Starlight Express

Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one. Trains gone! Four trains going for two final places. Greaseball and Espresso are the early leaders with Nintendo pressing in third. Well, that's not in the rule book. No-one messes with the champion! Up the nursery slope, it's still Greaseball but Espresso's looking good! It's the double whammy from Electra and the Champion! Across the high level, it's Greaseball, Electra, Nintendo and Espresso. Nintendo takes Electra and Nintendo passes Greaseball! Don't play with electricity - the champ leads - this is getting hot! Nintendo must win. He's overdone it. Nintendo crashes! Winner of heat one: Greaseball the diesel with Electra in second place. Greaseball and Electra have a place in the final.

Control, control. Heat Two. Trains to your tracks. Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one. Trains gone! They've set out for the second heat and Poppa's in back and struggling. He's on the crossing. Look out Poppa! Leaping locomotives! Still Bobo with Turnov pressing in second but Bobo wastes the Russian. Hey, Bobo, you lost your coach! That puts Ruhrgold in the lead but Turnov's not having any! It's Turnov, the Russian leads. Ouch, Poppa shows Turnov he still packs a punch! Poppa's taking the lead but Dustin takes him wide letting Ruhrgold through. It's Ruhrgold, Turnov, Bobo and Poppa coming out of the high level. And Ruhrgold stops - this is getting really mean! Bobo goes through to take the lead. Poppa's turning on the power as they approach the tunnel. The old guy does it! Winner of Heat Two: Poppa McCoy with Bobo in second place. Poppa and Bobo have a place in the final.

Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one. Trains gone! Here's a surprise - look at that Rusty go. He passes Bobo. He's got a good head of steam and he's mad to show the big boys. He's chasing Electra. He's chasing Greaseball. What's the champion gonna do about it? Oh my God!

Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one. It's Greaseball, Electra, Bobo and Rusty as they come down from the high level and Electra passes the champion. Bobo passes the champion. Something's holding the champion back. It's Pearl, and the champion doesn't like that one bit. Oh, no - he's uncoupled Pearl. We have a runaway. Pearl's heading for the edge and Rusty saves her. That was courageous. The champion's racing solo. That's not allowed. The rules say he has thirty seconds to find a new partner. He wants Ashley, but Bobo's not letting go. Not for long. Greaseball takes Ashley and Bobo's out of it. Back at the high level now with Electra leading and the champion is second. It looks like Rusty's bid has failed. Can anyone take the electric superstar? Can the champion come back? It's Electra and the champion disputing the lead. Rusty comes through. Electra zaps the champion. Against all the odds, Rusty is the champion. Rusty for lap of honour.


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This is control! Tonight is the most important night in the history of the world! Take your seats for the World Championship Railroad Race! Who will win? Will it be diesel? Will it be electric? Or will it be steam? The tension is unbearable here at the track tonight! Mother: Put those trains away. Control: Oh Mum - just five more minutes. Mother: Put those trains away and get into bed. Control: But... Mother: No buts. Control: Starlight Express, Starlight Express Are you real, are you near? Starlight Express, Starlight Express... Entry of National Trains Control: This is control, this is control Tonight is race night Let's hear it for the champion engines of the world From France the 120 mph Sudest. The power of the Sudest - Bobo From Italy - the Rome to Milan Express - the Settebello. Powered by Espresso From Germany - right on time - the Inter-Continental Express. Powered by Ruhrgold From Russia - as fast as possible - the Trans-Siberian Express. Powered by Turnov From Japan - the Shinkanssen bullet train - the power of the bullet - Nintendo From Great Britain - battling through the wrong kind of snow - the Royal Train. Powered by the Prince of Wales British Rail announce a delay in the arrival of the Royal Train. This is due to staffing difficulties And from the US of A - the reigning champion: the greatest diesel locomotive in history - the Union Pacific Powered by - Greaseball Rolling Stock Greaseball: I'm just the fastest thing you'll ever see + Gang: That streak of lightning you just missed was me + National Trains: Don't stop now - we gotta keep it going all night Rolling stock, rolling stock You got no wheels, you don't know how it feels Rolling stock, rolling stock You got no lovers if you got no wheels Don't try to show you can go faster than me This is my back view and it's all you'll see Don't stop now - we gotta keep it going all night Rolling stock, we're rolling stock So get the motion in your wheels somehow The racing action's starting here and now Don't stop now - we gotta keep it all night Rolling stock, we're rolling stock Rolling stock, we're rolling stock Rolling stock, we're rolling stock Call Me Rusty Rusty: Woo woo, woo woo Nobody can do it like a steam train Woo woo, woo woo Nobody can do it like a steam train Greaseball: Okay, steam train, where you been? +N. Trains: You got work to do! Espresso: I've got a race to win! Prince of Wales: Fetch the coaches from the marshalling yard Ruhrgold: Where's my schedule? Prince of Wales: Where's my guard? All: Rusty, we're not here for fun - Rusty, we've got a race to run Bobo: My seating has not been shampooed Turnov: My dining car is out of food! Ruhrgold: Where's the schedule? Espresso: Where's my oil? Nintendo: Come on Rusty, get on the boil! Rusty, we're not here for fun - Rusty, we've got a race to run Control: Shut it guys! This is Control Engines to get fuelled up. Rusty to fetch the coaches. Move it - move it! Gang: Hear that Rusty, Rusty bye bye Greaseball: Go fetch the coaches like the boss man said Gang: Hear that Rusty, Rusty bye bye Greaseball: Or you could enter for the race instead (laughter) Gang: Bye bye Rusty, Rusty bye bye - bye bye Rusty Greaseball: Rusty bye bye Rusty: Call me Rusty if you like (cool off!) 'Cos soon I'll know just how a champion feels (don't push!) When I show the rest a keen pair of wheels (who d'you think you're shoving?) Call me Rusty if you like Pearl: Rusty, turn your fire down! Rusty: Call me Rusty if you dare (he'll blow his top!) 'Cos when you see me on the finishing line (he's off the rails) And when I take the place that's rightfully mine (he always fails) Call me Rusty I don't care Ashley: Rusty Buffy: Can't Dinah: Be serious Ashley: Him Buffy: Go in Dinah: For the race? Ashley: You gotta be strong Buffy: Is he strong? Pearl: Not for long Ashley: You gotta have speed Buffy: Which he don't Dinah: What you need is a mixture of strength And power and length If you're gonna have pull where it counts Ashley: You're a fool to go with him Pearl: Should I tell him no? Other three: You gotta feel more, you gotta feel more You gotta be certain, you gotta be sure Pearl: I gotta feel more All four: We gotta feel more We need to be certain, we need to be sure A Lotta Locomotion Pearl: A lotta locomotion, that's what we need + Dinah: From a locomotive who can take the lead + Buffy: From the eastern ocean to the western sea + Ashley: Locomotion's gonna carry me A lotta locomotion, that's what we need If we are ever gonna get up speed A lotta locomotion and the right approach For there are lots of different kinds of coach Dinah: My name is Dinah, I'm the dining car I'll cook for you and listen while you lean upon my bar I'll serve you with your dinner while the train goes loop the loop Gee, I'm sorry gentlemen, I hope you wanted soup Buffy: I'm Buffy, have a sandwich, each one is curled by hand Ashley: I'm Ashley, I'm a smoker, the last one in the land Buffy: I stack the snacks in plastic packs, the range is really wide Ashley: Eat the plastic, that's fantastic Buffy: But don't touch what's inside All: A lotta locomotion that's what we need If we are ever gonna get up speed From the eastern ocean to the western sea Locomotion's gonna carry me Pearl: My name's Pearl, I'm a brand new girl My springs still bounce, my fans still whirl Ain't gonna smoke, ain't gonna drink Other three: What are you gonna do? Pearl: What d'you think? All: A lotta locomotion, under the sun Gonna try them all until she finds the one From the eastern ocean to the coast out west Pearl: Gonna test them all until I find the best All: A lotta locomotion, that's what we need From the eastern ocean to the western sea Locomotion's gonna carry me Freight Dinah: Oh no Buffy: Oh shucks Pearl: It's the freight train Ashley: The dumb trucks Buffy: Forty tons of empty chrome Dinah: The lights are on Ashley: But nobody's home Buffy: Let's show them who's boss Dinah: Let's play a joke Pearl: Yeah, let's have some fun Ashley: Let's have a smoke Dinah: Here they come... Buffy: To fill our station... Pearl: With witty, sparkling conversation! Trucks, (Coaches): Freight is great (That's brilliant!) Freight is great (Don't you wish you'd thought of that?) We carry weight 'cos we are freight And freight is great (One more time!) Freight is great (Did you think of that all by yourselves?) Freight is great (It's so profound!) We never sulk, we hulk the bulk 'Cos freight is great (Well I certainly learned something today!) We never make a fuss, we got the goods on us We take the loads from off the roads And freight is great (You just listen to what the coach says!) Coaches: Couldn't stand gravel and sand Being ignored, no one aboard Nobody complaining, we were late again I should hate carrying freight Nobody living in me Got to be a living breathing passenger train Freight: Freight is great, freight is great Coaches: (Freight) Couldn't stand gravel and sand Being ignored, no one aboard (is great) Nobody complaining, we were late again (we carry weight) I should hate carrying freight Nobody living in me (and freight is great) Got to be a living breathing passenger train Coaches: It's Mommas and Poppas Freight: It's commerce and hoppers Coaches: It's daughters and sons Freight: It's quarters and tons They get in your hair Coaches: It's the fun of the fare Freight: Freight Coaches: Folks Freight: Tares Coaches: Fares Passengers, commuters and mail Freight: Trees and meat, gravel and shale All: Are great, are great, are great Are great, are great Control: Control. Control. You wagons and passenger cars just cut it out Trucks will identify themselves. Box cars: Rocky: I'm Rocky, there's lots like me Rocky II: I'm Rocky Two Rocky III: I'm Rocky Three Rockies: The only time we get sick inside is when some bum hitches a ride Wait for the sharp corner to come And open the door - bye bye, bum! Freight: Freight is great Control: Brick truck. Flat top: Flat top, who you looking at? Yeah, there's bricks, what's wrong with that? No, you're right, they don't all match - Yeah, they're heavy - here, catch! All: Freight is great Control: The big hopper. Flat top: Dustin, that's you mate Control: Come on, the big hopper! Flat top: Come on, Dustin! Dustin: I'm the big hopper, I'm not a box Rockies: Yeah, your head is full of rocks Dustin: They're not rocks, they're bits of gravel Gravel's got a right to travel Travelling with gravel in & Flat top: Praying that we don't get wet Water and mortar, do things they didn't oughta Empty me before I set Freight: Down the track, from A to B and back We carry things, not people, people talk a lot That isn't what we like Coaches: They're strong and silent Freight: None of us may be a genius But we know one thing, what we know is Freight: Freight is great Freight is great Freight is great Coaches: (Freight) Couldn't stand gravel and sand Being ignored, no one aboard (is great) Nobody complaining, we were late again (we carry weight) I should hate carrying freight Nobody living in me (and freight is great) Got to be a living breathing passenger train Coaches: It's Mommas and Poppas Freight: It's commerce and hoppers Coaches: It's daughters and sons Freight: It's quarters and tons They get in your hair Coaches: It's the fun of the fare Freight: Freight Coaches: Folks Freight: Tares Coaches: Fares Passengers, commuters and mail Freight: Trees and meat, gravel and shale On the rails, on the rails, on the rails, on the rails All: Are great, are great, are great, are great, are great Control: This is Control.This is Control. Race time minus ten minutes Sorry, we have a technical problem! Nothing to worry about... Oh, boy, a late entry. A superstar challenger. These must be his minders Pearl: He's got a gun! Krupp: Halt. I am Krupp, Electra's armaments truck Rocky: Who's Electra? Krupp: We ask the questions Wrench: I am Wrench, Electra's repair truck Dustin: This Electra must be rich to have his own repair truck Flat-Top: Or unreliable Purse: I am Purse, Electra's money truck Electra is rich. Switch your allegiance to Electra Volta: I am Volta, Electra's freezer truck Joule: I am Joule, Electra's dynamite truck Volta: Electra is cool Joule: Electra is hot Volta: Cool Joule: Hot Company: A megastar. A megawatt Rich, hot, powerful - rich, hot, cool Rich, hot, powerful - rich, hot, cool Electra ... Electra ... Electra ... Electra ... AC/DC Electra: I am electric - feel my attraction Feel my magnetism - you will agree I am electric - I have the contact I am electric - the future is me AC/DC it's okay by me I can switch and change my frequency I am electric - mind how you touch me I can shock you, I can set you on fire I can reach up and pluck down the lightning Watch the conductor, see the live wire AC/DC it's okay by me I can switch and change my frequency Company: Electra ... Electra ... Electra ... Electra: I am electric - resistance is pointless Feel my magnetism - you will agree You can't ignore me, you must adore me I am electric, come closer to me AC/DC it's okay by me I can switch and turn you on to me Can switch and turn you on to me Can switch and turn you on to me Company: Electra ... Electra ... Electra ... Electra ... Electra: I can switch and change my frequency Greaseball: Hold it! Control: Oh boy, here comes trouble. Coaches: It's Greaseball, it's Greaseball, Greaseball the diesel Control: It's the reigning champion! Coaches: It's Greaseball, it's Greaseball, Greaseball the diesel Choose me Greaseball, race with me Dinah: Back off girls - he's mine! Pumping Iron Greaseball: Here comes the diesel train, with its steel refrain Hear me knocking The diesel's on its way, it's gonna win the day Hear me knocking Listen to the chatter of the diesel force Generating twenty seven hundred horse Camshaft rolling while the rockers rock Hear me knock See me hustle, feel my muscle Pumping iron Trying to build my body, trying to lose my mind See me straining, I'm in training Pumping iron I'm a diesel engine I'm knocking, I'm knocking, I'm knocking, I'm pumping iron Coaches: Well he's the one they'll choose You know he just can't lose Hear him knocking There ain't another rig that's even half as big Hear him knocking Everybody's gonna say "that train is smart" The mighty diesel engine is a work of art The undisputed leader of the Rolling Stock Greaseball: See me knock Greaseball: See me hustle, feel my muscle + (Coaches): Pumping iron Stretching my bullworker I'm heaving on my weights See my flex my delts and pecs I'm pumping iron I'm a diesel engine Hey, I'm knocking, you know I'm knocking, said I'm knocking hey- Heading for the rally (heading for the rally) Gonna win the first race (gonna win the first race) I'm gonna run the longest (the biggest and the strongest) I'm knocking, said I'm knocking, you know I'm knocking Well - I'm so beautiful - I'm pumping iron Coda of Freight Greaseball: You, you're overloaded Electra: I'm electric taking over Greaseball: You'll have to beat diesel Dinah: Take on diesel Greaseball, Dinah: Take on diesel Components: Electricity is taking charge Electra: I will enter - I will win Greaseball: You'll never win, you'll never win Bobo: It will be me Rusty: Listen to me, listen to me Ruhrgold: What was that hiss? Rusty: I'm gonna enter Espresso: Who is this? Prince of Wales: It's old and it's dusty, It's can't be, it's Rusty Turnov: He's going to race Nintendo: He's going to lose face Rusty: I'm going to enter I'll be victorious, I'm gonna win Rusty, (Engines): Earth, water, air, fire (You'll never win, you'll never win) (I'm gonna beat you, I'm gonna beat you) See the steam rise higher (Haven't a chance, haven't a chance) (I'm gonna win it, yes, I'm gonna win) Earth, water, air, fire (I'm gonna win, I'm gonna win) (I'm gonna beat you, I'm gonna beat you) See the steam rise higher (I'm gonna win the race) (I'll be victorious, I'm gonna win) All: Locomotion ... locomotion ... Components: Go, electricity ... go, electricity ... Coaches: It's Mommas and Poppas Freight: It's commerce and hoppers Coaches: It's daughters and sons Freight: It's quarters and tons They get in your hair Coaches: It's the fun of the fare Freight: Freight Coaches: Folks Freight: Tares Coaches: Fares Passengers, commuters and mail Freight: Trees and meat, gravel and shale On the rails, on the rails, on the rails, on the rails All: Beware of the engine intent on avenging Defeat by a rival who's bent on survival Look out for the carriage who's out to disparage The wagons who battle and rattle and prattle Are great, are great, are great, are great, are great Control: Control, control. This is turning into a real grudge match! Take a chill pill, everyone! We're gonna race and you don't race without a partner We've got five minutes to race time! Ashley: Come on Rusty Ashley/Buffy: You heard what he said Rusty: All right, wait a minute! What's the matter, Pearl? Don't you want to race with the fastest engine in the world? Pearl: I'd love to, Rusty, but where is he? Rusty: Right here! Crazy Rusty: Where I go the rest better follow Look out everybody, move aside May go now or may go tomorrow Hold on, I'll take you for a ride Coaches: Crazy - can you believe him? He's crazy - love him or leave him He's crazy, goin' crazy, goin' crazy Rusty: Watch me, see me, hit that horizon Pearl: Take it slowly, what you got to prove? Rusty: Ride with me, you'll know you've been riding No one can move the way I move! Coaches: Crazy - can you believe him? He's crazy - love him or leave him He's crazy, goin' crazy, goin' crazy Rusty: Hold on tight, I'll turn up the pressure Must be right, no way it can be wrong You and me go steamin' together Pearl: Till someone better comes along Coaches: Crazy - can you believe him? He's crazy - love him or leave him He's crazy, goin' crazy, goin' crazy Rusty: You know I'm crazy - yeah! Coaches: Crazy - can you believe him? He's crazy - love him or leave him He's crazy, goin' crazy, goin' crazy Goin' crazy, goin' crazy, goin' crazy Goin' crazy! Purse: Pearl, you've been honoured Pearl, you've been chosen Electra has selected you for heat one Rusty: He has a coach! Purse: His coach has a headache Also he says you're second to none Please come - I'll be fired if you won't Pearl: Can he whistle? Purse: No - AC trains don't Pearl: Rusty needs me, which way should I go? Thank Electra, say I'll let him know Rusty: What's all this, you have a partner Pearl: Well - Rusty: Yes you do! We're all set Pearl: I've always said that if someone new - Rusty: You fell for the posing, you fell for the star Pearl: You don't understand, that's not how things are I must have time - Rusty: But Pearl - Pearl: No! Let me work it out my way I must be free to leave you, Rusty That's the only way I'm free to stay Make Up My Heart Pearl: It's time to choose between the two of them I'd better make a start Someone help me make up my heart Tell me how to make up my heart They say two lovers can be twice the fun They think they're being smart Someone help me make up my heart Tell me how to make up my heart One of them is strong, one of them is good But both could turn out wrong, so who gets the part? Make up my mind, make up my heart. I don't want one to win and one to lose Can't tell them yes or no Choosing one means letting one go I can't face letting one of them go You'd think two lovers would be twice the fun It's tearing me apart Someone help me make up my heart Tell me how to make up my heart One of them has style, sets the world alight The other makes me smile, so who gets the part? Make up my mind, make up my heart So who gets the part? Make up my mind, make up my heart It's time to choose between the two of them I'd better make a start Someone help me make up my heart Tell me how to make up my heart One of them has style, sets the world alight The other makes me smile, so who gets the part? Make up my mind, make up my heart One of them is strong, one of them is good But both could turn out wrong So who gets the part? Please someone help me make up my heart Tell me how to make up my heart Rusty: Did you have to break up my - Control: Get lost Rusty Race One Control: Control. Control. Race time minus two minutes Listen up, 'cos these are the rules. We got two eliminator heats, and the first two trains in each heat make the final Got that? Two heats, two qualifiers from each heat Any foul play, and you're back in the box! Heat one. Heat one. Race time minus one minute In track one: Greaseball the diesel, with Dinah the dining car In track two: Espresso the Settebello, with Buffy the buffet car In track three: Nintendo the bullet train, with Krupp the armaments truck In track four: Electra the engine of the future, with Pearl the observation car Twenty seconds. Trains to your tracks Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one. Trains gone! Four trains going for two final places. Greaseball and Espresso are the early leaders with Nintendo pressing in third. Well, that's not in the rule book. No-one messes with the champion! Up the nursery slope, it's still Greaseball but Espresso's looking good! It's the double whammy from Electra and the Champion! Across the high level, it's Greaseball, Electra, Nintendo and Espresso. Nintendo takes Electra and Nintendo passes Greaseball! Don't play with electricity - the champ leads - this is getting hot! Nintendo must win. He's overdone it. Nintendo crashes! Winner of heat one: Greaseball the diesel with Electra in second place. Greaseball and Electra have a place in the final. Poppa's Blues Rocky 1: Hey, Poppa's gonna sing Flat-Top: That stuff is so out of date Rocky 1: Cool it man. Poppa's gonna sing! Rockies: Poppa don't sing often, but he do sing mean Poppa: Oh the first line of the blues is always sung a second time (oh yeah?) First line of the blues is always sung a second time (kinda smooth!) So by the time you get to the third line you've had time to think up a rhyme Oh there ain't no law that says the third line has to be different at all No, no, there ain't no law that says the third line has to be different at all No there ain't no law that says the third line has to be different at all Never borrow a mouth organ - not even from your best friend No, no, no, never borrow a mouth organ - not even from your best friend 'Cos you may survive the blowing, but the sucking's gonna get you in the end Rusty, why you looking sad? Rusty: I got no hope - Pearl decided she's not racing with me Poppa: So take Rocky with you Rockies: Better, take three Poppa: Maybe Flat-top would be good Rusty: No, Poppa, no! For all the chance I've got I might as well take Dustin Sorry, Dustin, but you could stand to lose a few pounds Poppa: Rusty, you ain't got no faith I am a steamer, I was a champion once You like the rest, you're just blind Rusty: No, no, I see good. There ain't no power in steam no more Electricity is faster now Poppa: No! Now boy, let me hear you say 'Steam!' Rusty: Steam... Poppa: Now let me hear you all say 'Steam!' All: Steam! Flat-top: Oil! Oil! Oil! Poppa: Oil? Oil is the work of the diesel himself! How many times have you found though you were firm on the ground Still the world around you swayed You notice all that you've got may not add up to a lot And the way ahead's a maze You've used everything inside you So maybe it's time you tried to find a brand new power To shine a light - a light to brighten up your darkest hour Starlight Express hears your distress, he's there all around Starlight Express will answer you yes, he's waiting to be found Starlight Express hears your distress, he's there all around Starlight Express will answer you yes Control: Control. Control. Five minutes to the second heat Race time minus five minutes. Race time minus five minutes Poppa: Rusty! Rusty: No! Not without Pearl! Poppa: Who'll come with me? Who'll come with me? Race behind me! All: Poppa, you're mad - Poppa, you're mad Poppa: I'm gonna find me somebody who'll race with me Hey c'mon Rocky! Rocky: I can't, I'm reserved - I've got me a ride Poppa: Okay Flat-top, you'll do Flat-top: No way, not with you Me go with a steamer, all smelly and smoking? Ancient and filthy? You've got to be joking Dustin: I'll go with you - I'll go with you! Poppa: Well, I - I may be strong, son, but.... Dustin: Oh yes I know, I'll be too slow Poppa: Take too long, son Dustin: Please, Poppa, take me! Rusty: No way, it's all over! The race is full up, they'll blow you away There is no place for steam on the railroad today Control: Control. Control. Here is an announcement The British train has been scrapped Place for late entry. Place for late entry Poppa: There's a light at the end of the tunnel There's a light at the end of the tunnel Come on Dustin, let's give it a try Race Two Control: Control. Control. Race time minus one minute. Race time minus one minute. Heat two In track one: Bobo the French TGV, with Ashley the smoking car In track two: Turnov the Russian engine, with Wrench, the repair truck In track three: Ruhrgold the Inter-Continental Express, with Joule the dynamite truck And in track four: Rambling Poppa McCoy, with Dustin, the big hopper Control, control. Heat Two. Trains to your tracks. Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one. Trains gone! They've set out for the second heat and Poppa's in back and struggling. He's on the crossing. Look out Poppa! Leaping locomotives! Still Bobo with Turnov pressing in second but Bobo wastes the Russian. Hey, Bobo, you lost your coach! That puts Ruhrgold in the lead but Turnov's not having any! It's Turnov, the Russian leads. Ouch, Poppa shows Turnov he still packs a punch! Poppa's taking the lead but Dustin takes him wide letting Ruhrgold through. It's Ruhrgold, Turnov, Bobo and Poppa coming out of the high level. And Ruhrgold stops - this is getting really mean! Bobo goes through to take the lead. Poppa's turning on the power as they approach the tunnel. The old guy does it! Winner of Heat Two: Poppa McCoy with Bobo in second place. Poppa and Bobo have a place in the final. Rusty: Hey there Poppa, you were great! Poppa, look at you - your boiler is cold Dustin: My fault - I'm too heavy for a engine that's old He should not be pulling freight Poppa: Rusty, Rusty, listen to me, I can't carry on Looks as though my racing days have just come and gone Proved I could do it. Showed I was once great! Can't do it now, though, can't take the weight But I got me a position, got a placing in the race So Rusty, I can trust you Take it for me - go and enter in my place! Rusty: No, Poppa, no! Poppa: Must I kill myself to make you see sense? Rusty: I don't believe, there's no point in pretence Poppa: And you couldn't face that losing shame! Laughing Stock Greaseball: Now looky here, they said this train could go If it can go at all it sure goes slow Don't stop now, you gotta keep it going all night Will you be racing in his place? Gang: Should do! Then you can show that steam is really through Don't stop Poppa, don't stop Rusty + Gang: Leave old Poppa, leave young Rusty Leave old/don't stop Poppa, leave young/don't stop Rusty Electra: Clear my track, what's all this rubbish This Rusty junk must go, clear my track Pearl: Clear my track, this is my train now This could be my dream, clear my track Rusty: Stop! I'll take Poppa's place I'm gonna race you, Greaseball And I'm gonna race you, Electra I'm gonna show you just what steam can do! Boys: Rolling Stock? He'll be a laughing stock Girls: He hasn't got a chance Boys: Rolling Stock? He'll be a laughing stock Girls: He hasn't got a chance Poppa: That's my boy. I knew you'd believe Rusty: Poppa - I have to believe - I have no choice... Starlight Express Rusty: When your goodnights have been said and you are lying in bed With the covers pulled up tight And though you count every sheep you get the feeling that sleep Is going to stay away tonight That's when you hear it coming, that is when you hear the humming Of the Starlight Express, you must confess Are you real, yes or no? Starlight Express, answer me yes I don't want you to go Want you to take me away but bring me back before daylight And in the time between Take me to everywhere but don't abandon me there Just want to say I've been I believe in you completely, though I may be dreaming sweetly Of the Starlight Express, why must I guess Are you real, yes or no Starlight Express, answer me yes I don't want you to go And if you're there, and if you know, then show me which way I should go Starlight Express, Starlight Express, Are you real, are you near? Starlight Express, answer me yes I need you to be here The Rap Rockies: Lead to the left and box to the right The Rockies in the house we're here tonight R.O.C.K.I.E.S. Put your hands together, you know we're the best Motivatin' (acceleratin') Devastatin' (galvinatin') Boys: Diesel, D-d-d-d-diesel Components, Pearl: E.L.E.C. Elec-Electricity Electricity is not for free Electra: So don't mess with me Components, Pearl: So don't mess with me Rocky 1: Are you ready? Rocky 2, 3: Ready, check it out, check it out Rocky 1: Are you ready? Rocky 2, 3: Ready, check it out, check it out Rocky 1: Are you ready? All: Ready! Rockies: Are you ready for the big one? All: Ready! Rockies: Are you ready for the big one, starting any minute? We're in it Rocky 1: You gotta be in it to win it! Rockies: Gotta be in the frame if you're gonna win the game Are you ready for the big one? All: Ready! Boys: Check it out, check it out Girls: Can you believe this? Boys: Check it out, check it out Girls: Can you believe this? Components: Hey, I make Electra the one they gotta beat Gang: Nah - Diesel's wicked! Buffy, Ashley: Yeah - Diesel's neat! Poppa: What about Rusty? All: You can't be serious Greaseball: Hasn't got a chance against his superiors Rockies: Check it out - boy All: Are you ready for the big one, starting any minute? We're in it - you gotta be in it to win it Gotta be in the frame if you're gonna win the game Are you ready for the big one? Ready! Are you ready for the big one? Ready! Are you ready for the big one? Ready! Rusty: If I was the winner of tonight's big fight Pearl would come back Dustin: Yeah, that's right Flat-Top: Well then, win it, that's all you gotta do Electra: Hey Greaseball - I'm talking to you You still got that Dinah hanging on a lead A new set of wheels is what you need Rockies: Check it out All: Are you ready for the big one? Engines: Ready! Rockies: Check it out All: Are you ready for the big one? Boys: Check it out, check it out Girls: Can you believe this? Boys: Check it out Girls: Can you believe this? Boys: Check it out, check it out Girls: Can you believe this? Boys: Check it out, check it out Girls: Can you believe this? Boys: Check it out, check it out Girls: Can you believe this? Greaseball: Any car here - any car you can see would be proud Gang: Yeah, proud Greaseball: To ride with me Rusty: But not Pearl Greaseball: Oh, no? Pearl's like any other She knows I'm a fast movin' mother Pearl knows she's a winner. She won't risk Losing the race with that floppy disk Electra, Components: Check it out, check it out Can you believe this? Check it out, check it out Can you believe this? Dinah: Greaseball, stop it Greaseball: Shut it, Dinah Electra: All my software is designer Greaseball: Pearl, you know that he don't cut it Dinah: Greaseball stop it! All: Dinah - shut it! Greaseball: Pearl - come on - it's time to choose: You wanna boil with the oil or lose with the fuse? All: Are you ready for the big one? Ready! Are you ready for the big one starting any minute? We're in it - you gotta be in it to win it Unless your name's in the frame you ain't in the game Ready for the big one? Ready! Check it out, check it out Can you believe it? Check it out, check it out Can you believe it? Are you ready for the big one starting any minute? We're in it - you gotta be in it to win it Unless your name's in the frame you ain't in the game Ready for the big one? Ready for the big one? Ready! Greaseball: So what you say there, Pearl, you wanna try a whirl You hear me knocking Pearl: Knock, knock Greaseball: Who's there? Pearl: Pearl Greaseball: Pearl who? Pearl: Per-lease, let me go with you Greaseball: You hear me knocking Pearl: I hear you, you're knocking, it's shocking Dinah: I hope you're satisfied with what you've done You could have had your choice and took my only one Pearl: Hey come on Dinah, it's only fun So quit crying, quit crying Greaseball: I'm pumping iron Electra: No one pulls the plug on me, don't play with electricity You'll both regret this when we race The sparks will fly, will fly! (speaks) Suddenly I feel polluted. Greaseball: I'm pumping iron Ashley: Hey, Dinah, what's wrong Buffy: Come on girl, why you crying Ashley: You ain't got no reason Buffy: Don't cry - tell me why Dinah: I've been - gee, it's awful, I know it's absurd I've been - no, I can't say it, I can't say the word U.N.C.O.U.P.L.E.D. Dinah: I've been U.N.C.O.U.P.L.E.D. I can't bring myself to say it, no siree I'm a carriage with no marriage I'm a van without a man I've been U.N.C.O.U.P.L.E.D. Was I corroded, or overloaded? Maybe I shamed him - who could have blamed him? If he thought me second-class Went in search of chrome and brass went to find some other fool like me And I'm just U.N.C.O.U.P.L.E.D. I can't seem to stop C.R.Y.I.N.G. People look and me and think "There she goes, the missing link She's been U.N.C.O.U.P.L.E.D." And I'm just U.N.C.O.U.P.L.E.D. But I'll get my R.E.V.E.N.G.E. He'll come crawling back one day And I'll turn to him and say "Go away, you B.A.S.T.A.R.D." Coaches' Rolling Stock Buffy: Now listen, sugar, if you want him back You'll never get him if you don't attack You gotta make it so that he can't guess When you are saying no but meaning yes Ashley: Slow down, you gotta keep him going all night Both: Deep down inside you know that you are the best So come on baby put him to the test Don't stop now, you gotta keep him going all night Rolling Stock, you're Rolling Stock So let him look around and find you gone Rolling Stock, you're Rolling Stock How long you think he's gonna carry on? So come on heat it up the way you do Dinah: The way I do! All: No one can keep it going longer than you Don't stop now, you gotta keep him going all night Rolling Stock, Rolling Stock So get the motion in your wheels and say Rolling Stock, Rolling Stock Dinah: From here on in it's Independence Day! All: Rolling Stock, Rolling Stock Dinah: I won't stop, I gotta keep it going All: Rolling Stock, Rolling Stock When you see him slowing then everything will be all right Purse: Dinah, you're honoured, Electra has chosen Dinah: Okay! But if Greaseball should change his mind.... Ashley: So who shall we go with? Buffy: You and the French train make a great team Ashley: You take Rusty. Use a head of steam Buffy: Crazy, I'm stuck with the slow one, it's crazy Rusty: It's me or it's no one, it's crazy Both: Going crazy, going crazy, going crazy Race Three Control: This is Control. This is Control. And now for the race that keeps going day and night The final trans-America trial for the championship of the world In track one: Greaseball the diesel, with Pearl the observation car In track two: Electra the train of the future, with Dinah the dining car In track three: Bobo the French TGV, with Ashley the smoking car In track four: Rusty the steamer, with Buffy the buffet car Rusty: Let's hear it for steam! Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one. Trains gone! Here's a surprise - look at that Rusty go. He passes Bobo. He's got a good head of steam and he's mad to show the big boys. He's chasing Electra. He's chasing Greaseball. What's the champion gonna do about it? Oh my God! Race cancelled. Race cancelled. Who did that? Someone did something. I didn't do anything. Re-run in fifteen minutes. Greaseball: Rusty did it, he caused the wreck Electra: Rusty did it, he caused the wreck Gang + Flat-top: He did it, Rusty did it! He did it, Rusty did it! Greaseball: Shut it, I did it! He was good, he was fast Things looked bad, he could've got past Rusty: They said.... Gang: What did they say? Rusty: You said.... Greaseball: What did I say? Rusty: You told the marshall I drove into you! Greaseball: The marshall's impartial, it has to be true Make sure it doesn't happen again I shouldn't have any need to explain Gang: Hey, kid, look what you did You made the boss unhappy so we're unhappy Gang: You're out of the race Flat-top: Put a smile on his face + Gang: Make him happy, and make it snappy Rusty: I'm gonna race in the final! Gang: Now that's ungrateful, we try to be nice, we give you advice, it's really hateful No gratitude, bad attitude, he got no class Get the spanners - teach him some manners Let's kick some ass, kick some ass! Pearl: Rusty! Greaseball: Looks like Rusty's had a small accident. Right? Gang: Right! Pearl: You did this? Greaseball: He took me on and he lost the fight Pearl: I'll go tell the marshall - Greaseball: You're in it as well - they'll only suspend you if you ever tell Pearl: This wasn't how I wanted it, this wasn't what I saw Each time I try it seems that I get sadder but no wiser than before! Flat-top: You okay, Rusty? Rocky 1: Hey, look who's paying us a visit Rocky 2: It's the champ! Rocky 3: It isn't, is it? Rusty: Shut up! I was cheated! Right Place, Right Time Rockies: No point in complaining, Rusty, saying that the system's mean They keep us down by fighting dirty, you won't win if you fight back clean Once maybe you played a hunch, made it with a lucky punch At the right time and in the right place, rest of the time look out for your place They won't give you the chance again, just sit quiet at the back of the train If I had the chances, if I had the breaks Could have been a winner, I had what it takes But I wasn't in the right place at the right time Didn't have the rhythm, didn't have the rhyme I wasn't in the right place at the right time Could've been a contender, could've been a star Never reached the final, didn't get that far 'Cos I wasn't in the right place at the right time Didn't have the rhythm, didn't have the rhyme I wasn't in the right place at the right time Rocky 1: Okay Rockies, take it to the bridge! Rockies: R-O-C-K-I-E-S Any time they seem to open up the door Slam it in your face and knock it to the floor 'Tisn't only me son, 'tisn't only you All of us are losers, all of us are through 'Cos I wasn't in the right place, wasn't in the right place Wasn't in the right place at the right time Rocky 1: Face it Rusty - you're out of it Rusty: They're right - they cheated me when I tried playing fair I complained - they treated me as if I wasn't there They left me with nothing - not even doubt No one to help me. I'm down and I'm out Starlight Sequence Rusty: Starlight Express.... Starlight Express! Starlight: Only you have the power within you Just believe in yourself, the sea will part before you Stop the rain, turn the tide If only you use the power within you Needn't beg the world to turn around and help you If you draw on what you have within you somewhere deep inside Rusty: Starlight Express, Starlight Express Are you real, yes or no? Starlight Express, answer me yes I don't want you to go Starlight: Rusty you're blind, look in your mind I'm there, nothing's new The Starlight Express is no more nor less than you, Rusty I am you, I'm you and only you Rusty: I am the Starlight Starlight: Have the power within you Rusty: I can achieve Starlight: Just believe in yourself Rusty: Anything Starlight: The sea will part before you, stop the rain and turn the tide Rusty: All the things I didn't believe Starlight: If only you Rusty: I am the Starlight Starlight: Use the power within you Rusty: I can see it through Both: Needn't beg the world to turn around and help you If you draw on what is deep inside Rusty: I won't let you down Who's there? Poppa? Rockies? Dustin! Dustin: Hello Rusty, excuse my cough It's dusty round here, must have just dropped off Rusty: Dustin, I have seen the Starlight I know now what I have to do Dustin: I know what you mean, my eyes were shut But I saw it too, I did, Rusty, truly Rusty: So come with me Dustin: Of course I will - you'll find me pretty quick, downhill But where are we going? Rusty: Dustin, you must trust in me He Whistled At Me (reprise) Dinah: I'm fed up with all this racing, this electric thing I'm chasing Doesn't have that certain something that a girl expects to hear He never whistles at me, it's damaging my status I don't think he can whistle at me, he lacks the apparatus Why do you never whistle at me? Beginning to suspect you I need someone to whistle at me - I'm gonna disconnect you Electra: Who cares? Who cares? Dining cars can make you wait forever Hey buffet, make my day - make it faster, make it now or never Buffy: Electricity gives me a charge Race Four Control: Control. Control. Re-run of championship on downhill course Rerun of championship In track one: Greaseball, and Pearl In track two: Bobo, and Ashley In track three: Electra and - carriage change! Carriage change! Electra, and Buffy Greaseball: Locomotion, locomotion.... Pearl: Why should I have to lie?.... Bobo: Le jour de gloire a arrivee Ashley: Gonna be hot, hotter than hot Electra: I'm gonna win Buffy: I'll help you win All: I'll be victorious, I'm gonna win Rusty: Earth, water, air, fire, see the steam rise higher Greaseball: Locomotion, locomotion.... Pearl: Why should I have to lie?.... Bobo: Le jour de gloire a arrivee Ashley: Gonna be hot, hotter than hot Electra: I'm gonna win Buffy: I'll help you win All: I'll be victorious, I'm gonna win Control: Hey, marshalls. Stop Rusty! Rusty: Earth, water, air, fire, see the steam rise higher Earth, water, air - All: Rusty's gonna race, Rusty's gonna race, Rusty's gonna race Rusty's gonna race, race in the final! Who'll be victorious, who's gonna to win? I'll be victorious, I'm gonna to win I'll be victorious, I'll be victorious I'll be victorious, I'm gonna to win I'll be victorious, I'll be victorious I'll be victorious, I'm gonna to win! Control: Trains to your tracks! Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one. It's Greaseball, Electra, Bobo and Rusty as they come down from the high level and Electra passes the champion. Bobo passes the champion. Something's holding the champion back. It's Pearl, and the champion doesn't like that one bit. Oh, no - he's uncoupled Pearl. We have a runaway. Pearl's heading for the edge and Rusty saves her. That was courageous. The champion's racing solo. That's not allowed. The rules say he has thirty seconds to find a new partner. He wants Ashley, but Bobo's not letting go. Not for long. Greaseball takes Ashley and Bobo's out of it. Back at the high level now with Electra leading and the champion is second. It looks like Rusty's bid has failed. Can anyone take the electric superstar? Can the champion come back? It's Electra and the champion disputing the lead. Rusty comes through. Electra zaps the champion. Against all the odds, Rusty is the champion. Rusty for lap of honour. Rusty: I must find Pearl, I must find Pearl, I must find Pearl, I must find Pearl! Ashley: Hold on a minute - Buffy: - what is that? One Rock'n'roll Too Many Greaseball + Electra: One rock'n'roll too many, one night's sleep too few Too much ringing that bell takes its toll out of you Greaseball: The sound's too loud Electra: The light's too bright Greaseball: My chains are too heavy and my pants are too tight Both: One rock'n'roll too many takes its toll out of you One rock'n'roll too many, one more farewell show Come on, clap your hands, are you having a good time? No Electra: My rave's been raided, and my hip just hopped Greaseball: My mojo ain't working Electra: And my pills have just popped Both: One rock'n'roll too many takes its toll out of you One rock'n'roll too many, I can't take no more Greaseball: Whaddya say? Electra: I can't hear nothing Greaseball: Whaddya say? Electra: I can't hear nothing Greaseball: I can't hear nothing Electra: Whaddya say? Both: I said one rock'n'roll too many takes its toll... And the soul... out of you Control: Control! Control! Rusty to return immediately! Rusty to return immediately, or lap of honour will be cancelled! Lap of honour will be cancelled! Poppa: Where's Rusty gone? All: Where's Rusty gone? Dustin: Looking for Pearl Poppa: What happened to Pearl? All: What happened to Pearl? What happened to Pearl? Poppa: You'll show us if it takes you all night Next Time You Fall In Love Pearl: I guess I'm not too good at keeping love alive for long I think I've found the answers but the answer's always wrong My first love was my true love and it should have been my last The only time I'm happy's when I'm dreaming in the past Next time you fall in love it better be with me, the way it used to be Back then was when we touched the Starlight Sometimes you turn away from what your heart tells you is right And so you settle for whatever gets you through the night The flame you thought was dead may suddenly begin to burn And broken hearts can be repaired, that's something that you learn Next time you fall in love it better be with me, the way it used to be Back then was when we touched the Starlight Rusty: I've re-lived every moment that I ever shared with you What fools we were to end a dream that looked like coming true Next time you fall in love it better be with me, the way it used to be Pearl: Back then Rusty: Was when Together: We touched the Starlight Next time you fall in love it better be with me, the way it used to be Back then was when we touched the Starlight I guess I'm not too good at keeping love alive for long I think I've found the answers but the answer's always wrong My first love was my true love and it should have been my last The only time I'm happy's when I'm dreaming in the past Next time you fall in love it better be with me, the way it used to be Back then was when we touched the Starlight Next time you fall in love it better be with me, the way it used to be Back then was when we touched the Starlight - we touched the Starlight! All: Long live Rusty, king of the track Long live Rusty, king of the track Control: Lap of honour cancelled. Lap of honour cancelled Engines must obey Control! Dinah: Greaseball, you're hurt! Greaseball: No Dinah, please don't cry I'm washed up, I'm finished, but gee, Dinah, I - I don't know how to tell it Dinah: Come on Greaseball, you can spell it Greaseball: Okay Dinah, I'm S.O.R.R.R.Y. Poppa: You could be converted Greaseball: What d'you mean? Poppa: Rebuilt, with a new and better form of power Electra: You think I could be converted to steam? Poppa: Sure could - and with steam, you'd be under your own control! Control: Engines must obey control! Engines must obey control! Do what you're told! All: Shut it, Control! Light At The End Of The Tunnel Poppa: Diesel is for unbelievers Electricity is wrong Steam has got the power that will pull us along There's a light at the end of the tunnel There's a light at the end of the tunnel The inside might be as black as the night All: But there's a light at the end of the tunnel There's a light at the end of the tunnel The inside might be as black as the night But at the end of the tunnel there's a light Poppa: It's the power of James Watt, the steaming Scot All: The man who watched the pot and said "Hey, I've got A brilliant plot: when the steam is hot It seems to make a lot of power," Poppa: It could turn a wheel All: Lots of power Poppa: It could drive it down a track All: Clickety clack, clickety clack Poppa: It could drive it with a beat All: Choo-choo-choo With enough left over for a woo-woo! He saw the light at the end of the tunnel I said he saw the light at the end of the tunnel Poppa: Thanks James Watt (thank you Mr Watt) For watching that pot All: He saw a light at the end of the tunnel He saw a light at the end of the tunnel The inside might be as black as the night But at the end of the tunnel there's a light Poppa: There are dark days ahead When the power goes dead When the oil runs dry, what can we try? All: We could use the sunlight Poppa: But it don't shine at night All: Nuclear fission leaves a nasty emission Poppa: Soon the pistons will be humming Steam will have a second coming All: We saw light at the end of the tunnel We saw light at the end of the tunnel Just dig a hole and haul out the coal We saw light at the end of the tunnel We saw light at the end of the tunnel So let the water boil - goodbye to oil At the end of the tunnel there's a light We saw light at the end of the tunnel (we see the light) We saw light at the end of the tunnel (we see the light) When the Angel Gabriel blows his magic toot We saw light at the end of the tunnel (we see the light) We saw light at the end of the tunnel (we see the light) At the end of the tunnel there's a light Starlight! Rusty + Pearl: I guess I'm not too good at keeping love alive for long I think I've found the answers but the answer's always wrong My first love was my true love and it should have been my last The only time I'm happy's when I'm dreaming in the past Pearl: Next time you fall in love it better be with me, the way it used to be Rusty: Back then Both: Was when we touched the Starlight We touched the Starlight Starlight Megamix Poppa: Everybody c'mon, clap your hands, let's have a good time All: There's a light at the end of the tunnel There's a light at the end of the tunnel The inside might be as black as the night But at the end of the tunnel there's a light I'm just the fastest thing you'll ever see That streak of lightning you just missed was me Don't stop now - we gotta keep it going all night There's a light at the end of the tunnel There's a light at the end of the tunnel A lotta locomotion, that's what we need If we are ever gonna get up speed From the Eastern ocean to the Western sea Locomotion's gonna carry me Woo woo, woo woo Nobody can do it like a steam train Woo woo, woo woo Once upon a time there was a dream train Freight is great, freight is great We carry weight, cos we are freight And freight is great AC/DC it's OK by me I can switch and change my frequency See me hustle, feel my muscle Pumping iron Trying to build my body, trying to lose my mind There's a light, there's a light, we can see the light There's a light, there's a light, we can see the light There's a light, there's a light, we can see the light At the end of the tunnel I wasn't in the right place at the right time Didn't have the rhythm, didn't have the rhyme Rockies: Lead to the left, box to the right The Rockies in the house we're here tonight R.O.C.K.I.E.S. Put your hands together, you know we're the best Check it out - boy All: The sound's too loud, the lights too bright My chains are too heavy and my pants are too tight One rock'n'roll too many takes its toll out of you Poppa: There's a light at the end of the tunnel All: Crazy, can you believe him He's crazy, love him or leave him He's crazy, goin' crazy, goin' crazy Soon the pistons will be humming Steam will have a second coming Woo woo woo We see the light at the end of the tunnel We see the light at the end of the tunnel So let the water boil - goodbye to oil At the end of the tunnel there's a light We saw light at the end of the tunnel (we see the light) We saw light at the end of the tunnel (we see the light) When the Angel Gabriel blows his magic toot We saw light at the end of the tunnel (we see the light) We saw light at the end of the tunnel (we see the light) We see the distant gleam that tells us its steam At the end of the tunnel there's a light Starlight!