Andy & Adrian

We love the Australian version of Wicked and the incredible talent bringing it to life, but for all this talk of Oz, it’s not very Aussie. So when Amanda Harrison and Lucy Durack, who play the leads Elphaba and Glinda, joined us for a chat, we couldn’t help but ask them to read a special version of one of the songs “What is this Feeling?”.

We made the song … Bogan. Unadulterated Bogan. For international guests a Bogan is like a Chav, or White Trash, or Britney Spears, if you catch our drift.

Original Version

GALINDA:
To me mum and me dad

ELPHABA
To the old cheese

GALINDA:
This chick here’s caused confusion
Who does she thinks she is

ELPHABA
But of course, I won’t start a scrag fight

GALINDA:
But of course, I’ll punch her lights out

ELPHABA
For I know that’s how you’d taught me to respond
Yes
This sheila’s messin’ with my head
For you see, this slapper is…

GALINDA:
Unusually and exceedingly stuffed in the head
And altogether freakin’ hard to describe

ELPHABA
Peroxide blonde

GALINDA:
What is this feeling,
So sudden and new?

ELPHABA
I felt the moment
I laid my fists on you;

GALINDA:
My beer is boiling;

ELPHABA
My mullet’s curling;

GALINDA:
My V8’s revving;

ELPHABA
What are you doing?
Don’t come the raw prawn with me
Won’t you look at meee

BOTH:
Oh Yes! Bogan
Unadulterated bogan

GALINDA:
It’s your face;

ELPHABA
Your voice;

GALINDA:
Your clothing;

ELPHABA
Let’s just say – it’s all bogan
Except your boobs which are clearly fake
Makes me just as mad as a cut snake
You’re a simple utter bogan
Your mum’s bum is as big as a small African nation

GALINDA
Well you were born at Carnegie train station
Your farts are so putrid, so strong!
Though I drink my beer down to the last
Doesn’t mean I won’t stick you with the glass

Both
And you will be …
Bogan…
Bogan
For forever …
Bogan
Truly deeply bogan you
You’re whole life long!

ELPHABA
Boo!

GALINDA:
AH!