I went to a Halloween party this weekend dressed as Nightman, which was basically me in a black shirt and pants with some eye makeup... you know a normal day out. Aaron dressed as the Troll, while Chris, in an inspired, if very brief appearance, dressed as the Dayman, full codpiece and all. Chris only lasted about five minutes in the costume, experiencing too much pain in the groinal area to continue. But anyone looking for a last-minute Halloween costume idea, believe me, we were the talk of the party, if only because everyone who never saw "The Nightman Cometh" episode of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (one of their best episodes ever) had no idea what we were supposed to be. What I didn't realize is that the crew of the show took the "play" that they performed on a national tour this summer, performing the absolutely brilliant songs from the episode live in front of confused and delirious audiences. You really have to regularly watch the show, which has been absolutely on top of its game this season -- some of its best episodes ever, and that's saying a lot -- to understand the warped humor and wonder of a character who creates a play largely about a boy getting raped, in order to woo a girl who can't stand him and hasn't for years. Any show that ends with Danny DeVito, dressed as a Troll, saying "I think the rape scene went really well" is just warped enough to be a classic. Of course, any song that includes the lines: "You're a master of karate, and friendship, for everyone!" is just destined to be a hit.
If you don't watch the show, tune in Thursdays at 10 pm on FX. Really, seriously, it's the absolute funniest thing on television right now. Last week, the Green Man (another brilliant Charlie Kelly character) fought the Phillie Phanatic as the gang tried to attend Game 5 of last year's World Series. In previous weeks, Charlie admitted to a date that he's a "full-on rapist" (he meant to say philanthropist), they attempted a road trip and never made it out of Philly, and of course, they ruined the Waitress's life, again. And they show repeats at 10:30, so if you happen to see "The Nightman Cometh" coming up, make sure you set your DVR. It really doesn't get any better than this.
Here are Charlie's original lyrics to the song (he's illiterate)...
But loosely translated, it goes a little something like this:
Night Man, sneaky and mean Spider inside my dreams I think I love you
You make me wanna cry You make me wanna die I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you Night Man
Every night you come into my room And pin me down with your strong arms You pin me down, and I try to fight you You come inside me You fill me up And I become the Night Man...
It's just 2 men sharing the night It might seem wrong but it's just right It's just 2 men sharing each other It's just 2 men like loving brothers
One on top and one on bottom One inside and one is out One is screaming, he's so happy The other's screamin' a passionate shout
It's the Night Man I'm feeling so wrong and right, man I'm feeling so wrong and right, man
I can't fight you, man When you come inside me And pin me down with your strong hands And I become the Night... The passionate, passionate Night Man
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Night Man Reprise, by Charlie Kelly
They took you, Night Man, and you don't belong to them They locked me in a world of darkness without your sexy hands And I miss you, Night Man, so ba-a-ad
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Day Man - by Electric Dream Machine
Day Man Fighter of the Night Man Champion of the sun You're a master of karate And friendship for everyone
Day Man (Aah-aah-aah) Fighter of the Night Man (Aah-aah-aah) Champion of the sun (Aah-aah-aah) You're a master of karate And friendship for everyone (repeat)
And here's a live performance of scenes from The Nightman Cometh -- including the infamous Troll toll / boy rape scene that everyone loves... seriously, you have to watch this show. And the Nightman is getting into the "boy's soul", not the other thing you're thinking. Danny DeVito doesn't quite enunciate properly as the Troll.
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It is great that you went to the Halloween Party. I hope you have really enjoyed the party. Thanks for sharing such cherish moments here.
Posted by: acai berry | November 06, 2009 at 10:06 PM