Tune Up 1

Tune Up 1
Sung by	Mark and Roger
Place	Mark and Roger's Loft
Act	I
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Tune Up 1 is the first song of the Broadway musical Rent, composed by Jonathan Larson.

Lyrics

Original Broadway Version

MARK	December 24th, 9pm
	Eastern Standard Time
	From here on in, I shoot without a script
	See if anything comes of it,
	Instead of my old shit
	First shot Roger!
	Tuning the Fender guitar he hasn’t played in a year!
ROGER	This won’t tune.
MARK	So we hear.
	He’s just coming back from half a year of withdrawal
ROGER	Are you talking to me?
MARK	Not at all!
	Are you ready?
	Hold that focus steady!
	Tell the folks at home what you’re doing, Roger!
ROGER	I’m writing one great song-
MARK	The phone rings!
ROGER	Saved!
MARK	We screen…
	Zoom in on the answering machine…

Rent Live=

Mark
December 24th
9PM, 1991
I start to shoot my latest film today
See if I've got anything to say

Roger
I doubt it

Mark
First shot, Roger
Tuning his Fender guitar he hasn't played in a year

Roger
This won't tune

Mark
Yeah, so we hear
He's just coming back from half a year withdrawal

Roger
Talking to me?
Not at all
Tell the folks at home what you're doing, Roger

Roger
I'm writing one great-

Mark
Saved
We screen
Zoom in on the answering machine

Trivia

• December 24th, 9pm Eastern Standard Time is the exact moment of the beginning of the show
• In the movie version this song is replaced with spoken lines by Mark while he is filming on the street