The film’s opening number is this rock anthem filmed like a TikTok video, in which Janis and Damian (Auli'i Cravalho and Jaquel Spivey) sing about the story that’s about to unfold about a girl who almost loses her soul chasing teen popularity. They are singing in a garage, but the song ends with the...
[JANIS]
It's a cautionary tale of fear and lust and pride
Based on actual events where people died
[DAMIAN]
No one died
But how far would you go
To be popular and hot?
Would you resist temptation?
[JANIS, JANIS & DAMIAN]
No, you would not
Just admit it, sometimes
Mean is what you are
Mean is easier than nice
And though mean can take you far
Maybe this will make you think twice
[DAMIAN, spoken]
Bend! Kicker! Fosse!
[JANIS, DAMIAN, JANIS & DAMIAN]
This is a cautionary tale
About corruption and betrayal!
And getting hit by a bus! (Ooh)
You can't buy integrity at the mall, it's not for sale
[DAMIAN, spoken]
Truth
[JANIS & DAMIAN]
This is a cautionary tale
A Cautionary Tale was written by Jeff Richmond & Nell Benjamin.
A Cautionary Tale was produced by Jack Grabow & Hanan Rubinstein.
Aulii-cravalho-and-jaquel-spivey released A Cautionary Tale on Fri Jan 12 2024.