![]() Rome, Italy Stadio Flaminio
[Desire ends with MacPhisto crying "Roma! Roma! Zooropa! Myyy Zooropa!"] MacPhisto: "All mine." [breathes in and exhales heavily] "Off with the horns, on with the show. Do you know who I am? My name is Signor MacPhisto. I also go by the name Andreotti." Crowd: [laughter and applause] MacPhisto: "I come disguised as many things, and I'm particularly fond of show business. I know you like your pop stars to be exciting. That's why I bought these." [shows off platform boots] "Do you think I look funky?" Crowd: [cheer] MacPhisto: "I have a very good friend whom I'd like to make a telephone call to. His name is Bettino Craxi." Crowd: [cheer] MacPhisto: "Do you know him? I believe he stays at the Hotel Raphaël, shall I give him a telephone call?" Crowd: "Yeah!" MacPhisto: [gestures to Zoo ECUs still drifting down onto the stage] "I love to see money blowing in the wind. What a lovely sight that is. Now..." [dials] Crowd: [chanting] "Bettino, Bettino, vaffanculo! Bettino, Bettino, vaffanculo! Bettino, Bettino, vaffanculo! Bettino, Bettino, vaffanculo!" MacPhisto: "Hello? ...I love that! Playing my song. Seem to have a bit of bother with the phone, shall we just try that again? [Ohh, let me see, I've hung up...] Ah. Just double-check this. Six-eight-two, eight-three-one. Shhhh." Man: "Raphaël, buonasera." MacPhisto: "Hello, is that the Hotel Raphaël?" Man: "You're right." MacPhisto: "Thank you very much. I'd like to speak, if at all possible, to Signor Craxi." Man: "And who's speaking?" MacPhisto: "My name is MacPhisto." Man: "From where?" MacPhisto: "I, I... my country of origin is not of interest to you, young man, could you just put me--" Man: "No, you have to tell me absolutely because he will, he'll like to know. But I can do it." MacPhisto: "Can you tell him that--" Man: [irritably] "From where are you calling?" MacPhisto: "I'm calling from downtown Roma!" Man: [sounds like "McAllister?"] MacPhisto: "And I'm calling to s--" Man: "I, I understand what you are calling-- may I, can you spell me your, your name?" MacPhisto: "My name is MacPhisto, M-A-C..." Man: "Yes..." MacPhisto: "...P-H-I-S-T-O." Man: "Phisto." MacPhisto: "Yes." Man: "Okay." MacPhisto: "And I'd like to get in touch with him concerning a very important matter." Man: "Hold the line." MacPhisto: "Thank you." Crowd: [laughter] MacPhisto: [sings] "Keep me hanging on the telephone..." MacPhisto: [sings] "I just called to say I love you..." MacPhisto: "Ohhh dear." MacPhisto: [sings] "La la-la la-la... getting to know you, getting to know the things about you..." MacPhisto: "Hello?" Woman: "Hello, I'm his secretary – what do you need from him?" MacPhisto: "Hello, I'm actually... I'm lea-- I'm ringing to give Mr Craxi a warning." Woman: "Yes?" MacPhisto: "Yes, there's a man looking for him." Woman: "Yes?" MacPhisto: "Yes – his name is Judge Di Pietro." Crowd: [loud cheers and applause] Woman: "What do I tell him?" [Ultra Violet begins] MacPhisto: "Be careful..." MacPhisto: [sings] "Sometimes I feel like checking out, sometimes I feel like getting out... I want to get it wrong... can't always be strong..." MacPhisto: "Do you hear me?" MacPhisto: [sings] "Love it won't be long..." |
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