockhead. This is great music I'm playing and
playing great music is an art. DO you hear me? An ART! ART! ART! ART!
ART!
LUCY:
You fascinate
me.
SONG: BEETHOVEN DAY
[ALL:
BEETHOVEN DAY. . . (to Beethoven's 5th symphony)
(11 times)
ALL:
BEETHOVEN DAY HOORAY !
LUCY:
Beethoven Day?]
LUCY:
What?........... What?............ WHAT?????
SCHROEDER:
CALL THE PRINCIPAL AND
HAND HIM THE NEWS.
WE GOT A HOLIDAY THAT HE CAN'T REFUSE.
A DAY OF HARMONY AND DAY OF MUSIC.
BEETHOVEN'S BIRTHDAY.
SALLY:
BEETHOVEN DAY?
SCHROEDER:
A REVERENTIAL
MISSION
LINUS:
BEETHOVEN DAY?
SCHROEDER:
THE HOPE OF EACH
MUSICIAN.
NO MORE AM I THE ONLY GUY TO STAND UP AND SAY
HOORAY! BEETHOVEN HOORAY !
CHARLIE
BROWN:
Beethoven Day?
LINUS:
Yes. As in, Ludwig Von
Beethoven, composer. Born 1770 died 1827.
[Struggled
for a brief time in the Austro-Hungarian Empire...]
The
eldest of three sons, Ludwig's mother was the daughter of the chief
overseer of the kitchen...
LUCY:
Whatever!! Schroeder, I
just want you to know I'm on your side. I want to help you publicity
wise with Beethoven's birthday. After all, this is a really big
thing.
SCHROEDER:
Thanks for your support,
but I just don't want to see Beethoven birthday
commercialized.
LUCY:
Commercialized?
SCHROEDER:
Yes, the next thing you
know, they'll be selling Beethoven sweatshirts!
SNOOPY:
(w/ a Beethoven shirt on)
BEETHOVEN DAY!
SCHROEDER:
IF YOU'RE WONDERING
NOW HOW DO WE START.
JUST BLOW THE MUSIC TILL
YOU KNOW IT BY HEART.
WE'RE GONNA CELEBRATE.
WE'LL THROW A PARTY.
BEETHOVEN'S BIRTHDAY
ALL:
BEETHOVEN DAY
SCHROEDER:
AND WHEN YOU SAY THE
TITLE.
ALL:
BEETHOVEN DAY
SCHROEDER:
YOU HEAR A GREAT
RECITAL.
THE RIGHT OF EVERY BOY AND GIRL TO STAND UP AND SAY
ALL:
HOORAY BEETHOVEN HOORAY
!
ALL:
BEETHOVEN DAY. . . (sung
to Beethoven's 5th symphony again)
(11 times)
ALL:
BEETHOVEN DAY
SCHROEDER:
A PHILHARMONIC
RUMBLE
ALL:
BEETHOVEN DAY
SCHROEDER:
A POLYPHONIC JUMBLE.
A HUMBLE DEDICATION
AS WE STAND UP AND SAY
ALL:
HOORAY BEETHOVEN HOORAY
!
LUCY:
I got it [, I got it,
I got it.] We'll demand full page ads in every
newspaper!
LINUS:
We'll start a chain of
Beethoven super stores!
SALLY:
[Ah, ah,
ah...]We'll build a theme park!
CHARLIE
BROWN:
We can have a bake
sale...
SCHROEDER:
No, no, no... that's too
commercial!
LET'S IMAGINE IT,
THAT GLORIOUS HOUR
FILLED WITH EMOTION,
YET INSPIRED WITH POWER
AS WE ALL HONOR THE MAN WE ADORE
ON THE DAY WE PLACE THE NEWEST FACE
ON MOUNT RUSHMORE
ALL:
MOUNT RUSHMORE
ALL:
BEETHOVEN DAY
SCHROEDER:
A MOMENT OF
REFLECTION
ALL:
BEETHOVEN DAY
SCHROEDER:
A CLASSICAL
INJECTION.
SO FACING THIS DIRECTION
WE BEGIN IT TODAY
ALL:
BEETHOVEN
HOORAY!
SCHROEDER:
A MUSICAL COLLECTION
EVERYBODY CAN PLAY
ALL:
IT'S BEETHOVEN
DAY
SCHROEDER:
THE RIGHT OF EVERY BOY
AND GIRL
TO STAND UP AND SAY
ALL:
WOO!
SCHROEDER:
HOORAY BEETHOVEN
HOORAY
ALL:
IT'S TIME FOR
CELEBRATING
BEETHOVEN WAY
ALL:
LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA
(sung to tune of 'Ode To Joy')
ALL:
HOORAY !