Royalties (2020) s01e03 Episode Script
Kick Your Shoes Off
1
Da-da-da-da-da-da ♪
Do-do-do-do-do ♪
Da-da-da-da-da-da ♪
Da-do-ba-doobie-do ♪
This is the theme song ♪
This is the theme song, yeah. ♪
KIMMY: It's like ♪
My hair looks so good when it's up ♪
But, like, it also looks ♪
So good ♪
When it's down ♪
[POP MUSIC PLAYS]
Let your hair down ♪
- Let it down ♪
- Let it down now ♪
All my bobby pins ♪
I don't want them in ♪
- Want to feel the wind ♪
- DIRECTOR: Cut!
[BUZZING]
- [CLAPPING]
- That was so good.
- That was, that was great.
- I love it. I know.
Oh, my God, it's
Hey, you're Cindy McMann, right?
How'd you know my name?
I You T You wrote this song.
Y-Yeah, you write all
of Kimmy Kelly's hits.
Yeah, we are huge fans of yours.
We, uh, we love you.
I'm Sara, this is Pierce.
W-We're songwriters, too.
Why?
Well, our manager hooked us up big-time.
We have a meeting with Kimmy
today to discuss a new song.
This is the biggest thing we've
ever done in our entire lives.
D-Do you have any, uh,
pointers for us, Cindy?
Get out. Get out while you're young.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS]
- Whoa
- KENDRA: Hello!
So, Kimmy is pumped for the
writing sesh. And she should be.
Lucky sausage, getting
to work with you two.
Kendra, thank you so
much. This is amazing.
Ooh. Quick heads-up.
Working on an operation
this big will be, eh,
a little different than
what you're used to.
Might have to take input
from a few more people.
- Right on.
- That's fine.
The more direction the better.
[ROCK MUSIC PLAYS]
KIMMY: When I heard "Just
That Good" for the first time,
I bawled my eyes out. [CHUCKLES]
Whoa.
I just knew I had to work with you guys.
We are so pumped to be working with you.
Yeah, so what kind of
song are you looking for?
I'm really looking to grow as an artist.
I'd love to do something different.
That's great. You're
changing, you're maturing.
This is your musical evolution.
"Musical Evolution".
That's perfect, I love that.
If I could just add one thing
Who's this guy?
This is Craig. He's from the label.
As always, Kimmy's 100% right.
So, "Musical Evolution" is
definitely what it's gonna be,
but Kimmy's fans expect a
certain sound from her music,
so we don't want something different.
We want something the
same that is different.
There's a difference.
RYAN: Uh, in case you want
to hear my two cents
- This is my manager, Ryan.
- I just want to make sure
that Kimmy's voice is heard
in all of this,
so let's run everything by her, okay?
Are you okay with the
"Musical Evolution"?
- Well
- Hi. Paige, Kimmy's publicist.
I have a huge problem
with the word "evolution".
It's very triggering to a lot of
Kimmy's American audience.
Oh, well, we don't have to
use the word "evolution".
That was just a word
that I happened to say.
What about "Musical Revolution"?
SUSAN: As Kimmy's on-camera agent,
I think we should consider how this song
could possibly fit into
her acting career.
She's up for a part in a new
movie about a figure skater.
And now, while the song doesn't have
to be about figure skating, I think
the music video should definitely
show off Kimmy's skating abilities.
Who were you thinking
to direct the video?
Oh, I don't know. I'm still trying
to find a skate double for Kimmy.
You know who'd be
perfect to direct? Chris.
CRAIG: Oh, Chris would shatter this.
So, this is gonna be a song about
Kimmy's musical evolution
as an ice skater.
She's breaking through the
ice to become a new woman.
- That's it! "Icebreaker".
- Yes.
TREVOR [OVER PHONE]: Hi.
This is Trevor in New York.
I just want to add that in
some of the foreign markets,
"revolution" is also problematic.
Yeah. Well, these are
just words, all right?
It's gonna be up to the
writers to figure out
how to say "revolution" without
actually saying "revolution".
You can do that.
Uh, I'm not a writer.
Oh. You're Sara, though, right?
I'm Sara from legal.
Okay, so we got two Saras?
- Three Saras.
- Oh, hey, Sara.
What if, since this is
a-a musical evolution,
the music evolves through
the course of the song?
Right? So we start with
some caveman music.
Okay? And-and then harps
and fifes from ye ol' times.
- Then suddenly
- Am I stupid,
or are they stupid?
What they're saying
doesn't make any sense.
I know, just pretend it does.
And then '90s grunge, then 2000s.
What-whatever the 2000s were.
And-and then we can go to future music,
to genres that haven't
even been invented yet.
Yes, yes, yes.
Sara, Pierce, you guys feeling this?
SARA: Let me get this
straight. You want a song
about ice-skating, maybe
called "Icebreaker",
that's also about a musical evolution
or a revolution, but
without saying either word.
And you want it to feature
every musical genre
that has ever been, and,
uh, you want it in one song.
Yeah, but keep it simple.
[ROCK MUSIC PLAYS]
KENDRA: Well,
the team has heard your song.
- Ready to go see what they think?
- PIERCE: No. Please, God, no.
Kendra, we tried really hard.
We've never worked harder
on anything in our entire lives.
But we just couldn't fit in
a single one of their ideas.
We honestly just ended up
taking a Kimmy Kelly song
and copied it almost exactly.
Oh, dear.
Well, then, we better go.
Let's face the music. Shall we?
[FUNERARY MUSIC PLAYS]
Sara. Pierce.
We listened to the song,
and we're very disappointed
that we didn't hire you two sooner.
It is exactly what we're looking for.
[LAUGHTER]
- [POP MUSIC PLAYING]
- [HAPPY CHATTER]
It was them.
I knew it. Yes!
- What happened?
- [LAUGHS]
You happened. You happened.
KIMMY: It's like ♪
I feel so good when my shoes are on ♪
But, like, I also feel so good ♪
When they're off ♪
I can't feel my toes
in these stilettos ♪
When I walk out, my roommate says ♪
"Girl, you'll regret those" ♪
And yeah, I chose this ♪
But I'm fuckin' toasted ♪
My dogs are barkin' ♪
And the pic's already posted ♪
I know ♪
Beauty is pain, but, oh ♪
I look amazing ♪
You won't ♪
Hear me complain ♪
But, oh, my inside's screaming ♪
Kick your shoes off ♪
- Kick 'em off ♪
- Oh ♪
I do what I want ♪
- Kick 'em off ♪
- Oh ♪
- Hey! ♪
- I can't walk in these ♪
- Blisters start to bleed ♪
- Hey ♪
And now both my feet are swollen ♪
Kick your shoes off ♪
- Kick 'em off ♪
- Oh ♪
Kick 'em off, hey! ♪
- Another hit!
[LAUGHS]
Way to go, team. We did it.
Hey, that's my best friend right there.
RYAN: [LAUGHS] Yeah, yeah.
Hey, Craig, you crazy
son of a bitch, you did it.
I couldn't have done
it without you, Ryan.
I love you, man.
When are we gonna work
together again, huh?
RYAN: Let's work together
right now. You got any ideas?
They wrote the same song, yeah. ♪
Da-da-da-da-da-da ♪
Do-do-do-do-do ♪
Da-da-da-da-da-da ♪
Da-do-ba-doobie-do ♪
This is the theme song ♪
This is the theme song, yeah. ♪
KIMMY: It's like ♪
My hair looks so good when it's up ♪
But, like, it also looks ♪
So good ♪
When it's down ♪
[POP MUSIC PLAYS]
Let your hair down ♪
- Let it down ♪
- Let it down now ♪
All my bobby pins ♪
I don't want them in ♪
- Want to feel the wind ♪
- DIRECTOR: Cut!
[BUZZING]
- [CLAPPING]
- That was so good.
- That was, that was great.
- I love it. I know.
Oh, my God, it's
Hey, you're Cindy McMann, right?
How'd you know my name?
I You T You wrote this song.
Y-Yeah, you write all
of Kimmy Kelly's hits.
Yeah, we are huge fans of yours.
We, uh, we love you.
I'm Sara, this is Pierce.
W-We're songwriters, too.
Why?
Well, our manager hooked us up big-time.
We have a meeting with Kimmy
today to discuss a new song.
This is the biggest thing we've
ever done in our entire lives.
D-Do you have any, uh,
pointers for us, Cindy?
Get out. Get out while you're young.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS]
- Whoa
- KENDRA: Hello!
So, Kimmy is pumped for the
writing sesh. And she should be.
Lucky sausage, getting
to work with you two.
Kendra, thank you so
much. This is amazing.
Ooh. Quick heads-up.
Working on an operation
this big will be, eh,
a little different than
what you're used to.
Might have to take input
from a few more people.
- Right on.
- That's fine.
The more direction the better.
[ROCK MUSIC PLAYS]
KIMMY: When I heard "Just
That Good" for the first time,
I bawled my eyes out. [CHUCKLES]
Whoa.
I just knew I had to work with you guys.
We are so pumped to be working with you.
Yeah, so what kind of
song are you looking for?
I'm really looking to grow as an artist.
I'd love to do something different.
That's great. You're
changing, you're maturing.
This is your musical evolution.
"Musical Evolution".
That's perfect, I love that.
If I could just add one thing
Who's this guy?
This is Craig. He's from the label.
As always, Kimmy's 100% right.
So, "Musical Evolution" is
definitely what it's gonna be,
but Kimmy's fans expect a
certain sound from her music,
so we don't want something different.
We want something the
same that is different.
There's a difference.
RYAN: Uh, in case you want
to hear my two cents
- This is my manager, Ryan.
- I just want to make sure
that Kimmy's voice is heard
in all of this,
so let's run everything by her, okay?
Are you okay with the
"Musical Evolution"?
- Well
- Hi. Paige, Kimmy's publicist.
I have a huge problem
with the word "evolution".
It's very triggering to a lot of
Kimmy's American audience.
Oh, well, we don't have to
use the word "evolution".
That was just a word
that I happened to say.
What about "Musical Revolution"?
SUSAN: As Kimmy's on-camera agent,
I think we should consider how this song
could possibly fit into
her acting career.
She's up for a part in a new
movie about a figure skater.
And now, while the song doesn't have
to be about figure skating, I think
the music video should definitely
show off Kimmy's skating abilities.
Who were you thinking
to direct the video?
Oh, I don't know. I'm still trying
to find a skate double for Kimmy.
You know who'd be
perfect to direct? Chris.
CRAIG: Oh, Chris would shatter this.
So, this is gonna be a song about
Kimmy's musical evolution
as an ice skater.
She's breaking through the
ice to become a new woman.
- That's it! "Icebreaker".
- Yes.
TREVOR [OVER PHONE]: Hi.
This is Trevor in New York.
I just want to add that in
some of the foreign markets,
"revolution" is also problematic.
Yeah. Well, these are
just words, all right?
It's gonna be up to the
writers to figure out
how to say "revolution" without
actually saying "revolution".
You can do that.
Uh, I'm not a writer.
Oh. You're Sara, though, right?
I'm Sara from legal.
Okay, so we got two Saras?
- Three Saras.
- Oh, hey, Sara.
What if, since this is
a-a musical evolution,
the music evolves through
the course of the song?
Right? So we start with
some caveman music.
Okay? And-and then harps
and fifes from ye ol' times.
- Then suddenly
- Am I stupid,
or are they stupid?
What they're saying
doesn't make any sense.
I know, just pretend it does.
And then '90s grunge, then 2000s.
What-whatever the 2000s were.
And-and then we can go to future music,
to genres that haven't
even been invented yet.
Yes, yes, yes.
Sara, Pierce, you guys feeling this?
SARA: Let me get this
straight. You want a song
about ice-skating, maybe
called "Icebreaker",
that's also about a musical evolution
or a revolution, but
without saying either word.
And you want it to feature
every musical genre
that has ever been, and,
uh, you want it in one song.
Yeah, but keep it simple.
[ROCK MUSIC PLAYS]
KENDRA: Well,
the team has heard your song.
- Ready to go see what they think?
- PIERCE: No. Please, God, no.
Kendra, we tried really hard.
We've never worked harder
on anything in our entire lives.
But we just couldn't fit in
a single one of their ideas.
We honestly just ended up
taking a Kimmy Kelly song
and copied it almost exactly.
Oh, dear.
Well, then, we better go.
Let's face the music. Shall we?
[FUNERARY MUSIC PLAYS]
Sara. Pierce.
We listened to the song,
and we're very disappointed
that we didn't hire you two sooner.
It is exactly what we're looking for.
[LAUGHTER]
- [POP MUSIC PLAYING]
- [HAPPY CHATTER]
It was them.
I knew it. Yes!
- What happened?
- [LAUGHS]
You happened. You happened.
KIMMY: It's like ♪
I feel so good when my shoes are on ♪
But, like, I also feel so good ♪
When they're off ♪
I can't feel my toes
in these stilettos ♪
When I walk out, my roommate says ♪
"Girl, you'll regret those" ♪
And yeah, I chose this ♪
But I'm fuckin' toasted ♪
My dogs are barkin' ♪
And the pic's already posted ♪
I know ♪
Beauty is pain, but, oh ♪
I look amazing ♪
You won't ♪
Hear me complain ♪
But, oh, my inside's screaming ♪
Kick your shoes off ♪
- Kick 'em off ♪
- Oh ♪
I do what I want ♪
- Kick 'em off ♪
- Oh ♪
- Hey! ♪
- I can't walk in these ♪
- Blisters start to bleed ♪
- Hey ♪
And now both my feet are swollen ♪
Kick your shoes off ♪
- Kick 'em off ♪
- Oh ♪
Kick 'em off, hey! ♪
- Another hit!
[LAUGHS]
Way to go, team. We did it.
Hey, that's my best friend right there.
RYAN: [LAUGHS] Yeah, yeah.
Hey, Craig, you crazy
son of a bitch, you did it.
I couldn't have done
it without you, Ryan.
I love you, man.
When are we gonna work
together again, huh?
RYAN: Let's work together
right now. You got any ideas?
They wrote the same song, yeah. ♪