Freebird Lost & Found Music Studios

Previously on Lost & Found...

-I was supposed to have a date with him tonight in this van.

-What?

I don't think I can go on a date with you tonight.

Maybe this wasn't a good idea.

I think Luke and I are starting something, and I'm going to go for it.

I like Luke!

Oh, no. This is bad.

I'm next.

'I want to be here so bad, and I just want to fit in.

'and I can't even sing with these people'

and I don't know why.

# If I leave here tomorrow

# Would you still remember me?

# For I must be travelling on now

# There's too many places I've got to see... #

I stayed up all night searching for the perfect song

to sing at the open stage today,

and I decided to perform Freebird because it's my dad's favourite.

# Things just couldn't be the same

# Cos I'm as free as a bird now

# And this bird you cannot change

# And this bird you cannot change

# Oh

# And this bird you cannot change

# Oh

# And this bird you cannot change... #

I'm so impressed.

Did she write this?

I guess so.

# Lord knows, I can't change

# I can't change. #

-CHEERING AND CLAPPING

-So good. So good.

-I love that song.

-Thank you.

-Amazing job, amazing.

Thank you so much.

Clara, I loved that song.

When did you write it?

I wrote it last week.

Wow. Phenomenal.

'I didn't plan on telling people I wrote the song myself.'

It just kind of came out that way.

-It's brilliant. Honestly.

-Thank you.

I think we should collaborate sometime.

Yeah, that would be so cool.

You guys would sound so good together.

'Everyone is so impressed with me and I feel like I finally fit in.'

I mean, it's just a little white lie.

It's not that big a deal, right?

# We are the lost

# And the found

# Don't know where we stand

# But it's solid ground

# It's your shot

# Let me see what you got

# Only your true light shines

# As bright as you

# Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh

# Whoa, oh, oh, oh. #

# Original, original, original... #

'John's last attempt at dating Michelle failed miserably.

'It's time for him to try again,'

so, I'm trying a new motivation tactic with John today.

Threats.

What's going on?

Have a seat.

What?

What are these, John?

Fuzzy dice.

Mm-hm. Where are they from?

The van.

The van.

You ever want to see these again,

or any part of the van for that matter,

you ask out Michelle.

-Today.

-You know what? Actually, that's probably a really bad idea,

-and I see an...

-Can it!

'There's no way I could ask Michelle out.'

Last time I was supposed to go on a date with her,

there's this whole misunderstanding with Leia and the van,

and it was a disaster.

It's today,

or you kiss the van goodbye.

And you walk for the rest of your life.

SIGHS

Never...again.

'I know Luke is right,'

but I am really not ready for this.

-Yeah, I think that anyone just...

-Hey, guys.

'Maggie and I'

both like Luke, which is a huge problem,

but we want to save the band and our friendship.

So, we came up with the only solution we could think of -

the Luke truce.

What is that?

It just means that we're both going to stay away from Luke.

Cos the band means more to us.

So both of you are going to stay away from Luke?

-Precisely.

-Yeah.

I value Maggie's friendship,

so I'm going to continue with this truce,

even though it's killing me.

'Luke's a great guy, but Leia's a great friend, too.'

I want to keep the band and, more importantly, the friendship.

-There you are.

-Ah!

-Ah!

Wait, why did you scream?

Cos you frightened me.

Why'd you scream?

I thought someone was sneaking up behind me.

Anyway, that doesn't matter.

Have you asked out Michelle?

No.

No, I'm still trying to figure out what to say.

Do you have anything?

I got something good.

OK. Shoot.

Hey, Michelle.

Didn't see you there.

That's lovely, John, really.

It'll sweep her off her feet.

Leia, come here.

OK.

You're going to sit right here.

-Get up. Get up.

-What are you doing?

Sit right here.

I need to ask you to do something.

Yes?

Can you pretend to be someone for John?

Oh, yeah.

'I have a Luke truce with Maggie,'

so I'm just helping him out as a friend.

-What's up?

-Well, long story short, John likes Michelle.

-Oh.

-You can't just say that!

Shh! So, your motivation is to just be Michelle.

OK. Now, does Michelle like John?

Oh, yeah, completely.

Oh, lucky John.

OK. Now you're going to be John.

That should be fairly easy for you,

and your motivation is to ask her out using something

we like to call words.

Begin.

Hey, Michelle.

Hi, John.

It's me...

..John.

I know, John. You're sitting right next to me, and I like it.

I am really good at this.

I was wondering,

do you want to do a duet?

Like a dance duet?

Because it would be really awkward if she asked me to dance.

No, no, no. A song.

-Well...

-Actually, Leia, John should be doing the asking.

Why don't you ask me what I like to eat?

What do you like to eat?

Well, John, I actually really like soup.

Doesn't your best friend like soup, too?

Yeah.

Ah, you should totally tell him that. We have so much in common!

She likes soup.

This is really going off the rails fast.

I think, er, I think we're done here. I think, I think so.

-Thank you for everything.

-Yeah. Thanks.

If I can't even ask out Leia' pretending to be Michelle,

what hope do I have with asking out the real Michelle?

What's going on here?

I'm going to do some busking.

I see Theo setting up, and I get this idea of how to get my mind off

the whole Luke situation.

Why don't we play a little game.

What do you have in mind?

OK, we each busk for one hour,

and whoever makes the most money wins.

You're so on.

You're so on.

I'm super-excited for the competition to begin.

I can take him.

That song you did today was amazing.

-Thank you.

-I love your writing.

Like, it actually inspired me.

Thank you.

'Freebird is a famous song from the '70s,'

and when I hear her say that she wrote it,

I'm just so disappointed in her.

We need to work together.

-Yeah. That'd be so cool.

-I know. Well, see you soon.

-Yeah.

-OK, bye.

-OK, bye.

Hey, Clara.

Erm, about the song you did today.

Thank you.

No, why are you telling people that you wrote it? You didn't.

Why do you think I didn't write it?

Give me your phone for a sec.

Oh, no.

Busted.

MUSIC: Freebird by Lynyrd Skynyrd

# Cos I'm as free as a bird now... #'

This is how I know you didn't write it.

# ..As free as a bird now... #

Stop. Someone could hear it.

Everyone thinks I wrote it.

They'll hate me.

They'll hate you more if they find out another way.

Look, the truth comes out, Clara.

It always does.

Wait.

Promise me you won't tell anyone.

I'm not going to lie for you,

but I won't say anything.

'Everything is fine as long as Eva doesn't'

tell anyone what I did.

# So, go ahead

# Take a picture, take a photograph

# We'll be the ones who never turn back

# Got something worth saying

# Promise that we won't forget

# Remember what you said

# We were never gonna have regrets

# We swore that we would take any chance

# On something worth saving... #

I see people walking by throwing change

and money into my hat and into Theo's guitar case,

and I can't even tell who was getting more.

I mean, it's going to be close.

BOTH: # We swore that we would take any chance

# On something worth saying

# A promise that I won't forget

# A promise that I won't forget

# A promise that I won't forget. #

This was an awesome way to get my mind off Luke for a while.

'Win or lose, I'm happy.'

All right. What you got?

27.50.

27.50.

Oh!

Maggie and I tied, and I'm not a competitive person,

but for some reason,

I'm just not OK with this.

Hey.

I'm about to attempt a conversation with Michelle.

Wish me luck.

Homework?

Yeah. I'm doing a project on Nikola Tesla.

This semester in history, we're studying inventors.

Oh, OK. Yeah.

I heard that, uh, he got his photographic memory from his mother

and that she was an inventor, too.

Oh. Well, I'll add that to my project.

-OK.

-Thanks.

Yeah, my mom was actually a dancer,

so, I found my interest and love for dancing through my mom.

Oh, yeah? Well, my...

I almost start talking about my mom,

which makes me start thinking about stuff.

Stuff that I don't want to think about.

I have to get out of there.

I...I should go.

Um, good luck with that.

Um, I hope it goes gangbusters. Yeah.

Thanks.

And sorry I just said gangbusters.

-Bye.

-Bye.

-Hey.

-Hey.

-Take a seat.

-OK.

OK...

we need to fix this.

We need to fix what?

The fact that it's a tie. We need to finish it.

'More time with Theo means less time'

thinking about Luke. I'm in.

What do you have in mind?

Um...

whoever can hold a note the longest wins.

OK.

-Erm...how about this note?

-SHE PLAYS A NOTE

Sounds great. That sounds great.

'I don't mind losing,'

and I don't mind winning. I just need closure.

TOGETHER: One, two, three.

BOTH: # Aaah... #

'I'm running out of breath. Theo is relentless.'

I had no idea he was so competitive.

BOTH: # ..aaah... #

You win.

I had way more air.

Did you? Oh, I didn't take a big enough breath.

-Oh, yeah. No.

-No.

I did it!

I mean, I don't care that I won,

but I totally won.

Almonds are just so much better than any other nut.

I like Brazil nuts.

You're not even from Brazil.

'I'm really nervous.'

What if Eva told anyone that I didn't write Freebird?

My life would be over.

Hey, Clara. We're just heading to the Junction.

-Do you want to come?

-Sure.

Yeah, we're going to get some pe-CAN tarts.

Isn't it PE-can?

BOTH: Thank you!

Do you want one? My treat.

-Sure. Thank you.

-Awesome!

-Are we the only sane people around here?

-Give it up.

-It's so pe-CAN.

-Who told you that?

-It's PE-can.

-My mom told me...

The cool girls want to hang out with me.

I guess everything's OK.

How did you write words like that?

Honestly, I just try to hear what I'm feeling.

You know? Like learning to listen to yourself.

That is so true.

So, is the song about anyone in particular?

Um...

Yeah, it's about this guy I met

when my family was backpacking through Europe.

Ooh!

Oh, no.

I can feel the lie starting to spiral out of control.

Whereabouts in Europe?

Um, Europe.

You know, like, all over Europe.

Yeah, it was, um, everywhere through Europe.

Oh! Oh, yeah

Guys, what song is this?

# And this bird you cannot change

# Lord knows, I can't change... #

Those are your lyrics, Clara.

# Lord, help me, I can't change... #

'We're here in the Rose Room'

to determine Clara's future here at Lost & Found,

and it's not going to be easy.

Clara violated one of the most important rules at Lost & Found.

You don't steal anyone's work.

Ever.

How could you do that to me?

Clara, I promise you, I had nothing to do with the song coming on

the speakers in the Java Junction.

Yeah, right.

Then how do you even know what happened?

Leia told me.

I'm going to get kicked out of the studio.

They're in the Rose Room voting on it right now.

I know. I just came from there.

I came to get you because you have to go in there.

You have the right to defend yourself.

I don't think I can.

You have nothing to lose.

'What Clara did was wrong,'

but it was just a mistake, and I think she deserves to be forgiven.

'This is the longest walk of my life.'

I have no idea what's going to happen now.

CHATTING

Go ahead. Have a seat.

Come with me.

OK, we have to have a talk.

Clara, you've been accused of plagiarism,

and that's really, really serious.

Plagiarism is taking credit for someone else's work.

It's the worst crime that a musician could commit.

Yeah, but nowadays there are so many grey areas in original music.

Sampling is also taking someone's work and using it as your own.

'I can't focus on what's going on around me.'

I can't even hear what anyone's saying.

-(VOICES ECHOING)

-She plagiarised the song, but I don't think she meant to do it...

The difference is when people sample, they give credit to the original artist...

Look at Bittersweet Symphony by The Verve...

If you plagiarise a song, you're no longer a musician...

He ended up giving him a co-writing credit because the songs were so similar...

-Just give her a second chance...

-If you don't follow the rules...

She was just trying to fit in, and I know what that feels like...

You said you wrote it...

Don't you understand what the Lost & Found experience is about...?

Life can be tough. She knows what she needs to do...

I didn't know what I was doing.

I thought that I could make a really good song

and that you guys would like me,

because no-one ever likes me,

and it was really good, and I was so proud of it,

and then you're just yelling at me.

I am a musician and I belong here.

How can I prove it?

OK, well, I have an idea.

Clara, go into the recording studio and make an original song

and don't come out until you're finished.

-Mr T?

-What do you guys think?

-THEO: Yeah. MAGGIE:

-That's fine.

But give me your phone. No cheating.

You have so little faith in me, don't you?

Better get started.

Clara. Be strong, OK? You can do this.

-Yeah.

-Good luck.

Thank you.

You know, I really hope you appreciate the second chance.

Not many people around here are lucky enough to get one of those.

I do.

Let me know when you're done, and you can have this back.

'I have to write the song of my life now,

'and I've never felt less capable.'

I don't know if I can do it.

'I hear this beautiful piano-playing,'

and I'm just so drawn to it,

and I look into the Rose Room, and it's John.

'Music is easy for me,'

but connecting with Michelle,

something inside me just won't let me tell her how I feel.

# Hello, here is my confession

# I tried to go with the flow

# But didn't flow in my direction

# I guess I have one little problem

# I saw him running with the pack

# But they weren't going where I was going

# Everyone was acting like as if they were right

# But I did not bite No, I did not bite

# I said I'm going back till there's no-one left

# Till there's no-one left

# Now I'm standing on my own

# It's me against them all

# And it never looked so beautiful

# Cos I found what I was looking for

# Now I'm standing on my own

# It's me against the world

# And I never felt so wonderful

# Cos I found what I was searching for

# I found my voice

# I found my voice

# I found my voice

# I found my voice

# I found my voice

# I found my voice

# I found my voice

# Hello, here is my confession

# I got lost along the way sometime

# Because I was guessing, yeah

# Oh, follow my heart, I'm broken I felt it... #

'I know John and I have a connection,

but I don't know why he can't just talk to me.

Until he can, we can't be together.

# I found my voice

# I found my voice

# I found my voice

# I found my voice

# I found my voice

# I found my voice

# I found my voice

# I found my voice

# I found my voice

# Yes, I found my voice

# I found my voice. #