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The Interview

Adam Pascal, Josh Groban, Clarke Peters, David Bedella

Chess In Concert (Live), 2009, English

Lyrics

Pick up to six lines to make a card.

Let's get that Sergievsky family video lined up, okay?
Okay
Ha ha ha ha ha
We all want times in our careers
When we make a little history
Receive the plaudits of our peers
Perhaps that time is here right now for me
Ah! Anatoly, if I may
Let me say right away
You'll be thrilled
Because the other seat is filled
By a long-standing friend of yours
And action!
Well, here we are face to face once again
By any standards, a bizarre reunion
Is being homeless affecting your game?
I wouldn't know, as I've a home in England
No, by a home I mean real home
The place where your family is
England is my real home
What are your latest political aims?
What are you saying?
Your anti-Russian crusade, has it worked?
I'm no crusader
What is your true motivation?
That is something we all want to know
You know damn well what my motivation is, okay?
Here we see a man under great pressure
Two fights to fight, yet he could not look fresher
Chess and politics, I take my hat off
To any champion who can pull that off
I hear your second controls everything
Chess is her passion
But her obsession is East versus West
Chess is her passion
I know a little about her
And she has got her own axe to grind
That's not true
Aren't you concerned that your wife's not here?
I don't discuss my private life in public
But don't you care that she's not by your side?
I think I've had enough of this discussion
Well, we've a little surprise
We've got your wife on the video
Run the video!
Let her talk to you, give you her version
How married life has changed since your desertion
Hey, come back, my friend, we're only showing
Home movies, nothing more—where are you going?
Great interview!
Ha ha
Bravo, Mr. de Courcy, uh, Walter
Ah, Alexander
I'm glad that old film did the trick
We are going to be able to help each other
Heartwarming international cooperation
I have good news about Anatoly's lady friend
Florence Vassy's father is alive
Really? Well, this is good news
Have you told her yet?
No, I was going to leave that pleasure to you
However, my friend, there is one thing
Yes, of course there is
I think Mr. Sergievsky must lose the match and come home
Do you not agree?
Sure, but there are others beside Vassy we wish to see come home
That should not be a problem
Do we have a deal?
We have a deal, and everybody wins
Except Anatoly
But he gets the lovely Svetlana