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The Lady's Got Potential by Antonio Banderas

Release Date
Tue Nov 12 1996
Performed by
Antonio Banderas
Produced by
Nigel Wright & Alan Parker & David Caddick & Andrew Lloyd Webber
Writed by
Tim Rice
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This song takes place just before Eva and Peron meet. It is also the listener’s first introduction to Peron. Che, the narrator, is setting up their independent rises to fame (Eva, through her acting career and Peron through his political one), foreshadowing that their paths will soon cross.

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The Lady’s Got Potential Lyrics

In June of forty-three there was a military coup
Behind it was a gang called the G.O.U
Who did not feel the need to be elected

They had themselves a party at the point of a gun
They were slightly to the right of Attila the Hun
A bomb or two and very few objected

Yeah, just one shell and governments fall like flies, kapow, die
They stumble and fall, bye bye
Backs to the wall, aim high
We're having a ball
The tank and bullet rule as democracy dies

The lady's got potential, she was setting her sights
On making it in movies with her name in lights
The greatest social climber since Cinderella

OK, she couldn't act but she had the right friends
And we all know a career depends
On knowing the right fella to be stellar

Yeah, just one shell and governments lose their nerve, kapow, die
They stumble and fall, bye bye
Backs to the wall, aim high
We're having a ball
That's how we get the government we deserve

Now the man behind the President calling the shots
Involved so discreetly in a lot of their plots
Was Colonel Juan Peron, would-be dictator

He began in the army out in Italy so
Saw Mussolini's rise from the very front row
I reckon he'd do likewise sooner or later

Yeah, just one blast and the tear gas falls like rain, kapow, die
They haven't a chance, bye bye
The terrorists advance
But one guy doesn't dirty his hands
Peron was biding time out in the slow lane

Yeah, suddenly an earthquake hit the town of San Juan, kapow, die
They stumble and fall, bye bye
Keep away from the wall
But one guy was having a ball
The tragedy, a golden chance for Peron

He organized a concert with incredible flair
In aid of all the victims, such a grand affair
Politicians, actors, stars of every flavor

It was January twenty-second, 1944
A night to remember, yeah, that's for sure
For that's the night that Peron first met Eva
For that's the night that Peron first met Eva

The Lady’s Got Potential Q&A

Who wrote The Lady’s Got Potential's ?

The Lady’s Got Potential was written by Tim Rice.

Who produced The Lady’s Got Potential's ?

The Lady’s Got Potential was produced by Nigel Wright & Alan Parker & David Caddick & Andrew Lloyd Webber.

When did Antonio Banderas release The Lady’s Got Potential?

Antonio Banderas released The Lady’s Got Potential on Tue Nov 12 1996.

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