Line #15 Trivia/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS6E7OnceMoreWithFeeling


1	* [[ActingForTwo Acting For Three]]: The same actors played the dancing vampires and demon in "Going Through The Motions", the dancing street sweepers while Xander, Anya and Giles are walking down the street, and the puppet minions.
2	* ActorInspiredElement: The tempo of "Bunnies" was inspired by how Creator/EmmaCaulfield would sometimes sing to Creator/JossWhedon on set.
3	* AwesomeDearBoy: Broadway legend [[http://hintonbattle.com/ Hinton Battle]] agreed to play Sweet the Dancing Demon primarily because he was a huge fan of the show and thought the idea of getting made up like a demon would be "a stone cold groove" that he had never experienced before.
4	* {{Blooper}}: During "Something To Sing About", Tara can be seen walking into a pole by accident and adjusting herself in the background.
5	* TheCastShowoff: Played straight with several of the cast, particularly Creator/JamesMarsters, Creator/AnthonyStewartHead and Creator/AmberBenson (all three of whom are trained or professional singers; Marsters used to sing and play guitar in a rock band called Ghost of The Robot, Head has recorded several albums in England, and both Amber and Marsters guested on one of them), who get to show off their impressive pipes. Benson and Creator/MichelleTrachtenberg also display their dancing skills. Inverted with Willow having almost no singing lines on her own; (Creator/AlysonHannigan specifically requested she be given as few lines as possible, because she considered herself a bad singer; "Under Your Spell" was originally written as a duet.) Creator/MichelleTrachtenberg also made this request, though when she's singing more in her natural alto during the verses of "Where Do We Go From Here?" instead of the falsetto she used previously, her voice is much stronger. Hannigan was reportedly quite surprised by how good her voice sounded in the final version, and regretted not singing more.
6	* CompletelyDifferentTitle:
7	** French: "Que le Spectale Commence!" (''Let the Show Begin!'')
8	** Italian: "La vita è un musical" (''Life Is a Musical'')
9	** Polish: "Zagraj to jeszcze raz" (''Play It Again'')
10	** Portuguese (Brazil): "Quem Canta os Males Atrai" (''Who Sings the Evil Attracts'')
11	* CreatorBacklash: Inverted. Creator/SarahMichelleGellar hated the preparation for the episode and became very anxious about singing. However, she loved the finished episode and said she was glad she did it, though she also said she never wanted to do it again. In fact, Sarah accepted the lead role in the series ''Series/{{Ringer}}'' on the condition that the show did not feature a MusicalEpisode.
12	* {{Corpsing}}: Creator/AmberBenson and Creator/EmmaCaulfield dance behind Creator/SarahMichelleGellar during the song "Something To Sing About" on The Bronze set. As the dance was ending, Amber made a misstep while turning and ran into one of the support pillars (you can see this near the end of the line "and every single verse"). Since the sequence was being filmed with a multi-camera setup, you can see her beginning to lose it in the next shot (the line "can make it that much worse") and she quickly ducks behind the pillar to get off-camera.
13	* CreatorsFavoriteEpisode: Creator/JossWhedon and Creator/NicholasBrendon named this as one of their favourite episodes. Creator/JamesMarsters [[https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/4xpx4g/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-actors-and-experts-on-their-favourite-buffy-episode named it as his favourite]].
14	* DeletedScene: One line was cut due to length, about Sweet and Buffy:
15	-->'''Giles''': What does he want?
16	-->'''Henchman''': Her... plus chaos and insanity and people burning up, but that's more big picture stuff.
17	* EditedForSyndication: The original runtime was over 50 minutes, so obvious trims were made for reruns.
18	* NonSingingVoice: Almost. Plans were to dub Buffy's singing voice with {{Music/Jewel}} but Creator/SarahMichelleGellar didn't want to be the only cast member not doing her own singing.
19	* RealitySubtext: Willow's one line during "Walk Through The Fire" - "''I think this line's mostly filler''" - references how Creator/AlysonHannigan was reluctant to sing too much.
20	* ScullyBox: When Willow and Tara are walking over the bridge in "I'm Under Your Spell", you can see that Creator/AlysonHannigan is wearing high heels to minimize the almost three inch height difference between her and Creator/AmberBenson.
21	* SerendipityWritesThePlot: "Under Your Spell" would have been a duet. As mentioned below, Alyson Hannigan didn't want to sing. It ends up working better when Tara is singing it solo and becomes Foreshadowing when she realizes that Willow literally enspelled her, and is [[HarsherInHindsight horrified on realizing it]].
22	* WagTheDirector: "Under Your Spell" was supposed to be a duet between Willow and Tara. Creator/AlysonHannigan wasn't comfortable with her singing and she requested to not have many sung moments. As a result, Willow has no solos or duets.
23	* YouLookFamiliar: The vampires and demon in "Going Through The Motions", the puppet minions, and the dancing street sweepers are all played by the same three actors.
24
25	[[foldercontrol]]
26	!!Lyrics
27	[[folder:Going Through the Motions -- Buffy & monsters]]
28	'''Buffy'''\
29	Every single night, the same arrangement\
30	I go out and fight the fight\
31	Still, I always feel the strange estrangement\
32	Nothing here is real, nothing here is right\
33	\
34	I've been making shows of trading blows, just hoping no one knows\
35	That I've been going through the motions, walking through the part\
36	Nothing seems to penetrate my heart\
37	\
38	I was always brave and kind of righteous, now I find I'm wavering\
39	Crawl out of your grave, you find this fight just doesn't mean a thing\
40	\
41	'''Vampire'''\
42	She ain't got that swing\
43	\
44	'''Buffy'''\
45	Thanks for noticing\
46	\
47	'''Demon & Vampires'''\
48	She does pretty well with fiends from hell\
49	But lately, we can tell\
50	That she's just going through the motions\
51	(Going through the motions)\
52	Faking it somehow\
53	\
54	'''Demon'''\
55	She's not even half the girl she...ow\
56	\
57	'''Buffy'''\
58	Will I stay this way forever, sleepwalk through my life's endeavor?\
59	\
60	'''Hunk'''\
61	How can I repay—\
62	\
63	'''Buffy'''\
64	Whatever, I don't want to be\
65	Going through the motions, losing all my drive\
66	I can't even see if this is really me\
67	And I just want to be alive \
68	[[/folder]]
69
70	[[folder:I've Got a Theory -- all Scoobies]]
71	'''Giles'''\
72	I've got a theory, that it's a demon\
73	A dancing demon, no, something isn't right there.\
74	\
75	'''Willow'''\
76	I've got a theory, some kid is dreaming\
77	And we're all stuck inside his wacky Broadway nightmare\
78	\
79	'''Xander'''\
80	I've got a theory, we should work this out\
81	\
82	'''Xander, Willow, Tara, Anya'''\
83	It's getting eerie, what's this cheery singing all about?\
84	\
85	'''Xander'''\
86	It could be witches, some evil witches\
87	Which is ridiculous 'cause witches they were persecuted\
88	Wicca good and love the earth and woman power and I'll be over here.\
89	\
90	'''Anya'''\
91	I've got a theory, it could be bunnies\
92	\
93	'''Tara'''\
94	I've got a—\
95	\
96	'''Anya'''\
97	Bunnies aren't just cute like everybody supposes\
98	They got them hoppy legs and twitchy little noses\
99	And what's with all the carrots, what do they need such good eyesight for anyway?\
100	Bunnies, bunnies, it must be bunnies\
101	Or maybe midgets\
102	\
103	'''Willow'''\
104	I've got a theory, we should work this fast\
105	'''Willow & Giles'''\
106	Because it clearly could get serious before it's passed.\
107	\
108	'''Buffy'''\
109	I've got a theory, it doesn't matter, what can't we face if we're together?\
110	What's in this place that we can't weather?\
111	Apocalypse, we've all been there, the same old trips, why should we care?\
112	\
113	'''Buffy, Willow, Xander, Tara, Anya, Giles'''\
114	What can't we do if we get in it?\
115	We'll work it through within a minute\
116	We have to try, we'll pay the price\
117	It's do or die,\
118	'''Buffy'''\
119	Hey, I've died twice\
120	\
121	What can't we face if we're together?\
122	(What can't we face?)\
123	What's in this place we can't weather?\
124	(If we're together)\
125	There's nothing we can't face\
126	\
127	'''Anya'''\
128	Except for bunnies. \
129	[[/folder]]
130
131	[[folder:Under Your Spell -- Tara solo]]
132	I lived my life in shadow, never the sun on my face\
133	It didn't seem so sad, though, I figured that was my place\
134	Now I'm bathed in light, something just isn't right\
135	\
136	I'm under your spell, how else could it be\
137	Anyone would notice me?\
138	It's magic, I can tell, how you set me free\
139	Brought me out so easily\
140	\
141	I saw a world enchanted, spirits and charms in the air\
142	I always took for granted I was the only one there\
143	But your power shone brighter than any I've known\
144	\
145	I'm under your spell, nothing I can do\
146	You just took my soul with you\
147	You worked your charm so well, finally, I knew\
148	Everything I dreamed was true\
149	You made me believe\
150	\
151	The moon to the tide, I can feel you inside\
152	I'm under your spell, surging like the sea\
153	Wanting you so helplessly\
154	I break with every swell, lost in ecstasy\
155	Spread beneath my willow tree\
156	You make me complete\
157	You make me complete\
158	You make me complete \
159	You make me complete\
160	[[/folder]]
161
162	[[folder:I'll Never Tell -- Xander & Anya]]
163	'''Anya'''\
164	This is the man that I plan to entangle, isn't he fine?\
165	My claim to fame was to maim and to mangle, vengeance was mine\
166	But I'm out of the biz, the name I made, I'll trade for his\
167	The only trouble is—I'll never tell\
168	\
169	'''Xander'''\
170	She is the one, she's such wonderful fun, such passion and grace\
171	Warm in the night when I'm right in her tight -- embrace. tight embrace\
172	I'll never let her go, the love we've known can only grow\
173	There's just one thing that—No. I'll never tell\
174	\
175	'''Xander & Anya'''\
176	Cause there's nothing to tell\
177	\
178	'''Anya'''\
179	He snores\
180	'''Xander'''\
181	She wheezes\
182	'''Anya'''\
183	Say "housework" and he freezes\
184	'''Xander'''\
185	She eats these skeezy cheeses that I can't describe\
186	'''Anya'''\
187	I talk; he breezes\
188	'''Xander'''\
189	She doesn't know what "please" is\
190	'''Anya'''\
191	His penis got diseases from a Chumash tribe\
192	'''Xander & Anya'''\
193	The vibe gets kind of scary\
194	'''Xander'''\
195	Like she thinks I'm ordinary\
196	'''Anya'''\
197	Like it's all just temporary\
198	'''Xander'''\
199	Like her toes are kind of hairy\
200	'''Xander & Anya'''\
201	But it's all very well\
202	Cause, God knows, I'll never tell\
203	\
204	'''Anya'''\
205	When things get rough, he just hides behind his Buffy\
206	Now look, he's getting huffy, 'cause he knows that I know\
207	\
208	'''Xander'''\
209	She clings, she's needy, she's also really greedy\
210	She never—\
211	'''Anya'''\
212	His eyes are beady\
213	'''Xander'''\
214	This is my verse, hello?\
215	She—\
216	'''Anya'''\
217	Look at me! I'm dancing crazy\
218	\
219	'''Xander & Anya'''\
220	You know\
221	'''Xander'''\
222	You're quite the charmer\
223	'''Anya'''\
224	My knight in armor\
225	'''Xander'''\
226	You're the cutest of the Scoobies, with your lips as red as rubies\
227	And your firm, yet supple — tight embrace\
228	\
229	'''Anya'''\
230	He's swell\
231	'''Xander'''\
232	She's sweller\
233	'''Anya'''\
234	He'll always be my feller\
235	'''Xander'''\
236	That's why I'll never tell her that I'm petrified\
237	\
238	'''Anya'''\
239	I've read this tale, there's wedding, then betrayal\
240	And I know there'll come the day I'll want to run and hide\
241	'''Xander & Anya'''\
242	I lied, I said it's easy, I've tried, but there's these fears I can't quell\
243	'''Xander'''\
244	Is she looking for a pot of gold?\
245	'''Anya'''\
246	Will I look good when I've gotten old?\
247	'''Xander'''\
248	Will our lives become too stressful if I'm never that successful?\
249	'''Anya'''\
250	When I get so worn and wrinkly that I look like David Brinkley?\
251	\
252	'''Xander'''\
253	Am I crazy?\
254	'''Anya'''\
255	Am I dreamin'?\
256	'''Xander'''\
257	Am I marrying a demon?\
258	'''Xander & Anya'''\
259	We can really raise the beam in making marriage a hell\
260	So, thank God, I'll never tell!\
261	I swear, that I'll never tell\
262	'''Xander'''\
263	My lips are sealed\
264	'''Anya'''\
265	I take the Fifth\
266	'''Xander'''\
267	Nothing to see, move it along\
268	'''Xander & Anya'''\
269	I'll never tell \
270	[[/folder]]
271
272	[[folder:The Parking Ticket - Ticket Lady solo]]
273	I've been having a bad bad day, come on won't you put that pad away?\
274	I'm asking you, please, no, it isn't right, it isn't fair\
275	There was no parking anywhere, I think that hydrant wasn't there\
276	Why can't you let it go, I think I've paid more than my share\
277	I'm just a poor girl don't you care, hey, I'm not wearing underwear \
278	[[/folder]]
279
280	[[folder:Rest in Peace -- Spike solo]]
281	I died so many years ago\
282	But you can make me feel like it isn't so\
283	And why you come to be with me, I think I finally know\
284	Mmmm\
285	\
286	You're scared, ashamed of what you feel\
287	And you can't tell the ones you love, you know they couldn't deal\
288	Whisper in a dead man's ear, it doesn't make it real\
289	\
290	That's great, but I don't want to play\
291	'Cause being with you touches me more than I can say\
292	And since I'm only dead to you, I'm saying stay away\
293	And let me rest in peace\
294	\
295	Let me rest in peace, let me get some sleep\
296	Let me take my love and bury it in a hole six foot deep\
297	I can lay my body down, but I can't find my sweet release\
298	So let me rest in peace\
299	\
300	You know, you've got a willing slave\
301	And you just love to play the thought that you might misbehave\
302	But 'til you do, I'm telling you, stop visiting my grave\
303	And let me rest in peace\
304	\
305	I know I should go, but I follow you like a man possessed\
306	There's a traitor here beneath my breast\
307	And it hurts me more than you've ever guessed\
308	If my heart could beat, it would break my chest\
309	But I can see you're unimpressed\
310	So, leave me be\
311	\
312	And let me rest in peace, let me get some sleep\
313	Let me take my love and bury it in a hole six foot deep\
314	I can lay my body down, but I can't find my sweet release\
315	Let me rest in peace, why won't you let me rest in peace? \
316	[[/folder]]
317
318	[[folder:What You Feel -- Sweet & Dawn]]
319	'''Sweet'''\
320	Why'd you run away, don't you like my style?\
321	Why don't you come and play, I guarantee a great big smile\
322	I come from the imagination, and I'm here strictly by your invocation\
323	So what do you say, why don't we dance awhile?\
324	\
325	'''Sweet'''\
326	I'm the heart of swing, I'm the twist and shout\
327	When you gotta sing, when you gotta let it out\
328	You call me and I come a-runnin'\
329	I turn the music on, I bring the fun in\
330	Now we're partying, that's what it's all about\
331	\
332	'''Sweet'''\
333	'Cause I know what you feel, girl\
334	I know just what you feel, girl\
335	\
336	'''Sweet'''\
337	All these melodies, they go on too long\
338	Then that energy starts to come on way too strong\
339	All those hearts lay open, that must sting\
340	Plus some customers just start combusting\
341	That's the penalty when life is but a song\
342	\
343	'''Sweet'''\
344	You brought me down and doomed this town\
345	So when we blow this scene\
346	Back we will go to my kingdom below, and you will be my queen\
347	'Cause I know what you feel, girl\
348	\
349	'''Dawn'''\
350	No, you see, you and me wouldn't be very regal\
351	'''Sweet'''\
352	I'll make it real, girl\
353	'''Dawn'''\
354	What I mean, I'm fifteen, so this queen thing's illegal\
355	'''Sweet'''\
356	I can bring whole cities to ruin, and still have time to get a soft-shoe in\
357	'''Dawn'''\
358	Well, that's great, but I'm late, and I'd hate to delay her\
359	'''Sweet'''\
360	Something's cooking, I'm at the griddle\
361	I bought Nero his very first fiddle\
362	'''Dawn'''\
363	She'll get pissed if I'm missed, see, my sister's the Slayer\
364	'''Sweet'''\
365	Now we're partying, that's what it's all about \
366	[[/folder]]
367
368	[[folder:Standing -- Giles solo]]
369	You're not ready for the world outside, you keep pretending, but you just can't hide\
370	I know I said that I'd be standing by your side, but I\
371	Your path's unbeaten, and it's all uphill, and you can meet it, but you never will\
372	And I'm the reason that you're standing still, but I\
373	\
374	I wish I could say the right words to lead you through this land\
375	Wish I could play the father and take you by the hand\
376	Wish I could stay, but now I understand\
377	I'm standing in the way\
378	\
379	The cries around you, you don't hear at all, 'cause you know I'm here to take that call\
380	So you just lie there when you should be standing tall, but I\
381	\
382	I wish I could lay your arms down and let you rest at last\
383	Wish I could slay your demons, but now that time has passed\
384	Wish I could stay, your stalwart, standing fast\
385	But I'm standing in the way, I'm just standing in the way \
386	[[/folder]]
387
388	[[folder:Under Your Spell/Standing (reprise) -- Tara & Giles]]
389	'''Tara'''\
390	I'm under your spell, God, how can this be, playing with my memory\
391	You know I've been through hell, Willow, don't you see?\
392	There'll be nothing left of me, you made me believe\
393	'''Giles'''\
394	Believe me, I don't wanna go\
395	'''Tara & Giles'''\
396	And it'll grieve me, 'cause I love you so\
397	But we both know\
398	\
399	'''Giles'''\
400	Wish I could say the right words to lead you through this land\
401	'''Tara'''\
402	Wish I could trust just that it was just this once, but I must do what I must\
403	'''Giles'''\
404	Wish I could play the father and take you by the hand\
405	'''Tara'''\
406	I can't adjust to this disgust, we're done, and I just\
407	'''Tara & Giles'''\
408	Wish I could stay, wish I could stay, wish I could stay\
409	Wish I could stay \
410	[[/folder]]
411
412	[[folder:Walk Through the Fire -- all Scoobies, Spike, & Sweet]]
413	'''Buffy'''\
414	I touch the fire and it freezes me, I look into it and it's black\
415	Why can't I feel, my skin should crack and peel, I want the fire back\
416	\
417	Now through the smoke she calls to me, to make my way across the flame\
418	To save the day, or maybe melt away, I guess it's all the same\
419	\
420	So I will walk through the fire, 'cause where else can I turn?\
421	I will walk through the fire, and let it\
422	\
423	'''Spike'''\
424	The torch I bear is scorching me, Buffy's laughing, I've no doubt\
425	I hope she fries, I'm free if that bitch dies, I better help her out\
426	\
427	'''Sweet'''\
428	'Cause she is drawn to the fire, some people\
429	'''Spike'''\
430	She will\
431	'''Spike & Sweet'''\
432	Never learn\
433	And she will walk through the fire, and let it\
434	\
435	'''Giles'''\
436	Will this do a thing to change her, am I leaving Dawn in danger?\
437	Is my Slayer too far gone to care?\
438	'''Xander'''\
439	What if Buffy can't defeat it?\
440	'''Anya'''\
441	Beady Eyes is right, we're needed, or we could just sit around and glare\
442	'''Giles, Xander, Willow, Anya, Tara'''\
443	We'll see it through, it's what we're always here to do\
444	So we will walk through the fire\
445	\
446	'''Buffy'''\
447	So one by one, they turn from me, I guess my friends can't face the cold \
448	'''Tara'''\
449	(What can't we face)\
450	'''Buffy'''\
451	But why I froze, not one among them knows \
452	'''Tara'''\
453	(If we're together?)\
454	'''Buffy'''\
455	And never can be told\
456	\
457	'''Anya'''\
458	She came from the grave much graver\
459	'''Sweet'''\
460	''So one by one, they come to me''\
461	'''Spike'''\
462	First, he'll kill her, then I'll save her\
463	'''Sweet'''\
464	''The distant redness as their guide''\
465	'''Tara'''\
466	Everything is turning out so dark\
467	'''Buffy'''\
468	(Going through the motions)\
469	'''Spike'''\
470	No, I'll save her, then I'll kill her\
471	'''Sweet'''\
472	''That single flame''\
473	'''Buffy'''\
474	(Walking through the part)\
475	'''Sweet'''\
476	''Ain't what they had in mind''\
477	'''Willow'''\
478	I think this line's mostly filler\
479	'''Sweet'''\
480	''It's what they have inside''\
481	'''Giles'''\
482	What's it going to take to strike a spark?\
483	'''Buffy'''\
484	These endless days are finally ending in a blaze\
485	'''Sweet'''\
486	''She will come to me''\
487	\
488	'''Buffy, Willow, Xander, Tara, Anya, Giles, Spike'''\
489	And we are caught in the fire, the point of no return\
490	So we will walk through the fire, and let it burn\
491	Let it burn, let it burn, let it burn\
492	[[/folder]]
493
494	[[folder:Something to Sing About -- Buffy & Spike]]
495	'''Buffy'''\
496	Life's a show, and we all play our parts\
497	And when the music starts, we open up our hearts\
498	\
499	It's all right if some things come out wrong\
500	We'll sing a happy song, and you can sing along\
501	\
502	Where there's life, there's hope; everyday's a gift\
503	Wishes can come true, whistle while you work\
504	So hard all day to be like other girls\
505	To fit in in this glittering world\
506	Don't give me songs, don't give me songs\
507	Give me something to sing about\
508	I need something to sing about\
509	\
510	Life's a song you don't get to rehearse\
511	And every single verse can make it that much worse\
512	Still, my friends don't know why I ignore\
513	The million things or more I should be dancing for\
514	\
515	All the joy life sends, family and friends\
516	All the twists and bends, knowing that it ends\
517	Well, that depends on if they let you go\
518	On if they know enough to know\
519	That when you've bowed, you leave the crowd\
520	\
521	There was no pain, no fear, no doubt\
522	'Till they pulled me out of Heaven\
523	So that's my refrain, I live in Hell\
524	'Cause I've been expelled from Heaven\
525	I think I was in Heaven\
526	\
527	So, give me something to sing about\
528	Please, give me something\
529	\
530	'''Spike'''\
531	Life's not a song, life isn't bliss, life is just this, it's living\
532	You'll get along, the pain that you feel, you only can heal\
533	By living, you have to go on living, so one of us is living\
534	[[/folder]]
535
536	[[folder:What You Feel (reprise) -- Sweet solo]]
537	What a lot of fun, you guys have been real swell\
538	And there's not a one who can say this ended well\
539	\
540	All those secrets you've been concealing\
541	Say you're happy now, once more with feeling\
542	Now I gotta run, see you all in hell\
543	[[/folder]]
544
545	[[folder:Where Do We Go From Here? -- all Scoobies, & Spike]]
546	'''Dawn'''\
547	Where do we go from here?\
548	'''Buffy & Spike'''\
549	Where do we go from here?\
550	'''Giles'''\
551	The battle's done and we kind of won\
552	'''Giles & Tara'''\
553	So we sound our victory cheer\
554	Where do we go from here?\
555	\
556	'''Xander & Anya'''\
557	Why is the path unclear when we know home is near?\
558	'''Buffy, Willow, Xander, Tara, Anya, Dawn, Giles, Spike'''\
559	Understand we'll go hand in hand, but we'll walk alone in fear\
560	'''Giles'''\
561	Tell me\
562	'''Buffy, Willow, Xander, Tara, Anya, Dawn, Giles, Spike'''\
563	Where do we go from here?\
564	\
565	When does the end appear, when do the trumpets cheer?\
566	The curtains close on a kiss, God knows, we can tell the end is near\
567	Where do we go from here
568	[[/folder]]
569
570	[[folder:Coda -- Buffy & Spike]]
571	'''Buffy'''\
572	I touch the fire and it freezes me\
573	'''Spike'''\
574	I died\
575	'''Buffy'''\
576	I look into it and it's black\
577	'''Spike'''\
578	So many years ago\
579	'''Buffy'''\
580	This isn't real\
581	'''Spike'''\
582	You can make me feel\
583	'''Buffy'''\
584	But I just want to feel\
585	\
586	'''All'''\
587	Where do we go from here?

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